UMass flute professor Cobus du Toit has released a comprehensive series of recordings of all the flute chamber works by 20th century French composer Jacques Castérède on Naxos Records. “Jacques…
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AMHERST, Mass. – The ³È×ÓÓ°Ôº Amherst has announced a new collaboration with Simplilearn, a leading company for online training across digital technologies and applications, that…, About Simplilearn, Simplilearn enables professionals and enterprises to succeed in the fast-changing digital economy. The company provides outcome-based online training across digital technologies and applications such…, About UMass Amherst, UMass Amherst is one of the major public research universities in America. Nestled in Amherst, ³È×ÓÓ°Ôº, the campus is consistently ranked among the top public research universities in the…
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AMHERST, Mass. - Barbara Krauthamer, dean of the College of Humanities and Fine Arts at the ³È×ÓÓ°Ôº Amherst, joins a new class of 31 senior-level higher education professionals in…
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Steve Acquah, associate research professor of chemistry; the Digital Media Lab coordinator; and 2009 Lindau Meetings alumni; will be part of a team of Lindau alumni, young scientists and young…
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Nutrition Ph.D. alumna Sharmin Hossain moderated a panel on public health careers as part of the 13th Annual NIH Career Symposium, which was held in virtual format this year. The panel, which…
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AMHERST, Mass. – The ³È×ÓÓ°Ôº Amherst today announced its Fall 2020 Reopening Plan , noting that while almost all of the university’s courses will be taught remotely this fall,…, Health and Safety, The university will establish a Public Health Promotion Center to be the central coordinating and operational center for COVID-19 on campus. It will focus on the following: asymptomatic testing (…, Teaching and Learning, The university previously announced an altered academic calendar for fall 2020, with a start date of Aug. 24 for classes. Classes will end Nov. 20, at Thanksgiving Break, when students will move out…, Residential Life, While all courses that do not require physical presence on campus will be offered remotely this fall, all undergraduate students who have reserved on-campus housing for the upcoming semester, and for…, Campus Life, As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, the university is offering its immersive residential experience, which is conducive to students’ learning and academic progress, in a manner that is intended to…
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UMass Medical School biomedical research scientist Celia Schiffer, PhD, has been selected as a fellow of the Hedwig van Ameringen Executive Leadership in Academic Medicine (ELAM) program at Drexel…, Related stories on UMassMedNow:, 2019 Investiture Ceremony honors four named professors and their benefactors Celia Schiffer honored with William C. Rose Award from American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Celia …
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BOSTON – Warning that the pandemic continues to create financial uncertainty, UMass President Marty Meehan told a Board of Trustees committee today that it will be critical for the university to…
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A new study by Alejandro Vasquez-Rifo, PhD, and Victor Ambros, PhD, shows that certain strains of Pseudomonas aeruginosa, a rod-shaped bacterial pathogen that causes disease in plants and animals,…
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In the new year, David D. McManus, MD, professor of medicine, will begin an appointment as the chair of the Department of Medicine, according to an announcement by Eric. W. Dickson, MD, president and…
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