UMass Online launched 34 fully online degree and certificate programs, including 11 being offered at UMass Amherst. The new programs include a mix of undergraduate and graduate certificates, bachelor’s degrees, master’s degrees and a doctorate within STEM, health care, business and criminal justice. The launch of these new programs comes on the heels of a major partnership announcement between UMass Online and Mass General Brigham, the state’s largest private employer, through which UMass Online will develop degree completion programs specifically for MGB employees.
Alyssa Ryan, a Ph.D. student in the transportation program in the department of civil and environmental engineering, has been awarded a German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) One-Year Research Grant for Doctoral Candidates.
Chancellor Kumble R. Subbaswamy this week shared a detailed update on UMass Amherst’s extensive preparations to reopen campus this fall, which include a comprehensive set of COVID-19 testing protocols and a commitment to healthy behaviors that applies to students living in residence halls as well as those choosing to rent properties in Amherst and nearby towns.
Jessica Schiffman, associate professor of chemical engineering, is collaborating with researchers at the University of Maine to develop a novel bio-inspired membrane that can capture COVID-19 airborne droplets.
In a new study out this week, a team including forest ecologist Malcolm Itter at UMass Amherst reports finding “clear evidence of a contraction of the breeding period” among boreal birds in Finland over a 43-year span for which good quality data were available.
Howard A. Peters, former director of health and safety and faculty in environmental health, died at the age of 93 on Friday, April 17, in Homosassa, Fla. Peters held multiple positions at UMass Amherst for over 25 years, and was elected “Teacher of the Year” in 1988.
On Friday, July 24, the Fine Arts Center’s virtual Jazz in July program features three guest artist presentations which will be streamed for the public via Facebook. The guest artists are saxophonist Lakecia Benjamin, bassist Avery Sharpe and pianist Christian Sands.
Professor Daniel Wang in the astronomy department is a co-author of a paper with a composite image showing the huge extent of a spiral galaxy’s magnetic field, released on July 21.
As high temperatures become more frequent and intense due to climate change, UMass Amherst scientists are developing interdisciplinary research aimed at helping communities increase resilience to extreme heat by monitoring physiological, mental and behavioral health factors.
Former Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick will be the special guest speaker at the UMass Amherst School of Public Policy virtual fall kickoff on Friday, Aug. 28.
