LOWELL - May 1, 2006:Chancellor William T. Hogan, who has been at the helm of the ³È×ÓÓ°Ôº Lowell for 25 years, today announced his retirement, effective July 3. He is one of the…
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BOSTON -- May 1, 2006:Responding to Chancellor William T. Hogan's retirement announcement, President Jack M. Wilson today described Chancellor Hogan as "a visionary, a pioneer and a consummate leader…
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Boston -- (May 17, 2006)-- The ³È×ÓÓ°Ôº ranks first among New England public universities in meeting student financial need, President Jack M. Wilson today told a Board of Trustees…
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BOSTON, May 31, 2006 --Today, the ³È×ÓÓ°Ôº honored outstanding ³È×ÓÓ°Ôº high school and community college students with its University Scholars award. This year's 74…
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June 5, 2006:The ³È×ÓÓ°Ôº's most recent television advertisement, "Something to be Proud Of," won the Emmy for best commercial at the 29th Annual Boston/New England Emmy Award…
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June 14, 2006:Boston Mayor Thomas M. Menino and philanthropists Andrew and Jinny Rudd were awarded President's Medals by ³È×ÓÓ°Ôº President Jack M. Wilson tonight during the UMass…
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LOWELL (June 16, 2006) -- ³È×ÓÓ°Ôº President Jack M. Wilson today announced that he is appointing David J. MacKenzie interim Chancellor of UMass Lowell, with the appointment to…
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Boston - July 26, 2006 - ³È×ÓÓ°Ôº President Jack M. Wilson has announced $1.1 million in awards from the President's 2006 Science and Technology Initiatives Fund for eight new…, The President's Science and Technology Initiatives Fund awards for 2006:, Mass-CREST - Center for Renewable Energy S & T (UMass-Amherst);, Award: $200,000; Principal Investigators: Professor Sankaran Thayumanavan and Professor Bryan Coughlin The center's mission is innovation in the area of renewable energy devices and its translation…, Wireless Communication Center of Excellence (UMass-Amherst);, Award: $200,000; Acting Principal Investigator: Professor Ted Djaferis The center will leverage campus expertise from the departments of electrical and computer engineering, mechanical and industrial…, Center for Coastal Environmental Sensing Networks (UMass-Boston);, Award: $150,000; Principal Investigator: Professor Robert Chen The center will focus on the creation and testing of new environmental sensors and the development of smart sensor networks with the…, Bioengineering Initiative (UMass-Dartmouth);, Award: $150,000; Principal Investigators: Professor Alex Fowler and Professor Paul Calvert The award will help to build the campus's capacity in engineered biomaterials and cellular and tissue…, Green Chemistry Collaborative for Pharmaceuticals (UMass-Lowell);, Award: $100,000; Principal Investigator: Professor John Warner This project establishes a collaborative research program with the pharmaceutical industry to develop processes to reduce the harmful…, Translational Research Center (Worcester), : Award: $150,000; Principal Investigator: John Sullivan, Vice Chancellor for Research This award is an internal planning grant to support the campus's efforts to secure National Institutes of Health…, Oral Vaccine Initiative: (Worcester);, Award: $100,000; Principal Investigator: Professor Donald Tipper This grant will support a research program on a platform technology that enables the production of oral vaccines based on yeast cell…, UMass/China S & T Faculty Exchange (President's Office), ; Award: $50,000; Principal Investigator: Marcellette Williams, Senior Vice President for Academic and Student Affairs and International Relations This funding will seed an international…
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Boston - August 23,2006 - Today, ³È×ÓÓ°Ôº President Jack M. Wilson appointed the members of the committee established to conduct the search for a new UMass-Lowell chancellor. "The…
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AMHERST, August 23, 2006 -- With colleagues praising his "strong leadership and outstanding record of accomplishment," James J. Karam today was unanimously re-elected to the chairmanship of the…
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