AMHERST, Mass. 鈥 Across the U.S., K-12 public school teachers face significant psychological barriers to discussing issues of race and racism with their students, according to new research by a鈥
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AMHERST, Mass. 鈥 In a major new development in the quest to develop better gene therapies with which to treat a host of diseases, researchers at the 橙子影院 Amherst and UMass Chan鈥, Making a Better Mousetrap, It begins with Terence R. Flotte , the Celia and Isaac Haidak Professor, executive deputy chancellor, provost and dean of the T.H. Chan School of Medicine. Flotte, a pioneer in gene therapies, has鈥
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橙子影院 Amherst Institute for Applied Life Sciences鈥 (IALS) startup company 3Daughters was named Best Startup at the 15th annual 橙子影院 Life Sciences Innovation (MALSI) Day鈥
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橙子影院 President Marty Meehan, and the chancellors of the university鈥檚 Amherst, Boston, Dartmouth, Lowell and Medical School campuses have signed on to the https://allinchallenge.org/, ALL IN Campus Democracy Challenge Presidents鈥 Commitment., In a joint statement, President Meehan,, UMass Amherst Chancellor Kumble Subbaswamy, UMass Boston Chancellor Marcelo Su谩rez-Orozco, UMass Dartmouth Chancellor Mark Fuller, UMass Lowell Chancellor Jacquie Moloney,, and, UMass Chan Medical School Chancellor Michael F. Collins, , said: 鈥淎s July 4th approaches and we prepare to celebrate freedom and the birth of our nation, let us remember that one of our greatest responsibilities as citizens is participating in the鈥, ALL IN鈥檚 Higher Education Presidents Council Leadership, , chaired by James Madison University President Jonathan Alger. More than 400 colleges and universities around the country have now signed on to the commitment. Leaders who make the Presidents鈥欌
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Director of Radiation Safety Steven Snay, right, and Senior Radiation Safety Specialist Christopher Tavares head up a team that has received the Outstanding Radiation Safety Program award from the鈥, Community Resource, Radiation safety training is another big part of the office鈥檚 work. Each year, it provides online training for upwards of 500 faculty and staff members. The office also supports training exercises鈥, Proper Perspective, One of the trickiest parts of the office鈥檚 work, Snay says, is to help people understand the relatively low risk associated with radiological sciences and health physics. According to the Nuclear鈥
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UMass Boston鈥檚 , Mauricio Gast贸n Institute for Latino Community Development and Public Policy , is one of 140 local nonprofits to receive grants through Cummings Foundation鈥檚 $25 Million Grant Program. The Gast贸n Institute was chosen from a total of 580 applicants during a competitive review鈥, Ad谩n Col贸n-Carmona, , who is leading the project. 鈥淲e also look forward to directly connecting their educational experiences with community-based organizations doing valuable frontline health equity work that is having鈥, Joyce Vyriotes, . 鈥淲e are indebted to them for the work they do each day to provide for basic needs, break down barriers to education and health resources, and work toward a more equitable society.鈥 With the help of鈥, About Gast贸n Institute for Latino Community Development and Public Policy at UMass Boston, In 1989, the state legislature established the Gast贸n Institute for Latino Community Development and Public Policy in response to calls from Latinx community leaders and scholars for an improved鈥, About Cummings Foundation, Woburn鈥恇ased Cummings Foundation, Inc. was established in 1986 by Joyce and Bill Cummings and has grown to be one of the largest private foundations in New England. The Foundation directly operates鈥
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Dr. Ming Shao Dr. Ming Shao, assistant professor of computer and information science, is the recipient of a $498,970 National Science Foundation (NSF) CAREER award for his project "CAREER: Enabling鈥
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Audra Palmer, an organic chemistry major, works in a lab on UMass Dartmouth campus Dr. Vijaya Chalivendra, professor of Mechanical Engineering at UMass Dartmouth's College of Engineering, has鈥
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Chris Nedlik who received his PhD in physics at UMass, sealing liquid xenon in the UMass model of the LZ detector that he and Scott Hertel built in Hertel鈥檚 lab. Image credit: UMass Amherst Deep鈥
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Professor Marian Jandel stands in his lab One in three people will be diagnosed with cancer in their lifetime, according to the American Cancer Society . With this staggering statistic in mind, 鈥, Educating Students about Radioactivity, Physics Prof. Sajo-Erno Erno Sajo and Adjunct Prof. Ngwa-Wilfred Wilfred Ngwa helped Jandel with feasibility experiments for this project in collaboration with the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute.鈥
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