Following is the list of all the press releases since May 25, 2012, sorted in descending order of date.
| Title | Date | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| UMass Dartmouth announces task force in aftermath of Boston Marathon tragedy | May 20, 2013 | Three-person panel will examine policies and procedures related to public safety. Montana State University president will chair. [more] |
| UMass Dartmouth professor at SMAST named Fulbright Scholar | May 16, 2013 | Dartmouth resident Dr. Avijit Gangopadhyay continues to help build Indian oceanography; will research currents in Bay of Bengal; ninth Fulbright recipient in four years for UMass Dartmouth [more] |
| CVPA Prof. Donald Beal wins 2013 Lillian Orlowsky and William Freed Foundation Grant | May 15, 2013 | UMass Dartmouth art professor beats field of 500 to win $30k grant [more] |
| UMass Dartmouth launches strategic planning effort | May 13, 2013 | UMass Dartmouth launches strategic planning effort [more] |
| UMass Dartmouth Summer Program in Portuguese marks 20 years | May 13, 2013 | $10,000 in scholarships available for students; Courses run from June 24 to July 26; Still time to apply [more] |
| UMass Dartmouth holds Undergraduate Commencement | May 12, 2013 | Sheri McCoy '80, CEO of Avon Products, delivers undergraduate commencement address, receives honorary Doctor of Business; Robert Karam '67, and James Karam '71, receive Chancellor's Distinguished Service Medals; First commencement for Chancellor Grossman [more] |
| Advisory: UMass Dartmouth Commencement details | May 11, 2013 | Advisory: UMass Dartmouth Commencement details [more] |
| UMass Dartmouth holds Graduate Commencement ceremony | May 11, 2013 | The Hon. Phillip Rapoza, Chief Justice of Mass. Court of Appeals, delivers graduate address, receives honorary Doctor of Law; Moment of Silence honors victims of Boston Marathon bombings; Torch Relay announced to raise funds for One Fund [more] |
| UMass Dartmouth Students Announce Torch Relay To Boston To Support Victims Of Boston Marathon Tragedy | May 11, 2013 | Students, faculty, alumni and residents throughout the region will participate in 55-mile relay to support the One Fund and highlight spirit of UMass campus community [more] |
| Renee Buisson named Assistant Chancellor for Marketing | May 10, 2013 | Renee Buisson named Assistant Chancellor for Marketing [more] |
| UMass Dartmouth appoints new provost | May 07, 2013 | Old Dominion Vice President of Research to lead academic and student affairs [more] |
| UMass Dartmouth student, Danvers native, selected as one of 29 Who Shine statewide | May 02, 2013 | Danvers native Lauren Underwood was honored by Governor Deval Patrick in a State House ceremony today [more] |
| UMass Dartmouth announces 2013 Commencement speakers and honorees | May 02, 2013 | Sheri McCoy '80, CEO of Avon Products, to deliver undergraduate commencement address, receive honorary Doctor of Business; the Hon. Phillip Rapoza, Chief Justice of Mass. Court of Appeals, to deliver graduate address, receive honorary Doctor of Law; Robert Karam '67, and James Karam '71, to receive Chancellor's Distinguished Service Medals; First commencement for Chancellor Grossman [more] |
| Talks Explore the Origin, Politics and Future of Paul Rudolph's Architectural design of the UMass Dartmouth Campus | April 26, 2013 | Talks Explore the Origin, Politics and Future of Paul Rudolph's Architectural design of the UMass Dartmouth Campus [more] |
| UMass Dartmouth welcomes area Greenlight for Girls, focuses on science | April 26, 2013 | "G4G" leadership includes founder with Fall River roots, board member who is New Bedford native, Dartmouth resident; G4G and University's Kaput Center continue collaboration with 3rd annual on-campus science day [more] |
| UMass Dartmouth students' Guatemala work wins national recognition | April 25, 2013 | UMass Dartmouth students' Guatemala work wins national recognition [more] |
| Corsairs Care | April 21, 2013 | Please return to this page for updates as the UMass Dartmouth community moves forward after the Boston Marathon tragedy. As Chancellor Grossman wrote to students, faculty and staff, "We stand together. Together we are ... UMass Dartmouth Strong." [more] |
| Erin Dziedzic '03 continues fast rise in art world | April 15, 2013 | Erin Dziedzic '03 continues fast rise in art world [more] |
| HUD announces National Fair Housing Collegiate Partnership Campaign with UMass Law | April 11, 2013 | HUD announces National Fair Housing Collegiate Partnership Campaign with UMass Law [more] |
| UMass Dartmouth Career Center to hold Career Expo 2013 on April 17 | April 11, 2013 | UMass Dartmouth Career Center to hold Career Expo 2013 on April 17 from 10 a.m. - 3 p.m. at the Tripp Athletic Center. [more] |
