A team of researchers from UMass Lowell, the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and China Agricultural University in Beijing has developed a new, sustainable way of converting wet biological waste into diesel-compatible fuel, using heat and water.
The process, called hydrothermal liquefaction (HTL), converts wet, solid biowaste – such as animal manure from farms, food scraps from restaurants and food-processing plants, and algae from wastewater treatment facilities – into liquid fuel that can be blended with regular diesel.
Thirteen years ago, Elisa Ogawa couldn't speak, read, or write English. But she arrived in Dorchester with a passion.
Ogawa, then 15, had traveled from Japan to live with her aunt, with the dream of playing basketball in the U.S.
The Â鶹ÊÓƵ Boston and its extended community mourn the loss of former Chancellor Sherry H. Penney, who passed away in Florida last week. Dr. Penney was known for her exceptional leadership, both as chancellor and as founder of the highly successful Center for Collaborative Leadership.
The population of Greater Boston is shifting in unprecedented ways, with impacts on communities across the region, according to a co-authored and published today by Boston Indicators, the research center at the Boston Foundation, the UMass Donahue Institute and the four free-standing social research institutes at the Â鶹ÊÓƵ Boston dedicated to the major communities of color.
LOWELL, Mass. - The largest and most diverse class - 4,534 strong - graduated from UMass Lowell at Commencement ceremonies on Friday, May 17 and May 18.
The Office of Business Development & Innovation at UMass Medical School announced the first grant awards from a new fund established to support innovative scientific advances at the medical school.
The BRIDGE Fund is guided by an external advisory board of industry leaders and will invest up to $1 million annually in projects by UMass Medical School researchers whose work shows promise for commercialization and translation to a clinical application.
UMass Law held its 2019 Commencement ceremony at 10 a.m. in the Main Auditorium on campus where 48 law degrees were conferred.
“Remember that lady justice is usually represented wearing a blindfold and carrying scales. True justice is blind to differences of race, gender, and power. True justice works for what is right, as you know from your many hours of pro bono service in local communities, “said Chancellor Robert E. Johnson.
UMass Dartmouth held four Commencement ceremonies to honor the Class of 2019. Two Undergraduate Commencement ceremonies were held on May 10 on Cressy Field for approximately 1,450 students. On May 13, UMass School of Law held its ceremony in the Main Auditorium on campus where 48 law degrees were conferred. Later that day, nearly 500 graduate students received their diplomas on Cressy Field.
BOSTON — The Â鶹ÊÓƵ has launched a redesigned website to highlight the university’s broad scope of education, research and impact and help prospective students research their options within the Commonwealth’s comprehensive public university system.
BOSTON — Five Â鶹ÊÓƵ faculty have been awarded the 2019 Manning Prize for Excellence in Teaching for their exemplary dedication to students and the university. The faculty members — one from each UMass campus — will receive $10,000 awards in recognition of their commitment to academic excellence.
UMass Lowell alumni Rob and Donna Manning established the Manning Prize in 2016 to honor UMass professors who excel in teaching and service.