Following is the list of all the press releases sorted in descending order of date

Title	Date	Summary
Social Media in the 2009 Inc. 500	November 20, 2009	The Center for Marketing Research at the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth recently conducted a new in-depth and statistically significant study on the usage of social media in fast-growing corporations. This new study revisits the Center's study of Inc. 500 social media usage for the third consecutive year, making it a valuable and rare longitudinal study of corporate use of these new technologies. [more]
Law Program Wins Committee Approval	November 19, 2009	The Board of Trustees Committee on Academic and Student Affairs approved UMass Dartmouth's proposal to establish the state's first public law program. [more]
Prof. Matt Roy honored by UMass President	November 19, 2009	Among five recipient of UMass President's Public Service Award for leading a five-campus collaboration to increase the breadth and depth of community service learning. [more]
Observatory open house Nov. 21	November 15, 2009	Night-sky viewing session at the campus observatory Nov. 21 [more]
H1N1 (Swine Flu) update for the campus community	October 29, 2009	The following message was sent to all students, faculty, staff and administrators on October 29. [more]
Provost message to faculty re H1N1	October 29, 2009	Provost Anthony Garro sent the following message to the UMass Dartmouth faculty October 29. [more]
University of Massachusetts Dartmouth Claire T. Carney Library Associates to host composer  Yoko Nakatani on December 6	October 26, 2009	The performance will be held at the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth, Center for Visual and Performing Arts auditorium. 285 Old Westport Road, North Dartmouth, MA on December 6, at 2 p.m. Cindy Yoken, president of the Library Associates, will host the event. [more]
John De Mado, Author, Educator And Vocal Advocate at UMass Dartmouth on November 16	October 26, 2009	The Boivin Center for French Language and Culture presents John De Mado on November 16 at 7 p.m. in the College of Performing Arts Auditorium at UMass Dartmouth, 285 Old Westport Road, Dartmouth, MA.  The program is in English and free and open to the public.   [more]
CVPA digital media professor's work to be showcased at Smithsonian	October 07, 2009	Professor Harvey Goldman's work has  been selected by the Washington Project for the Arts for the fifth annual Experimental Media Series, a multi-evening screening of innovative international video and sound art that will culminate with a showing at the  Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden of the Smithsonian Institution on October 15. [more]
New Math Education PhD and Grants Announced	October 06, 2009	Educators from around the state, nation and world gather at UMass Dartmouth for a STEM education showcase event [more]
UMass Dartmouth student captures top award at international conference	October 05, 2009	Tops hundreds of marine scientists and students to win best presentation [more]
Walkers, Take Some Steps on October 8 To Help The SHARE Foundation Give The Gift Of Communication	September 29, 2009	Start collecting pledges now for fundraiser to benefit children and adults with disabilities. Fun Walk '09 is October 18. [more]
UMass Dartmouth Calls For Nominations For 2010 Drum Major Award  In Honor Of Martin Luther King Jr.	September 29, 2009	UMass Dartmouth is now accepting nominations for its 8th Annual Drum Major Award to memorialize the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.  Nominations must be received on or before Friday, November 6, 2009 at 4:30 p.m. [more]
UMass-Dartmouth's Marine Renewable Energy Center (MREC) Hosts Two Important Ocean Energy Conferences this Fall	September 23, 2009	As a central effort in fostering stakeholder input and building a strong university research consortium, MREC is hosting two important events in September and October. [more]
UMass Observatory open during Homecoming weekend September 25 and 26	September 22, 2009	The UMass Dartmouth Observatory and the Astronomical Society of Southern New England (ASSNE) are pleased to invite administration, faculty, staff, and Homecoming Weekend visitors to a FREE open house and night-sky viewing session at the campus Observatory on September 25 and 26 from 7:30p.m.till 10 p.m.. Viewing will take place through the Observatory's 16-inch telescope and other telescopes operated by ASSNE members. [more]
UMD, SNESL Collaborate on Constitution Day	September 16, 2009	Sept. 17 Event focuses on "The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly: Critiques of recent U.S. Supreme Court decisions that have influenced judicial practice and American politics" [more]
Ferreira-Mendes Archives to Open Sept. 18	September 16, 2009	Activities and materials will document and celebrate the contributions of Portuguese-Americans to the region, Commonwealth and world. Pre-opening colloquium on ethnic media will be held. [more]
Remembering Senator Kennedy	August 26, 2009	Chancellor Jean F. MacCormack's statement to the campus community [more]
CVPA alumna wins Fulbright	August 21, 2009	Erin Treacy heading to Ireland to complete studio-based research project in painting [more]
UMD Scientists Awarded Fellowships at Marine Biological Lab	August 20, 2009	Dr. Paul Calvert and Dr. Alex Fowler both received the Bell Fellowship, established by the MBL to enable scientists to research biomedical questions that expand the possibilities for tissue and organ regeneration and replacement. [more]