| Grossman inaugurated: Chancellor calls for UMass Dartmouth to strengthen its role as an "anchor institution" | April 04, 2013 | Makes case for comprehensive K-12 partnerships, more attention to regional health disparities; and accelerated technology transfer [more] |
| Chancellor Grossman's inauguration address | April 04, 2013 | The following is the prepared text of Chancellor Divina Grossman's inauguration address on April 4, 2013 in the Main Auditorium. [more] |
| Claire T. Carney Library dedication marks campus transformation | April 03, 2013 | Ceremony ends three-year, $48 million renovation; celebrates Inauguration Week [more] |
| "A Celebration of Transformation:" UMass Dartmouth Chancellor's Inauguration to highlight student, faculty, alumni achievement | April 02, 2013 | UMass Dartmouth Chancellor Divina Grossman to be formally inaugurated on April 4, 2013 at 2 p.m. in the Main Auditorium [more] |
| NSF Robert Noyce Teaching Scholarship Summer Institute Allows UMass Dartmouth Students to Explore Education Careers | March 27, 2013 | NSF Robert Noyce Teaching Scholarship Summer Institute Allows UMass Dartmouth Students to Explore Education Careers [more] |
| The David Bindman Ensemble Residency at UMASS Dartmouth April 1-6 | March 27, 2013 | The David Bindman Ensemble will be in residence at UMASS Dartmouth during the week of April 1-6. The group will participate in a diverse range of activities, including classes, concerts, and collaborations with students and members of the community. [more] |
| The David Bindman Ensemble Residency at UMASS Dartmouth April 1-6 | March 27, 2013 | The David Bindman Ensemble Residency at UMASS Dartmouth April 1-6 [more] |
| Thurs., March 28 at UMass Dartmouth: Prof. explores depiction of Italian American girls and women in literature | March 26, 2013 | Prof. Clorinda Donato to deliver Esposito lecture, "Queen of Her Own Big Time: Adriana Trigiani Reimagines Italian American Women's Fiction" [more] |
| John Corigliano, internationally-renowned composer, to receive honorary degree in ceremony at Zeiterion, 4/13 | March 20, 2013 | UMass Dartmouth to bestow honorary degree as part of performance, capping several days of master classes, other events [more] |
| UMass Dartmouth lauded as top school for service-learning for 2nd year | March 14, 2013 | UMass Dartmouth in the top 20 colleges nationwide for service; UMass Dartmouth only top honoree in Mass., among two in New England; Students performed 192,000+ hours of community service and volunteerism last year [more] |
| UMass Dartmouth's CVPA ranked in top 50 US schools for animation, game design | March 12, 2013 | Animation Career Review ranks CVPA's Design Department 45 out 400+ schools in United States [more] |
| Holder visit puts new Massachusetts public law school in spotlight | March 11, 2013 | U.S. Attorney General lauds the "particular mission of this remarkable place" to train public-interest lawyers [more] |
| UMass Dartmouth ranked second among Mass. public universities | March 08, 2013 | GoLocal's 2nd Annual Super Ranking based on 60+ factors [more] |
| Jazz invitational concert and music clinic hosed by UMass Dartmouth Department of Music | March 06, 2013 | Jazz invitational concert and music clinic hosed by UMass Dartmouth Department of Music [more] |
| UMass Dartmouth MLK Breakfast keynoted by nationally-renowned authors of "Envisioning Emancipation" | February 25, 2013 | Publishers Weekly calls book "haunting, touching, troubling, inspiring, and informative" [more] |
| UMass Observatory open house on March 2 | February 25, 2013 | Observatory open house is March 2 at 7:30 p.m. weather permitting. [more] |
| UMass Dartmouth celebrates Darwin Week | February 11, 2013 | Festivities from Feb. 11 through Feb. 20 focus on "the reality and coolness of evolution" [more] |
| UMass Dartmouth's University Art Gallery opens new exhibition | February 07, 2013 | "East/West: A Survey of Contemporary Printmaking" runs through March 14 [more] |
| UMass Dartmouth Multicultural Celebration cancelled due to weather | February 06, 2013 | UMass Dartmouth Multicultural Celebration cancelled due to weather [more] |
| Mystery in the Afternoon: Three Famous Writers Share Their Secrets at UMass Dartmouth March 10 | February 05, 2013 | The Claire T. Carney Library Associates annual Literary Author Talk entitled, Mystery in the Afternoon: Three Famous Writers Share Their Secrets, hosted by Prof. Mel B. Yoken is March 10 from 2-4:30 p.m. at Woodland Commons, UMass Dartmouth 285 Old Westport Road, North Dartmouth. [more] |
