LOWELL, Mass. - The largest and most diverse class - 4,534 strong - graduated from UMass Lowell at Commencement ceremonies on Friday, May 17 and May 18.
The Office of Business Development & Innovation at UMass Medical School announced the first grant awards from a new fund established to support innovative scientific advances at the medical school.
The BRIDGE Fund is guided by an external advisory board of industry leaders and will invest up to $1 million annually in projects by UMass Medical School researchers whose work shows promise for commercialization and translation to a clinical application.
UMass Law held its 2019 Commencement ceremony at 10 a.m. in the Main Auditorium on campus where 48 law degrees were conferred.
“Remember that lady justice is usually represented wearing a blindfold and carrying scales. True justice is blind to differences of race, gender, and power. True justice works for what is right, as you know from your many hours of pro bono service in local communities, “said Chancellor Robert E. Johnson.
UMass Dartmouth held four Commencement ceremonies to honor the Class of 2019. Two Undergraduate Commencement ceremonies were held on May 10 on Cressy Field for approximately 1,450 students. On May 13, UMass School of Law held its ceremony in the Main Auditorium on campus where 48 law degrees were conferred. Later that day, nearly 500 graduate students received their diplomas on Cressy Field.
BOSTON — The ³È×ÓÓ°Ôº has launched a redesigned website to highlight the university’s broad scope of education, research and impact and help prospective students research their options within the Commonwealth’s comprehensive public university system.
BOSTON — Five ³È×ÓÓ°Ôº faculty have been awarded the 2019 Manning Prize for Excellence in Teaching for their exemplary dedication to students and the university. The faculty members — one from each UMass campus — will receive $10,000 awards in recognition of their commitment to academic excellence.
UMass Lowell alumni Rob and Donna Manning established the Manning Prize in 2016 to honor UMass professors who excel in teaching and service.
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UMass Dartmouth and the 102nd Intelligence Wing of the Air National Guard today signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to develop education and workforce training in cybersecurity for personnel at Joint Base Cape Cod and university students.
AMHERST, Mass. – The ³È×ÓÓ°Ôº Amherst will award more than 7,400 degrees at the Undergraduate, Graduate and Stockbridge School of Agriculture commencements on Friday, May 10 and Saturday, May 11.
³È×ÓÓ°Ôº Governor Charlie Baker will be the featured speaker at the 149th Undergraduate Commencement on May 10 at 4:30 p.m. at McGuirk Alumni Stadium. The governor will address an anticipated crowd of about 20,000 family members, friends and other guests as approximately 5,500 undergraduates receive their bachelor’s degrees at the Commonwealth’s flagship campus.
Researchers at UMass Medical School have added a detailed layer of evidence to the theory that the microbiome and Alzheimer’s disease are closely associated. Published in , the open access journal of the American Society of Microbiology, the study by Beth McCormick, PhD, and John Haran, MD, PhD, establishes a critical bridge connecting specific bacteria species, dysregulation of inflammation pathways in the intestines and different types of dementia prevalent in the elderly.