US News: UMD #1 in New England again	August 20, 2009	College of Engineering rated among best undergraduate programs in the country [more]
Campus response to $1,100 fee rebate	August 09, 2009	Exact impact on each student to be determined in coming weeks; critical that students pay bills by August 14 deadline. [more]
$1,100 Student Fee Rebate Announced	August 09, 2009	Made possible by federal economic stimulus funding; impact will vary for students already receiving financial aid. [more]
Center for Civic Engagement receives $471,000 Learn and Serve America Grant	August 05, 2009	Project will engage 1,500 students from all UMass campuses in statewide community service designed to also enhances their learning [more]
UMD Alum to Lead UMassOnline	July 30, 2009	Dr. Ken Udas '86 will serve as CEO of five campus distance learning consortium after leading Penn State World Campus. [more]
UMass Dartmouth Marine Scientist Wins National Excellence in Mentoring Award	July 23, 2009	Dr. Steve Cadrin of School for Marine Science and Technology nominated by students [more]
UMass Physics Professor recently received UMass President's  Creative Economy Award	July 23, 2009	UMass Physics Professor recently received UMass President's  Creative Economy Award [more]
UMASS Dartmouth Engineering Student receives Space Grant	July 23, 2009	UMass Dartmouth electrical engineering major, Justin McKennon (Springfield, MA) has earned a NASA Space Grant to support his undergraduate super computer research. McKennon is a junior electrical engineering major with minors in math and physics. [more]
College of Engineering Graduate Chosen for NASA Astronaut Training	July 15, 2009	U.S. Navy Commander Scott D. Tingle among nine people selected by NASA from 3,500 applicants [more]
UMass Karam Scholars Announced	July 13, 2009	Fall River's Robert Karam (UMass Dartmouth '67) Invests in Opportunity for Students [more]
Developing Green Jobs and Career Paths: The University of Massachusetts as a Leader in Growing the Green Economy award a portion of $45,000 to UMass Dartmouth	July 13, 2009	University and community colleges will develop curricula and identify gaps in training and research [more]
UMass Dartmouth History Professor co-edited  a book of seventeenth century letters	July 13, 2009	The Correspondence of John Cotton Jr.(1639-1699), a book edited by Sheila McIntire and UMass Dartmouth history professor Len Travers, will be launched at two locations this month: July 16 at the Pilgrim Hall, 75 Court Street, Plymouth, MA and July 23 at the Colonial Society of Massachusetts, 87 Mount Vernon Street, Boston. Both receptions are from 5-7 p.m. and are open to the public. [more]
Sustainability Teacher Training At UMass Dartmouth on August 18-19	July 13, 2009	The UMass Dartmouth office of Campus and Community Sustainability is hosting a sustainability teacher training from 9 a.m.-3 p.m. on August 18-19 at the Ocean Explorium in New Bedford. [more]
Ocean Explorium comes alive seven days a week	July 09, 2009	UMass Dartmouth key partner in effort to inspire young people about science [more]
Ocean Explorium Now Open 7 Days a Week	July 08, 2009	UMass Dartmouth is key partner in effort to inspire young people about science [more]
UMass Dartmouth to Study Emerging Whelk Fishery	July 08, 2009	Goal to manage sea snail population before it becomes depleted [more]
Freedom Festival Fireworks Cancelled	July 02, 2009	NBSO Pops concert moved indoors [more]
UMass Dartmouth to host annual Freedom Festival	June 24, 2009	July 2 event to feature New Bedford Symphony, Santa Mamba, fireworks [more]
French National Media Examines Changing Lives Through Literature	June 22, 2009	Philippe Boulet-Gercourt, a French journalist, visited campus several weeks ago to take a first-hand look at the Changing Lives Through Literature program, created by UMass Dartmouth English Professor Robert Waxler as a strategy to transform the outlook of criminals. [more]
UMass Dartmouth Student  Receives Prestigious Washington Internship Scholarship	June 22, 2009	Marshfield native one of four in the nation to be selected [more]
Portugal Study Abroad Participants To Create Blog	June 22, 2009	UMass Dartmouth participants in a four-week study abroad program in Lisbon, Portugal will create an online living archive as they take classes in politics and economics and tour historic sites. [more]
Governor's Online Civic Engagement Task Force Experiment Generates Big Ideas	June 18, 2009	Chancellor MacCormack serves as citizen moderator of two-week online forum that encouraged hundreds of responses [more]
UMass Dartmouth Offers Educational Incentive for K-12 Educators	June 04, 2009	Scholarship responds to teachers who have been laid off during difficult economic times [more]
UMass Dartmouth to host summer camp for young writers, grades 5-10	June 04, 2009	Young writers will have the option of attending both weeks of camp, or the first week only. The camp will meet each morning at Joseph Case Junior High School at 195 Main Street in Swansea before traveling to local landmarks. [more]
Artist-Scientist Brothers Combine Talents to build Scientific Literacy	May 28, 2009	Retina Regeneration, an animated film by UMass Dartmouth Professor of Design Harvey Goldman, is a scientific visualization project that animates one aspect of the research done in the Professor Daniel Goldman's Lab [more]
UMass Dartmouth Chancellor Jean F. MacCormack to serve as "Citizen Moderator" for Governor's Online Community Forum	May 28, 2009	Two-week dialogue designed to generate "big ideas" about big issues [more]
NASA Space Grant Program Provides Research	May 28, 2009	Opportunities for UMass Dartmouth Students [more]
