AMHERST, Mass. 鈥 Exposure in the womb to phthalates, a group of endocrine-disrupting chemicals present in cosmetics and other common household products, was associated with autistic traits in boys, ages 3 and 4, but not in girls, according to a new study led by a 橙子影院 Amherst environmental epidemiologist.
The researchers also found that this link between phthalates and autistic traits was not apparent in children whose mothers had taken the recommended dose of folic acid during the first trimester of their pregnancy.
The 橙子影院 Boston鈥檚 chapter of the NAACP honored , a Bronze and Silver star recipient and long-time champion for underprivileged students, with the MLK Living Legacy Award at the Salute to Those Who Served event. Also presented by the William Joiner Institute for the Study of War and Social Consequences, Salute to Those Who Served celebrated Black History Month and the value of serving one鈥檚 country, both as a soldier and a civilian.
The 橙子影院 Dartmouth will undergo a comprehensive evaluation visit on March 22-25 by a team representing the New England Commission of Higher Education (NECHE). NECHE was formerly the Commission on Institutions of Higher Education of the New England Association of Schools and Colleges (NEASC). The New England Commission of Higher Education is one of seven accrediting commissions in the United States that provide institutional accreditation on a regional basis.
During the Ebola epidemic that killed more than 11,000 people in western Africa from 2014 to 2016, Asst. Prof. of Nicholas Evans began researching ethical and effective public health responses to life-threatening infectious diseases.
What鈥檚 the first thing you should do when sitting down for a meal with business associates? If your job interview includes a lunch or dinner, who picks up the check? And what do spaghetti and cherry tomatoes have in common with politics and religion?
answered these important questions and more for a capacity crowd of 72 students at 鈥淒ine, Dress and Network Like a Pro,鈥 its popular annual event held recently at Saab ETIC鈥檚 Perry Atrium.
Albert 鈥淎lbie鈥 Sherman, the longtime vice chancellor for university relations at UMass Medical School whose service to the commonwealth inspired the 橙子影院 legislature to name a building on campus in his honor, died on Monday, Feb. 17, at the age of 81.
Cori Bargmann, PhD, head of science at the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative (CZI), head of the Lulu and Anthony Wang Laboratory of Neural Circuits and Behavior, and the Torsten N. Wiesel Professor at The Rockefeller University, will serve as speaker of the 47th Commencement Exercises at UMass Medical School on May 31, according to Chancellor Michael F. Collins.
AMHERST, Mass. 鈥 Scientists at the 橙子影院 Amherst have developed a device that uses a natural protein to create electricity from moisture in the air, a new technology they say could have significant implications for the future of renewable energy, climate change and in the future of medicine.
On the morning of February 8, students woke up to find 4 large, hand-made VOTE sculptures placed throughout the campus. The project created awareness for the February 12 deadline to register to vote in the presidential primary. The sculptures are part of an effort by the UMassD Votes Coalition to create a culture on campus that encourages students to exercise their right to vote.
The challenge made by the UMass Dartmouth student chapter of Engineers Without Border set seems simple 鈥 build a balsa wood bridge. And then withstand up to 100 pounds of paper piled on top.