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 ...
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 ...
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UMass President Marty Meehan says changes to Dept. of Ed. and research funding cuts would harm students and scientific advancement
Meehan is talking with both Democratic and Republican members of Congress, and university leaders from other states, in an effort to fight the Trump administration's plans to cut funding.
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UMass Stonewall Center head: Trump actions targeting trans students and others ‘very difficult’
The new Trump administration has issued multiple executive orders and policy changes targeting what it considers “gender ...
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Ph.D. Student Ventures to Sweden to Study Space Weather
With HiT&MiS deployed in Sweden, physics Ph.D. student Charmi Patel '24 will use it to monitor the northern lights, as seen ...
UMass Chan in Worcester receives $35M gift to find breakthroughs for ALS, other diseases
The UMass Chan Medical School in Worcester announced Thursday it received a $35 million gift that aims to advance research to ...