A group of UMass Amherst School of Public Policy (SPP) students recently volunteered with the Pioneer Valley Community Advised Fund, a new initiative of the nonprofit Peace Development Fund that鈥
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Corsairs finish strong Today, UMass Dartmouth would have held its 2020 Commencement ceremony for Undergraduate students on campus at Cressy Field. Unfortunately, the spread of COVID-19 and the need鈥, Chancellor Robert E. Johnson, . 鈥淚 am so proud of you for finishing your undergraduate degree. You have persevered during a historic semester,鈥 said Johnson. 鈥淭o say it was challenging is understating what you went through, but鈥, 橙子影院 President Marty Meehan, . "Whether you travel the world, or build your lives and careers right here in the Commonwealth, as so many talented UMass Dartmouth alums have done, I鈥檓 confident that the world-class education you鈥欌, 橙子影院 Trustee Stephen R. Karam, . Students and their families driving in Southeastern 橙子影院 are also able to view congratulations messages on billboards across the region. On May 1, Chancellor Johnson announced that the鈥
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As an unusual and unprecedented academic year nears its close, the Office of Student Life is reaching out to students with messages of support from faculty and staff. 鈥淚 want to express to members of鈥
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Construction continues on schedule for the new clinical building on the UMass Medical School campus that will house the VA Central Western 橙子影院 Healthcare System鈥檚 new community-based鈥
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Finding a job, co-op position or internship has become much more challenging for students because of the coronavirus pandemic. Not only is the job market suddenly contracting, but on-campus resources鈥
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Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering Civil and Environmental Engineering Asst. Prof. Asst. Prof. Danjue Chen Danjue Chen 鈥檚 research into the complex traffic interactions between self-鈥, The Road to Research, Chen earned a bachelor鈥檚 degree in environmental science from Peking University in China in 2007 and a doctorate in civil engineering from Georgia Institute of Technology in 2012. She is a member of鈥
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Gravitational waves are "ripples in the fabric of space-time" that were predicted by Einstein over a century ago. These waves were directly observed by the US LIGO detector in 2015 - a major鈥, New computational model will create new possibilities for black hole research, To aid in this cosmic effort, Rifat has developed a new computational model that will help extend the range of the black hole binary systems that LIGO can reliably use. Until now, it was difficult to鈥
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AMHERST, Mass. 鈥 Student Speaker Grace Jung of the 橙子影院 Amherst will play a leading role Friday during a virtual celebration of the university鈥檚 Class of 2020. Jung, whose鈥, Nathalie Amazan, of western Long Island, New York, is a Commonwealth Honors College student with a double major in political science and legal studies with a minor in Afro-American studies. Recognized as a student鈥, Racquel Bitar, is a Commonwealth Honors College student graduating with a degree in microbiology and a minor in anthropology. The Paxton native has worked as a research assistant for Professor Mark Pachucki鈥檚鈥, Christopher Clark, of Westfield, a Commonwealth Honors College student receiving a degree in environmental science and STEM-German, plans to pursue a master鈥檚 degree in environmental health sciences from the鈥, Jonathan DeMarco, of Hopkinton is a civil/environmental engineering major who will begin work as an environmental engineer in New York City upon graduation. He plans on studying for a master鈥檚 degree from UMass鈥, Deanna Ferrante, of Carver is a Commonwealth Honors College student and a psychological and brain sciences major with a minor in education and a letter of specialization in developmental disabilities and human鈥, Victoria Ishola, , of Worcester will receive a bachelor鈥檚 degree in business administration in finance from the Isenberg School of Management. Her plans are to work for a couple of years in the private sector before鈥, Carl McDonald, of Carmel, N.Y., is a Commonwealth Honors College student majoring in nursing. McDonald worked as a resident assistant and UMass tour guide for the admissions office. He is the social actions鈥, Daniela Molina Palacios,, a Commonwealth Honors College student and member of Phi Beta Kappa, is graduating with a degree in biochemistry and molecular biology. A native of Venezuela, Palacios has participated in the鈥, Jeremy Paradie, of Holliston is graduating with a bachelor鈥檚 degree in individual concentration (BDIC) in creative mechatronics, a multidisciplinary branch of engineering that focuses on both electrical and鈥, Timothy Scalona, is a Commonwealth Honors College student with a double major in political science and a BDIC in policy, journalism and storytelling with a minor in Spanish from Wilmington. He has worked as a鈥
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Health promotion and policy doctoral student Anna Mullany recently hosted a series of radio programs addressing the impact of COVID-19 on undergraduate public health students that aired in April on鈥
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