Amanda Baptiste athlete profile page Amanda Baptiste ’21 grew up in Taunton, Massachusetts, a city rich in her Portuguese heritage. When she arrived at UMass Lowell four years ago to pursue a degree…
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AMHERST, Mass. – Researchers at the ºÚÁÏapp Amherst recently discovered that the ability of agricultural grasses to withstand drought is directly related to the health of the…
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A Boston Globe story published July 2 features FutureSHORELINE, the work of Carolina Aragón, landscape architecture. FutureSHORELINE is a temporary sculpture, made of lobster traps, in Boston’s Fort…
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The Mapping Aspects of Psychotherapy in Dialectical Behavior Therapy (MAPDBT) research study is recruiting volunteers to participate in group therapy. The goal of the study is to compare how…
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Researchers in polymer science and engineering are used to working at the molecular level, but UMass Amherst professor Thomas P. Russell and his former UMass student and current postdoc Paul Kim are…
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Professor Daniel Obrist climbing a tree in the Harvard Forest Toxic mercury is being deposited in forests in much higher quantities than previously thought, posing a concern for the health and well-…, Understanding the Mercury Cycle, Obrist and his colleagues measured the uptake of gaseous mercury at Harvard Forest in Petersham, Massachusetts, for almost 16 months. The site is a nearly 4,000-acre temperate deciduous forest where…, A Potent Neurotoxic Pollutant, Mercury Mercury is a highly toxic environmental pollutant that threatens fish, birds, mammals and humans. Vast amounts are released into the atmosphere each year by coal-burning power plants, as…, A High-achieving Undergraduate Researcher, The mercury study provided hands-on research opportunities for undergraduate Eric Roy Eric Roy , a senior majoring in meteorology and math. Undergraduate student researcher Eric Roy “One potential…, Multiple Biomes and Ecosystems, Obrist examines the soil on Plum Island in Massachusetts, where he has an ongoing National Science Foundation project to investigate mercury cycling in salt marshes. Obrist, an expert in…
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Dr. Hong Liu, Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at UMass Dartmouth, in the lab with graduate students. The National Science Foundation (NSF) has awarded Dr. Hong Liu and Dr. Trina…
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Mark Klempner, MD, executive vice chancellor for MassBiologics of UMass Medical School and professor of medicine, was recognized by Chancellor Michael F. Collins with a Chancellor’s Medal to honor…
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Trusted health care providers could increase vaccine acceptance among the 40 percent of Americans who say they are hesitant or not likely to get a COVID-19 shot. Researchers at UMass Medical School…
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Chief Information Officer Gregory R. Wolf has received a 2021 BostonCIO of the Year ORBIE Award . Awards were presented in eight categories during a virtual ceremony on June 18; Wolf received the…
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