UMass tweaks policy language to temper the university’s stance on DEI
With a new administration in Washington, D.C., the university has taken steps to comply with executive orders that target the ...
Two Massachusetts institutions designated R1 for research activity
The schools are the 10th and 11th ones in the state to receive the prestigious R1 designation, which is granted to only seven ...
Young WMass scientist senses breakthrough on plastics crisis
Eli Hanechak claims to have a patent pending on an enzyme mutation that could accelerate the breakdown of plastic waste.
DiMare family gives $35 million to UMass medical school, the university’s third-largest gift in history
The family foundation’s gift will go to an endowment to fund research into curing ALS and other neurodegenerative diseases at ...