Tag: University of Massachusetts
URI’s connection to Mass. high-performance computing center powers advanced research
In Gaurav Khanna's world, access to cutting-edge, high-performance computers can open up countless possibilities.
Khanna is a physics professor at the University of Rhode Island,...
UMass announces across-the-board tuition increases
BOSTON (AP) – The University of Massachusetts, under financial pressure because of high inflation and other expected cost increases, is raising tuition across the...
Paid leave proposal aids workers, employers
The Biden administration is proposing a massive expansion of federal benefits through a 10-year, $1.8 trillion package that includes new spending on child care,...
UMass ‘vaccine corps’ needs to be replicated
The U.S. faces one of the most consequential public health campaigns in history right now: to vaccinate the population against COVID-19 and, especially, to...
UMass board approves in-state tuition hike of 2.5%
PROVIDENCE – Tuition at the University of Massachusetts will increase 2.5% for in-state students to $14,722 in the 2019-2020 academic year, the state university...
MassBenchmarks expresses concern amid healthy economy
BOSTON – In an editorial board meeting, MassBenchmarks expressed concern over the sustainability of the current positive economic climate in Massachusetts, citing a tight...
MassBenchmarks: Mass. GDP jumped 7.3% in Q2
PROVIDENCE – Massachusetts gross domestic product increased at a 7.3 percent annualized rate in the second quarter, according to the University of Massachusetts publication...
2018-19 tuition increases approved by UMass board
PROVIDENCE — Undergraduate tuition increases of 2.5 percent (in-state) and 3 percent (out-of-state) across all four University of Massachusetts undergraduate campuses was approved by the...
UMass Dartmouth’s Karimi awarded 2018 Manning Prize
DARTMOUTH – The University of Massachusetts Dartmouth professor Pamela Karimi received the Manning Prize for Excellence in Teaching, UMass announced Wednesday.
The state school system...
UMass Dartmouth professors win $25K technology development award
DARTMOUTH - Two University of Massachusetts Dartmouth professors have received a $25,000 award to further their research on using crowdsourced data for road surface...