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University of Massachusetts Amherst to Honor Graduate Students with Diversity and Distinguished…
Doctoral student Paola Pimentel Furlanetto will be honored for her commitment to diversity and graduate students Elif Savas and RoseAnn Elaine Vik will be recognized for their exceptional work in teaching during…
University of Massachusetts Amherst Announces 2023-24 Faculty Distinguished Teaching Award Winners
The Center for Teaching and Learning has announced the recipients of the 2023-24 Faculty Distinguished Teaching Awards. Since 1961, the University of Massachusetts has presented the Distinguished Teaching Award to…
UMass Amherst Study Shows Front-of-Package Nutrition Labeling Leads to Healthier Products
As the U.S. Food and Drug Administration explores front-of-package nutrition labeling to help American consumers make healthier eating choices, a new University of Massachusetts Amherst study finds that a food labeling system…
University of Massachusetts Amherst: Donahue Institute Report Shows ClimateTech Bill to Have $16B…
A new report published by the Economic & Public Policy Research group at the UMass Donahue Institute has found that the ClimateTech Initiative – proposed by Gov. Maura T. Healey’s administration’s as part of the Mass Leads Act – is…
Coosa County High School Students Experience Unique Visit to Auburn University
A dozen Central High School students from Coosa County, Alabama, recently experienced a one-of-a-kind visit to the Plains, courtesy of Auburn University Facilities Management (AUFM).
On April 25, students were given a unique glimpse into…
University of Colorado Boulder: Social Distancing and Vaccines Avert 800,000 COVID Deaths, Yet with…
Changing people’s behavior until a vaccine could be developed prevented roughly 800,000 COVID-19 deaths in the U.S., far more than many scientists predicted was possible, according to new CU Boulder and UCLA research.
But the…
CU Boulder Leads in Culturally Sensitive AI Solutions for Disasters
In disaster and emergency management, rescue teams rely on simple tools, like drones and mobile devices connected to the internet, to take photos of damaged buildings and document the resulting destruction. First responders use this…
University of Colorado Boulder: Solving the Puzzle of Stellar Metal Pollution
Dead stars known as white dwarfs, have a mass like the Sun while being similar in size to Earth. They are common in our galaxy, as 97% of stars are white dwarfs. As stars reach the end of their lives, their cores collapse into the dense…
UCSF: Mailing Abortion Pills- Timely and Effective Delivery
Dispensing abortion pills through the mail works as well as requiring patients to get them in person from a clinic or doctor’s office, according to new research from UC San Francisco, which comes as the Supreme Court is considering whether…
UCSF: Prostate Cancer Study Shows Additional Health Benefits of Plant-Based Diet
Men with prostate cancer could significantly reduce the chances of the disease worsening by eating more fruits, vegetables, nuts and olive oil, according to new research by UC San Francisco.
A study of more than 2,000 men with…