The Whitcomb quadruplets鈥 names begin with A, B, C and D 鈥 but their parents didn鈥檛 plan it. They just picked four names that they liked, and it turned out that way. Likewise, three of the four鈥
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The challenge made by the UMass Dartmouth student chapter of Engineers Without Border set seems simple 鈥 build a balsa wood bridge. And then withstand up to 100 pounds of paper piled on top. Students鈥, Olivia Brochu, (鈥19) of Oxbridge, MA, president of the chapter, said the project aims to challenge vocational students to solve practical problems that help them see the value of an engineering career and to鈥, Benjamin Poirier, laid each package of paper on top of the bridge. Some bridges collapsed with five or six reams. But it was a team from Greater New Bedford Voc Tech that won the prize 鈥 with 30 reams of paper, or鈥, John Marques, , a junior at Greater New Bedford, found the project a good challenge. 鈥淚t鈥檚 an opportunity to learn teamwork and time management,鈥 said the New Bedford resident. , Aidan Sylvia, from Dartmouth echoed that. 鈥淲e had three days to get it done,鈥 he said. , Riley Darwell, , a junior from Dartmouth, said she got good insight into the process, especially in how much work it takes 鈥渢o perfectly plan something so it is safe for the public.鈥 She plans to attend UMass鈥
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Appointed to the Board by Governor Mitt Romney in 2003, John was an exemplary higher education leader who drew on his experiences growing up in Detroit and being the first in his family to attend鈥
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Associate Professor of Chemistry Jason Green and his research group are looking to understand how to use chemical reactions that cause molecules to assemble themselves into dynamic and responsive鈥
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Each week, Asst. Teaching Prof. Farris-Leslie Leslie Farris gives students in her Chemistry II class a quiz to make sure they鈥檙e grasping complex topics such as thermodynamics, kinetics and鈥
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The challenge to students in Assoc. Prof. Rooney-Varga-Juliette Juliette Rooney-Varga 鈥檚 course on climate change was to come up with ways to reduce the university community鈥檚 carbon dioxide (CO2)鈥
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BOSTON 鈥 Immigration scholar Marcelo Sua虂rez-Orozco, as a teenager sent to the U.S. by parents seeking to save him from Argentina鈥檚 gathering Dirty War, today was unanimously selected to become鈥, More about Marcelo Sua虂rez-Orozco, Marcelo Sua虂rez-Orozco, 63, is the inaugural Wasserman Dean at the University of California Los Angeles, where he leads the Graduate School of Education and Information Studies, which on his watch鈥, More about the search process, The UMass Boston Chancellor Search Committee, with Trustee R. Norman Peters serving as chair and UMB Professor Jean Rhodes serving as vice chair, held its first meeting on August 27, 2019, and said鈥
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On Monday, February 10, 2020, UMass Dartmouth announced a $4,576,764 million grant from the United States Navy to fund research projects with the Naval Undersea Warfare Center (NUWC) and institutions鈥, UMass Dartmouth Chancellor Robert E. Johnson, . 鈥淭his would not have happened without Congressman Bill Keating, a leader in Washington D.C. that understands how this research university can support the Navy鈥檚 undersea technology needs and鈥, Congressman William R. Keating, . 鈥淲ith the funding, UMass Dartmouth will not only be providing critical naval research but also creating the highly skilled workforce needed as we move this project - and those like it - forward.鈥, 橙子影院 President Martin T. Meehan, said. 鈥淭his award, made possible through the leadership of Congressman Keating and his colleagues, is a strong declaration of confidence in the quality of UMass Dartmouth research and teaching, and鈥, Senator Edward Markey, . 鈥淭he Navy鈥檚 investment in its partnership with the Marine and UnderSea Technology research program is a testament to the Commonwealth鈥檚 ongoing leadership in research and technology,鈥 said , Senator Elizabeth Warren, . 鈥淭his new funding will allow UMass Dartmouth students and faculty to expand on their integral role in undersea research.鈥 鈥淪tudents and researchers at UMass Dartmouth are not only building a Blue鈥, Congressman Joseph P. Kennedy III, . 鈥淭he Naval Undersea Warfare Center Division Newport has a long term collaborative relationship with UMass Dartmouth. ONR鈥檚 MUST research funding promotes the development of the southeastern New鈥, Ronald Vien, Technical Director at the Naval Undersea Warfare Center, . UMass Dartmouth is the second leading supplier of workforce talent to NUWC and offers the necessary program synergies to accelerate the growth of a highly-skilled science and engineering workforce鈥, Associate Provost and Professor of Computer Science Ramprasad Balasubramanian, , who is the principle investigator on the grant and will lead the Marine and UnderSea Technology (MUST) research program. Learn more about the Marine and UnderSea Technology (MUST) research program鈥
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The university will celebrate Black History Month, also known as Black Heritage Month, during February with a series of art performances, activities, lectures, films and more. Events include:, Film Showings: Black History Month Films, Wednesdays, 7 p.m. New Africa House Theatre (basement) Each Wednesday of this month, the Afro-Am Undergraduate Council will host a showing of Black History films starting at 7 p.m. Films include 鈥溾, Police Violence and the Black Community: A Creative Response, Monday, Feb. 3, 6:30-8 p.m. New Africa House Theatre (basement) A lively conversation focused on the impact of police violence on black communities and how artists offer creative responses. This鈥, The Cyph, Friday, Feb. 7, 6 p.m. New Africa House Theatre (basement) The Cyph is a creative series where artists of the African Diaspora come together to share work and joy with the community., Talk: Running from the Washingtons: Ona Judge and the Quest for Freedom, Wednesday, Feb. 12, 5 p.m. Commonwealth Honors College Events Hall Historian, writer and lecturer Erica Armstrong Dunbar will discuss the life of Ona Judge, a woman whose life story examines the鈥, Community Building Dinner, Thursday, Feb 27, 5:30 p.m. Campus Center, Amherst Room The Malcolm X Cultural Center will celebrate Black History Month with a dinner where students, faculty and staff get together to identify鈥
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A group of researchers in Mexico report observing sexual differences in some body parts of the Mexican fruit fly that may play a role in regurgitation in a recent study the authors believe is the鈥
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