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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
Recent Events
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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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Udas named the next UMassOnline chief
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Clean wipe for computers.(computing)(Brief article)
DON'T DUMP THAT OLD COMPUTER out on the curb. You could be opening the door to data theft. (Plus, it's probably not yet recyclable in your community.) The proper disposal of surplus computer hardware is often a forgotten component in data security programs, according...
FUNDING.
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...
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...
HMIS Project Management Topics and Tools
The primary goal of Homeless Management Information Systems HMISs is to better understand the scope and dimensions of homelessness locally and nationally in order to address the problem more effectively. Through the implementation of advanced technology, HMIS also directly benefits service providers and homeless clients by providing more efficient and...
Drive Square Receives Grant to Develop Portable Vehicle Simulator That Emulates Real-Life Driving Experience for Novice Drivers
NEWTON, Mass. -- Goal is to Reduce Accidents and Improve Road Safety Drive Square, a company using simulation technology to develop innovative driver training products, has received a $100K National Center for Injury Prevention and Control NCIPC of Centers for Disease Control and Prevention CDC Phase One Small Business...
Quality Regulation Techniques for Injection Molding
Global manufacturers of thermoplastic molded parts increasingly require 100% quality inspection levels. To address the difficulty associated with this accomplishment, the injection molding process is described utilizing a control systems approach. The article indicates that only intelligent process control has the underlying design architecture to deliver 100% quality assurance across...
Marine Resources Center programs.
The Marine Resources Center MRC is a national center for the development and use of aquatic organisms in basic biological research, biomedical research, aquaculture, and fisheries science. The research programs focus on biological processes integrated at the level of the whole organism. ...
Improving first-year engineering education
Improving First-Year Engineering Education* ABSTRACT In September of 1998, the College of Engineering at the University ofMassachusetts Dartmouth UMD piloted an innovative, integrated, first-year curriculum. It dramatically changed 31 credits across two semesters. The program was modeled after several previous successful undergraduate experiments at other universities such as those in...
Take an integrated approach to nutraceutical development
Dietary herbs and fermented legumes are excellent sources of phenolic phytochemicals and have become important sources of nutraceuticals. Understanding the nutritional and therapeutic role of dietary phytochemicals is becoming very significant. Scientists at the University of Massachusetts (Department of Food Science, Chenoweth Laboratory, Amherst, MA 01003) are using the tools...
Cheap finishing.
A finishing technique that produces high-quality parts from silicon nitride ceramics has been developed in the USA. Funded by US Department of Energy DoE, researchers at the University of Massachusetts worked with Eaton Corp to develop the cost-effective method. The so-called...
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