Alumnus Ed Ward, a longtime campus supporter, has made a $2.25 million commitment to the Athletics Department.
With just under a month to go before the close of the fiscal year, the Athletics has received $4.28 million, surpassing last year’s fundraising mark of $3.2 million.
“I received a great education from the university and really enjoyed my time there as I worked on my degrees. I feel I owe a lot to the university and that was the main reason for me doing this,” said Ward, who is a member of the Athletics Council and a board member of the Court Club.
Ferdous-E-Elahi Jabin, a visiting scientist from Bangladesh Agricultural Research Institute, will work in professor Rob Wick’s laboratory this summer under the auspices of a Norman Borlaug Fellowship.
The results of a new statewide UMass Poll released June 6 shows Democratic U.S. Representative Edward Markey with a strong 11-point lead over Republican Gabriel Gomez among likely voters in advance of the Massachusetts special U.S. Senate election scheduled for June 25. Markey and Gomez are contesting the open Senate seat created by John Kerry’s appointment as Secretary of State.
Gov. Deval Patrick and the Massachusetts Life Sciences Center (MLSC) on June 6 announced more than $100 million in grants for life-sciences-related capital projects in western Massachusetts, including $95 million for UMass Amherst and $5.5 million for the Pioneer Valley Life Sciences Institute (PVLSI), a joint venture of Baystate Medical Center in Springfield and the campus.
Ten campus programs driven by early-career or under-represented faculty, along with 12 pre-tenure faculty members, will receive Mellon Mutual Mentoring Grants for 2013-14, the Center for Teaching & Faculty Development (CTFD) has announced.