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UMass President Marty Meehan issued the following statement on the passing of Daniel Ellsberg, who was a recent recipient of a UMass Amherst honorary degree and whose papers are housed at UMass鈥
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BOSTON 鈥 The James J. Karam Scholarship Fund has awarded scholarships to a total of twelve current and incoming 黑料app students from the SouthCoast Region, including Greater Fall鈥, 黑料app Board of Trustees Chairman James Karam and his wife, Janis Karam, , established the James J. Karam Scholarship Fund in 2013 to recognize distinguished SouthCoast students. Jim鈥檚 daughter, Alyssa Karam, has been actively involved in the process and will lead this鈥, UMass President Marty Meehan, praised the Karams鈥 dedication to access and affordability at UMass. 鈥淭hese scholarships are creating new opportunities for deserving students and expanding access to a world-class UMass education鈥, Lucas Bastista, - Lucas is a junior at UMass Boston studying economics and anthropology and is a graduate of Dartmouth High School. 鈥 , Brayden Bergeron, ,, Fall River, 鈥 Brayden is a senior at UMass Amherst studying computer engineering and is a graduate of BMC Durfee High School. 鈥 , Sarai Benitez, ,, Fall River, 鈥 Sarai is a sophomore at UMass Lowell studying engineering and is a graduate of BMC Durfee High School. 鈥 , Tiago Boia, ,, South Dartmouth, 鈥 Tiago is a senior at UMass Dartmouth studying marketing and is a graduate of New Bedford High School. 鈥 , Heather Cachia, Dartmouth, 鈥 Heather is a sophomore at UMass Dartmouth studying interior architecture and design and is a graduate of Dartmouth High School. 鈥 , Madeline Cisneros, New Bedford, 鈥 Madeline is a sophomore at UMass Dartmouth studying crime and justice studies and is a graduate of New Bedford High School. 鈥 , Joshua Correia, Westport, 鈥 Joshua is a senior at UMass Amherst studying psychology and English and is a graduate of New Bedford High School. 鈥 , Damaris Fratus, Fall River, 鈥 Damaris is a junior at UMass Dartmouth studying nursing and is a graduate of BMC Durfee High School. 鈥 , Nathaniel Klein, Fall River, 鈥 Nathaniel is a senior at UMass Lowell studying pharmaceutical science and is a graduate of Bishop Connolly High School. 鈥 , Savanha Laroche, Fall River, 鈥 Savanha is a senior at UMass Dartmouth studying nursing and is a graduate of BMC Durfee High School. 鈥 , Adam Souza, Fall River, 鈥 Adam is a sophomore at UMass Amherst studying managerial economics and is a graduate of BMC Durfee High School. 鈥 , Athena Xifaras, Fairhaven, 鈥 Athena is a senior at UMass Amherst studying psychology and art and is a graduate of Fairhaven High School. Originally from Fall River, James Karam graduated from UMass Dartmouth in 1971 before鈥, Caption for photo:, Left to right: Adam Souza 鈥26, Tiago Boia 鈥24, Nathan Klein 鈥25, (James & Alyssa Karam), Heather Cachia 鈥26, Joshua Correia 鈥23, Kyle Neves 鈥23, Lucas Batista 鈥25. Missing from photo: Athena鈥
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(BOSTON) 鈥, Mass General Brigham and UMass Boston鈥檚 Manning College of Nursing and Health Sciences today announced an expanded collaboration to enhance the college鈥檚 Clinical Leadership Collaborative for鈥, Dr. Anne Klibanski, president and CEO of Mass General Brigham, . 鈥淭here is an immense need to increase the pipeline of trained nurses, with a concerted focus on increasing diversity among our trainees. This initiative is a powerful example of how collaboration鈥, UMass President Marty Meehan, . 鈥淏uilding on the inspiring generosity of Rob and Donna Manning, the federal investment supported by Congressman Steve Lynch, and the work of the UMass Foundation team, this initiative will result鈥, Chancellor Marcelo Su谩rez-Orozco, . 鈥淲e are grateful to Mass General Brigham for this renewed commitment, which builds on our long-term partnership to diversify the career pipeline for nurses and opens opportunities for many more鈥, Rose Sheehan, ,, chief human resources officer at Mass General Brigham, . 鈥淭his expanded nursing education program underscores our commitment to supporting the healthcare workforce needs of the state.鈥 The Clinical Leadership Collaborative for Diversity in Nursing is a鈥, Governor Maura Healey, . 鈥淎t a time when we are facing a shortage of nurses and a mental health crisis, this is an important step that our schools, workforce, and health care system all will benefit from.鈥 "This latest鈥, Donna Manning, . 鈥淥ur top priority is to keep our students on track to graduate and excited about the career opportunities that await them across our communities.鈥 In 2021, Robert J. and Donna Manning donated $50鈥, Robert J. Manning, . 鈥淏y strengthening this program, they are investing in the top talent of tomorrow and ensuring a stronger future for the entire health care ecosystem in our state, region, and beyond.鈥 "UMass Boston鈥, U.S. Representative Stephen Lynch (MA-08), . 