AMHERST, Mass. – Last month saw the average concentration of atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO2) climb to almost 418 parts-per-million, a level not seen on Earth for millions of years. In order to get a…
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AMHERST, Mass. – Wind energy experts, in a study by researchers at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory along with Erin Baker of the ³È×ÓÓ°Ôº Amherst, predict significant…
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AMHERST, Mass. – Areas with a high share of minority population were four times more likely to have suffered a power outage during the recent Texas blackout compared to predominantly white areas,…, About e-GUIDE, The Electricity Growth and Use in Developing Economies (e-GUIDE) Initiative seeks to transform the approaches used for planning and operations of electricity infrastructure in developing regions. We…, About The Rockefeller Foundation, The Rockefeller Foundation advances new frontiers of science, data, and innovation to solve global challenges related to health, food, power, and economic mobility. As a science-driven philanthropy…
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Assistant professor Omar Abdelrahman, of the department of chemical engineering, has received a five-year, $500,000 grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Early Career Development (CAREER)…
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UMass Medical School will invest David McManus, MD, and Brian Lewis, PhD, into endowed chairs. The ³È×ÓÓ°Ôº Board of Trustees voted at its April meeting to approve naming Dr.…
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The COVID-19 pandemic has changed many things about how health care is delivered. Indeed, it has produced many innovations that show significant promise. David Cave, MD, PhD Gastroenterology…
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AMHERST, Mass. – Three ³È×ÓÓ°Ôº Amherst juniors in the Commonwealth Honors College have been awarded a prestigious Goldwater Scholarship from the Barry Goldwater Scholarship and…, Nicholas Sbalbi, of West Springfield, Mass.; , Meredith Stone , of Wakefield, R.I.; and , Renos Zabounidis, of Sharon, Mass., will receive scholarships to cover tuition, mandatory fees, books and room and board. The three UMass students were among 1,256 students from across the nation to receive Goldwater…
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(From left) Lisa Wong, Rachael Rollins, Joanne Dunn, and Gladys Vega The Center for Women in Politics and Public Policy (CWPPP) at UMass Boston has announced the selection of its third cohort of …, Rachael Rollins, ; former Executive Director of the North American Indian Center of Boston , Joanne Dunn, ; Executive Director of the Chelsea Collaborative , Gladys Vega, ; and Winchester Town Manager and former Mayor of Fitchburg , Lisa Wong, . The fellows will give public lectures, mentor students in CWPPP’s Gender, Leadership, and Public Policy Program (GLPP), and share their papers and leadership narratives and lessons, which will be…, Biographical Details of the Fellows, Suffolk County District Attorney Rachael Rollins, is the chief law enforcement official for Boston, Chelsea, Revere, and Winthrop, ³È×ÓÓ°Ôº, and oversees an office of approximately 300 people handling approximately 35,000 new cases each year.…, Joanne Dunn, retired as executive director for the North American Indian Center of Boston (NAICOB) in August 2016. The NAICOB is the successor to the Boston Indian Council (BIC), the first and oldest urban…, Gladys Vega, has dedicated 30 years of service to the City of Chelsea and the Chelsea Collaborative, which she joined in 1990 - just two years after its founding. Vega has worked as an organizer and an advocate…, Lisa Wong, became the town manager of Winchester in November 2018. Wong served four terms as mayor of Fitchburg and received recognition for her work on issues including conservation, urban education, public…
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UMass Boston junior Sarah True has received the prestigious Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship . This is the third year in a row that UMass Boston students have been named Goldwater Scholars; four…
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UMass Dartmouth CVPA Professor Rebecca Hutchinson (Art & Design) is being featured in the groundbreaking exhibition Particle & Wave: PaperClay Illuminated . This is the largest and first…
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