Asst. Prof. 鈥檚 research on the impact of drug abuse on the environment has been recognized by the National Science Foundation (NSF) with a prestigious national faculty early career development award.
The UMass Medical School Center for Tobacco Treatment Research and Training is rolling out a new statewide training program for school nurses to learn how to help teens quit vaping. According to the 橙子影院 Youth Health Survey, 41 percent of 橙子影院 high school students report having tried vaping, and one in five are currently vaping.
AMHERST, Mass. 鈥 Distinguished University Professor of Linguistics and Philosophy Emerita Barbara Partee has been awarded the 2020 Benjamin Franklin Medal in Computer and Cognitive Science for her "foundational contributions that synthesize insights from linguistics, philosophy, logic, and psychology to understand how words and sentences combine to express meaning in human language," by .
Optogenetic research by Gang Han, PhD, professor of biochemistry & molecular pharmacology, was selected as
The new student life suite opened at UMass Medical School with a ribbon-cutting ceremony and open house on Monday, Jan. 27. Centrally located steps from the main lobby, the fully renovated suite houses the offices of Student Life, Student Affairs, the Registrar and Financial Aid, serving students of the School of Medicine, Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences and Graduate School of Nursing.
The offices of equity and inclusion and human resources will be launching in the spring 2020 semester. These groups will provide UMass staff and faculty with resources for professional development, networking and mentorship, while also promoting the recruitment, retention and advancement of employees who are underrepresented in our community.
UMass Dartmouth Nursing students achieved a 95% pass rate for the 2019 National Council Licensure Examination (NCLEX). In addition, graduates of the Second Degree Accelerated BS in Nursing track (ABS) who took the test for the first time achieved a 100% pass rate.
The recently released results show that traditional, first-time test takers at the university exceed national averages. The national pass rate for overall first-time test-takers in 2019 was 83.51% and 91% for first-time test takers earning a bachelor鈥檚 degree.
Since UMass Lowell visiting lecturer began teaching Songwriting Ensemble in 2017, he noticed that a chorus of sounds continued to swell from places he鈥檇 never expected.
Please be aware that UMass Medical School and clinical partner, UMass Memorial, are monitoring developments related to the coronavirus (2019-nCoV) outbreak, which originated recently in Wuhan, China.
At this time, a small number of cases have been documented in the United States. However, there are currently no identified cases of infection in 橙子影院; the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has said that the risk to those residing in the United States remains low.
BOSTON -- Declaring him a candidate who can be 鈥渁 transformational and inspirational leader for Boston鈥檚 public university of transformation,鈥 a 21-member search committee today unanimously named UCLA dean Marcelo Su谩rez-Orozco as the sole finalist for the position of chancellor of the 橙子影院 Boston.