AMHERST, Mass. – When cocaine kingpin Pablo Escobar was shot dead in 1993, the four hippos he brought to his private zoo in Colombia were left behind in a pond on his ranch. Since then, their numbers…
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After some hunting, you find a metered parking space in downtown Lowell. But when you go to drop a few quarters in the nearest payment kiosk, the machine doesn’t work. Should you find another kiosk?…
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As public schools across the country began closing to prevent the rapid spread of COVID-19, Clinical Prof. of Education Scribner-MacLean-Michelle Michelle Scribner-MacLean watched as teachers,…
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Renault-Caragianes-Paulette Paulette Renault-Caragianes offers a clear, steady voice for uncertain times. As associate dean of student affairs for health and wellness, Renault-Caragianes’ primary…
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Testing for COVID-19, more commonly known as the coronavirus, is critical given the current global pandemic. UMass Boston Associate Professor of Engineering Kimberly Hamad-Schifferli specializes…
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AMHERST, Mass. – Urgent research at the ³È×ÓÓ°Ôº Amherst is investigating whether health care providers can safely reuse protective face masks, which could slow the Covid-19…
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The International Association for Geoscience Diversity recently named Michele Cooke, geosciences, as the recipient of its 2020 International Association for Geoscience Diversity Inclusive Geoscience…
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AMHERST, Mass. – The ³È×ÓÓ°Ôº Amherst again ranks among the nation’s premier public universities, placing at No. 26 among the 146 national public institutions evaluated in the …
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The ³È×ÓÓ°Ôº, , continued its climb into the ranks of the top colleges and universities in the country in the 2021 Times Higher Education’s World University Rankings released on Wednesday. UMass is now ranked 60 th…
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On Sunday, Sept. 13, the quad on the UMass Medical School campus will be unusually quiet. Instead of thousands gathering in person to walk or run in support of cancer research, care and clinical…
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