Umass Dartmouth Awards 1,506 Degrees At 109th Undergraduate Commencement Exercises	May 24, 2009	Honorary degrees awarded to director of the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum and New Bedford entrepreneur [more]
308 Degrees Awarded at Graduate Commencement	May 23, 2009	Many firsts celebrated; Campus architect honored [more]
Director of National Holocaust Memorial Museum Sara J. Bloomfield To Address UMass Dartmouth Undergraduates May 24	May 06, 2009	Honorary degree also to be granted to New Bedford entrepreneur William Whelan; Architect Grattan Gill to receive honorary degree and speak at May 23 Graduate Commencement [more]
UMass Dartmouth Civic Engagement Summit May 6	May 04, 2009	Program will include sessions for adults and youth [more]
Women's Studies Online Major Launched	May 04, 2009	Breaks down barriers of time and distance for individuals seeking to complete their undergraduate degrees [more]
Brazilliance Teaches and Entertains its Audience	April 30, 2009	Music and writing has been deeply intertwined throughout UMass Dartmouth Professor Dário Borim's 20-plus year career. Borim, chairperson of the Portuguese department, produces and hosts the live radio and Internet show, Brazilliance every Thursday from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. on 89.3 FM and www.893.wumd.org. [more]
Ferreira Mendes Portuguese-American Archives digitizing project will provide global resource for students, faculty, and genealogists	April 28, 2009	University sets September 18 as official grand opening celebration for archives [more]
UMass Dartmouth to hold a Green Jobs Breakfast with Konarka Co-founder and Chairman Howard Berke on April 29	April 23, 2009	Howard Berke, co-founder and chairman of Konarka will be the keynote speaker at a Green Jobs Breakfast on Wednesday, April 29 from 8:30a.m.-9:30 a.m. in Woodland Commons Community Center at the Dartmouth Campus. [more]
UMass Dartmouth Launches Online Graduate Certificate Program in Environmental Policy	April 22, 2009	Program will prepare professionals to excel in a world driven by an emerging green economy [more]
UMass Dartmouth Launches Online Graduate Certificate Program in Environmental Policy	April 22, 2009	Program will prepare professionals to excel in a world driven by an emerging green economy [more]
Chancellor to Perform with UMass Dartmouth Wind Ensemble on April 22	April 17, 2009	Chancellor Jean MacCormack will narrate Aaron Copland's classic "Lincoln Portrait," accompanied by the university's Wind Ensemble on April 22 [more]
Mass Dartmouth Class Voice Student's Annual Spring Concert For The Love Of It to be held April 28	April 17, 2009	The UMD Class Voice students present their annual spring concert entitled "For The Love Of It" on Tuesday, April 28th, 7:30pm at the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth main campus, CVPA recital hall room 153. [more]
Web-based One Stop Info Center Launched	April 16, 2009	New virtual center provides 24/7 information access to parents, future and current students, faculty and staff. [more]
UMass Dartmouth Observatory Open House is April 18	April 13, 2009	The general public  is invited to a FREE open house and night-sky viewing session at the campus Observatory on Saturday, April 18, 2009 from 8 PM till 10 PM. Viewing will take place through the Observatory's 16-inch telescope and other telescopes operated by ASSNE members. [more]
Young Poets to read at UMass Dartmouth on April 26	April 13, 2009	In celebration of National Poetry Month the Claire T. Carney Library Associates are honoring youth poets in the library browsing area on April 26th from 2 to 4 p.m. [more]
Regional Sustainability Exchange at the ATMC April 15	April 13, 2009	On Wednesday, April 15th, from 1-3:30, at the ATMC in Fall River,  UMass Dartmouth and SRPEDD will be hosting a Regional Sustainability Exchange:  South Coast Rail...The Day After. [more]
UMass Dartmouth Urban Initiative enters Partnership with National Dropout Prevention Center/Network at Clemson University	April 09, 2009	SouthCoast business, education, and civic leaders gathered today in Dartmouth for the announcement of a new partnership between UMass Dartmouth's Urban Initiative and the National Dropout Prevention Center/Network at Clemson University. [more]
5th Annual Conference on Girls, Community, and Justice May 1	April 09, 2009	Former Massachusetts Governor Michael Dukakis to deliver keynote address. Registration deadline is April 17 [more]
UMass Dartmouth Students in Free Enterprise named New England Champion	April 09, 2009	Local students create award-winning projects that serve the community (Names and hometowns included) [more]
Congressman Frank on Campus April 14 and 15	April 08, 2009	Will deliver remarks concerning the economy on April 14 and global warming solutions on April 15 [more]
Campus energy savings effort reaches  $575,000	April 03, 2009	Students, staff, and faculty all contributing [more]
5th Annual Conference on Girls, Community, and Justice May 1	March 23, 2009	Former Massachusetts Governor Michael Dukakis to deliver keynote address. Registration deadline is April 17 [more]
Acclaimed Poet Adrienne Rich to Appear at UMass Fundraiser	March 23, 2009	DARTMOUTH, MA -- World-renowned poet and activist Adrienne Rich will be the honored guest and read her poetry at the 2nd Annual Women's Studies Program and Women's Resource Center Fundraiser on April, 30 at 5:30 p.m. on the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth campus. [more]
