AMHERST, Mass. – As millions of families struggle to keep their children learning while schools are closed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, preliminary results of a randomized, controlled study led by…
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AMHERST, Mass. –The Influenza Forecasting Center of Excellence team at the Â鶹ÊÓƵ Amherst is developing a COVID-19 forecast hub by unifying multiple models in an effort to…
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AMHERST, Mass. – Only 10 years ago, scientists working on what they hoped would open a new frontier of neuromorphic computing could only dream of a device using miniature tools called memristors that…
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The School of Public Policy (SPP) and the Community Scholars Program (CSP) have launched a new partnership that allows students enrolled in CSP to count coursework for the program toward a…
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The Center for Teaching & Learning (CTL) has announced the selection of the 2020-21 Lilly Fellows for Teaching Excellence. The eight fellows are:, Peter Beltramo, , chemical engineering, Rosemary Cowell, , psychological and brain sciences, Theodore Eisenman, , landscape architecture and regional planning, Toussaint Losier, , Afro-American studies, Kimberlee Pérez, , communication, Lynda Pickbourn, , economics, Pari Riahi, , architecture, Malissa Taylor, , Judaic and Near Eastern studies Established in 1986, the Lilly Fellowship for Teaching Excellence has fostered leadership in teaching by training over 240 faculty members, many of whom have gone on…
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As an educator, a scientist and a patient undergoing treatment for multiple myeloma, Jill A. Zitzewitz, PhD, has a unique perspective on dealing with the COVID-19 pandemic. “This is a bit scary,…
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Seven Â鶹ÊÓƵ Department of Mental Health hospitals have been equipped with personal protective equipment for staff, thanks to a decade-long partnership between UMass Medical School and West…
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Chancellor Michael F. Collins talks about the resiliency of the UMass Medical School community in his weekly video address on April 21, detailing the many ways in which faculty, students and staff…
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As employees in nursing homes and hospitals, grocery stores and jails experience a surge in illness from exposure to the novel coronavirus, TNEC landing page The New England Consortium is offering…
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UMass Boston alumnus Jack Carvalho ’92 has donated $100,000 to the Beacon Student Aid Fund, which provides emergency one-time grants to students who have urgent financial needs. The gift from…
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