June 14, 2006:Boston Mayor Thomas M. Menino and philanthropists Andrew and Jinny Rudd were awarded President's Medals by ³È×ÓÓ°Ôº President Jack M. Wilson tonight during the UMass…
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LOWELL (June 16, 2006) -- ³È×ÓÓ°Ôº President Jack M. Wilson today announced that he is appointing David J. MacKenzie interim Chancellor of UMass Lowell, with the appointment to…
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Boston - July 26, 2006 - ³È×ÓÓ°Ôº President Jack M. Wilson has announced $1.1 million in awards from the President's 2006 Science and Technology Initiatives Fund for eight new…, The President's Science and Technology Initiatives Fund awards for 2006:, Mass-CREST - Center for Renewable Energy S & T (UMass-Amherst);, Award: $200,000; Principal Investigators: Professor Sankaran Thayumanavan and Professor Bryan Coughlin The center's mission is innovation in the area of renewable energy devices and its translation…, Wireless Communication Center of Excellence (UMass-Amherst);, Award: $200,000; Acting Principal Investigator: Professor Ted Djaferis The center will leverage campus expertise from the departments of electrical and computer engineering, mechanical and industrial…, Center for Coastal Environmental Sensing Networks (UMass-Boston);, Award: $150,000; Principal Investigator: Professor Robert Chen The center will focus on the creation and testing of new environmental sensors and the development of smart sensor networks with the…, Bioengineering Initiative (UMass-Dartmouth);, Award: $150,000; Principal Investigators: Professor Alex Fowler and Professor Paul Calvert The award will help to build the campus's capacity in engineered biomaterials and cellular and tissue…, Green Chemistry Collaborative for Pharmaceuticals (UMass-Lowell);, Award: $100,000; Principal Investigator: Professor John Warner This project establishes a collaborative research program with the pharmaceutical industry to develop processes to reduce the harmful…, Translational Research Center (Worcester), : Award: $150,000; Principal Investigator: John Sullivan, Vice Chancellor for Research This award is an internal planning grant to support the campus's efforts to secure National Institutes of Health…, Oral Vaccine Initiative: (Worcester);, Award: $100,000; Principal Investigator: Professor Donald Tipper This grant will support a research program on a platform technology that enables the production of oral vaccines based on yeast cell…, UMass/China S & T Faculty Exchange (President's Office), ; Award: $50,000; Principal Investigator: Marcellette Williams, Senior Vice President for Academic and Student Affairs and International Relations This funding will seed an international…
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Boston - August 23,2006 - Today, ³È×ÓÓ°Ôº President Jack M. Wilson appointed the members of the committee established to conduct the search for a new UMass-Lowell chancellor. "The…
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AMHERST, August 23, 2006 -- With colleagues praising his "strong leadership and outstanding record of accomplishment," James J. Karam today was unanimously re-elected to the chairmanship of the…
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Aug. 28, 2006: On Monday, September 11th, the five-year anniversary of the attacks on the World Trade Center, Kenneth R. Feinberg, who served as Special Master of the Federal September 11th Victim…
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All, As you may know, ³È×ÓÓ°Ôº employees are eligible to participate in the University's Tax-Deferred 403(b) plan. The University's 403(b) plan is a supplemental retirement plan…, Heather Peterson will be available to answer questions you may have about your University 403(b) account, such as, ; Developing long-term strategies Finding the right allocation mix for you Understanding the effects of inflation and taxes on your retirement income If you are already participating in the…
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The SMART Plan allows for pre-tax contributions through payroll deduction. The SMART Plan is administered by ING Life Insurance and Annuity Company on behalf of the State Treasurer. University…
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Stephen P. Tocco was elected Chairman of the ³È×ÓÓ°Ôº Board of Trustees, as the Board today held a special organizational meeting in Boston. Tocco, who has served as Chairman of…
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WORCESTER, Mass. -Oct. 2, 2006:The Nobel Assembly at Karolinska Institutet today awarded The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for 2006 to the ³È×ÓÓ°Ôº Medical School's Craig C…
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