AMHERST, Mass. – The Â鶹ÊÓƵ Amherst has received approval from the Â鶹ÊÓƵ Department of Higher Education to offer a new bachelor of science degree in veterinary technology. The new four-year program, which will include two years of study at the university’s Amherst Campus, followed by two years of study at the Mount Ida Campus in Newton, begins this fall.
University Health Services (UHS) is keeping a close eye on the international coronavirus outbreak and has informed the University community that no one on campus has been infected with coronavirus or has exhibited symptoms. The Â鶹ÊÓƵ Department of Public Health has advised that the current risk to Â鶹ÊÓƵ residents is low.
AMHERST, Mass. – Allison Vorderstrasse, a faculty member and Ph.D. program director at New York University, has been named the dean of the College of Nursing at the Â鶹ÊÓƵ Amherst. She will begin her appointment on July 1.
Vorderstrasse currently serves as a faculty member and director of the Florence S. Downs Ph.D. Program in Nursing Research and Theory Development at New York University (NYU) Rory Meyers College of Nursing. The appointment was made by John J. McCarthy, provost and senior vice chancellor for academic affairs.
Artist Evelyn Rydz is in on South Campus carefully working about 500 drinking glasses into the shape of the Merrimack River. She arranges them to resemble its vast mouth, its turns and some long stretches now used for recreation.
Asst. Prof. ’s research on the impact of drug abuse on the environment has been recognized by the National Science Foundation (NSF) with a prestigious national faculty early career development award.
The UMass Medical School Center for Tobacco Treatment Research and Training is rolling out a new statewide training program for school nurses to learn how to help teens quit vaping. According to the Â鶹ÊÓƵ Youth Health Survey, 41 percent of Â鶹ÊÓƵ high school students report having tried vaping, and one in five are currently vaping.
AMHERST, Mass. — Distinguished University Professor of Linguistics and Philosophy Emerita Barbara Partee has been awarded the 2020 Benjamin Franklin Medal in Computer and Cognitive Science for her "foundational contributions that synthesize insights from linguistics, philosophy, logic, and psychology to understand how words and sentences combine to express meaning in human language," by .
Optogenetic research by Gang Han, PhD, professor of biochemistry & molecular pharmacology, was selected as
The new student life suite opened at UMass Medical School with a ribbon-cutting ceremony and open house on Monday, Jan. 27. Centrally located steps from the main lobby, the fully renovated suite houses the offices of Student Life, Student Affairs, the Registrar and Financial Aid, serving students of the School of Medicine, Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences and Graduate School of Nursing.
The offices of equity and inclusion and human resources will be launching in the spring 2020 semester. These groups will provide UMass staff and faculty with resources for professional development, networking and mentorship, while also promoting the recruitment, retention and advancement of employees who are underrepresented in our community.