Aimed at Doubling STEM degrees Awarded to Underrepresented Minorities, WASHINGTON - June 11, 2012: UMass President Robert L. Caret today unveiled an innovative program aimed at doubling the number of underrepresented minority students graduating with Science, Technology…
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BOSTON - June 18, 2012:President Robert L. Caret today announced nearly $750,000 in grants to faculty members from the President's Science and Technology Initiatives Fund to support six promising…, ig Data Informatics Initiative (BDI2) - UMass Amherst, - This project focuses on areas such as detecting financial fraud in large-scale securities data, correlating video/audio surveillance data to spot trends or anomalies in real time; and smart-meter…, Award: $136,250, ; Principal researchers:, Yanlei Diao and Preshant Shenoy, NE Robotics Validation & Experimentation (NERVE) Center - UMass Lowell, - The center will provide robotics companies and research institutions with a National Institute of Standards and Technology designed test course for year-round validation of robots and robotic…, Award: $135,000, ; Principal researcher:, Holly Yanco, , founder, UMass Lowell Robotics Lab, Institute for Computational Biology, Biostatistics & Bioinformatics (ICB3) - UMass Amherst, -This institute will develop the University's bioinformatics research capabilities in applied biotechnology, pharmacology, and bioinformatics, as well as establish a center to train the regional…, Award: $97,500, ; Principal researcher:, Andrea Foulkes, mHealth-based Behavioral Sensing & Interventions - UMass Medical School/UMass Worcester, - This center will research mobile health technologies such as wearable jewelry and smartphones on patients with a variety of health conditions, including an initial study to develop wearable sensor…, Award: $185,000, ; Principal researchers:, Deepak Ganesan, , UMass Amherst;, Sherry Pagoto, , UMass Medical School/UMass Worcester, Biomedical Applications of Terahertz Technology - UMass Lowell, - This research center is focused on developing terahertz imaging technologies (currently used in government defense applications) for the biomedical industry and health care such as skin cancer…, Award: $101,000, ; Principal researcher:, Robert Giles, Expansion of Hydrokinetic Energy Programs to Chile - UMass Dartmouth School of Marine Science & Technology - SMAST, - This project builds on the campus's research strengths in marine renewable energy and the work of the New England Marine Renewable Energy Center, and follows Gov. Deval Patrick's 2011 trade mission…, Award: $90,000, ; Principal researcher:, Brian Howes, The six initiatives were chosen from 30 proposals submitted by UMass faculty for consideration for the fund. Contact: Ann Scales, 617-287-4084; Robert P. Connolly, 617-287-7073
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BOSTON - June 27, 2012: President Robert L. Caret today announced more than $250,000 in grants from the President's Creative Economy Initiatives Fund to support nine projects by UMass faculty members…, Professor Paul Atwood, - UMass Boston - Tamziq, an Arabic word, translates to "scattered and torn" and suggests the condition of the communities impacted by the war in Iraq as well as the tensions and stresses in the…, Dean Philip DiSalvio, - UMass Boston - During Chinese Culture Month, May 2013, UMB's University College will provide workshops in Chinese Calligraphy, Traditional Painting, Traditional Chinese Folk Dance, and the history…, Professor Susan Gallagher, - UMass Lowell - Drawing from Henry David Thoreau's writings on environmental history, politics, and philosophy, the Walden Climate-Change Collaborative (WCCC) will create a freely accessible digital…, Professor Michael Griffin and Matthew Roy, - UMass Dartmouth - UMD's Center for Civic Engagement and Charlton College of Business will strengthen and build the New Bedford Museum of Glass, a fledging local cultural institution with an…, Ryan Harb, - UMass Amherst; Professor Tara Rajaniemi - UMass Dartmouth - Permaculture stresses that by utilizing natural principles for soil remediation and enrichment, low-risk and high-yield plant choices,…, Professor David Lustick, - UMass Lowell - Creative Development of the Cool Science Learning Campaign. Informal science learning is any form of science learning that happens outside a formal K-16 setting. CSLC will use an Out…, Professor Nicholas McBride, - UMass Amherst - This project will bring students from Commerce High School in Springfield, MA to the UMA Campus to learn reporting and writing from UMA journalism faculty. Prof. McBride, the PI,…, Professors Thomas Stubblefield and Pamela Karimi, - UMass Dartmouth - As a once thriving industrial center which has struggled to regain its position in the 21st Century economy, New Bedford is an example of what the independent think tank MassINC…, Professor John Wooding, - UMass Lowell - Reinventing the City: Assessing Economic and Cultural Development Strategies in Lowell. To stem the loss of jobs and retain a vibrant urban life, cities such as Lowell have sought to…
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Boston - August 28, 2012:The ¾«¶«´«Ã½ has placed in the Top 15 nationally for the third year in a row in generating income from the commercialization of its academic research,…
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Sept. 7, 2012: Tuition and fees at the ¾«¶«´«Ã½ are on average a much smaller percentage of median family income than they are at the state's private universities and other New…
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SPRINGFIELD - Henry M. Thomas III was praised for his lifetime of civic and community service and formally welcomed into his new role as Chairman of the ¾«¶«´«Ã½ Board of Trustees…
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BOSTON - Sept. 12, 2012:Seeking to build on progress that has revitalized all five UMass system campuses, a Board of Trustees committee today approved a plan that proposes spending $3.1 billion on…
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Applications also increase based on recognition of quality and affordability, campuses enjoying success and acclaim WORCESTER - Sept. 19, 2012:Enrollment at the ¾«¶«´«Ã½ has…
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Sept. 20, 2012: ¾«¶«´«Ã½ President Robert L. Caret joined Governor Deval Patrick and state higher education officials today for the release of a new report on the changing role of…
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SPRINGFIELD -- President Robert L. Caret today launched a four-day, 500-mile statewide bus tour aimed at highlighting the contribution that UMass makes to the state of ¾«¶«´«Ã½ and the…
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