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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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What Motivates Employees?
BNET
- 2009-01-01
Highly motivated employees and organizations with better-performing employees really do perform better. On average, changes in employee attitude drive as much as half of the changes in corporate profitability Make a commitment to do something about employee motivation every day. This will naturally lead you to treat employee motivation as...
Take A Proactive Approach To Dealing With Conflict
BNET
- 2009-01-01
Most people and organizations find conflict uncomfortable and undesirable and think if they just don't talk about it, it will go away. While conflict can be uncomfortable, disruptive and often scary, the benefits of conflict, when handled well, outweigh the moments of discomfort. So how can conflict in organizations be...
Turning Personal Conflict Into Productive Teamwork
BNET
- 2009-01-01
If two people own a business together, and they both believe their goal is to get the Raytheon account, no problem. But what if one wants to get the account and the other wants to reduce the debt. Is that a problem? No. These are compatible goals. But if one...
UMassOnline Wins 2008 Public Sector Technology Leadership Award
- 2008-10-28
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...
UMassOnline Graduate Behavioral Intervention in Autism Program Gains National Distinction with Sloan Consortium Annual Award
- 2008-10-21
Most Outstanding Online Learning and Teaching Program Collaboratively Developed by UMass Lowell, UMass Medical School-Eunice Kennedy Shriver Center and UMassOnline Since Program's Online Debut in 2005, Enrollments Have More than Quadrupled SHREWSBURY, Mass. -- UMassOnline Chief Executive Officer David Gray announced today that the Sloan Consortium (Sloan-C), an...
CytRx Corporation's 45% Owned Affiliate RXi Pharmaceuticals Obtains an Exclusive Worldwide License to Technology for the Oral Delivery of RNAi Therapeutics from the University of Massachusetts Medical School
- 2008-10-15
RXi Plans to Develop Oral rxRNA[TM] Therapeutics for Inflammatory Diseases LOS ANGELES -- CytRx Corporation (Nasdaq:CYTR), a biopharmaceutical company engaged in the development and commercialization of human therapeutics, today announced that its 45% owned affiliate RXi Pharmaceuticals Corporation has licensed exclusive worldwide rights from the University of Massachusetts Medical...
RXi Pharmaceuticals Obtains an Exclusive Worldwide License to Technology for the Oral Delivery of RNAi Therapeutics from the University of Massachusetts Medical School
- 2008-10-14
Company Plans to Develop Oral rxRNA[TM] Therapeutics for Inflammatory Diseases WORCESTER, Mass. -- RXi Pharmaceuticals Corporation (Nasdaq: RXII), a biopharmaceutical company pursuing the development and commercialization of proprietary therapeutics based on RNA interference RNAi, today announced that it has licensed exclusive worldwide rights from the University of Massachusetts Medical...
76ers Release Preseason Schedule
- 2008-08-15
The 76ers will open this year's preseason schedule with a game against the defending NBA champion Boston Celtics at the Mullins Center on the campus of the University of Massachusetts on Oct. 8. They will have two home games at the Wachovia Center, the first against the New York Knicks...
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...
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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