Nobel Peace Prize Recipient at UMass Dartmouth April 6	March 23, 2009	Rigoberta Menchú Tum, a survivor of Guatemala's civil war, has become an international adovcate for peace and reconciliation [more]
Charlton College Among Princeton Review Best of 2009	March 20, 2009	Charlton College Listed Among Princeton Review's Best 296 Business Schools in 2009 Edition [more]
Open House at UMass Dartmouth Observatory March 21	March 18, 2009	FREE open house and night-sky viewing session at the campus Observatory on Saturday, March 21, 2009 at 8p.m. Viewing will take place through the Observatory's 16-inch telescope and other telescopes operated by ASSNE members. [more]
Sustainable Food Conference at UMass Dartmouth on March 25th	March 18, 2009	The Sustainability Initiative at UMass Dartmouth, in collaboration with SRPEDD and The Island Foundation, will host a Regional Sustainability Exchange on March 25th from 9am-1pm focused on Sustainable Food. [more]
International Women's Day program at UMass Dartmouth March 9	March 05, 2009	The UMass Dartmouth Women's Resource Center, International Student & Scholar Center, Frederick Douglass Unity House, Labor Education Center, Office for Community Service & Partnerships, Office of the Provost, and the Women's Studies Program proudly present International Women's Day March 9. [more]
GreatPoint Energy Partners with UMass Dartmouth In Support of Clean Energy Education	March 04, 2009	Partnership Creates Internship Opportunities at Leading Clean Energy Company at Advanced Technology and Manufacturing Center [more]
Two Corsair Coaches Earn 500th Career Victories	March 03, 2009	NORTH DARTMOUTH, MA-Two University of Massachusetts Dartmouth head coaches achieved milestones within a few days of each other recently. Head hockey coach John Rolli won his 500th career game when the Corsairs won at Johnson & Wales in the final game of the regular season last Saturday evening, and head men's basketball coach Brian Baptiste earned the 500th win of his collegiate coaching career when UMass Dartmouth defeated UMass Boston in the first round of the Little East Conference tournament at the Tripp Athletic Center Tuesday evening. [more]
Bristol County Savings Bank Awards UMass Dartmouth $30,000 to Support Mentoring of New Bedford Middle and High School Students	March 03, 2009	The Bristol County Savings Charitable Foundation announced today a three-year $30,000 grant to UMass Dartmouth to expand a program that matches university students with New Bedford public school students to encourage leadership, educational attainment and community service. [more]
Campus Weather Update	March 02, 2009	Please visit this page throughout the day for weather-related updates. [more]
French Academy Member Florence Delay to Speak at White's of Westport March 23	February 24, 2009	The Boivin Center for French Language and Culture of UMass Dartmouth and the Richelieu Club of Fall River proudly present a dinner and lecture on Joan of Arc, in French, featuring Florence Delay. Delay,  is a member of the prestigious French Academy and one of France's most important writers. [more]
University of Massachusetts Dartmouth Claire T. Carney Library Associates to host an Author Talk and Brunch on March 22, 2009	February 24, 2009	The University of Massachusetts Dartmouth Claire T. Carney Library Associates will honor four preeminent authors on Sunday, March 22 at the New Bedford Wamsutta Club. [more]
Michael T. Klare, famed author, political correspondent, and activist, will give a lecture at UMass Dartmouth March 3	February 24, 2009	Klare will speak about foreign policy, fossil-fuel reliance, and the dire need for alternative energy, in addition to promoting his new book, Rising Power, Shrinking Planet: The New Geopolitics of Energy. [more]
Open House at UMass Dartmouth Observatory February  28	February 24, 2009	The UMass Dartmouth Observatory and the Astronomical Society of Southern New England (ASSNE) are pleased to invite the general public to a FREE open house and night-sky viewing session at the campus Observatory on Saturday, February 28, 2009 at 7:30 PM. [more]
Changing Lives Through Literature Launches New Blog, "Changing Lives, Changing Minds"	February 23, 2009	Changing Lives Through Literature (CLTL), the nationally recognized alternative sentencing program founded in Massachusetts, recently launched a new blog, entitled "Changing Lives, Changing Minds." [more]
Colloquium on Migrant Women and the Media at UMass Dartmouth	February 12, 2009	The University of Massachusetts Dartmouth announces a colloquium entitled "Migrant Women and the Media" organized by the UMD Center for Portuguese Studies and Culture and the Ferreira-Mendes Portuguese-American Archives in collaboration with the Consulate of Portugal in New Bedford and the Women's Studies Program at UMD. [more]
UMass Dartmouth Named to Presidential Honor Roll	February 09, 2009	The Corporation for National and Community Service honored UMass Dartmouth today with a place on the President's Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll for exemplary service efforts and service to America's communities.    [more]
New Dean Named to Charlton College of Business	February 01, 2009	Dr. Susan Engelkemeyer has served as Dean of the School of Business and Professor of Management at Ithaca College, New York since 2005.   [more]
UMass Dartmouth Freshman Rachel Fonseca is National Autobody Repair Silver Medalist	January 29, 2009	Determination, persistence and self-motivation are traits repeatedly cited by former teachers when describing Rachel Fonseca, a freshman at UMass Dartmouth majoring in business. [more]
