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3 Professors, 2 Students Earn Fulbright Awards to Study Abroad ›
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School for the Environment Professor Ellen Douglas Receives Fulbright Scholarship ›
Associate Professor Douglas awarded a prestigious and highly competitive scholarship.Tags: environment, fulbright, australia, sfe
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Green Chemistry PhD Student Katie Flanders to Receive Mastricola Award ›
Katie Flanders, a member of Professor Robyn Hannigan's lab, is awarded a scholarship for outstanding work by the Chemistry Department. -
“Made” for Success: UMass Boston PhD Student Wins Business Launch Competition with Smartphone App ›
A smartphone app designed by a UMass Boston PhD student and an alumnus won the third annual Business Launch Competition on Tuesday, earning its creators $1,500 and space at the university’s Venture Development Center.Tags: management, entrepreneurship center, business launch competition, sfe
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UMass Boston to Launch Next Big Thing in Business ›
Six businesses run by UMass Boston students are hoping to join the ranks of eco-friendly surfboard company Green Lightning and picture-sharing social media firm Dpicd as winners of the Entrepreneurship Center’s Business Launch Competition.Tags: management, business, entrepreneurship center, business launch competition
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James Gustave Speth to Deliver 2013 UMass Boston Commencement Address ›
Chancellor J. Keith Motley has announced that James Gustave “Gus” Speth, co-founder of the Natural Resources Defense Council and the World Resources Institute, will deliver the principal address at the University of Massachusetts Boston’s 45th commencement ceremonies on Friday, May 31, 2013. -
Trustees Approve New School for the Environment at UMass Boston ›
The University of Massachusetts Boston today took a major step toward becoming a global leader in environmental research, education, and outreach, with the UMass Board of Trustees’s approval of a new School for the Environment.Tags: chancellor, eeos, environment, provost, robyn hannigan, school for the environment
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UMass Boston Professors, Students Watch Launch of Satellite That Will Gather Data for $970K Grant ›
A group of graduate students from UMass Boston and professors Crystal Schaaf and ZhongPing Lee were in California to watch the launch of a satellite that is churning out data for UMass Boston researchers to use in a project funded by the U.S. Geological Survey.Tags: research, eeos, csm, college of science and mathematics, crystal schaaf, satellite, satellite launch
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UMass Boston Professor Is Co-author of Report Identifying Risks of Sea Level Rise, Flooding ›
Ellen Douglas, associate professor of Environment, Earth, and Ocean Sciences at UMass Boston, co-authored the report, Preparing for the Rising Tide, released by the Boston Harbor Association.Tags: sea level rise, ellen douglas, coastal flooding, environment, earth, and ocean sciences
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What Can Australia Tell Us About Boston’s Climate Future? UMass Boston Prof Asks ›
Professor Allen Gontz spent his sabbatical down under, teaming with the University of Queensland to study how climate change and rising sea levels are affecting the world's coastlines.Tags: climate change, eeos, sea level rise, allen gontz, australia
