AMHERST, Mass. 鈥 Driven by technological, societal and political change, renewable energy technologies are progressively replacing fossil fuels. Under an expectation that governments will fulfill鈥
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UMass ADVANCE is pleased to announce the inaugural faculty teams to win the ADVANCE Equitable Practices in Collaboration and Shared Decision-Making (EPiC-SD) Award . Research shows that when all鈥, Inaugural Winners of the EPiC-SD Award are:, CNS Lecturer's Council , provides a forum for Lecturers in CNS to share ideas and support one another. During the academic year, the Council meets periodically to discuss concerns and strategize about solutions and best鈥, Catherine Benincasa, , Mathematics and Statistics, Erika Hamilton, , Microbiology, Amy Springer, , Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Cassandra Uricchio, , Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Katie Beltaire, , Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Kari Loomis, , Biology, Lena Fletcher, , Environmental Conservation, Lori Astheimer Best, , Psychological and Brain Sciences, Shubha Tewari, , Physics, Sraven Surampudi, , Chemistry, Weiguo Hu, , Polymer Science and Engineering, Peiyi Shen, , Food Science, Holyoke Public Schools Ethnic Studies Program Research-Practice Partnership , is a multiracial and mutilingual research team conducting a community engaged ethnography on implementing Ethnic Studies in K-12 settings. They provide faculty and teacher-led professional鈥, Dana Altshuler, , Holyoke High School, Keisha L. Green, , Teacher Education and School Improvement , Kysa Nygreen, , Teacher Education and School Improvement, Laura Valdiviezo, , Teacher Education and School Improvement, Library Research Services Department , consists of nine MSP librarians and a department head. They are familiar faces around campus at student presentations, colleagues鈥 lectures, and public events. Bringing highly interdisciplinary鈥, Madeleine Charney, , Library, Lisa DiValentino, , Library, Isabel Espinal, , Library, Cai Fischetto, , Library, Kate Freedman, , Library, Jennifer Friedman, , Library, Dave Mac Court, , Library, Steve McGinty, , Library, Alison Messier, , Library, Maria Rios, , Library, MSP Bargaining Team , is responsible for negotiating the collective bargaining agreement representing 1,720 faculty members and librarians at UMass Amherst. They meet with MSP members to set priorities, evaluate data,鈥, Jacquie Kurland, , Communication Disorders, Marc Liberatore, , Computer Science, Asha Nadkarni, , English, Eve Weinbaum, , Sociology, K Zdepski, , Library Administrative Services
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For its efforts to support faculty during the pandemic, UMass Amherst has been awarded second place in the STEM Faculty category of the National Science Foundation鈥檚 Taking Action: COVID-19鈥
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AMHERST, Mass. 鈥 Ela Gezen, associate professor of German and director of German and Scandinavian Studies, has been named a 2022-23 Berlin Prize fellow by the American Academy in Berlin. UMass鈥
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In a five-year update to research on likely climate changes in the Boston area, researchers from the 黑料app Boston today released findings from the Greater Boston Research鈥, Michelle Wu, . 鈥淭he GBRAG report analyzes Boston's climate risk projections so we can make the most informed decisions on how to protect our communities from unavoidable impacts while mitigating emissions that鈥, Paul Kirshen, , a professor at School for the Environment at UMass Boston, director of the Stone Living Lab, and co-lead for the report. , Ellen Douglas, , also a professor at the School for the Environment and the other co-lead added, 鈥淲ith this new information, the City of Boston and MAPC cities and towns across Massachusetts are armed with the most鈥, Martin Pillsbury, , director of environmental planning at the Metropolitan Area Planning Council (MAPC). 鈥淭his new and expanded research provides cities and towns with a more precise view of the challenges they may鈥, Temperature:, Average annual temperatures could be approximately 3 to 10 鈩 greater by 2100 compared to the start of the century, depending upon location and whether greenhouse gas emissions are moderate or high.鈥, Groundwater:, Groundwater levels have increased over the last 50 years. Over the next 50 years, groundwater recharge is projected to increase in the late fall and early winter with increased precipitation but to鈥, Sea-Level Rise and Coastal Flooding, This report projects the median sea-level rise for Boston Harbor to be 3.4 feet by 2100 under a high emissions scenario, though greater than 10 ft of sea-level rise is still possible. Uncertainty in鈥, River and Stormwater Flooding:, The 2022 update increases confidence in 2016 projections of a 20鈥50 percent increase in small (e.g., two year) river floods and a 15鈥70 percent increase in 100-year river floods by 2100, and states鈥, Storms and Precipitation:, This report offers more certainty on the effect of climate change on storms. The strength of extratropical storms may decrease but the proportion of stronger tropical storms is expected to increase.鈥
