Selected from more than 400 applications, UMass Boston is one of the 19 organizations to receive a Community Change Grant from America Walks , a national nonprofit dedicated to providing communities…
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As part of the university’s commitment to changing the campus climate by working to prevent and correct sexual violence, harassment and assault; and in conjunction with the university’s leadership…
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Given the chances of a snowstorm in New England in mid-January, it was risky for the American Meteorological Society (AMS) to hold its 100th annual meeting in Boston. Turns out the thousands of…
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AMHERST, Mass. – A ³È×ÓÓ°Ôº Amherst cancer epidemiologist has received a $462,000 grant from the National Institutes of Health to expand her research into the effects of endocrine-…
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Maciej J. Ciesielski, professor of electrical and computer engineering and associate head of the department, has been elected as a 2020 Fellow of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers…
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Plant ecologist Kristina Stinson, environmental conservation, and her team were recently honored by the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) with one of its 2019 Project of the Year Awards for Resource…
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The National Science Foundation recently awarded $500,000 to professor Eliot Moss of the College of Information and Computer Sciences to build a platform that provides lasting data storage in devices…
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The ³È×ÓÓ°Ôº Boston and SeaAhead, Inc. have formed a partnership to improve research and commercial ventures promoting ocean sustainability. Together they plan to catalyze a New…
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According to the National Institute of Mental Health, suicide is a leading cause of death in America, and the second most common manner of death among people ages 10 to 34. In a new Voices of…
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UMass Amherst civil engineering Ph.D. student Alyssa Ryan has been named a 2020 Traffic Safety Scholar (TSS) and awarded a $1,000 scholarship to attend the 38th annual Lifesavers National Conference…, , , March 14 through 17 in Tampa, Florida. She is one of an elite group of 50 U.S. and international students selected through a competitive application process to attend Lifesavers, the nation’s largest…
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