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Located in western Massachusetts, the University of Massachusetts Amherst is a national research university recognized for superb faculty, outstanding teaching and top-notch students who come from across the state and around the world.
Number of Employees 1,169
NAICS Code Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools: 611310
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Unlikely stimulus projects
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Springfield design center eyed by UMass
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Human trials on for new antibody to neutralise rabies virus
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UMass says licensing income nearly doubled in FY09
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U-Mass, Alaska, collaborate for seafood week
AMHERST, MASS. -- The University of Massachusetts here is teaming up with The Alaska Seafood Marketing Institute to feature different species each day during Wild Alaska Seafood Week, October 1-5. Those species are salmon, halibut, sablefish, Weathervane scallops and cod. Randy Rice, ASMI's technical director, will be a guest speaker...
JACO Announces a New Line of Large Screen Presentation Systems
JACO introduces three new PerfectView[TM] presentation systems FRANKLIN, Mass. -- JACO Inc, the global leader in mobile PC platforms, today announced the launching of a new product line of high quality, fully integrated, mobile presentation systems for both small and large meeting formats. Building on experience gained in...
Mexico readies world's largest radio telescope
ATZIZINTLA, Mexico AFP — Perched at 4,600 meters (15,000 feet) on a cold, spent volcano, the Large Millimeter Telescope LMT will use radio waves to look into the dawn of the universe when it begins a two-year testing period on Wednesday. At 2,000 tonnes and 115 million dollars, its 50-meter...
Paid Inc Celebrity Services VP Kristen Kuliga Named to Boston Business Journal's "40 Under 40" Emerging Business Leaders
BOSTON -- Paid Inc. (OTCBB: PAYD) today announced that Kristen Kuliga, VP of Paid celebrity services, has been named to The Boston Business Journal's prestigious "40 Under 40" for 2006. The program recognizes emerging business leaders in Greater Boston. Michael Olivieri, publisher of the Boston Business Journal said, "Our...
If it stops plague, will it stop hospital superbugs?
Byline: Debora MacKenzie Sep 27, 2006 (New Scientist - ABIX via COMTEX) -- Bacteria that cause diseases may be disarmed more easily than it has been believed until now. Egil Lien and colleagues at the University of Massachusetts in the US created...
Licensing dollars boost higher education's bottom line
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...
Cyberweek - the Future of the Practice of Law; The First Virtual Bar Association Meeting - October 23 - 28, 2005
WAKEFIELD, Mass. -- "Cyberweek -the Future of the Practice of Law" is a call for attorneys from anywhere in the world to "meet and form virtual committees" at Internetbar.org from October 23-28, 2005 to begin transforming their practices for the digital age. Cyberweek is Internetbar.org's IBO first ever virtual bar...
The Cape and Islands Public Poll Shows Support for Gay Marriage
WOODS HOLE, Mass. -- For poll details, visit capeandislands.org. The Cape and Islands NPR Stations are a service of WGBH Radio. Thirteen months after gay marriage became legal in Massachusetts, a plurality of Cape and Islanders continue to support it. That's according to a comprehensive new poll released today...
The Cape and Islands Public Poll Reveals Even Split Over Cape Wind Project
WOODS HOLE, Mass. -- For poll details, visit capeandislands.org. The Cape and Islands NPR Stations are a service of WGBH Radio. Cape and Islands residents remain evenly divided on whether the Cape Wind project should be approved. And despite three years of public hearings and intense media coverage, nearly...
Maximizing Cascades In Social Networks: An Overview
Cascades are a network phenomenon in which small local shocks can result in wide-spread fads, strikes, innovations, or power failures. Determining which initial shocks will result in the largest cascades is of interest to marketing, epidemiology, and computer networking. This paper surveys work in maximizing the size of cascades in...