UMass Dartmouth Mathematics Department Receives $788,985 National Science Foundation Grant to expand research opportunities for undergraduate students	January 29, 2009	A National Science Foundation grant of $788,985 aims to help UMass Dartmouth educators better prepare undergraduate students for careers in fields that require strong math skills. [more]
College of Engineering Students Excel in Robotics Competition	January 29, 2009	A new undergraduate course in robotics is already "paying dividends," according to Computer and Information Science Professor Ramprasad Balasubramanian, who advised two student teams to second and fourth place showings at the 2008 IEEE International Conference on Technologies for Practical Robot Applications (TePRA) Robotic Competition. [more]
UMass Dartmouth Educators Build Virtual Reality City to Enhance Learning for Students and Researchers	January 29, 2009	An approximately $25,000 UMass Strategic Initiative Grant has Scott Ahrens, associate professor of design, constructing a virtual pre-Columbian site that arose in the second century (A.D.) on the UMass Dartmouth island in Second Life. [more]
Our Sisters' School Children to Share in Inauguration Experience at UMass Dartmouth	January 15, 2009	Twenty-five fifth and sixth graders from Our Sisters' School in New Bedford will share in the nation's history when they visit the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth Campus Center on Tuesday, January 20, to watch the presidential inauguration. [more]
Renowned New York City School Principal to Keynote Local Education Conference	January 14, 2009	Dr. Lorraine Monroe,an international speaker and author, will keynote the UMass Dartmouth Center for University, School and Community Partnerships' School Leaders Network Conference, a one-day conference for K-12 teachers and administrators on March 11. [more]
UMass Dartmouth Cited by Carnegie Foundation for Commitment to Community Engagement	January 13, 2009	The Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching has selected UMass Dartmouth for its 2008 Community Engagement Classification. The University joined 118 others from around the United States in securing the prestigious classification along with 76 institutions identified in the 2006 selection process. [more]
Morris Dees, Co-Founder Of Southern Poverty Law Center,To Keynote UMass Dartmouth MLK Breakfast	January 12, 2009	Morris Dees, co-founder of the Southern Poverty Law Center, will be the keynote speaker at the 7th Annual Martin Luther King Jr. Breakfast at UMass Dartmouth on February 6. [more]
WEATHER ALERT -- Saturday finals	December 19, 2008	UMass Dartmouth is open for final exams Saturday, December 20. Finals originally scheduled for Friday, December 19 have been rescheduled to Saturday, December 20. See details below. [more]
UMass Dartmouth Scientists Write Guide to Build Supercomputer from Sony Playstation 3	December 17, 2008	Effort aimed at reducing cost of industry and university research [more]
Campus to test emergency warning system	December 09, 2008	Alert will be heard across campus and in surrounding neighborhoods [more]
American Idol Style Singing Teacher Training Offered at UMass Dartmouth January 23-25	December 09, 2008	On January 23 through January 25, 2009, the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth Music Department and Jazz Vocal Guild will be offering a course entitled Vocal Pedagogy in the New Millennium. A Contemporary Commercial Music Approach. [more]
UMass Dartmouth Observatory Open House December 6	December 01, 2008	The UMass Dartmouth Observatory and the Astronomical Society of Southern New England (ASSNE) are pleased to invite the general public to a FREE open house and night-sky viewing session at the campus Observatory on Saturday, December 6, 2008 at 7:00 PM. [more]
UMass Dartmouth announces Winter Classes, January 5-23, 2009	November 20, 2008	Earn credit in January and accelerate your college education through UMass Dartmouth Professional & Continuing Education (PCE). Undergraduate and graduate courses can be taken online, face-to-face (f2f) or blended, a combination of online and f2f. Courses will be held in either the Fall River Continuing Education Center located at 139 South Main Street, or at the New Bedford Continuing Education Center located at 800 Purchase Street. Students do not need to come to campus for fully online courses. [more]
UMass Dartmouth Library Associates present Ryan Cooper on December 3, 2008	November 20, 2008	Ryan Cooper will speak about his correspondence with Otto Frank December 3 as part of Celebrating Our Archival Lifelines series. The presentation is from 6 - 8 p.m.  at the UMass Dartmouth Claire T. Carney Library. There will be a tour of the new library archives space on the ground floor followed by a talk in the library browsing area. [more]
UMass Dartmouth Wind Ensemble to Perform November 25	November 18, 2008	The University of Massachusetts Dartmouth Wind Ensemble, under the direction of Tobias S. Monte, will present a free concert on Tuesday, November 25, beginning at 7:30 p.m. in the Campus Center's main auditorium. [more]
Hessen-Engineering & Culture	November 18, 2008	This winter break UMass Dartmouth is sending 15 students abroad on international education programs.  The majority of them are going to Germany.  The University of Massachusetts has a long standing exchange agreement with the State of Hessen, Germany and their universities.  As part of that exchange, UMass students are invited to take part in intersession programs offered by the German Universities and taught in English.  Students can take a number of different modules, touching upon a number of different subject areas and offered at various times during the summer months, as well as during Winter Break. [more]
