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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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Udas named the next UMassOnline chief
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UMassOnline Wins 2008 Public Sector Technology Leadership Award
Other Public Sector Finalists in the Mass Technology Council Award Program included the City of Boston, BostonFIRST, and Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center UMassOnline Recognized for Leadership and Excellence in Business and Technology SHREWSBURY, Mass. -- UMassOnline Chief Executive Officer David Gray announced today that UMassOnline has been...
Finetech
Finetech promoted Neil O'Brien to director of sales. An employee since 2001, he was formerly Eastern Region sales manager. He has 16 years' industry experience and a bachelor's in electrical engineering from the University of Massachusetts--Lowell. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED]
Young and moody or mentally ill?
Byline: Andy Coghlan May 21, 2007 (New Scientist - ABIX via COMTEX) -- In the US, the growing numbers of young children are being diagnosed with bipolar disorder. In most cases, such children are given drugs. It is not clear why the number of...
UMass Online Announces UMass Boston's History Professor Spencer Di Scala Awarded Excellence in Teaching Award
SHREWSBURY, Mass. -- UMassOnline, University of Massachusetts' online education division offering more than 1,300 accredited courses within 66 degree and certificate programs, announced UMass Boston's History Professor Spencer M. Di Scala was awarded the Excellence in Teaching Award by the University of Continuing Education Association UCEA at its recent annual...
LEAP in Massachusetts
At an April meeting cosponsored by AAC & U and the Massachusetts Business Roundtable, business leaders and educators met to discuss connections between college learning and the needs of the global economy. On behalf of the National Leadership Council for Liberal Education and America's Promise LEAP, council members Peter Karoff,...
A New Beginning for an Old Master; The Autobiography of God
Tarnopolsky, Noga Forward 12-17-2004 By Julius Lester St. Martin's Press, 256 pages, $23.95. Julius Lester is the author of more than 30 books, a diverse collection of novels, essays and children's fables published over a period of 30 years....
Information Flow Structure In Large-Scale Product Development Organizational Networks
This paper analyzes the statistical properties of real-world networks of people engaged in Product Development PD activities. We show that complex PD networks display similar statistical patterns to other real-world complex social, information, biological and technological networks. The paper lays out the foundations for understanding the properties of other intra-...
David Gray will be CEO of MassOnline, the growing division of the University of Massachusetts that was started in 2001
David Gray will be CEO of UMassOnline, the growing division of the University of Massachusetts that was started in 2001. Gray, who has had been acting as interim CEO, was once the vice chancellor for information technology at the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education.
International Production and Sourcing: Trends and Issues
This paper summarizes recent trends in international production and sourcing purchase of inputs of goods and services. It focuses on the reasons why firms produce and source outside of their home countries, and some of the constraints on such production and sourcing. This is followed by a survey of the...
It's not just the economy
Higher Education Can Also End the Recession in Our Democracy Remember those who told us 10 years ago that It's all about the economy? Well, there is much more to It than the economy, and the curricula of our colleges and universities need to reflect what we see as important...


