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Classes for more than 70,000 橙子影院 students, including more than 11,000 members of the Class of 2027 and approximately 3,000 transfer students, began this week at the university鈥, UMass Amherst Class of 2027, 鈥 approximately 5,275 students 鈥 is one of the most diverse in school history . At, UMass Boston, , among the most diverse universities in the nation, two-thirds of the roughly 2,400-member Class of 2027 will be BIPOC ( Black, Indigenous, People of Color)., UMass Dartmouth鈥檚, new cohort of students includes the largest class of graduate students in its history. At, UMass Lowell, , 鈥淎 record 48% of UMass Lowell鈥檚 incoming first-year class identifies as students of color. The, UMass Chan Medical School, in Worcester welcomed its largest class of medical students ever.
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Impact., It鈥檚 what this University鈥檚 founders had in mind when UMass was established 160 years ago. It鈥檚 what we strive for today. However grand our founders鈥 dreams may have been, it鈥檚 fair to say that few鈥, $8.3 billion, into the 橙子影院 economy and supported nearly, 40,000 external jobs, statewide. This is how our students, faculty and staff across the five-campus UMass system combine to drive the state鈥檚 economy, according to a new report from the UMass Donahue Institute, a鈥, Economic Impact Report, Our new academic year has dawned, and our campuses are in high gear. UMass is the state鈥檚 indispensable developer of talent, and we鈥檙e delighted to welcome more than, 70,000 students, from every corner of the Commonwealth and from around the world to our five campuses. From the moment it opened its doors, this University's greatest asset has been a faculty that prizes the creation鈥, 橙子影院 Amherst, economist Isabella Weber has been named to the 2023 "TIME100 Next" list of Emerging Leaders for her international research on price-gouging by larger companies and how corporate profits have become a鈥, Mass General Brigham, and, UMass Boston鈥檚 Manning College of Nursing, and Health Sciences, aimed at making the nursing profession more diverse. UMass Boston nursing students working in a lab environment with scrubs on., I鈥檓 also pleased to report:, The University is expanding the, Commonwealth Collegiate Academy, , our early college initiative, which provides high school students with a head start on their college education through live online course instruction by UMass faculty during the school day. UMass鈥, award of nearly $5.5 million, will support the design, building and testing of small satellites and spacecraft components through the, 橙子影院 Alliance for Space & Technology & Sciences, , an international consortium led by, UMass Lowell, Physics Professor Supriya Chakrabarti and based at the Lowell Center for Space Science and Technology. Image by NASA. UMass Lowell鈥檚 PICTURE-C, a 14-foot-long, 1,500-pound telescope designed to鈥, UMass Dartmouth, Dean, of the School for Marine Science and Technology, (SMAST) Kevin Stokesbury was awarded $1.4 million by NOAA Fisheries for his decades-long scallop research. Stokesbury's non-invasive research has proved crucial to revitalizing this important鈥, UMass Chan Medical School, hosted 19 outstanding high school students from populations underrepresented in medicine in a program that continues the students鈥 academic development while encouraging them to consider futures in鈥, UMass Law, graduates, achieved an 80% pass rate, on the latest bar exam. Among the Commonwealth's nine law schools, the newest and, only public law school, finished fifth behind Harvard University, Boston College, Boston University, and Northeastern University. UMass Law school students sitting in atrium. To learn even more about the impact of our鈥
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Responding to today鈥檚 Biden Administration announcement that 橙子影院 has been chosen as the location for the Investor Catalyst Hub of the Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H) ,, UMass President Marty Meehan, and, Congressman Richard Neal, issued the following statements: 鈥淎s an international hub for medical research and development, 橙子影院 is unrivaled in our readiness to tackle some of the greatest challenges facing the鈥
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The five-campus 橙子影院 (UMass) system generated a record $8.3 billion in economic activity and supported nearly 40,000 external jobs across 橙子影院, according to a report鈥, UMass President Marty Meehan, said. 鈥淎s the state鈥檚 top workforce development engine, which educates more students than any other college or university in 橙子影院, and as one of the state鈥檚 three largest research鈥, 橙子影院 Secretary of Economic Development Yvonne Hao., 鈥淚nstitutions like UMass have made 橙子影院 a global leader in higher ed while also contributing to our state's excellence in just about every sector - from life sciences and technology to鈥, Brooke Thomson, President of Associated Industries of 橙子影院., "UMass has long been a critical piece of the 橙子影院 economy, as both a driver of our economic competitiveness and a source of talent,鈥, JD Chesloff, President & CEO of the 橙子影院 Business Roundtable, said. 