Campus Dining Sets Out to Break a World Record!	October 30, 2008	Imagine a food drive that can collect nearly 400,000 pounds of food in a single day.  Now imagine the number of people that could be fed with all of those donations. [more]
Frédérique Hébrard and Louis Velle will present a lecture in French at UMass Dartmouth November 12	October 28, 2008	The Boivin Center for French Language and Culture presents French author and actress, Frédérique Hébrard and her French actor husband, Louis Velle. They will speak about their lives and achievements on Wednesday, November 12, 2008. [more]
UMass Dartmouth Observatory Open November 1 for free night-sky viewing session	October 28, 2008	The UMass Dartmouth Observatory and the Astronomical Society of Southern New England (ASSNE) are pleased to invite the general public to a FREE open house and night-sky viewing session at the campus Observatory on Saturday, November 1, 2008 at 7:00 PM. [more]
SouthCoast COMPEER receives recognition	October 28, 2008	SouthCoast Compeer at UMass Dartmouth received a Certificate of Achievement from Community Health Network Areas of Greater Fall River and Greater New Bedford "in recognition of your significant contributions to making our community a healthier place to live." UMass Dartmouth-sponsored SouthCoast Compeer is a regional chapter of Compeer International which provides trained volunteer friends and mentors to persons with mental illness. [more]
UMassOnline Announces Dr. Jeannette E. Riley Recipient of Sloan Consortium's Excellence in Online Teaching Award 2008	October 28, 2008	UMass Dartmouth Professor Recognized for Innovative Development of Learner-centered Strategies for Online Teaching [more]
Chancellor's statement re state budget	October 17, 2008	Statement from UMass Dartmouth Chancellor Jean F. MacCormack concerning state budget cuts [more]
1,500 Students Register To Vote	October 16, 2008	Rally scheduled for Election Day, poll shuttle available [more]
Professor Morgan J. Peters Receives President's Creative Economy Fund Grant for Lore Music Group Project	October 15, 2008	Greater New Bedford regional soul, jazz and dance music artists are closer to attaining increased national exposure thanks to a $26,000 grant from the 2008 President's Creative Economy Fund. [more]
Author and Environmentalist Terry Tempest Williams to Speak at UMass Dartmouth Oct. 23	October 14, 2008	Celebrated author and environmental activist Terry Tempest Williams will speak at University of Massachusetts Dartmouth Tripp Athletic Center on Thursday, Oct. 23 at 7 p.m. [more]
UMass Dartmouth Professor Awarded Supercomputer Time to Study Star Formation	October 14, 2008	Dr. Robert Fisher, UMass Dartmouth assistant professor of physics, is studying the chemistry of "stellar nurseries" in deep space to help us understand how stars are formed. [more]
NEH Grant to Support 2009 Summer Teacher Institute	October 10, 2008	A four-week, 2009 Summer Teacher Institute at UMass Dartmouth will use Winslow Homer's paintings as the point of departure for a voyage of discovery about maritime history in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. [more]
National Science Foundation Awards $749,596 To Recruit Science, Technology, Engineering And Math Teachers	October 10, 2008	UMass Dartmouth will play a key role in increasing the number of highly qualified K-12 teachers in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM). [more]
Experimental Animation By UMass Professor Harvey Goldman Chosen for Freewaves Festival in October	October 08, 2008	Harvey Goldman, chancellor professor of design at UMass Dartmouth, and Ken Ueno, former assistant professor of music created a nine-minute experimental animation film entitled, "Sabinium." The film was selected from 2,000 entries for inclusion in the Freewaves Festival on Hollywood Boulevard, October 9-13. [more]
UMass Professor Named 'Friend of the Fishing Industry'	October 06, 2008	UMass Dartmouth Professor Kevin Stokesbury was named 2008's "Friend of the Fishing Industry" Sunday during the Blessing of the Fleet Ceremony at the New Bedford Working Waterfront Festival. [more]
$3 million gift to support Charlton College of Business expansion	October 06, 2008	Second major gift from Charlton Family starts campaign to create high-tech classrooms, lecture hall, trading floor. [more]
Students organize voter participation drive	October 03, 2008	Former Vermont Governor, Ambassador Madeleine Kunin to speak Oct. 7 [more]
UMass Dartmouth Teams with Evergreen Center and Beacon Services to Enhance Training of Professionals Working with Autistic Individuals	September 30, 2008	Initiative responds to growing numbers of children diagnosed with autism and behavioral disorders [more]
UMass Dartmouth Calls for Nominations For 2009 Drum Major Award in Honor of Martin Luther King Jr	September 23, 2008	UMass Dartmouth is now accepting nominations for its 7th Annual Drum Major Award to memorialize the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.  Nominations must be received on or before Friday, November 7, 2008 at 4:30 p.m. [more]
Chancellor's remarks to faculty staff convocation breakfast	September 17, 2008	Chancellor MacCormack urges faculty and professional staff to "nourish the soul of this institution." [more]
UMass Dartmouth Chancellor announces financial commitment to protecting coastal environment	September 11, 2008	University partners with private organizations and towns to finance 8 critical estuary reports and launches fundraising campaign to endow scientific work for the long-term [more]
