UMass Medical School researchers Gopal Vijayaraghavan, MD, MPH, and Mary Rusckowski, PhD, are among the investigators for 11 projects that have received a total of $8.3 million in capital funding…, Related stories on UMassMed ³È×ÓÓ°Ôº:, ³È×ÓÓ°Ôº Life Sciences Center capital funding to support three programs at Medical School Gov. Baker signs Life Science Bond Bill, continuing state’s investment in biomedical research
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Two faculty researchers in the Department of Environmental, Earth and Atmospheric Sciences Department of Environmental, Earth and Atmospheric Sciences will study the cause of heat waves and Prof.…, Extreme Weathers, Historically, heat waves have not been that frequent for the Northeast and so people are not very well-equipped to handle them, Barlow notes. “Many houses don't have central air-conditioning and…
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There’s no shortage of research on how businesses respond during a time of crisis, be it a natural disaster like Hurricane Katrina or a financial meltdown like the Great Recession. But how businesses…
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Weekly visits to University Crossing for a quick nasal swab. Teletherapy counseling appointments on Skype. Socially distanced spin classes outside the Campus Recreation Center. Meditation practice on…, COVID-19 Testing, , For students living on campus, there was an added step to move-in this year: a visit to University Crossing’s Moloney Hall for their first COVID-19 test of the semester. The early results were…, Wellness, Wherever You Are, , According to a national survey conducted last spring by the nonprofit organization Active Minds homepage Active Minds , COVID-19 has negatively affected the mental health of 80 percent of college…, Around Campus, , Anyone who comes to campus should have a face covering, which must be worn indoors at all times and also outdoors if 6 feet of personal distance can’t be maintained. While UML’s housekeeping team…
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Any kid growing up in New England has the dream of playing baseball for their beloved Olde Towne Team. For former UMass Dartmouth standout Nate Tellier '20 , that dream is one step closer to reality…
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Animation Career Review has ranked the Illustration Program at the College of Visual & Performing Arts (CVPA) #2 among more than 140 colleges with illustration programs from across the US. The…
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AMHERST, Mass. – A new program at UMass Amherst has been awarded two grants totaling $6.3 million from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to ensure that the transformation of the electric grid is…
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AMHERST, Mass. – Venus flytraps do it, trap-jaw ants do it, and now materials scientists at the ³È×ÓÓ°Ôº Amherst can do it, too – they discovered a way of efficiently converting…
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Members of the campus’s Wind Energy Center (WEC) last week helped to launch the coalition New England for Offshore Wind, (NE4OSW), of which WEC is a member institution. NE4OSWis a coalition of…
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UMass Medical School is enrolling healthy volunteers to take part in a Phase II/III clinical trial testing whether a messenger RNA (mRNA) vaccine candidate can prevent infection with the virus that…
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