BOSTON - Â鶹ÊÓƵ President Jack M. Wilson announced today, March 1, that he will conclude his presidency when his current term ends on June 30, 2011. "It has been an honor and…, Governor Deval Patrick cites a tenure of success:, Governor Deval Patrick said that UMass has made great progress under President Wilson's leadership. "By any measure -- enrollment, endowment, test scores or capital improvements -- Jack Wilson's…, Chairman Robert J. Manning on Jack Wilson's presidency:, Manning, chairman of the Â鶹ÊÓƵ Board of Trustees, called the Wilson presidency "a period of growth and achievement." "President Wilson has put his heart and soul into leading…, Jack Wilson's career at UMass:, A physicist and career educator, President Wilson joined the University in 2001, after having been selected through a national search to become the founding CEO of UMassOnline, the University's…, About Jack Wilson:, Prior to arriving at UMass, President Wilson was the J. Erik Jonsson '22 Distinguished Professor of Physics, Engineering Science, Information Technology and Management at Rensselaer Polytechnic…, Jack M. Wilson Presidency:, Student Enrollment:, Fall 2003: 57,853 Fall 2009: 65,923 (+14.5 percent), Degrees Conferred:, Academic Year 2002-2003: 10,701 Academic Year 2008-2009: 12,630 (+18 percent), SAT/GPA (UMass Amherst):, Fall 2003: 1,137; 3.28 Fall 2009: 1,169; 3.60 (GPA +9.8 percent, SAT +2.8 percent), UMass Spending On Financial Aid:, FY 2003: $36 million FY 2010: $138 million (+283 percent), Research Funding:, FY 2003: $320 million FY 2008: $435.2 million (+36 percent), Intellectual Property Income:, FY 2003: $20 million FY 2009: $73 million (+265 percent), Total University Budget:, FY 2003: $1.5 billion FY 2010: $2.7 billion (+80 percent), UMassOnline, : Fiscal Year 2001: 5,009 course enrollments, $3 million in revenue FY 2009: 40,020 course enrollments, $47 million in revenue (Course enrollments +699 percent and revenue +1466 percent), Endowment, : June 30, 2003: $146 million December 31, 2009: $454 million (+211 percent), Major Capital Projects Completed FY 2004-FY2010:, Amherst: Integrated Sciences Building, Student Recreation Center, Central Heating Plant, North Apartments (864-bed, apartment-style student housing) Boston: Campus Center, Venture Development Center…, UMass System: UMass Club, Major Capital Projects Launched:, Amherst: Integrated Science Center, Phase II Boston: Integrated Science Center, Bayside Expo Center Dartmouth: Library renovation Lowell: Emerging Technologies and Innovation Center (first new…, Capital Spending:, Fiscal Year 2004-Fiscal Year 2009: $1.23 billion Fiscal Year 2010-Fiscal Year 2014 (projected): $2.63 billion Contact: Robert P. Connolly, 617-548-0238
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BOSTON -- March 11, 2010:Research expenditures at the Â鶹ÊÓƵ reached a record $489.1 million in Fiscal Year 2009, President Jack M. Wilson announced today. Research spending…, Amherst, : Leading large research centers in key technology areas, such as lower-atmosphere weather radar, materials for solar energy and nanomanufacturing, Boston, : Life sciences research and health care collaborations with major Boston institutions, including Children's Hospital and Dana-Farber/Harvard Cancer Center, Dartmouth, : New initiative in marine renewable energy, including a regional university-industry research consortium and proposed technology demonstration site in Muskegat Channel, Lowell, : Partnering with other local universities and industry on a nanomanufacturing research center; expansion of biomanufacturing research and industry services program, Worcester, : Major initiative for translating research to improved clinical outcomes, with an emphasis on gene therapy, stem cell therapy and RNAi therapeutics Research expenditures at UMass have increased by…, Amherst, , $160.7 million, Boston, , $47 million, Dartmouth, , $20.7 million, Lowell, , $56.7 million, Worcester, , $204 million Calling research "rocket fuel for the state's innovation economy," President Wilson early in his tenure created the, President's Science and Technology Fund, , which seeds promising research projects on all five campuses. The President's Science and Technology Fund has provided about $1 million in project funding since it was created in 2004. The 43…