Good Morning UMass Dartmouth	September 09, 2008	A message to the campus community from Chancellor MacCormack [more]
UMass Dartmouth / New Bedford Oceanarium Announce Partnership to Inspire K-12 Students	September 04, 2008	UMass Dartmouth and the New Bedford Oceanarium (www.oceanexplorium.org) today announced a major partnership designed to enhance science education in the region and across the Commonwealth. [more]
Chancellor's welcome back message	September 01, 2008	"Let's reflect on this wonderful opportunity." [more]
Walkers, Take Some Steps to Help the Share Foundation Give the Gift of Communication	August 27, 2008	Start collecting pledges now for fundraiser to benefit children and adults with disabilities [more]
UMass-Dartmouth professor appears on Today Show	August 26, 2008	UMass-Dartmouth Portuguese professor Christopher Larkosh appeared on the NBC Today Show this morning, as part of a special segment highlighting the Azores Islands and Portuguese-American immigration to Southeastern New England. [more]
UMass Dartmouth Announces $1 Million Gift To "Build A Bridge To India Culture And Economy"	August 15, 2008	Donation from the Three Rs Foundation will support mission of the Center for Indic Studies [more]
WUMD broadcast signal restored under low power	August 15, 2008	Visit www.893wumd.org for live global webcast [more]
Olympic Sailing Gets UMass Guidance	August 13, 2008	If the times are faster than expected at this summer's Olympic sailing competition, you might look to a UMass Dartmouth oceanographer for the explanation. [more]
UMass Dartmouth alum and Dartmouth native named CNN Hero	July 24, 2008	Founder of Pedals for Progress has helped more than 100,000 third world families by providing basic transportation [more]
UMass Dartmouth's Changing Lives Through Literature Program Receives Funding	July 17, 2008	Changing Lives Through Literature, a highly respected UMass Dartmouth-based alternative sentencing program, will continue its Massachusetts programs [more]
UMass Dartmouth Professor Receives Grants to Study New Bedford's Central American Populations	July 02, 2008	Dr. Lisa Maya Knauer, an assistant professor of anthropology at UMass Dartmouth, wants to provide insights into the rapidly growing Guatemalan and Salvadoran populations of New Bedford. [more]
UMass Dartmouth Summer Reading Project Putting Incoming Freshmen on the Same Page	July 02, 2008	A book called "Red" is putting incoming UMass Dartmouth freshmen on the same page. [more]
UMass to share in $2.1 million NOAA award	July 01, 2008	Award represents the second year of funding for MARCOOS, the Mid-Atlantic Regional Coastal Ocean Observing System [more]
Photo exhibition opens at Star Store	June 27, 2008	UMass Dartmouth's Star Store campus in downtown New Bedford continues a summer season of faculty exhibitions with "Shuffled Leaves." [more]
Bristol County Savings donates $25K, Freedom Festival supported	June 25, 2008	July 3 event to feature New Bedford Symphony, Santa Mamba, fireworks. [more]
World champion marching band to perform on campus	June 25, 2008	Spirit of America band to perform under the lights on Cressy Field June 29 at 8 p.m. [more]
A new look for the Corsairs	June 25, 2008	More than forty years after a Corsair was selected as the Athletic Department logo, a new, updated version has been unveiled. [more]
UMass Board of Trustees Approves New School At UMass Dartmouth	June 12, 2008	New School of Education, Public Policy and Civic Engagement [more]
Golf tournament to benefit SHARE	June 11, 2008	SHARE is a non-profit organization dedicated to helping people with disabilities lead more independent lives through the use of computer technology [more]
National Academies Name Muller-Karger to NOAA Education Review	June 02, 2008	To take part in a two-year review of the NOAA's education programs [more]
We are the class of 2008	May 28, 2008	Speech by Class of 2008 President Erin Dacey [more]
Graduate Graduation Ceremony	May 27, 2008	Remarks made by Jennifer Datchuk [more]
Former Lost Boy of the Sudan: Remarks at UMass Dartmouth Commencement	May 25, 2008	Sam Machuor, Class of 2008, Former Lost Boy of the Sudan: Remarks to UMass Dartmouth Commencement, May 25, 2008 [more]
1,335 receive Bachelor's Degrees at 108th UMass Dartmouth Undergraduate Commencement	May 25, 2008	Former Lost Boy of the Sudan urges classmates to "be yourself and stand tall"; NewsHour journalist Ray Suarez advises "having a good, intact and fully-operational soul is going to get you through times of no money" [more]
Remarks to UMass Darmouth Undergraduate Commencement	May 25, 2008	Ray Suarez Remarks to UMass Darmouth Undergraduate Commencement May 25, 2008 [more]
Yong Zhang's Commencement Speech	May 25, 2008	Yong Zhang's Commencement Speech UMass Dartmouth May 24, 2008 [more]
Taking Responsibility in a Changing World	May 25, 2008	Commencement address, University of Massachusetts Dartmouth Class of 2008 Dartmouth, Massachusetts May 24, 2008 [more]
UMass Dartmouth Graduate Commencement features innovators from campus and beyond	May 24, 2008	First-ever graduate student-only commencement due to campus enrollment growth [more]
Internationally renowned professor to teach at UMass Dartmouth's CCB Cape Cod campus	May 19, 2008	Acclaimed educator and businessman Ken Simmonds to teach a summer course on international business [more]
