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The UMass Dartmouth Faculty Federation named Dr. Liu the 2023 recipient of the the Leo M. Sullivan Teacher of the Year award
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From remote lectures to campus visits, local students find a supportive early college pathway through the Commonwealth Collegiate Academy program.
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$1,000 of cash prizes awarded in eighth annual pitch competition
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The $505K award provides funding for research and student training in hydrodynamics and marine technology.
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A study led by Collin Capano, adjunct faculty in the Department of Physics, has been published in Physical Review Letters.
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200 3rd to 8th-grade girls attend day of engaging STEM activities and conversations
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PhD students lead international study on gravitational waves and black hole mergers
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Dr. Valova is one of 38 faculty across the U.S. and Canada selected for national leadership development program designed to promote women in academic STEM fields.
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International agreement will create an accelerated pathway for MS degree in mechanical engineering with an industrial and systems engineering option
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After over a decade of harsh New England winters, the observatory’s rotatable dome now sits atop a rebuilt, well-sealed foundation, ready to resume scholarly use.