鈥淥ur nurses are the backbone of our health care system, and this collaboration between UMass Boston and Mass General Brigham offers an amazing opportunity for growing a diverse and professional鈥, Mayor Michelle Wu, . 鈥淔or Boston to remain the health care capital of the world, we need to ensure a pipeline of talented and diverse nurses that reflects our city, and UMass Boston and Mass General Brigham are leading鈥, Lieutenant Governor Kim Driscoll, . 鈥淯Mass Boston is the only public research university in Greater Boston and is therefore uniquely positioned to execute a program such as this one." UMass Boston is the most diverse university in鈥, Gaurdia Banister, executive director of the Institute for Patient Care at Mass General Hospital, , a founding member of Mass General Brigham. 鈥淲e hope that this relationship not only offers students valuable, on-site clinical learning opportunities but also leads to a sustainable pipeline of鈥, Secretary of Health and Human Services Kate Walsh, . 鈥淗aving a diverse health care workforce that truly represents the population they serve leads to better understanding, better decision making, and better health outcomes for patients.鈥 ---, About UMass Boston, The 黑料app Boston is deeply rooted in the city's history yet poised to address the challenges of the future. Recognized for innovative research, metropolitan Boston鈥檚 public鈥, About Mass General Brigham, Mass General Brigham is an integrated academic health care system, uniting great minds to solve the hardest problems in medicine for our communities and the world. Mass General Brigham connects a鈥, About the UMass Foundation, Founded in 1950, The 黑料app Foundation, Inc., is a private, independent nonprofit that is overseen by a board of directors and has been a trusted steward of UMass endowments for鈥, Contacts, : Emma Sconyers, Mass General Brigham, esconyers@mgb.org ; 401-835-3596 DeWayne Lehman, UMass Boston, dewayne.lehman@umb.edu , 617-291-7258
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Classes for more than 70,000 黑料app students, including more than 11,000 members of the Class of 2027 and approximately 3,000 transfer students, began this week at the university鈥, UMass Amherst Class of 2027, 鈥 approximately 5,275 students 鈥 is one of the most diverse in school history . At, UMass Boston, , among the most diverse universities in the nation, two-thirds of the roughly 2,400-member Class of 2027 will be BIPOC ( Black, Indigenous, People of Color)., UMass Dartmouth鈥檚, new cohort of students includes the largest class of graduate students in its history. At, UMass Lowell, , 鈥淎 record 48% of UMass Lowell鈥檚 incoming first-year class identifies as students of color. The, UMass Chan Medical School, in Worcester welcomed its largest class of medical students ever.
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Impact., It鈥檚 what this University鈥檚 founders had in mind when UMass was established 160 years ago. It鈥檚 what we strive for today. However grand our founders鈥 dreams may have been, it鈥檚 fair to say that few鈥, $8.3 billion, into the Massachusetts economy and supported nearly, 40,000 external jobs, statewide. This is how our students, faculty and staff across the five-campus UMass system combine to drive the state鈥檚 economy, according to a new report from the UMass Donahue Institute, a鈥, Economic Impact Report, Our new academic year has dawned, and our campuses are in high gear. UMass is the state鈥檚 indispensable developer of talent, and we鈥檙e delighted to welcome more than, 70,000 students, from every corner of the Commonwealth and from around the world to our five campuses. From the moment it opened its doors, this University's greatest asset has been a faculty that prizes the creation鈥, 黑料app Amherst, economist Isabella Weber has been named to the 2023 "TIME100 Next" list of Emerging Leaders for her international research on price-gouging by larger companies and how corporate profits have become a鈥, Mass General Brigham, and, UMass Boston鈥檚 Manning College of Nursing, and Health Sciences, aimed at making the nursing profession more diverse. UMass Boston nursing students working in a lab environment with scrubs on., I鈥檓 also pleased to report:, The University is expanding the, Commonwealth Collegiate Academy, , our early college initiative, which provides high school students with a head start on their college education through live online course instruction by UMass faculty during the school day. UMass鈥, award of nearly $5.5 million, will support the design, building and testing of small satellites and spacecraft components through the, Massachusetts Alliance for Space & Technology & Sciences, , an international consortium led by, UMass Lowell, Physics Professor Supriya Chakrabarti and based at the Lowell Center for Space Science and Technology. Image by NASA. UMass Lowell鈥檚 PICTURE-C, a 14-foot-long, 1,500-pound telescope designed to鈥, UMass Dartmouth, Dean, of the School for Marine Science and Technology, (SMAST) Kevin Stokesbury was awarded $1.4 million by NOAA Fisheries for his decades-long scallop research. Stokesbury's non-invasive research has proved crucial to revitalizing this important鈥, UMass Chan Medical School, hosted 19 outstanding high school students from populations underrepresented in medicine in a program that continues the students鈥 academic development while encouraging them to consider futures in鈥, UMass Law, graduates, achieved an 80% pass rate, on the latest bar exam. Among the Commonwealth's nine law schools, the newest and, only public law school, finished fifth behind Harvard University, Boston College, Boston University, and Northeastern University. UMass Law school students sitting in atrium. To learn even more about the impact of our鈥