| UMass Dartmouth's Frederick Douglass Unity House kicks off Black History Month with art gallery opening | February 01, 2013 | UMass Dartmouth's Frederick Douglass Unity House kicks off Black History Month with art gallery opening [more] |
| UMass Dartmouth announces Black History Month events | February 01, 2013 | Packed schedule explores the crossroads of freedom and equality [more] |
| UMass Dartmouth's Roy calls for improvements to civic engagement, learning | January 31, 2013 | Supports nearly all conclusions in new statewide report, "Renewing the Social Compact" [more] |
| UMass Dartmouth leaders, lecturer elected to national leadership positions | January 30, 2013 | Deans Adrian Tio of New Bedford and Steven Lohrenz of Marion, lecturer Peter Geisser of Cranston, RI, honored [more] |
| National attention for acoustics at UMass Dartmouth | January 28, 2013 | $750,000 grant, two national prize-winners cement University's reputation for quality in sonic research [more] |
| Training the best teachers to train better teachers: UMass Dartmouth | January 24, 2013 | Project SUCCESS program training 150+ mentors, retain new teachers in "high-need" areas [more] |
| 1/24: Photography Exhibit "Exploring Urban Identities in De-industrialized Cities" | January 23, 2013 | 1/24: Photography Exhibit "Exploring Urban Identities in De-industrialized Cities" [more] |
| UMass School of Law Open House, January 24 | January 18, 2013 | UMass School of Law Open House, January 24 [more] |
| Southcoast Development Partnership hosting community outreach breakfast on regional economic development | January 17, 2013 | 7:45 a.m., January 25, 2013 at Woodland Commons, UMass Dartmouth [more] |
| Tuesday, 1/22: UMass Dartmouth to open new Library addition | January 17, 2013 | "Soft opening" at start of semester marks end of major construction, capping 3-year, $45 million renovation [more] |
| Jessica N. Pabón '01 discusses female graffiti artists in TEDxWomen talk | January 15, 2013 | Jessica N. Pabón '01 discusses female graffiti artists in TEDxWomen talk [more] |
| UMass Dartmouth professor to serve as ambassador for European study | January 14, 2013 | Prof. João Paraskeva, of Marion, honored [more] |
| New center at UMass Dartmouth to see complex problems in new ways | January 10, 2013 | Center for Scientific Computing and Visualization Research to be led by Dr. Sigal Gottlieb [more] |
| Multicultural Celebration to honor Martin Luther King's legacy | January 04, 2013 | Performances will highlight diversity on campus and the SouthCoast [more] |
| Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry receives NSF funding for NMR Spectrometer | January 03, 2013 | New chemistry instrument will have broad impact on department projects [more] |
| Nationally-renowned photographer shows work at Star Store | December 07, 2012 | "Frank Gohlke: Miles and Miles of Things I've Never Seen" opens tonight [more] |
| Academic building heat and hot water shutdown Saturday for system repairs | December 07, 2012 | Repairs expected to be completed by 4 p.m. [more] |
| UMass Dartmouth marks milestone at the MAB | December 06, 2012 | "Topping off ceremony" ends first stage of biomanufacturing center construction [more] |
| Bristol County Savings Charitable Foundation makes major gift to UMass Dartmouth | December 05, 2012 | $250,000 donation will go to new classrooms at Charlton College of Business [more] |
| UMass Dartmouth professor receives $600k to help blind children half a world away | December 03, 2012 | Macrine's most recent book, Critical Pedagogy in Uncertain Times: Hope and Possibilities, also honored with the McLaren Foundation's Citation of Merit [more] |
| UMass Dartmouth professor gets $400k to see cells in an "iron glow" | November 30, 2012 | Novel molecular imaging probes to aid pioneering research into health impacts of iron [more] |
| Dec. 4: "World's top public intellectual," Noam Chomsky, comes to UMass Dartmouth | November 27, 2012 | Special lecture to cover "the State, Democracy and Public Education" [more] |
| UMass Dartmouth student wins Fulbright to teach in Brazil | November 21, 2012 | New Bedford resident first student at University to win prestigious Fulbright in five years [more] |
| Lecture Explores How the Design of Cold Storage Influenced the Economy and Politics of Food | November 20, 2012 | The second presentation in the Creative Economy Lecture Series will feature scholars Susanne Freiberg and Michael Osman [more] |
| 2012 Digital Media Festival to be held Friday | November 14, 2012 | 20th Annual Digital Media Festival features distinguished alum Christopher Mascio '96 [more] |
