The UMass Transportation Center is one of 10 named recipiants of a
$3.5 million grant by the U.S. Department of Transportation.
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UMass Transportation Center wins competitive $3.5 million grant
Tags: Harvard, MIT, U.S. Department of Transportation, UConn, UMaine, UMass, University of Massachusetts Transportation Center
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Researchers predict climate change will encourage invasive species
Climate change will bring rising temperatures and new invasive species, according to the USDA.
Tags: "USDA", bethany bradley, climate change, the environmental conservation
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UMass faculty research solar neutrinos
UMass faculty members Andrea Pocar and Laura Cadonati visited the mountains of Italy to measure the once ellusive 7Be solar neutrinos using a high precision neutrino detector.
Tags: Italy, Solar neutrinos, UMass faculty
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Nuclear physicist speaks at UMass organization’s event
Dr. Kelvin Klemm, a nuclear physicist, spoke about nuclear power at an event put on by the UMass branch of Collegians for a Constructive Tomorrow (CFACT).
Tags: CFACT, Dr. Kelvin Kemm, STRATEK
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House reduces maximum award amount for Pell Grant
The House of Representatives recently voted to cut the budget for Pell Grants, reducing total financial aid available for students.
Tags: Department of Education, Financial Aid, Pell Grant, Student Finances
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Jessica Jackley speaks at UMass
Jessica Jackley, founder of the microloan website Kiva.org, gave a lecture at UMass last Wednesday on social entrepreneurship.
Tags: Jessica Jackley, Kiva.org
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UMass professors help identify galaxy ‘protocluster’
University astrophysicists uncover a massive galaxy protocluster, shedding light on the early years of our universe.
Tags: AzTEC camera, Grant Wilson, Large Millimeter Telescope, Min Yun, Peter Capak
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Wood-burning plant in Springfield given the go-ahead
Palmer Renewable Energy, a wood-burning plant in Springfield, was given the OK by the state.
Tags: conservation law foundation, ma, massachuetts executive office of energy and environmental affairs, massachusetts enviromental protection act, palmer
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Disability Services helps students get the accommodations they need
The University of Massachusetts’ Office of Disability Services helps provide “full access” for people with a range of disabilities.
Tags: Disabilities Services
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