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• Fitch Rates Univ. of Massachusetts $116.5MM Sr Series 2008-2 Project Revs 'A+'

  - 2008-06-18

  NEW YORK -- Fitch assigns an 'A+' rating to approximately $116,495,000 of University of Massachusetts Building Authority UMass project revenue bonds, senior series 2008-2. The bonds are expected to price via negotiated sale the week of June 23rd. At the same time, Fitch affirms the unenhanced, long-term 'A+' rating on...

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• Fitch Rates UMass Building Authority's $138.6MM 2008-3 Refunding Revs 'A+'

  - 2008-06-03

  NEW YORK -- Fitch Ratings has assigned an underlying 'A+' rating the University of Massachusetts UMass Building Authority's approximately $138,635,000 in variable-rate refunding revenue bonds, senior series 2008-3 the bonds. The bonds are expected to price via negotiated sale on or about June 10. Fitch expects to assign both long-...

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• Fitch Rates University of Massachusetts Sr Series 2008-1 Project Revs 'A+' Underlying

  - 2008-03-27

  NEW YORK -- Fitch assigns an 'A+' underlying rating to approximately $232,545,000 of University of Massachusetts Building Authority UMASS project revenue bonds, senior series 2008-1. The bonds are expected to price via negotiated sale on or about April 23. At the same time, Fitch affirms the unenhanced 'A+' rating on...

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• Colliers ABR, Inc

  - 2007-04-25

  Colliers ABR, Inc. announced that Aron Schreier has been promoted to managing director. Schreier began his career in the commercial real estate business with Colliers ABR in 1999. At Colliers ABR, Schreier's responsibilities include forming and directing firm wide initiatives as well as representing his clients on a wide variety...

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• Nanotransporters'' and Other RNAi Discoveries from the University of Massachusetts Medical School.

  - 2007-01-11

  M2 PRESSWIRE-11 January 2007-www.MarketGainer.com: Nanotransporters'' and Other RNAi Discoveries from the University of Massachusetts Medical SchoolC1994-2007 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:11012007 CytRx Corporation, (NASDAQ:CYTR) a biopharmaceutical research and development company, develops human therapeutics primarily in the area of small molecules...

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• Robert Bernstein.(IN MEMORIAM)

  - 2007-01-01

  Robert Bernstein, founder and president of Hope Chemical Corp., died Nov. 21, 2006 in Providence, R.I. He was 79. Bernstein was born in Boston and graduated from the of University of Massachusetts in 1947. He founded Hope Chemical Corp. and the Hope Group in...

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• Fitch Rates University of Mass Bldg Auth $257MM Rev Bonds 'A+'

  - 2006-03-27

  NEW YORK -- Fitch Ratings assigns its underlying rating of 'A+' to the University of Massachusetts Building Authority's approximately $235 million project and refunding revenue bonds, senior series 2006-1 and $22 million taxable refunding revenue bonds, senior series 2006-2. The underlying 'A+' rating is affirmed on the authority's outstanding parity...

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• FUNDING.

  - 2006-02-01

  Nano-Imprint Lab Gets Funding. The University of Massachusetts Amherst is establishing a Nano-Imprint Lithography NIL laboratory to further its research capabilities in nanoscale device manufacturing. Nano-imprint lithography is based on the ancient craft of embossing but adapted to modern semiconductor needs to fabricate features as small...

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• Licensing dollars boost higher education's bottom line

  - 2006-01-01

  ACADEMIC RESEARCHERS, WHO SPEND HOURS TOILING AWAY IN LABORATORIES and libraries, can be credited for more than just academic gains, according to the latest survey of the Association of University and Technology Managers. Each year the association tracks how much money colleges, universities, and other institutions are being paid in...

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• Fitch Rates Univ of Mass Building Authority's $200MM Refunding Bonds 'A+'

  - 2005-06-23

  NEW YORK -- Fitch Ratings assigns an underlying rating of 'A+' to the University of Massachusetts UMass Building Authority's approximately $200 million refunding revenue bonds, senior series 2005-2. The bonds are expected to sell on or about June 28 via negotiation with a syndicate led by Citigroup. The bonds are...

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