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BOSTON -- March 15, 2010: Â鶹ÊÓƵ President Jack M. Wilson today announced $200,000 in grants to UMass researchers. The awards will advance the commercial development of important…, Chul Park, PhD, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, UMass Amherst "A New Sludge and Nutrient Reduction Method for Wastewater Treatment", Park's new wastewater treatment technology allows for both sludge reduction and nutrient removal, which are major challenges in wastewater treatment systems. The invention also permits a significant…, Surita Bhatia, PhD, Susan Roberts, PhD, Department of Chemical Engineering, UMass Amherst "Alginate Wound Dressings with Enhanced Oxygen Supply", Researchers in the Bhatia and Roberts groups have developed techniques to create stable hydrogels with oxygen-carrying domains. These gels can be cast onto gauzes, creating wound dressings with…, Uri Galili, PhD, Department of Surgery, UMass Worcester "Accelerated Wound Healing With Liposome Nanoparticles", The overall objective of this project is to study the technology developed at UMass Medical School on accelerated wound healing by topical application of a-gal liposomes. When applied on injuries,…, Weibo Gong, PhD, Sheng Xiao, MS, Electrical and Computer Engineering Department, UMass Amherst "Wireless Secret Key Management Using Communication Randomness", Communication randomness, such as transmission errors and user movements are considered negative factors in wireless communications. This UMass technology converts the randomness into security…, Michael Green, PhD, MD, Program in Gene Function and Expression, UMass Worcester "Methods for Efficient Production of Bioactive Recombinant IGFBP7, a Promising New Therapeutic Agent for the Treatment…, Green's group has identified IGFBP7, which encodes a secreted protein, as a melanoma tumor suppressor gene whose expression is lost during melanoma development. Restoration of IGFBP7 function by…, Alonzo Ross, PhD, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Pharmacology, UMass Worcester "A Method for Enhancing Chemotherapy of Glioblastomas", Glioblastoma brain tumors are a tremendously difficult clinical problem and are invariably fatal. Current therapies reduce tumor burden but do not provide a real cure. This novel approach combines a…, Daniel Schmidt, PhD, Department of Plastics Engineering, UMass Lowell "Practical, High-Performance Bisphenol A (BPA) Free Epoxy Resins", This technology attempts to address growing concern surrounding the use of bisphenol A (BPA) in epoxy can liners used in the vast majority of metal food and beverage cans. In particular, new…, Ramaswamy Nagarajan, PhD, Jayant Kumar, PhD, Department of Plastics Engineering, Department of Physics and Applied Physics and Center for Advanced Materials, UMass Lowell "A New Class of Halogen-free…, Brominated and halogenated flame retardants are used extensively world-wide in textiles, plastics and consumer electronic items to reduce their flammability but unfortunately show adverse effects on…, ABOUT CVIP, Commercial Ventures and Intellectual Property (CVIP) is responsible for the commercialization of discoveries made on the five campuses of the Â鶹ÊÓƵ. The Executive Director,…
