How many programs can confidently say: 鈥淲e have individuals every year who run for political office鈥? And how many of those individuals are a part of a diverse cohort of women leaders
Cynthia Schofield has recently become the third UMass Boston student to receive the prestigious . This is the second year in a row that UMass Boston students have become Goldwater Scholars.
The scholarship is given annually to college sophomores and juniors who demonstrate excellence in natural science, engineering, and mathematics. From an estimated pool of over 5,000 applicants, 396 received a scholarship this year.
A recent research report titled 鈥,鈥 part of a new series called 橙子影院 Labor Matters, has been published by the and the at the 橙子影院 Boston.
Dear Students, Faculty and Staff,
The transition to remote learning resulting from the COVID-19 emergency has caused significant disruption to students鈥 educational experience this semester. Recognizing this unprecedented situation, UMass Dartmouth faculty and administration have authorized revised academic policy changes to provide students with greater flexibility in progressing in their degrees.
For the spring 2020 semester, students will be allowed to:
Prof. , the new chair of the , is an expert on the evolution and ecology of disease-causing microbes that can move from animal to human hosts.
Senior major Katherine Mayer, an EMT, wanted to help UMass Lowell鈥檚 team with 鈥渟omething they didn鈥檛 have yet鈥 for her capstone.
For years, Chancellor Michael F. Collins has stressed one fundamental message to all students: 鈥淚t is privilege to care for our patients.鈥 Now, for members of the School of Medicine Class of 2020, that honor has come sooner than expected and these new physicians are telling news media across the country that they are ready to serve.
Third-year medical students at UMass Medical School are getting real-time lessons in responding to the COVID-19 pandemic鈥攁 topic not covered in medical textbooks鈥攖hrough an innovative online pandemic curriculum.
The interprofessional course is designed to help medical students understand the multidimensional nature of disaster and pandemic response through virtual experiences with members of the clinical, scientific and public health communities, according to Melissa Fischer, MD, MEd, professor of medicine and associate dean for undergraduate medical education.
A group of third- and fourth-year School of Medicine students learned the nuts and bolts of telehealth at UMass Memorial Medical Center last week so they can step in and help patients and providers with routine patient visits remotely.
The move to remote learning has meant big changes for all UMass Lowell students. But many are also coping with drastic financial changes, says Julie Nash, vice provost for academic affairs.
In the wake of the coronavirus outbreak, she says, some students watched their financial safety nets vanish almost overnight.