Tag: University of Massachusetts
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...
UMass acquires Mt. Ida campus, to accept Mt. Ida students to...
NEWTON, Mass. - Closing its doors with the 2018 commencement ceremonies, Mount Ida College, which owes millions in debt, announced an asset acquisition by the...
Massachusetts STEM Summit attracts 1,400 attendees
WORCESTER, Mass. – With a theme of Progress Through Partnership, the 14th annual Massachusetts STEM Summit was held on Nov. 14 at the DCU Center...
UMass, Advanced Cyber Security Center form cybersecurity consortium
BOSTON – The University of Massachusetts has announced the formation of a Cybersecurity Education and Training Consortium, a joint initiative in collaboration with the...
Tuition, fees up at Rhode Island colleges, universities
In the fall, Rhode Island’s public-college students will find their education a little more expensive. The fiscal year 2018 state budget included across-the-board tuition...
UMassOnline program sets record enrollment and revenue for FY17
DARTMOUTH – The University of Massachusetts's UMassOnline program set a new course enrollment record for fiscal 2017, the university announced Thursday.
Enrollments for UMassOnline reached...
Rhode Island needs more scientific breakthroughs to become a biotech hub,...
Rhode Island wants its own share of the biomedical-, technology- and engineering-based economy that has transformed Boston, and strengthened the competitive position of Massachusetts.
To...
UMass trustees approve 3% tuition hike
WORCESTER – The University of Massachusetts board of trustees voted to approve a 3 percent tuition increase for the 2017-18 academic year on Monday.
According...
MassBenchmarks: Bay State economy slows due to poor wage growth
HADLEY, Mass. – The Massachusetts economy has appeared to slow in recent months, despite its continual job growth, due to “anemic real wage growth,”...
Five UMass professors win teaching excellence awards
DARTMOUTH - As part of the university-wide honor, one professor at each of the five University of Massachusetts campuses have been recognized with the...