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Today, @UMassAmherst launched a $120M Future of Food Initiative to advance healthier, more sustainable, and secure food systems - powered by a transformative $30M gift from Paul & Diane Manning plus support from the Commonwealth and UMass. Read more: brnw.ch/21x5G5I
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Flaviane Silva, PhD, and Anna Moyer, PhD, have received a Charles A. King Trust Postdoctoral Fellowship Program award: direc.to/pt2x
The fellowship program supports postdocs and physician-scientists in the mid to late stages of their research training in Massachusetts.
#PostdoctoralFellowship #DownSyndrome #KidneyDisease @summerbthyme
ICYMI: A @UMassLowell student took a spin on the Wheel of Fortune! Meet Tony Arena, a UMass Lowell honors student double-majoring in business and economics, who recently appeared on the iconic game show alongside Ryan Seacrest and Vanna White.
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.@UMassAmherst and @MassGenBrigham have been awarded nearly $24.5 million in federal funding to advance AI-powered technologies that support healthy aging and improve care for people living with Alzheimer's disease and related dementias.
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Loving the fall campus vibes @umasslowell 🍂
ALT Students walking on campus with maroon and yellow trees in the background and bright blue banners that say UMass Lowell.
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We’re proud to be named a 2026 @MassSave Impact Award recipient! From our new Thermal Energy Storage Tank to the Computer Science Laboratories — the first campus building with Platinum LEED certification — we’re advancing energy efficiency across MA. bit.ly/4AScE9T
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Advancing AI tech for elder care: UMass & @MassGenBrigham get a nearly $24.5M grant for the 5-year continuation of the Mass AI & Technology Center for Connected Care in Aging & Alzheimer’s Disease. @MassAITC @ManningCICS @UMassNursing @NIH bit.ly/4iwkij2
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Four pilot projects will get $100K over 12 months through the Riccio Digital Medicine and Health Technology Initiative, including a finger-clip sensor to predict breathing problems in premature babies and a wearable biosensor to monitor gout. bit.ly/47tD2tt @UMassChan
ALT A group of individuals, including Daniel J. Riccio and UMass Amherst Chancellor Javier Reyes are sitting at tables engaged in conversation. Some are gesturing with their hands. Bottled water and a plate are visible on the table. The atmosphere appears to be a meeting or discussion event.
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The fall semester is off to a strong start across UMass! In my latest quarterly newsletter, I highlight important milestones and the work our chancellors, faculty, staff, and students are doing to make a difference across Massachusetts and beyond.
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TIME has named @UMassBoston's Katherine Dafforn among the top emerging global leaders shaping the future in the 2026 TIME100 Next list. @StoneLivingLab @TIME #ClimateResearch
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The story of @UMassBoston has always been one of possibility and opportunity. Now, with the launch of its $250 million Rooted & Rising fundraising campaign, the campus is building on that legacy to create even greater opportunities for future generations.
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What happens when you refuse to choose just one path?
For Graham Burke ’26, it meant pursuing his passion for physics, exploring quantum computing research, and competing as a goaltender for the UMass Dartmouth men’s ice hockey team.🏒
Watch here! bit.ly/4fLoVDh
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Yesterday, we celebrated that vision becoming reality. Under @Chancellor_Chen's leadership, LINC is bringing higher education, industry & government together to create new opportunities for research, innovation & economic growth. (2/2) @UMassLowell
ALT UMass President Marty Meehan speaking to a coward behind a podium with a step and repeat. backdrop featuring UMass Lowell and Draper's logos.
ALT UMass Lowell Chancellor Julie Chen speaking at a podium.
ALT A wide angle view of UMass President Marty Meehan speaking to a crowd under a white tent.
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When I was Chancellor of @UMassLowell, the Lowell Innovation Network Corridor (LINC) was still an idea. We began acquiring properties around campus with a vision for the university’s future and its role in driving economic growth and opportunity across Lowell. (1/2) @MassGovernor
ALT Lowell Mayor Dan Rourke, UMass President Marty Meehan, UMass Lowell Chancellor Julie Chen, Massachusetts Governor Maura Healey, Massachusetts Lt. Governor Kim Driscoll, and Congresswoman Lori Trahan holding shovels and officially breaking ground.
ALT Massachusetts Governor Maura Healey speaking to a crowd at a podium.
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"Black excellence is not perfection. It is persistence." - Crista Johnson-Agbakwu, MD, professor of obstetrics & gynecology and executive director of the Collaborative in Health Equity @UMassChan, during the second annual Black Excellence Awards, held in Worcester on Friday
Dr. Johnson-Agbakwu was one of three honorees. Read the coverage in @worcestermag: direc.to/pzHU
We're proud to share that @UMassAmherst climbed 11 spots to No. 30 on The Princeton Review's 2027 Top 50 Best Value Public Colleges list, which recognizes its combination of strong academics, affordability, and career prospects for graduates.
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.@UMassD ranks among the top 10 public research universities in the nation with fewer than 10,000 students, according to an analysis of the 2027 U.S. News & World Report Best Colleges rankings. #UMass
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What can @NASA's new space telescope see that even James Webb can’t? @UMassAmherst astronomer Alexandra Pope is serving as Science Team Lead for PRIMA, a new NASA space telescope that will explore the far-infrared universe.
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📈The U.S. News & World Report ranked UMass Dartmouth among the nation's top universities for psychology, nursing, business, computer science, and engineering.
Read here! bit.ly/3TuaTiu