| Irish statesman, former prisoner Martin Ferris to speak Tuesday at UMass Dartmouth | November 09, 2012 | Irish member of parliament to talk about the future of Irish reunification [more] |
| UMass Dartmouth Library Associates present Author Debby Applegate December 3 | November 01, 2012 | Pulitzer-Prize winning writer Debby Applegate will speak on Henry Ward Beecher on December 3 from 7 -- 9 p.m. Admission is free and sponsored by the Claire T. Carney Library Associates. [more] |
| UMass Dartmouth Boivin Center guest speaker is Joan Nathan November 19 | October 31, 2012 | UMass Dartmouth Boivin Center guest speaker is Joan Nathan November 19 at 7:45 at UMass Dartmouth 285 Old Westport Rd., Dining Commons, second floor. [more] |
| UMass Dartmouth Observatory will be open for sky viewing November 3 | October 31, 2012 | The public is invited to a free open house and night-sky viewing session at UMass Dartmouth Observatory on Saturday, November 3, at 7:30 p.m. Viewing will take place through the Observatory's 16-inch telescope and other telescopes operated by ASSNE members. [more] |
| NASA backs SMAST-led effort to discover coastal waters' effect on CO2 | October 30, 2012 | NASA backs SMAST-led effort to discover coastal waters' effect on CO2 [more] |
| Campus to re-open Wednesday | October 30, 2012 | All classes at all sites will be held as scheduled on Wednesday. Unless noted below, all facilities and offices will be open and all services, including transportation and dining, will be operating on normal schedules. [more] |
| HURRICANE SANDY UPDATE - Campus closed Tuesday, October 30 | October 29, 2012 | Please return to umassd.edu and check university email throughout the day for updates. [more] |
| Hurricane Sandy Update - Campus closed Monday, October 29 | October 28, 2012 | Please return to this page for news and updates related to Hurricane Sandy. [more] |
| UMass Dartmouth's Robert Waxler brings secret of rehabilitation to Boston Book Festival | October 27, 2012 | Founder of Changing Lives Through Literature moderates discussion: literacy and reading proven to reduce recidivism in prison populations [more] |
| Donald Howard, beloved Dean of Students, passes away at 82 | October 22, 2012 | Longtime student affairs leader touched thousands of lives at SMU, UMass Dartmouth [more] |
| Honors roll in for UMass Dartmouth fisheries scientist | October 16, 2012 | SMAST professor receives simultaneous local, national, and international recognition [more] |
| Former UMass Dartmouth professor, "Alternative Nobel" winner, speaks at University | October 12, 2012 | Sharp, "world's foremost expert on nonviolent revolution" cited as influence behind the Arab Spring, popular uprisings in Serbia, Ukraine, Burma and Iran [more] |
| Tonight in Fall River at the ATMC: Bielat, Kennedy debate the "American Dream" | October 10, 2012 | Fourth Congressional District Issues Debate to focus on jobs, the economy, and the future of the middle class [more] |
| UMass Dartmouth students get head start on their careers | October 05, 2012 | Business Career Fair brings together 30+ employers, hundreds of students for networking [more] |
| NEH grant of $171,011 awarded to UMD Professor Gerard M. Koot | September 26, 2012 | The National Endowment for the Humanities, a United States government agency, has awarded a grant of $171,011 to Dr. Gerard M. Koot, Emeritus Chancellor Professor of History at the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth, to direct a Summer Seminar for School Teachers on 'The Dutch Republic and Britain: The Making of Modern Society and a World Economy.' [more] |
| UMass Dartmouth announces Fall Music Series | September 21, 2012 | Free on-campus concerts at UMass Dartmouth's College of Visual and Performing Arts this fall include performances in memory of late colleague Rick Britto [more] |
| Celebrated Authors to Appear at UMass Dartmouth on October 3 and December 3 | September 14, 2012 | The University of Massachusetts Claire T. Carney Library Associates are proud to announce the following programs for the fall semester. The prolific, highly popular writer, Jon Land, will talk on his literary work on October 3, and the distinguished, Pulitzer-Prize winning writer, Debby Applegate, will speak on Henry Ward Beecher: The Most Famous Man in America on December 3. Chancellor Professor Emeritus Mel B. Yoken, program chair of the Library Associates, will host the two programs which are free and open to the public. [more] |
| UMass Dartmouth ranked #1 public regional university in New England by U.S. News & World Report | September 12, 2012 | College of Engineering undergraduate program listed among best in the nation [more] |
