AMHERST, Mass. – New research on the gender gap in faculty in finance programs, shows a significant gap, with only 16% of the finance faculty at top business schools being women. UMass Amherst…
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The UMass Chan Medical School Diversity and Inclusion Office has invited two dynamic women to accompany the Medical School in centering Black lives as part of its commitment to diversity, equity and…
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Kristin Mattocks, PhD, MPH, professor of population & quantitative health sciences and associate dean for veterans affairs at UMass Chan Medical School, has joined the editorial board of Women’s…
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A team of Lowell High School students present their design-thinking project during a recent visit to the Innovation Hub at 110 Canal Street, hosted by the Rist DifferenceMaker Institute. Lowell High…, Rising to the Challenge, The Essex North Shore Agricultural and Technical School team of Mya Doucette, Gaby Guimaraes, Zach Medailleu and Gabriel Olafsson earned $500 for their winning pitch of ZuMix, an energy-boosting…, Opportunities Abound, During the Lowell High visit to iHub’s 110 Canal St. location, students heard from two DifferenceMaker alumni: Rajia Abdelaziz ’16, co-founder of smart jewelry and accessory company invisaWear…
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Nursing students write notes while professor speaks to them UMass Dartmouth College of Nursing & Health Sciences faculty members Professor Mary McCurry, Assistant Professor Monika Schuler,…, Dean Kimberly Christopher of the College of Nursing & Health Sciences, . "We are extremely grateful to FORE for this generous and timely grant that will assist in preparing future nurses to treat patients with opioid use disorder with the highest levels of care and…, Dr. McMurry, added, "The stigma of opioid use disorder has been associated with significant health disparities. Our team is very excited for the opportunity to make a difference in addressing this very important…, FORE President Dr. Karen A. Scott, . "These projects have great potential to give us exciting new tools and lessons that will help communities around the country respond to the crisis more effectively, inform future policy decisions,…
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Dr. Vijaya Chalivendra is a professor of Mechanical Engineering at UMass Dartmouth's College of Engineering. Vijaya Chalivendra, professor of Mechanical Engineering at UMass Dartmouth, has received a…
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"Getting to Yes: The Making of Paid Leave in ³È×ÓÓ°Ôº" graphic A new report from UMass Boston’s , Center for Women in Politics and Public Policy, offers an in-depth look at the negotiation process between labor and business that led to the adoption of ³È×ÓӰԺ’ paid family and medical leave program as part of the ‘grand bargain’ signed…, Getting to Yes: The Makings of Paid Leave in ³È×ÓÓ°Ôº, confirms that 85,887 applications for paid leave were approved in 2021, with the majority (36,841) for employee leaves due to own serious health conditions, followed by 34,035 for child bonding, and…, Laurie Nsiah-Jefferson, , director of the McCormack Graduate School’s Center for Women in Politics and Public Policy and the study’s principal investigator remarked, “As discussions regarding paid family and medical leave…, Christa Kelleher, , research and policy director of the Center for Women in Politics and Policy stated, “The consensus on a paid leave program achieved between labor and business leaders demonstrates what’s possible…
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UMass Chan Medical School students are working to support community efforts to assist Afghan refugees in Worcester. Last month, six T.H. Chan School of Medicine students stepped in to test 200…
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Using plasma of patients convalesced from COVID-19, whose blood contains antibodies against the disease-causing SARS-CoV-2 virus, has been touted as a promising treatment for some patients with signs…
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UMass Chan Medical School has added a diversity, equity and inclusion pillar to its IMPACT 2025 Strategic Plan. “When we created IMPACT 2025, diversity, equity and inclusion was intentionally…
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