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UMass Amherst Appoints Sheri Neshiem as Vice Chancellor and Chief Human Resources Officer
Chancellor Javier Reyes has announced that Sheri Neshiem has been appointed Vice Chancellor and Chief Human Resources Officer. The announcement was made in the email below, which was sent to the university community on April 3.
Massachusetts Population Survey Finds No Increase in Problem Gambling After Introduction of Casinos
The prevalence of problem and at-risk gambling has not significantly changed since casinos were introduced in Massachusetts beginning in 2015, according to the first statewide population survey that compares gambling behavior and…
UMass Amherst Researchers Eavesdrop on Nature’s Rulers — Insects — to Enhance Environmental…
Recent research led by the University of Massachusetts Amherst evaluates how well machine learning can identify different insect species by their sound, from malaria-carrying mosquitoes and grain-hungry weevils to crop-pollinating…
UMass ETI Symposium Spotlights the Significance of Empowering the People Who ‘Plug In and…
The third annual Energy Transition Institute Symposium, held on March 30, started with a question: What does a just energy transition look like? The myriad of multifaceted and nuanced answers kept touching back on a common theme: bring the…
UMass Health Economist Lucy Xiaolu Wang Appointed to Digital Health Technology Special Interest…
Lucy Xiaolu Wang, assistant professor in the resource economics department, has been appointed by the International Health Economics Association (IHEA) as a convenor of a new Special Interest Group focusing on the…
UMass Amherst Chef Jeffrey MacDonald Triumphs in Northeast Region of NACUFS 2024 Culinary Challenge
UMass Dining chef Jeffrey MacDonald won the Northeast Region of NACUFS 2024 Culinary Challenge held April 2 at the National Association of College & University Food Services (NACUFS) 2024 Spring Conference in…
UMass Amherst to Inaugurate Chancellor Javier Reyes as University’s 31st Leader in Mullins…
The University of Massachusetts Amherst will celebrate the inauguration of Chancellor Javier Reyes, the university’s 31st leader, on Friday, April 26. The public is invited to attend the inauguration ceremony,…
University of Massachusetts Amherst Welcomes Fouad Abd-El-Khalick as Provost and Senior Vice…
Chancellor Javier Reyes has announced that Fouad Abd-El-Khalick has been selected as the university’s next Provost and Senior Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs. The announcement was made in the email below, which was sent to the…
SDSU Engineers Secure Top Prize at Multi-Campus Entrepreneurship Competition
Nine teams from five Southern California universities pitched solutions to water-related problems for nearly $40,000 in prizes during the 2024 Chinyeh Hostler Social Venture Challenge, hosted by the San Diego State University Zahn…
SDSU Engineering Awarded ASEE Diversity Silver 2024-26 for Commitment to Diversity, Equity, and…
The San Diego State University College of Engineering was promoted to Silver level status in the American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE)’s Diversity Recognition Program.
An upgrade from the Bronze level status awarded in 2019,…