Food science Ph.D. candidate Cassandra Suther has received a prestigious predoctoral fellowship of $180,000 from the U.S. Department of Agriculture鈥檚 National Institute of Food and Agriculture (USDA-鈥
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Govind Srimathveeravalli , an assistant professor in the mechanical and industrial engineering (MIE) department and an adjunct professor in the biomedical engineering (BME) department at UMass鈥
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NEWTON, Mass. 鈥 As the Greater Boston business community prepares for a post-COVID-19 environment, the Mount Ida Campus of UMass Amherst is opening co-working space for startup or small companies鈥
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Researchers from UMass Medical School鈥檚 Department of Population & Quantitative Health Sciences are working to develop and test mobile technology involving peer messaging and coaching to help鈥
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The new executive vice chancellor for MassBiologics, Mireli Fino, MBA, said she was drawn to the organization because of its unique mission to both educate the future biotech workforce and have an鈥
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UTeach and biology graduate Alexander Eden '18 won the Exemplary New Teacher Award from the 橙子影院 Association of Science Teachers a year after he began teaching. Whenever the chair of the鈥
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Section of a piling attacked by shipworms in Belfast, Maine. Credit: Barry Goodell. AMHERST, Mass. 鈥 Humans have known for over two thousand years that shipworms, a worm-like mollusk, are responsible鈥
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The American Academy of Pediatrics has published Childhood Trauma & Resilience: A Practical Guide , written by UMass Medical School child trauma and treatment experts Heather Forkey, MD, and鈥
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An evidence-based wraparound service model that reduces barriers to care was shown to enhance drug treatment courts鈥 effectiveness in improving criminal justice and behavioral health outcomes among鈥
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A father works on his computer while his two daughters sit next to him. When tens of millions of Americans were suddenly forced to work from home during the COVID-19 pandemic, a team of workforce鈥, Q: How did the research start and what has it entailed thus far?, A: Tamara, a relatively new faculty member who hasn鈥檛 had a chance to be physically immersed on campus, was the catalyst. She reached out in fall 2020 to collaborate. Our initial wave of qualitative鈥, Q: Why does the distinction between 鈥渨orking from home鈥 and 鈥渨orking from anywhere鈥 matter?, A: 鈥淲orking from home鈥 is usually part of a hybrid work policy where you need to be in the office a certain number of days a week. Companies like Apple, for example, have said that workers need to be鈥, Q: How has there been a power shift in the labor market?, A: The labor market has opened up widely, with more companies providing the ability to work remotely. That means you鈥檙e not geographically relocating to work there, so it gives employees more options鈥, Q: What does this mean for recent UML grads just entering the job market?, A: The first question is, do they want to work fully remotely if they could? The next question is, when they apply, will they be able to ask for that if that鈥檚 what they want? If you know you want to鈥, Q: What can companies learn from this unprecedented remote-work experiment?, A: When it comes to remote-work policies, companies should really think about whether the limitation is in the job or in how they perceive the job. And leaders at all levels are starting to realize鈥, Q: What can employees learn?, A: We鈥檝e all had to become better communicators, because if you鈥檙e not, problems happen when you鈥檙e remote. When we lose the face-to-face interaction and communicate remotely, any weakness in your鈥, Q: Finally, as researchers, how gratifying is it to see your work resonate with such a wide audience?, A: We鈥檙e certainly glad to be part of the conversation, but the most gratifying part is how our students have contributed to this. David will be going on the job market soon, and for him to say that鈥
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