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BOSTON -- March 25, 2010:The Â鶹ÊÓƵ today announced the formation of the Committee that will guide the search for a new President. The Â鶹ÊÓƵ Presidential…, James J. Karam, , UMD '71 President and CEO, First Bristol Corporation Vice Chair, Â鶹ÊÓƵ Board of Trustees Chair, Committee on Administration and Finance Vice Chair:, Henry M. Thomas, III, President & CEO Urban League of Springfield, Inc. Â鶹ÊÓƵ Trustee Chair, Committee on Academic and Student Affairs, Michael Carter, , PhD Professor and Chair Economics Faculty Representative to the Board of Trustees Â鶹ÊÓƵ Lowell, Mari Castaneda, , PhD Distinguished Professor Department of Communications, Â鶹ÊÓƵ Amherst, Edward W. Collins, , Jr. International Representative of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) Â鶹ÊÓƵ Trustee, Edward H. D'Alelio, , UMB '74 Retired Managing Director & CIO, Fixed Income, Putnam Investments Chairman, Â鶹ÊÓƵ Foundation Investment Committee, John A. DiBiaggio, , DDS Past President, Tufts University Past President, Michigan State University Past President, University of Connecticut Â鶹ÊÓƵ Trustee Vice Chair, Committee on Academic and…, Maria D. Furman, , UMD '76 Retired Managing Director and Bond Portfolio Manager of Standish Mellon Asset Management Â鶹ÊÓƵ Trustee Chair, Audit Committee, Robyn Hannigan, , PhD Professor and Chair, Environmental, Earth and Ocean Studies, College of Science and Mathematics Â鶹ÊÓƵ Boston, Charles J. Hoff, , UML '66 Retired Chairman, CEO and Owner, Universal/Univis Inc. Director, Hoff Family Partnership Philanthropist Former UMass Trustee, Philip W. Johnston, , UMA '68 President, Philip W. Johnston Associates Â鶹ÊÓƵ Trustee Chair, Committee on Science, Technology & Research Chair, Compensation Committee Vice Chair, Governance…, Laura King, Student, Â鶹ÊÓƵ Dartmouth, Ruben J. King-Shaw Jr., Chairman and CEO, Mansa Equity Partners Inc. Vice Chair, Â鶹ÊÓƵ Board of Trustees Chair, Governance Committee Vice Chair, Compensation Committee, Winston Langley, , PhD Provost and Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs, Â鶹ÊÓƵ Boston Professor of Political Science and International Relations, Robert J. Manning, , UML '84 CEO & CIO, MFS Investment Management Chair, Â鶹ÊÓƵ Board of Trustees, Craig C. Mello, , PhD Nobel Laureate Howard Hughes Medical Institute Investigator and Blais University Chair in Molecular Medicine, Â鶹ÊÓƵ Medical School, Kathy Miraglia, , EdD, UMA '06 Professor and Chair Art Education Â鶹ÊÓƵ Dartmouth, Kerri E. Osterhaus-Houle, , MD, FACOG, UMW '99 Partner, Women's Health of Central Mass Â鶹ÊÓƵ Trustee Vice Chair, Committee on Science, Technology & Research, S. Paul Reville, Secretary of Education Commonwealth of Â鶹ÊÓƵ Â鶹ÊÓƵ Trustee, Mark E. Russell, , UML '83, UMA '85 Vice President of Engineering, Technology and Mission Assurance, Raytheon Co., Robert K. Sheridan, President & CEO, Savings Bank Life Insurance of Â鶹ÊÓƵ Chairman, Â鶹ÊÓƵ Building Authority Former UMass Trustee, Stephen P. Tocco, President and CEO, ML Strategies Â鶹ÊÓƵ Trustee, Marcellette G. Williams, , PhD Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs, Student Affairs, and International Relations, Â鶹ÊÓƵ Former Chancellor, Â鶹ÊÓƵ Amherst Professor of English…
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BOSTON - The Â鶹ÊÓƵ Presidential Search Committee held its inaugural meeting today, May 3, with committee Chairman James J. Karam saying the panel will conduct "a diligent, wide-…
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May 20, 2010: Â鶹ÊÓƵ President Jack M. Wilson today said that the UMass funding level put forward in the proposed Senate budget "could become part of a financial framework that…
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BOSTON - June 2, 2010: The UMass Board of Trustees Committee on Administration and Finance today unanimously voted to keep tuition and mandatory fee rates unchanged in the 2010-2011 academic year,…
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LOWELL - June 9, 2010:The Â鶹ÊÓƵ Board of Trustees today voted to maintain in-state tuition and mandatory fee rates at current levels in the upcoming academic year. This means…
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BOSTON -- June 14, 2010:The Â鶹ÊÓƵ Presidential Search Committee today held its second meeting, with search committee Chairman James J. Karam citing the progress that committee…
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BOSTON - Sept. 9, 2010: Â鶹ÊÓƵ President Jack M. Wilson today expressed his "strong support" for Higher Education Commissioner Richard Freeland's warning that the state may be "…
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