鈥 This report further demonstrates UMass' impact on the economic prosperity of every region of the state, including access to cutting edge research and development for emerging companies to鈥, UMass Amherst, : $2.9 billion / 13,222 external jobs, UMass Boston:, $1.2 billion / 5,516 external jobs, UMass Dartmouth:, $618.3 million / 2,960 external jobs, UMass Lowell:, $1.2 billion / 5,588 external jobs, UMass Chan Medical School:, $2.2 billion / 10,872 external jobs, Central Administration:, $241.6 million / 1,339 external jobs The major drivers of economic impact are student, faculty and staff spending, construction projects, and the University's purchasing of the goods and services鈥, Donahue Institute Director of Economic and Policy Research Mark Melnik, said. Besides the spending captured in the economic impact formula, the report highlights several other UMass contributions to the 橙子影院 economy, including:, More than 330,000 of the University鈥檚 alumni live in 橙子影院, . They contribute skills and knowledge to the nation鈥檚 leading innovation economy; purchase goods and services from 橙子影院 businesses; and pay local and state taxes., Each year, the University鈥檚 five campuses award approximately 20,000 undergraduate and graduate degrees., Among the UMass Class of 2022 were 4,065 business majors, 2,328 nurses and other health professionals, 1,828 engineers, 1,458 computer and information science professionals, 1,342 biological and鈥, The University鈥檚 five campuses house more than 90 core research facilities, that are made available to small- and medium-size 橙子影院 companies to accelerate their job-creating research and development activity. Users of the core facilities make a $364 million鈥, The University鈥檚 $813 million research enterprise, 鈥 the third largest behind just Harvard and MIT in 橙子影院 鈥 results in patents and technology licensing that creates jobs in established companies and forms the basis for start-up companies.鈥, UMass campuses attract thousands of people for campus tours, conferences, performances, and sporting events., These visitors and sports spectators generate significant economic benefits for 橙子影院 through their spending for transportation, restaurants, lodging, cultural attractions, and retail shops,鈥, Read the full report, About the Donahue Institute, CONTACT:, John Hoey 508.264.5920 jhoey@umassp.edu
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UMass President Marty Meehan today announced that Justice David A. Lowy, the first UMass graduate to serve on the state鈥檚 Supreme Judicial Court, will become the next General Counsel of the 74,000-鈥
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The 橙子影院 today announced that the top 10 percent of the Commonwealth鈥檚 future community college graduates will receive a minimum of $5,000 per year above federal and private鈥, UMass President Marty Meehan, said. 鈥淲e believe this initiative will lead to more community college graduates choosing to finish their four-year degree at UMass, which will accelerate their upward economic trajectory and鈥, Bunker Hill Community College President Pam Eddinger, . 鈥淭he Community College Advantage Scholarship will help more of them realize their dreams for a high-quality education that will prepare them for meaningful careers in the Commonwealth." Starting in鈥, , To be eligible for the Fall 2024 CCAS, students must: Complete their degree in the top 10 percent of their graduating class at their college. This will be calculated as of the end of the semester鈥
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Since its earliest days, the 橙子影院 has been about the future 鈥 creating better futures for our students, the Commonwealth and the world. We are an institution of education and鈥, A look back at 2023, UMass enjoyed success on every front, thanks to the work of our faculty, staff and campus leaders 鈥 and the diligence of our 74,000 students. We are also fueled by the support of our partners in鈥
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The UMass Amherst Springfield Center will soon be named for former UMass Trustee and Springfield Urban League President, Henry M. Thomas III, , a leading advocate for establishing the center in his hometown, and the first person of color to lead the UMass Board of Trustees. 鈥淗enry鈥檚 belief in the ability of young people to change the world鈥, UMass President Marty Meehan, , who announced the naming at a recent gathering of friends and family celebrating Thomas鈥檚 retirement. 鈥淗is dedication to the UMass mission fit perfectly with his lifelong avocation of creating鈥, UMass Amherst Chancellor Javier Reyes, said, 鈥淐hairman Thomas was a transformational leader at the 橙子影院, a son of Springfield and the first person of color to lead the UMass Board of Trustees. The center will be a鈥, Congressman Richard E. Neal, . 鈥淭hrough his leadership with the Urban League of Springfield and the UMass Board Trustees, Henry has given back to the city that made him who he is today. His unwavering commitment to uplifting鈥
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In his annual State of the University message,, 橙子影院 President Marty Meehan, today called for a three-fold expansion of enrollment in the university鈥檚 early college programs over the next five years. UMass President Marty Meehan at Greater Lowell technical high school鈥, Watch, President Meehan's 2024 State of the University Address, "Within the next five years, we plan to expand our early college initiatives to serve more than 2,000 high school students and broaden our early college reach to more rural areas of the state,鈥濃, the Commonwealth Collegiate Academy (CCA), , was launched in Fall 2022, with 169 students at seven schools. CCA now has nearly 600 enrollments in 11 high schools: Brockton, Durfee (Fall River), Greater Lowell Technical, New Bedford, Revere,鈥
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