The journey toward achieving a doctorate degree in any discipline is already paved with obstacles and deterrents. And that’s without factoring in a global pandemic.
“It’s an overwhelming sense of accomplishment in the face of adversity,” said Bridget Bearden G’18, PhD’21, who faced her own adversities while pursuing her doctoral degree in Public Policy. In addition to having three children, all of whom had to transition into remote learning, Bearden also lost her job last year. “It’s a sense of relief and a light at the end of the tunnel.”
A clinical trial of 125 young adults shows that those who limited screen time for 48 hours immediately after suffering a concussion had a significantly shorter duration of symptoms than those who were permitted screen time. These findings, published in JAMA Pediatrics, offer the first clinical evidence that restricting time spent at a computer, television or phone screen in the acute period following a concussion can reduce the duration of symptoms.
The Diversity and Inclusion Office, with support from UMass Medical School student leaders, hosted the first Learners of Color Orientation on Friday, Aug. 27, and Saturday, Aug. 28. Students from the Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Graduate School of Nursing and School of Medicine attended the event, which included a mixer Friday night at Mezcal Cantina in Worcester for students to get to know one another and a series of workshops on Saturday.
Today the University of Massachusetts is announcing a history-making $175 million donation from The Morningside Foundation to UMass Medical School.
The Provost’s Office has selected four winners for the 2021 Distinguished Community Engagement Awards in the categories of teaching and research.
The two awardees for Community Engaged Research are:
AMHERST, Mass. – In its inaugural “Great Campus Food” list, The Princeton Review has named the University of Massachusetts Amherst to the exclusive group in its 2022 edition of The Best 387 Colleges.
Nearly 600 backpacks were distributed to first- through third-grade students at Rice Square, Grafton Street and Union Square elementary schools thanks to the UMass Medical School North Quadrant Support Services partnership with the Worcester Public Schools.
The children were all smiles beneath their masks as they received supplies for the new year. Many had hand-drawn thank you notes to give to Medical School volunteers who handed filled backpacks to each child on the second day of school.
AMHERST, Mass. – The University of Massachusetts Amherst will welcome a first-year class of approximately 4,900 students with an outstanding academic profile – and the most diverse in its history – as Fall Welcome kicks into high gear on Friday, Aug. 27 with a full slate of activities planned on campus.