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Responding to today鈥檚 Biden Administration announcement that Massachusetts has been chosen as the location for the Investor Catalyst Hub of the Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H) ,, UMass President Marty Meehan, and, Congressman Richard Neal, issued the following statements: 鈥淎s an international hub for medical research and development, Massachusetts is unrivaled in our readiness to tackle some of the greatest challenges facing the鈥
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The five-campus 黑料app (UMass) system generated a record $8.3 billion in economic activity and supported nearly 40,000 external jobs across Massachusetts, according to a report鈥, UMass President Marty Meehan, said. 鈥淎s the state鈥檚 top workforce development engine, which educates more students than any other college or university in Massachusetts, and as one of the state鈥檚 three largest research鈥, Massachusetts Secretary of Economic Development Yvonne Hao., 鈥淚nstitutions like UMass have made Massachusetts a global leader in higher ed while also contributing to our state's excellence in just about every sector - from life sciences and technology to鈥, Brooke Thomson, President of Associated Industries of Massachusetts., "UMass has long been a critical piece of the Massachusetts economy, as both a driver of our economic competitiveness and a source of talent,鈥, JD Chesloff, President & CEO of the Massachusetts Business Roundtable, said. 鈥 This report further demonstrates UMass' impact on the economic prosperity of every region of the state, including access to cutting edge research and development for emerging companies to鈥, UMass Amherst, : $2.9 billion / 13,222 external jobs, UMass Boston:, $1.2 billion / 5,516 external jobs, UMass Dartmouth:, $618.3 million / 2,960 external jobs, UMass Lowell:, $1.2 billion / 5,588 external jobs, UMass Chan Medical School:, $2.2 billion / 10,872 external jobs, Central Administration:, $241.6 million / 1,339 external jobs The major drivers of economic impact are student, faculty and staff spending, construction projects, and the University's purchasing of the goods and services鈥, Donahue Institute Director of Economic and Policy Research Mark Melnik, said. Besides the spending captured in the economic impact formula, the report highlights several other UMass contributions to the Massachusetts economy, including:, More than 330,000 of the University鈥檚 alumni live in Massachusetts, . They contribute skills and knowledge to the nation鈥檚 leading innovation economy; purchase goods and services from Massachusetts businesses; and pay local and state taxes., Each year, the University鈥檚 five campuses award approximately 20,000 undergraduate and graduate degrees., Among the UMass Class of 2022 were 4,065 business majors, 2,328 nurses and other health professionals, 1,828 engineers, 1,458 computer and information science professionals, 1,342 biological and鈥, The University鈥檚 five campuses house more than 90 core research facilities, that are made available to small- and medium-size Massachusetts companies to accelerate their job-creating research and development activity. Users of the core facilities make a $364 million鈥, The University鈥檚 $813 million research enterprise, 鈥 the third largest behind just Harvard and MIT in Massachusetts 鈥 results in patents and technology licensing that creates jobs in established companies and forms the basis for start-up companies.鈥, UMass campuses attract thousands of people for campus tours, conferences, performances, and sporting events., These visitors and sports spectators generate significant economic benefits for Massachusetts through their spending for transportation, restaurants, lodging, cultural attractions, and retail shops,鈥, Read the full report, About the Donahue Institute, CONTACT:, John Hoey 508.264.5920 jhoey@umassp.edu
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UMass President Marty Meehan praised the Healey-Driscoll administration鈥檚 first budget proposal (House 1) for its investments in UMass. 鈥淕overnor Healey and Lt. Governor Driscoll have made a bold鈥, Meehan. 鈥淭hese transformational investments would expand access to our world-class education and enhance the impact of our statewide research enterprise. On behalf of the UMass community of 74,000鈥
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