DARTMOUTH -- November 18, 2011:The ³È×ÓÓ°Ôº Dartmouth Chancellor Search Committee held its first meeting today, pledging to conduct a "transparent and deliberative" search that…, James J. Karam, , chairman of the five-campus UMass system's Board of Trustees and a UMass Dartmouth graduate. "We are committed to mounting a search that is comprehensive, transparent and deliberative -- one that…, Robert L. Caret, , who thanked the 19 members of the committee for their service, noted: "We are seeking a leader who will take what is already an outstanding public research university and bring it to even higher…, Jean F. MacCormack, for her service, with Chairman Karam describing Chancellor MacCormack as someone "who has done a terrific job and has been a good friend," and with President Caret calling her a leader "who has…, Maria D. Furman, , a UMass Trustee and UMass Dartmouth graduate who also chaired the most recent UMass Dartmouth Chancellor performance review. Furman said: "This Committee has been given the serious responsibility…
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BOSTON - Dec. 2, 2011:A student team from UMass Amherst has won the most recent UMass Student Managed Funds competition, delivering an impressive performance that exceeded the Standard & Poor's…, Robert L. Caret, . "Students from our Amherst, Boston, Dartmouth and Lowell campuses have performed with distinction. This year, the Amherst team came out on top, but I envision spirited, demanding competitions in…, Robert C. Holub, , Chancellor of UMass Amherst, said: "Business education is one of the many academic strengths of UMass Amherst, and I am delighted to see our students achieving at a level that puts them shoulder to…, Sean McDavitt, , the leader of the Amherst team and a UMass Amherst senior, said the competition helps to sharpen skills - and is fun, as well. "I really enjoy getting to study the decisions companies make and how…
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BOSTON -- November 1, 2011:Formally taking office as the University's 26th President, Robert L. Caret today paid tribute to the transformative power of higher education and said that the University…
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BOSTON -- May 5, 2011: ³È×ÓÓ°Ôº President Jack M. Wilson today announced $200,000 in grants to UMass researchers. The awards are made annually from the, University's Commercial Ventures and Intellectual Property (CVIP) Technology Development Fund, . President Wilson established this fund in 2004 and to date has granted over $1.3 million to university researchers on all five campuses. The fund was created and maintained through reinvestment of…, Uri Galili, Ph.D. Department of Surgery, UMass Worcester "Regeneration of Ischemic Myocardium Using Alpha-gal Nanoparticles", One of the leading causes of death and a major cause of hospital admission in Western countries, myocardial ischaemia, commonly referred to as a heart attack, is the result of a reduction in blood…, T.J. (Lakis) Mountziaris, Ph.D. Department of Chemical Engineering and UMass NanoMedicine Institute, UMass Amherst "Platform Technology for Medical Diagnostics Using Optically-Responsive ZnSe…, This project aims at demonstrating the commercial potential of a new class of biological sensors that enable rapid detection, high-throughput screening, and quantitative analysis of biological…, George Huber, Ph.D.; Geoff Tompsett Department of Chemical Engineering, UMass Amherst "Production of Renewable Liquid Fuels through the Electrochemical Reduction of Biomass-Derived Oxygenates in a…, The award will go toward advancing a new a process to make renewable gasoline from aqueous carbohydrates and electricity. This process is able to convert the electricity into a renewable liquid fuel…, Stephen P. McCarthy, Ph.D.; Raymond Dunn M.D.; Ronald Ignotz, Ph.D.; Scott Wharram Ph.D. Department of Plastics Engineering, UMass Lowell; Department of Plastic Surgery, UMass Worcester; Department…, The ability to provide antibiotics and other drugs or biotherapies through safe, biodegradable bandages has the potential to accelerate and improve healing for patients undergoing surgery or…, Xingwei Wang, Ph.D.; Kurt Barringhaus, M.D. Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, UMass Lowell; Department of Medicine, UMass Worcester "Disposable Miniature Pressure Sensors in…, Miniature fiber optic pressure sensors developed at UMass Lowell have the potential to help cardiologists better evaluate patients prior to angioplasty, the process of mechanically widening a…, Gregory N. Tew, Ph.D. Polymer Science and Engineering, UMass Amherst "Novel Delivery Vectors Based on Protein Transduction Domain Mimics", This technology relates to the use of a novel class of biomimetic polymers as delivery vehicles for human therapies. These novel polymers are synthetic versions of cell-penetrating peptides, and can…, Kevin Fu, Ph.D. Computer Science Department, UMass Amherst "SMASH for Smarter Storage in Low-Power Devices", SMASH memory consists of plug-and-play software to reduce energy consumption in low-power devices with embedded flash memory by upwards of 50%. SMASH memory reduces manufacturing costs and makes…, Jie Song, PhD, Associate Professor Department of Orthopedics and Department of Cell Biology, UMass Worcester "Well-Defined Functional Polycarbonates and Poly(ester-carbonates) for Biomedical…, The demand for synthetic grafts that can promote the repair and reconstruction of musculoskeletal tissue defects induced by trauma, aging, cancer and metabolic diseases is quickly rising. A robust…
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BOSTON - May 25, 2011:President Jack M. Wilson today unveiled the latest research projects to receive grants from the President's Science and Technology Initiatives Fund, which has provided $6.7…
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BOSTON -- June 1, 2011Saying the University must take steps to preserve the academic quality that has led to a major enrollment surge, the UMass Board of Trustees Committee on Administration and…
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BOSTON -- June 2, 2011:Outgoing UMass President Jack M. Wilson last night was described as "the world class leader of a world class university" at a tribute dinner where University officials…
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BOSTON - June 8, 2011: Facing a $54 million Fiscal Year 2012 funding gap, the ³È×ÓÓ°Ôº Board of Trustees today approved a 7.5 percent fee increase for the upcoming academic year.…
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Robert C. Holub will serve another year as Chancellor of the ³È×ÓÓ°Ôº Amherst and will then step down from the post, the ³È×ÓÓ°Ôº announced today, June 30. "I…
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BOSTON - Aug. 17, 2011: In his first testimony before a legislative committee, ³È×ÓÓ°Ôº President Robert L. Caret today urged the state to provide more funding for the construction…
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