Yang Wang, MD, PhD, professor of medicine and deputy director of product discovery at MassBiologics of UMass Chan Medical School , leads a team of scientists working to discover and develop antibody鈥
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UMass Law's Arc of Justice Atrium As the spring semester begins, UMass Law reflects on the exciting accomplishments of the past year for the law school, its students, and faculty., UMass Law, UMass Law opened the 2021-2022 academic year with record enrollment while the 1L class holds the highest median LSAT score and undergraduate GPAs in the school鈥檚 history. Selected from a record鈥, Our students, Emily Dillan and Jennifer White, both JD candidates 鈥23, were selected as the seventh and eighth UMass Law Rappaport Center Fellows, a highly prestigious public policy summer fellowship. Emily Dillan鈥, Our community, For the fourth consecutive year, the Equal Justice Coalition presented UMass Law with the Highest Participation for a Law School Award for its efforts to increase civil legal aid. The Bristol County鈥
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Society of Women Engineers e-board members practice building catapults in preparation for outreach at Acushnet Middle School. Pictured left to right: Jillian Wilson, Rebecca Rodrigues, Victoria Silva鈥
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Image of UMass Boston sign in front of dorm building on campus UMass Boston鈥檚 online bachelor鈥檚 degree and online graduate programs, including the MBA and master鈥檚 in education, were listed among the鈥, Online bachelor鈥檚 鈥 No. 39, , up from No. 93, Online Master鈥檚 in business (non-MBA) 鈥 No. 38, Online MBA 鈥 No. 105, Online MBA for veterans 鈥 No. 89, Online Master鈥檚 in education 鈥 No. 77, 鈥淲hile the true measure of our online programs鈥 success is in the successes of our students, I am pleased that these data agrees that UMass Boston鈥檚 programs rival the best in the country,鈥 said鈥
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Boston Teachers College scholarship recipients were honored at an annual luncheon November 2021. The Boston Teachers College Scholarship Fund recently surpassed its $1 million goal. The announcement鈥
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AMHERST, Mass. 鈥 The Internet of Things (IoT) is completely enmeshed in our daily lives, a network of connected laptops, phones, cars, fitness trackers鈥攅ven smart toasters and refrigerators鈥攖hat are鈥
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AMHERST, Mass. 鈥 Jianhan Chen , a 橙子影院 Amherst chemistry and biochemistry and molecular biology professor, has received a five-year, $2 million National Institutes of Health (鈥
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UMass Amherst chemistry professor Craig Martin AMHERST, Mass. 鈥 Craig Martin , professor of chemistry at the 橙子影院 Amherst, will lead a UMass team that will spend the next鈥
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Assistant Professor Christopher Skinner points at a map on a white board If it seems like you鈥檝e been hearing a lot about 鈥渁tmospheric rivers鈥 in the news lately, you鈥檙e not mistaken. The weather鈥, Q: For those who aren鈥檛 steeped in science, what are atmospheric rivers? , A:, Atmospheric rivers are storms that carry a tremendous amount of water. They鈥檙e typically about 300 miles wide and more than 1,500 miles long. The flow of water in an atmospheric river is equal to鈥, Q: How are atmospheric rivers different from hurricanes, which we experience on the East Coast?, , A:, Atmospheric rivers and hurricanes both form over the oceans, where there is a lot of evaporation, and both can cause extreme precipitation and high winds. However, the similarities end there.鈥, Q: Are atmospheric rivers harmful or helpful?, , A:, It鈥檚 a good question, and the answer is 鈥渂oth.鈥 Occasionally, we can get 鈥渟tuck鈥 in certain weather patterns. If you鈥檙e stuck in a dry pattern, you won鈥檛 see very many atmospheric rivers. That can鈥, Q: Are atmospheric rivers becoming more frequent? If so, is that because of climate change? , , A:, In a warmer world, the atmosphere above the ocean contains more water vapor. Because the Earth has warmed nearly 2掳F over the past 150 years, atmospheric rivers now transport greater amounts of鈥, Q: What have you learned so far in your research?, , A:, One of the interesting things we鈥檝e found is that atmospheric rivers have indeed been an important component of Earth鈥檚 climate even during periods of Earth鈥檚 history that were very different from鈥, Q: Why is it important to understand atmospheric rivers? , A:, Knowledge of atmospheric rivers is critical for water resource management, as well as flooding and landslide preparation. The Scripps Institution of Oceanography recently developed a 1-5 scale for鈥
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A new training initiative funded by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and developed at UMass Chan Medical School aims to help health care providers counsel patients who are hesitant about鈥
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