Karen Giuliano , associate professor at the Institute for Applied Life Sciences and the Elaine Marieb College of Nursing, along with Kelly Landsman, a nurse-biomedical engineer in Minneapolis, are…
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Justin Baez Peguero Every year, the SGA homepage Student Government Association (SGA) surveys undergraduate students to learn more about their most pressing needs and concerns, so it can advocate…
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Associate Professor Chris Harris How many law enforcement officers, military veterans and active duty service members are affiliated with far-right groups that commit acts of domestic terrorism? Are…, Assessing Insider Threats, Professor Arie Perliger (right) and Associate Professor Neil Shortland (left) Harris says that the insider threats team will first mine Perliger’s database for information about law enforcement…, New Focus on Domestic Terrorism, Perliger and the cover of his 2020 book on violent far-right extremism, "American Zealots." Perliger says the Department of Defense grant will use similar methods to look at affiliation with…, Do Words Matter?, Neil Shortland Shortland is co-principal investigator on the $1.13 million National Institute of Justice grant to investigate whether extremist and hateful postings on social media can be analyzed to…
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Gang Han, PhD Gang Han, PhD, professor of biochemistry & molecular biotechnology, has been elected by the American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering (AIMBE) to its College of…
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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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While the brutality of Russia’s assault on Ukraine is horrifying to watch, it is inspiring to see the sheer courage of President Zelensky and his people in defense of freedom. This is a time for us…
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Karen Giuliano , associate professor at the Elaine Marieb College of Nursing and the UMass Institute for Applied Life Sciences (IALS), and Dian Baker, professor emeritus at Sacramento State…
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