The Office of the Provost recently announced the winners of the Office of Undergraduate Research’s 2019 Fall Stipend Initiative. The overall quality of all the applications demonstrated the high…, Devin Cannistraro, (Computer & Information Science), Supervisor: Professor Iren Valova - “Improving the Learning Accuracy of Convolutional Neural Networks”, Addi Catarina, (Art Education, Art History & Media Studies), Supervisor: Professor Elena Peteva - “Objects of Grief”, Dylan DeFlorio , (Computer & Information Science), Supervisor: Professor Iren Valova - “Stochastic Based Optimization of Convolutional Neural Networks for Calcareous Sediments Classification”, Gabrielle DeLeon, (Chemistry & Biochemistry), Supervisor: Professor Maolin Guo - “Site-Directed Mutagenesis of a tRNA synthetase”, Zachary Gemelli, (Psychology), Supervisor: Doctor Heloisa Alves - “The effects of mindfulness on recognition memory: An Event-Related Potential (ERP) Study”, Grayson Kelly, (Computer & Information Science), Supervisor: Professor Iren Valova - “Evaluation of pattern identification properties of self-organizing maps”, Sofia Nguyen, (Biology), Supervisor: Professor Whitney Hable - “The effect of ongoing ocean acidification on polarization and early development in brown algae”, Tracie Nguyen, (Chemistry & Biochemistry), Supervisor: Professor Catherine Neto - “The effects of nonpolar phytochemicals from Vaccinium macrocarpon on bacterial growth”, Sean O’Leary, (Chemistry & Biochemistry), Supervisor: Professor Maolin Guo - “Mutagenesis of a Trp tRNA synthetase”, Kaylie Owen, (Animation/Game Arts), Supervisor: Shawn Towne - “Board Game Development”, Samantha Snell, (Biology), Supervisor: Tara Rajaniemi - “Allelopathic effects of Artemisia campestris on colonizing species Dactylis glomerate”, Noah Tavares, (Photography), Supervisor: Matthew Clowney - “Forester: An American Survey”
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Assistant Professor of Nursing Lisa Sundean, PhD, RN has received the Excellence in Policy Award from Nursing Outlook , the journal of the American Academy of Nursing. Sundean’s article, “Nurses…
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The National Science Foundation (NSF) has awarded UMass Boston a two-year $300,000 ADVANCE Catalyst grant to conduct a self-assessment regarding gender and racial equity among science, technology,…
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AMHERST, Mass. – A team of researchers at the 鶹Ƶ Amherst headed by Blair Perot, professor of mechanical and industrial engineering, is developing new open source computer…
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BOSTON — UMass President Marty Meehan has been appointed to a three-year term on The Association of Public and Land-grant Universities (APLU) Board of Directors, the association announced at its…, About the Association of Public and Land-grant Universities, APLU is a research, policy and advocacy organization dedicated to strengthening and advancing the work of public universities in the U.S., Canada and Mexico. With a membership of 242 public research…
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The WooHealth Hackathon taking place at UMass Medical School on Friday, Nov. 15, and Saturday, Nov. 16, will bring together students from nine Worcester colleges and universities for the city's first…
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John P. Haran, MD, PhD, associate professor of emergency medicine and microbiology & physiological systems and clinical director of the Center for Microbiome Research, has been awarded a 2019…
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As flu season begins, the message from health care providers remains the same: Vaccination is the single best way to protect yourself and others from the potentially life-threatening illness. “Flu…
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Ten years ago, Diane Hewitt was too busy helping 28 link this for Plastics landing page plastics engineering majors craft their résumés, practice their interview skills and find matches with local…
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Oda-Yuko Yuko Oda was Jonathan Monaghan’s professor at New York Institute of Technology from 2007 to 2008, overseeing his Senior Project I and II courses. They stayed in touch and even exhibited in…
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