Kathryn Ellis Named Director of UMass Amherst Innovation Institute

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Kathryn Ellis has been named director of the Innovation Institute (UMII) at the University of Massachusetts Amherst and will head offices in Amherst and at the Mount Ida Campus of UMass Amherst in Newton. Ellis will begin on July 29.

Along with announcing Ellis, Vice Chancellor for Research and Engagement Mike Malone also announced that UMII will expand to the Mount Ida Campus of UMass Amherst, providing a direct link to innovative companies in the area looking to tap into state-of-the-art facilities on the UMass Amherst campus, world-class researchers affiliated with those facilities, as well as providing internship opportunities for students with Boston-based companies.

Read the full story at the UMass Amherst News and Media Relations website.