University officials praise Newman and outgoing Interim Chancellor Barry Mills BOSTON — The UMass Board of Trustees on Wednesday officially appointed Katherine Newman interim chancellor of the…, About UMass Boston, The ¾«¶«´«Ã½ Boston is deeply rooted in the city's history, yet poised to address the challenges of the future. Recognized for innovative research, metropolitan Boston’s public…
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Contact: Kate Wilkinson, 617-287-7199, kwilkinson@umassp.edu BOSTON — Eight high-achieving ¾«¶«´«Ã½ students have been awarded $5,000 scholarships by the James J. Karam Scholarship…, Emanuele Abi-Younes, New Bedford, – An incoming freshman who intends to major in chemical engineering/pre-engineering at UMass Amherst, Emanuele is a graduate of New Bedford High School., Mia Arruda, Fall River, – A junior majoring in bioengineering at UMass Dartmouth, Mia is a graduate of B.M.C. Durfee High School., Aidan Cabral, Dartmouth, – An incoming freshman at UMass Dartmouth who intends to major in marketing, Aidan is a graduate of Tiverton High School., Sara Chedid, Dartmouth, – A senior majoring in chemistry at UMass Amherst, Sara is a graduate of Dartmouth High School., Peter DaCosta, New Bedford, – A third-year medical student at UMass Medical School in Worcester, Peter is a graduate of Greater New Bedford Regional Vocational Technical High School and the medical laboratory science program at…, Rachel Moussa, Fall River, – A senior majoring in English at UMass Amherst, Rachel is a graduate of Bishop Stang High School., Kaleigh Patton, Fall River, – A junior majoring in Biomedical Engineering at UMass Dartmouth, Kaleigh is a graduate of Somerset Berkley Regional High School., Carly Sherman, Westport, – An incoming freshman who intends to major in biology at UMass Amherst, Carly is a graduate of Bishop Stang High School. Karam is president and founder of First Bristol Corporation, which has…
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BOSTON — With commencement season coming to a close, the ¾«¶«´«Ã½ is once again projected to graduate its largest class in history, with nearly 18,000 students earning degrees. “I’…
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BOSTON — Five ¾«¶«´«Ã½ faculty have been awarded the 2018 Manning Prize for Excellence in Teaching for their exemplary dedication to students and the university. The faculty…
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President Meehan praises comprehensive search, quality of candidates, BOSTON — The UMass Boston Chancellor Search Committee today recommended, Kathy Humphrey, , Senior Vice Chancellor for Engagement and Secretary of the Board of Trustees at the University of Pittsburgh,, Peter Lyons, , Vice Provost and Dean of Perimeter College at Georgia State University, and, Jack Thomas,, President of Western Illinois University, as finalists for the chancellorship to UMass President Marty Meehan. Each candidate is expected to visit UMass Boston next week to meet with the campus…, The search process, A 15-member committee comprised of UMass Boston faculty, students, staff and alumni, as well as representatives from the board, the university system, the community and labor was formed in October…, Search committee thanked for its work, The UMass Boston Chancellor Search Committee was established by the Board of Trustees, and Board Chairman Robert J. Manning thanked the committee for its hard work. “I’m incredibly grateful for the…, UMass Boston, The ¾«¶«´«Ã½ Boston is nationally recognized as a model of excellence for urban public universities. The scenic waterfront campus, with easy access to downtown Boston, combines a…
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Demand for a UMass education and improved fiscal oversight factors in affirmation of rating, C2 BOSTON -- Citing strong management, improvement in fiscal oversight and student demand, Moody's Investors Service on Wednesday affirmed the ¾«¶«´«Ã½' Aa2 credit rating and…
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BOSTON -- New technologies aimed at protecting premature infants from heart problems, producing hydrogen for use in electric vehicles, treating Alzheimer's disease and helping to diagnose chronic…, Derek Lovley, Ph.D., Department of Microbiology; Jun Yao, Ph.D., Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, UMass Amherst, "Prototype Protein Nanowire-Based Sensor" The team is making a wearable sensor for non-invasive, real-time monitoring of a wide range of biomarkers that help to diagnose chronic medical conditions., David Ryan, Ph.D., Department of Chemistry, UMass Lowell, "Efficient Hydrogen Production by Catalytic Water Splitting at Low Temperatures" The project aims to develop a flow-through reactor that can continuously produce hydrogen for use in fuel cells for…, Javed Mannan, M.D., MPH, and Lawrence Rhein, M.D., MPH, Department of Pediatrics/Division of Neonatology, UMass Medical School, "Effect of Chest Shielding on the Incidence of Patent Ductus Arteriosus in Premature Infants undergoing Phototherapy" The team is developing a non-invasive chest shield that will protect premature…, Hang Xiao, Ph.D., and S. Thai Thayumanavan, Ph.D., Departments of Food Science and Chemistry, UMass Amherst, "Liver-targeted delivery for the treatment of nonalcoholic steatohepatitis" The project aims to develop a unique system to deliver thyromimetics -- compounds that mimic the action of thyroid hormones…, Chul Park, Ph.D., Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, UMass Amherst, "Promoting the co-op anaerobic digestion for communities in New England using the UMass Anaerobic Side-stream Reactor Process" This project aims to implement a system to minimize the production of…, Arghavan Louhghalam, Ph.D., and Mazdak Tootkaboni, Ph.D., Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, UMass Dartmouth, "MASSive Road IDEntification (MASS-RIDE): Crowd sourcing and realtime Inverse analysis for road roughness characterization and fuel consumption estimation" The team is developing a system that uses…, Kimberly Hamad-Schifferli, Ph.D., Department of Engineering, UMass Boston, "Rapid Diagnostic Tests for Emerging Outbreaks" This project uses nanoparticles of different colors to make low-cost, point of care tests for infectious diseases., Jeanne Hardy, Ph.D., Department of Chemistry, UMass Amherst, "Development of potent, selective caspase-6 inhibitors for treatment of neurodegeneration" The Hardy lab is developing and testing inhibitors for a protein called caspase-6 that is involved in both…
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The university's decision to enter into an agreement that would transfer Mount Ida College's physical assets to UMass Amherst while providing a path for Mount Ida's students to pursue their…, UMass had no role in Mount Ida's closing, . Mount Ida approached UMass most recently after their merger discussions with Lasell College terminated and their only alternative was to cease operations at the conclusion of the current academic…, Mount Ida did not choose the UMass agreement over a merger with Lasell College, . The UMass-Mount Ida agreement was reached quickly because it was informed by previous discussions between UMass and Mount Ida that were terminated when Mount Ida entered into exclusive negotiations…, UMass Amherst's financial commitment to this agreement has no impact - positive or negative - on UMass Boston's operating budget, . There is no aspect of this transaction that represents a discretionary use of resources that favors one campus over another. UMass Amherst will borrow to acquire Mount Ida's physical assets and…
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NEWTON, Mass. - Mount Ida College today announced that it has reached a definitive agreement in principle with the ¾«¶«´«Ã½ that will provide a pathway for its students to complete…
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BOSTON - Research expenditures at the ¾«¶«´«Ã½ rose to a record-high $670 million in Fiscal Year 2017, up $37 million over the previous year and $270 million since 2007. Propelled…
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