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  “You Have Dazzled Us”: Governor Patrick Visits Venture Development Center ›

  April 15, 2011 - Pamela Worth

  Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick held his monthly cabinet meeting in the Venture Development Center and then toured the VDC with the men and women growing b

  Tags: research, science, vdc, governor, venture development center, technology

• Study Finds Antidepressants, Especially SSRIs, May Increase Risk of Breast and Ovarian Cancer ›

  April 06, 2011 - Office of Communications

  Researchers from UMass Boston found those with industry ties were far less likely than researchers without those ties to conclude that antidepressants increase breast or ovarian cancer risk.

  Tags: research, breast cancer, lisa cosgrove, antidepressants, ssris, ovarian cancer, bias

• Interest in Toys Predicts Effectiveness of Autism Treatment in Toddlers ›

  March 24, 2011 - Office of Communications

  Study coauthored by UMass Boston professor finds toddlers who played with a limited number of toys showed improvement in their communication skills.

  Tags: research, alice carter, psychology, autism, autism treatment, treating autism, toddlers

• Pulitzer Prize Winner Lloyd Schwartz Continues to Inspire ›

  January 03, 2011 - Jim Mortenson

  Even after winning a Pulitzer Prize, Frederick S. Troy Professor of English Lloyd Schwartz continues to inspire his UMass Boston students.

  Tags: english, poetry, lloyd schwartz, pulitzer prize, poet

• ICI Director William Kiernan Speaks before the U.S. Senate ›

  March 08, 2011 - Office of Communications

  The director of the Institute for Community Inclusion at UMass Boston spoke on a panel before the U.S. Senate's Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee.

  Tags: employment, disabilities, william kiernan, institute for community inclusion, ici, senate

• UMass Boston Professor’s Proposal Wins IBM Faculty Innovation Award ›

  February 15, 2011 - Office of Communications

  UMass Boston Professor of Management Science and Information Systems Noushin Ashrafi participated in a worldwide competition sponsored by IBM.

  Tags: management, competition, management science and information systems, ibm, noushin ashrafi

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  Center for Personalized Cancer Therapy Receives $2 Million Grant ›

  February 04, 2011 - Jim Mortenson

  The Center for Personalized Cancer Therapy is $2 million closer to being fully operational, thanks to a grant from the Massachusetts Life Sciences Center.

  Tags: research, the point, cpct, center for personalized cancer therapy

• Massachusetts Life Sciences Center Awards $2 Million Grant for Joint Center for Personalized Cancer ›

  January 26, 2011 - Office of Communications

  The Massachusetts Life Sciences Center Board of Directors has awarded a grant to support the establishment of a Center for Personalized Cancer Therapy.

  Tags: research, science, dana-farber, cpct, center for personalized cancer therapy, life sciences

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  Faculty Profile: Professor of Nursing Laura L. Hayman Exemplifies Service to Vulnerable Populations ›

  January 20, 2011 - Jim Mortenson

• UMass Boston to Establish New Center for Community Democracy and Democratic Literacy ›

  January 01, 2011 - Office of Communications

  The new Center for Community Democracy and Democratic Literacy will be located in the John W. McCormack Graduate School of Policy and Global Studies at UMass Boston.

  Tags: community, mgs, boston, mccormack, democracy, center for community democracy and democratic literacy, literacy

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