Professor Tim Walker (History) lives in the perfect part of the world for his new research project. Southern New England is home to over 5,000 whaling ship logbooks from the 1700 and 1800s that are…
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UMass Lowell researchers are studying fish with tapeworm parasites with the goal of improving our knowledge of the human immune system. The research team, led by Asst. Prof. Asst. Prof. Natalie…, Ecoimmunology Research, “My research is unique in that we can take what we’ve learned in the lab and study how the fish immune response functions in populations found in nature. Because the immune response is so influenced…
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Rob Marcotte, a doctoral student in the department of kinesiology, received the "Best Student Oral Presentation" award at the 2019 International Conference on Ambulatory Monitoring of Physical…
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LOWELL, Mass. – As a communications manager at Japan’s Takeda Pharmaceutical Co., a global leader in the field, Tomoe Yoshida decided it was time to get her master’s degree in business administration…
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UMass Boston Professor Juanita Urban-Rich is part of a team of researchers that is the first to show that some corals are eating tiny bits of plastic debris found in the ocean. The team discovered…
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Internationally recognized Huntington's disease researcher Neil Aronin, MD, led an afternoon of presentations detailing advances made by scientists at UMass Medical School in the quest to find a…
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AMHERST, Mass. – A newly identified genus and species of worm-like, freshwater clam, commonly known as a shipworm, eats rock and expels sand as scat while it burrows like an ecosystem engineer in the…
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BOSTON – Eight ºÚÁÏapp students have been awarded $5,000 scholarships from the James J. Karam Scholarship Fund, in recognition of their academic achievements and campus…, Emanuele Abi-Younes, New Bedford –, A sophomore, Emanuele is majoring in chemical engineering at UMass Amherst. Emanuele is a graduate of New Bedford High School., Samuele Abi-Younes, New Bedford, – Joining her sister at UMass Amherst, incoming freshman Samuele intends to major in Economics. Samuele is a graduate of New Bedford High School., Mia Arruda, Fall River –, A senior majoring in bioengineering at UMass Dartmouth, Mia is a graduate of B.M.C. Durfee High School., Aidan Cabral, Dartmouth –, A sophomore at UMass Dartmouth who is majoring in marketing, Aidan is a graduate of Tiverton High School., Peter DaCosta, New Bedford –, A fourth-year medical student at UMass Medical School in Worcester, Peter is a graduate of Greater New Bedford Regional Vocational Technical High School and the medical laboratory science program at…, Kyle Neves, Fall River –, An incoming freshman to UMass Amherst who intends to major in political science, Kyle is a graduate of BMC Durfee High School., Kaleigh Patton, Fall River –, Entering her senior year, Kaleigh is majoring in biology at UMass Dartmouth. Kaleigh is a graduate of Somerset Berkley Regional High School., Carly Sherman, Westport –, A sophomore who is majoring in biology at UMass Amherst, Carly is a graduate of Bishop Stang High School. James Karam is president and founder of First Bristol Corporation, which has developed retail…
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This year's UMass For the Kids (FTK) Dance Marathon has recently been recognized for being in the top 10 colleges and universities for fundraising monetary growth by the Children's Miracle Network.…
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Each year, the Russell Sage Foundation invites a small number of scholars to its New York headquarters to investigate topics in social and behavioral sciences. Starting in September, Assistant…
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