| Value for students, value for community: Washington Monthly ranks UMass Dartmouth 25th in nation | August 30, 2012 | University earns sky-high marks on "goals of increasing social mobility, producing research, and inspiring public service" [more] |
| Keating and Sutter to debate on campus, Thursday, August 30 | August 29, 2012 | 9th Congressional District Democratic candidates debate at Main Auditorium [more] |
| MREC partners with NREL on marine renewable energy | August 27, 2012 | Marine Renewable Energy Center partners with feds on energy of the future [more] |
| Claire T. Carney Library Update and FAQs | August 21, 2012 | Update and FAQs for August 21 [more] |
| Update on the Claire T. Carney Library | August 20, 2012 | Update on August 20 [more] |
| Update on the Claire T. Carney Library | August 19, 2012 | Update on August 19 [more] |
| Update on the Claire T. Carney Library | August 17, 2012 | Update on August 17 [more] |
| Update on the Claire T. Carney Library | August 16, 2012 | Update on August 16, 2012 [more] |
| What would you ask the candidates? | August 15, 2012 | Area residents invited to Community Forum at UMass Law on August 21 in advance of Keating-Sutter debate [more] |
| UMass Dartmouth staffer's $100,000 grant to help kids break down gender stereotypes | August 07, 2012 | Center for Women, Gender and Sexuality's Juli Parker wins grant for innovative statewide outreach [more] |
| UMass Dartmouth professor gets $1 million for some 'light' research | August 02, 2012 | Prof. Yifei Li of Walpole earns Air Force grant for photonics study [more] |
| UMass Dartmouth wins grant to expand work protecting coastal towns from stormtides | July 31, 2012 | Federal NERACOOS grant funds continuing research at UMass Dartmouth, six other partner institutions [more] |
| New England Marine Renewable Energy Center conducts second round of testing of technology | July 13, 2012 | UMass Dartmouth-based public-private partnership building strength with focus on job creation. [more] |
| UMass Dartmouth awarded $100,000 for creative economy initiatives | July 05, 2012 | UMass President's Creative Economy Initiatives Fund awards three grants to UMass Dartmouth faculty [more] |
| Bristol County Savings Bank Freedom Festival at UMass Dartmouth July 3 | June 21, 2012 | Featuring Santa Mamba, Entrain, members of UMass Dartmouth a cappella group Mental Note and fireworks [more] |
| UMass Law announces three-year freeze in tuition and law school fees | June 21, 2012 | Need- and merit-based aid also planned to make law school opportunity more accessible; application deadline extended to July 30 [more] |
| UMass Law earns American Bar Association national accreditation | June 12, 2012 | The American Bar Association notified the University of Massachusetts School of Law -- Dartmouth (UMass Law) today that it has been granted provisional national accreditation. [more] |
| New UMass Law dean appointed | June 07, 2012 | CUNY School of Law associate dean brings dedication to quality, diversity and justice to Massachusetts' public law school [more] |
| Chancellor MacCormack's Undergraduate Commencement Remarks | May 27, 2012 | Chancellor MacCormack delivered remarks to her last Commencement after 13 years as the University's leader. [more] |
| Author, human rights activist Roxana Saberi addresses Class of 2012 | May 27, 2012 | "We all have our own prisons. We're all tested in our own ways throughout our lives. We can try to turn these challenges into opportunities." [more] |
| UMass Dartmouth holds 112th Commencement undergraduate ceremonies | May 27, 2012 | 1573 undergraduate students accepted their degrees before a crowd of 10,500 family and friends. [more] |
| UMass Dartmouth holds 112th Commencement graduate ceremonies | May 26, 2012 | 466 graduate students -- including 45 from the Law School, the first Ph.D in Nursing, and the most Ph.Ds in the University's history -- accepted their degrees as part of the 112th Commencement ceremonies [more] |
| Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution President Susan Avery addresses graduate commencement, delivered the Graduate Commencement Address | May 26, 2012 | "The system of systems that sustains our planet is at risk. Build a system of systems of human beings, to collaborate and foster creativity. Our planet needs you. And you need it." [more] |
| Chancellor MacCormack's Graduate Commencement Remarks | May 26, 2012 | Chancellor Jean F. MacCormack delivered remarks at today's graduate Commencement, the last in her 13 years as the University's leader [more] |
| Graduate Commencement Student Speaker Remarks | May 26, 2012 | Kristina Monteiro, '10, '12 represented her fellow graduate-degree recipients at the 112th Commencement [more] |
