After a whirlwind weekend getting settled on campus, the university’s largest-ever incoming class – nearly 3,400 strong – took a collective deep breath at Convocation 2019. The freshmen and new…
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AMHERST, Mass. – The É«É«µ¼º½ Amherst has climbed into the Top 25 of the nation’s premier public universities, coming in at No. 24 among the approximately 130 public institutions…, Essential to the Massachusetts Economy, UMass Amherst’s rising national profile correlates with its growing role in providing talent essential to the success of the Massachusetts innovation economy. The university educates more students…, UMass Amherst: Destination of Choice, The academic year began this month at UMass Amherst with the university welcoming an outstanding academic entering class, and the largest in university history. The size of the entering class,…
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For seven years, the About Cool Science program has shown that children’s artwork is effective in teaching adults in the Lowell area about climate science. Now, thanks to a $3 million National…
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School for the Environment Interim Dean Bob Chen has put ostriches on the MBTA to tell people about climate change, and he’s let kids do the talking through their artwork on the T. Last month…
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UMass Boston physics major and Honors College student Joseph Farah is sharing in a $3 million Breakthrough Prize for being part of the Event Horizon Telescope (EHT) Collaboration that took the…
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The UMass Medical School community will come together this week to celebrate student and faculty accomplishments and officially launch the new academic year. The signature event, Convocation, will be…, Justin A. Maykel, , MD, associate professor of surgery, will be the inaugural holder of the newly endowed Joseph M. Streeter and Mary Streeter DeFeudis Chair in Surgery . Dr. Maykel is a leading expert in…, Beth A. McCormick, , PhD, vice chair and professor of microbiology & physiological systems, will be appointed to hold the Worcester Foundation for Biomedical Research Chair . Dr. McCormick is the founding director…, Lawrence M. Rhein, , MD, MPH, associate professor of pediatrics, will be appointed to hold the Stoddard Chair of Pediatrics . In 2016, Dr. Rhein joined the UMMS community as the chief of the Division of Neonatology,…, Celia A. Schiffer, , PhD, professor of biochemistry & molecular pharmacology, will be appointed to hold the Gladys Smith Martin Chair in Oncology , which was previously held by Dr. Maykel. Employing…
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Julie Bowditch, advancement officer for community fundraising at UMass Medical School and UMass Memorial Medical Center, has been named one of the Worcester Business Journal ’s 40 Under Forty Class…
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UMass Amherst ranks No. 65 nationally and 159th worldwide according to the 2019-20 evaluation of higher education institutions by the Center for World University Rankings (CWUR). The rankings place…
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AMHERST, Mass. – A recent study by economists at the É«É«µ¼º½ Amherst has – for the first time – found a link between exposure to air pollution during early childhood with the…
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AMHERST, Mass. – Foods fried in vegetable oil are popular worldwide, but research about the health effects of this cooking technique has been largely inconclusive and focused on healthy people. For…
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