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Professors Pratima Prasad, Mark Warren and Laurel Wainwright UMass Boston Chancellor , Marcelo Su谩rez-Orozco, has announced this year鈥檚 winners of the Chancellor's Awards for Distinguished Scholarship, Teaching, and Service. Each year the university celebrates the excellence of its faculty by recognizing鈥, Chancellor's Award for Distinguished Scholarship, Professor , Mark Warren, , Department of Public Policy and Public Affairs, , , has made a significant impact on crucial issues for disadvantaged communities across the nation. In addition to his teaching, Professor Warren has dedicated his career to community engagement, racial鈥, Chancellor's Award for Distinguished Teaching, With 36 years at UMass Boston, Professor of Psychology , Laurel Wainwright, has been a stellar example of providing accessible, engaging, and compassionate education with a student-centered teaching perspective. As a psychology professor, she has taught more than 14 courses鈥, Chancellor's Award for Distinguished Service, 鈥 In addition to her responsibilities as an associate dean of the College of Liberal Arts and an associate professor of French, , Pratima Prasad , has developed a plethora of student success initiatives to capture the best of UMass Boston鈥檚 community over the years. Her vigorous work to strengthen her field of scholarship by increasing the鈥
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Hakeem Alhady wearing commencement gown and cap on UMass Boston campus UMass Boston conferred degrees to , 4,013, Class of 2022 undergraduate and graduate students at commencement ceremonies this week. We asked our graduates about their time on campus and what they鈥檙e excited for:, Hakeem Alhady, , a biology major with a music minor, will attend Tufts University School of Dental Medicine in the fall. The Waltham native plans to become a general dentist and open his own clinic. 鈥淗onestly鈥, Sheta Roy, , a psychology major, will continue with research in Dr. S. Tiffany Donaldson鈥檚 Behavioral Psychopharmacology Neuroscience Lab after graduating, and will apply to graduate schools. "As a freshman I鈥, Julia Medeiros, , a criminal justice and psychology double major, will attend Suffolk University Law School. The Natick, Massachusetts native participated in CLA First! as a peer mentor, and served as team manager鈥, Paige Alexander, , a nursing major, will start at Massachusetts General Hospital as a new-grad nurse in July, and once she passes the NCLEX, she will be a registered nurse. She credits the hands-on experience she鈥
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Society of Environmental Scientists members Fiona Benzi, Andrew Riggs, Jamie-Lyn Cavallon, Thomas Furtado, Sarah Mahannah and Lucia Cheney pose behind the trash they collected alongside Lowell Litter鈥
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The UMass Amherst Transportation Center鈥檚 (UMTC) $4.75 million, state-of-the-art aviation research and training center officially opened at Westover Municipal Airport in Chicopee with a ribbon-鈥
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Maddison Lessard, has received the Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship , one of the most prestigious awards in the U.S. for undergraduates studying the sciences. The scholarship is given annually to college sophomores鈥, Alexey Veraksa, 鈥檚 lab over the past year, using the fruit fly Drosophila melanogaster to investigate cell signaling mechanisms during organism development. 鈥淚 congratulate Maddison Lessard on receiving this鈥, Marcelo Su谩rez-Orozco, . 鈥淚 am proud to see our students achieve at the highest level, and am grateful for our faculty who guide them toward success.鈥 In Veraksa鈥檚 lab, Lessard has joined a project that is using鈥, Claire Jackan, , who recently graduated. Now she will be working independently to move this project forward, Veraksa said. 鈥淏ased on her performance so far, I am fully confident that she will successfully carry out鈥, IMSD, , a, , research-intensive, skill-building mentoring program for undergraduates interested in pursuing research careers in the biomedical sciences. Lessard said the program was 鈥渋nvaluable.鈥 Lessard also鈥
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