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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UMass Chan Medical School researchers and their partners in the National Institutes of Health Rapid Acceleration of Diagnostics initiative are starting new studies to determine if the performance of鈥
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AMHERST, Mass. 鈥 A new study conducted by Baystate Medical Center and the 橙子影院 Amherst and published today in Drug and Alcohol Dependence strengthens the case for providing鈥, Dr. Peter Friedmann, , chief research officer at Baystate Health and associate dean for research at UMass Chan Medical School-Baystate. The paper鈥檚 lead author is epidemiology researcher , Elizabeth Evans, , associate professor in the UMass Amherst School of Public Health and Health Sciences. UMass Amherst associate professor Elizabeth Evans 鈥淲hen jails offer buprenorphine and other evidence-based鈥
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