The UMass Center for Clinical and Translational Science (UMCCTS) has awarded seven pilot grants to faculty and research collaborators to accelerate the translation of basic discoveries into…, Automatic wide-field optical imaging for transplant organ viability assessment, Babak Movahedi, MD, PhD, assistant professor of surgery Yu Chen, PhD, associate professor of biomedical engineering, UMass Amherst Haichong Zhang, PhD, assistant professor of biomedical engineering,…, STING agonism for the treatment of COVID-19, Katherine A. Fitzgerald, PhD, the Worcester Foundation for Biomedical Research Chair , professor of medicine, vice chair for research in the Department of Medicine and director of the Program in…, Correction of defective splicing in fragile X syndrome with therapeutic potential, Joel Richter, PhD, the Arthur F. Koskinas Chair in Neuroscience and professor of molecular medicine The project will help researchers better understand fragile X syndrome and its associated…, Isolated single islet studies to define the factors underlying the heterogeneity of islet and peri-islet lymphocytic infiltration in human type 1 diabetes, David M. Harlan, MD, the William and Doris Krupp professor of medicine, professor of medicine and co-director of the Diabetes Center of Excellence Sally C. Kent, PhD, the George F. and Sybil H.…, Dissecting optical coherence tomography features to predict risk of future advanced age-related macular degeneration, Tianxiao Huan, PhD, assistant professor of ophthalmology & visual sciences Johanna Seddon, MD, ScM, professor of ophthalmology & visual sciences and director of the Macular Degeneration…, A deep learning-based, real-time vascular anatomy assessment tool for emergency stroke interventions, Anna Kuhn, MD, PhD, assistant professor of radiology Mohammed Salman Shazeeb, PhD, assistant professor of radiology Clifford Lindsay, PhD, assistant professor of radiology Researchers will expand…, Tinnitus characterization using reverse correlation with applications to retraining therapies, Divya A. Chari, MD, assistant professor of otolaryngology Adam Lammert, PhD, assistant professor of biomedical engineering, Worcester Polytechnic Institute Researchers will work to validate a novel…
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Michael Sakamoto, performing arts curator and director of the Asian and Asian American Arts and Culture Program for the Fine Arts Center has been awarded a $15,000 fellowship in choreography from the…
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AMHERST, Mass. – New research on the gender gap in faculty in finance programs, shows a significant gap, with only 16% of the finance faculty at top business schools being women. UMass Amherst…
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A team of Lowell High School students present their design-thinking project during a recent visit to the Innovation Hub at 110 Canal Street, hosted by the Rist DifferenceMaker Institute. Lowell High…, Rising to the Challenge, The Essex North Shore Agricultural and Technical School team of Mya Doucette, Gaby Guimaraes, Zach Medailleu and Gabriel Olafsson earned $500 for their winning pitch of ZuMix, an energy-boosting…, Opportunities Abound, During the Lowell High visit to iHub’s 110 Canal St. location, students heard from two DifferenceMaker alumni: Rajia Abdelaziz ’16, co-founder of smart jewelry and accessory company invisaWear…
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Nursing students write notes while professor speaks to them UMass Dartmouth College of Nursing & Health Sciences faculty members Professor Mary McCurry, Assistant Professor Monika Schuler,…, Dean Kimberly Christopher of the College of Nursing & Health Sciences, . "We are extremely grateful to FORE for this generous and timely grant that will assist in preparing future nurses to treat patients with opioid use disorder with the highest levels of care and…, Dr. McMurry, added, "The stigma of opioid use disorder has been associated with significant health disparities. Our team is very excited for the opportunity to make a difference in addressing this very important…, FORE President Dr. Karen A. Scott, . "These projects have great potential to give us exciting new tools and lessons that will help communities around the country respond to the crisis more effectively, inform future policy decisions,…
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Dr. Vijaya Chalivendra is a professor of Mechanical Engineering at UMass Dartmouth's College of Engineering. Vijaya Chalivendra, professor of Mechanical Engineering at UMass Dartmouth, has received a…
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On February 8, 2022, UMass Dartmouth and Congressman William Keating announced a $4.3M grant from the Office of Naval Research (ONR) to research projects through the Marine and UnderSea Technology…, UMass Dartmouth Chancellor Mark A. Fuller, . "We want to educate students from the SouthCoast and the Commonwealth for Blue Economy jobs and produce graduates who will contribute to the industry's success, and with this grant, that is what we…, Congressman Bill Keating, . "UMass Dartmouth's Marine and UnderSea Technology program will create a new generation of a highly trained workforce, addressing the needs of the U.S. Navy as well as the emerging blue economy in…, Senator Edward Markey, . "This continued federal investment—now totaling more than $13 million in awards since 2020—illustrates the MUST program's capacity for high caliber research as well as the impact of the continued…, Senator Elizabeth Warren, . "Southeastern Massachusetts can and should be the center of the offshore wind revolution. This grant will spur innovation across the South Coast," said , Congressman Jake Auchincloss, . MUST has funded 29 research projects for a total of $13.M, bringing together regional collaborators such as NUWCDIVNPT to strengthen the Navy's access to cutting-edge research and build a pipeline…, Ron Vien, Technical Director, at the Naval Undersea Warfare Center Division Newport (NUWCDIVNPT). “MUST’s success is the result of a very productive collaboration between the Office of Naval Research, the Naval Undersea Warfare…, UMass Dartmouth Interim Provost Ramprasad Balasubramanian, , who leads the Marine and UnderSea Technology (MUST) research program.
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BOSTON - The ºÚÁÏapp today launched the search for a new UMass Lowell chancellor to succeed current Chancellor Jacquie Moloney, who announced last July that she would be retiring…, UMass Board of Trustees Chairman Robert Manning, , an alumnus of UMass Lowell, praised the makeup of the Committee. "The members of this Search Committee have the experience, expertise and passion for UMass Lowell success necessary to identify and…, UMass President Marty Meehan, , an alumnus and former chancellor of UMass Lowell, said. "The Committee named today will be tasked with conducting a search that will be comprehensive, transparent and inclusive." Two UMass Lowell…, UMass Trustee Mary Burns, ,, and Jerry Colella, Chairman of MKS Instruments, -- will co-chair the Committee. "UMass Lowell is a powerful engine for transformation and growth for the City of Lowell and the entire Merrimack Valley, as well as a vital asset for the Commonwealth…, More about Chancellor Moloney, During her 38-year tenure, Chancellor Jacquie Moloney has served in numerous roles, including: professor, researcher, dean and executive vice chancellor to then-Chancellor Marty Meehan. She was named…
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UMass Chan Medical School has installed 32 electric vehicle charging ports, with support from National Grid as part of the company’s Electric Vehicle Charging Station Program , which aims to expand…
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A team of researchers at the ºÚÁÏapp Amherst recently announced that they have discovered the genetic linkages governing the formation of flowers. The revelation solves a long-…
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