Highly acclaimed journalist Ray Suarez to address UMass Dartmouth undergraduates	May 07, 2008	Honorary degrees to be granted to New Bedford native and Qualcomm founder Irwin Jacobs and wife Joan Jacobs, Southcoast Hospitals Group CEO Ronald Goodspeed and retired Dean of Students Donald Howard; Graduate Commencement to feature innovators from campus and beyond [more]
Rockland Trust donates $50,000 to fund Cyber Café at Claire T. Carney Library	May 06, 2008	The Cyber Café will be a technology-equipped campus meeting spot [more]
"Wait Until Dark" to open May 8th	May 02, 2008	20 Cent Fiction, UMass Dartmouth's off-beat production company, will perform Fredrick Knott's chilling thriller [more]
Charlton College of Business to host Executive-on-Campus	April 29, 2008	Warren Eisenberg, founder and CEO of Bed, Bath & Beyond, to address faculty on April 29 [more]
UMD honors renowned translator Gregory Rabassa	April 29, 2008	May 2 honorary degree ceremony will be part of the International Colloquium on Antonio Vieira & Futures of Luso-Afro-Brazilian Studies [more]
UMass Dartmouth launches myAlert instant message emergency notification system	April 29, 2008	Students, faculty, staff urged to sign up to receive timely messages over cell phones [more]
Visiting Faculty Fellow Anthony Julian Tamburri to present lecture highlighting Italian-American culture, history	April 28, 2008	Dr. Anthony Julian Tamburri, UMass Dartmouth's first Visiting Faculty Fellow, will present a public lecture on Tuesday, April 29 at 4 p.m. in the Board of Trustees Room located in the Foster Administration Building. Parking is available in lot 7. [more]
UMass Dartmouth celebrates 25 years of Medical Laboratory Science	April 24, 2008	$150,000 high-tech device donated by Abbott Laboratories [more]
Mass Technology Collaborative awards $250,000 to Advanced Technology and Manufacturing Center	April 11, 2008	Proposal to establish a Marine Renewable Energy Center (MREC) in collaboration with officials in Martha's Vineyard and Nantucket [more]
Wind Ensemble to perform April 30	April 09, 2008	Program to feature a diverse repertoire of selections demonstrating the group's versatility [more]
Colloquium on Portuguese-American politics and leadership at UMass Dartmouth, April 11	April 08, 2008	Keynote address to be delivered by Congressman Devin Nunes, of the 21st District in California [more]
A powerful lesson of reconciliation April 8 at Carney Library	April 06, 2008	Linda Biehl of the Amy Biehl Foundation to be joined by man convicted of killing her daughter in South Africa. Presentation in Library Browsing Area 1:30 p.m. to 3 p.m. [more]
Commencement countdown begins	April 02, 2008	New two-day Commencement format due to growth. Graduate ceremony May 24 and undergraduate ceremony May 25. [more]
Lives of mother and friend inspire professor to establish scholarship	March 31, 2008	Scholarship created by Prof. Robin Robinson will assist women intent on pursuing higher education [more]
Colloquium on Portuguese-American politics and leadership to be held April 11	March 31, 2008	Part of a year-long series on representation and citizenship among the Portuguese in America [more]
Theatre Company in search of televisions and computer monitors for April production	March 27, 2008	Forty TVs and twenty-five monitors are needed in time for the technical rehearsals of The Laramie Project, beginning April 15 [more]
Pavement Research Institute enters into $399,000 research agreement with Commonwealth	March 27, 2008	Goal is longer lasting and environment-friendly roadways [more]
Fish culture team accomplishes first-ever spawning of American eel	March 26, 2008	First time the fertilized eggs or larvae of this species have been seen by human eyes: a major accomplishment in the area of fish culture [more]
"Traces of the Trade" to be shown at UMass March 26	March 24, 2008	Documentary film tells the story of one Rhode Island family's slave-trading past and its current impact on race relations [more]
Short Sea Shipping Symposium	March 21, 2008	Short Sea Shipping is a viable and environmentally-friendly commercial freight alternative [more]
Conceptual artist Rachel Perry Welty to present lecture	March 20, 2008	Welty's work exposes the underlying beauty of disposable materials, transforming mundane objects in visually surprising ways [more]
Senior Fine Arts Exhibition at ArtWorks!	March 20, 2008	Exhibition features work from seventeen students in the studio areas of drawing, painting, printmaking, and sculpture [more]
UMass hosts Atlantic observation system planners	March 18, 2008	SMAST to contribute radar, robotic vehicles, and modeling [more]
Full scale campus emergency exercise planned for March 20	March 17, 2008	University, local, and state officials to participate in training [more]
UMass Dartmouth Library Associates host Heirloom Discovery Day on March 30	March 12, 2008	Event to feature senior appraiser Francis H. McNamee, of the Marion Antique Shop, and Paula Dean, who appraises jewelry and collectibles [more]
Student music recitals this spring	March 12, 2008	Department of Music announces a series of recitals given by undergraduate music students [more]
A world of sound at UMass Dartmouth this spring	March 12, 2008	Department of Music announces an impressive schedule of concerts for spring [more]
2008 MFA Thesis Exhibition	March 12, 2008	Exhibition features work representative of the visual theses of sixteen Master of Fine Arts degree candidates [more]
UMass Dartmouth Theatre Co, presents "The Laramie Project"	March 07, 2008	To run April 24-26 at 8pm, with a matinee performance on April 27 at 2pm [more]
Jonathan Waxler Memorial Award Nominees Sought	March 05, 2008	The award recognizes those who have exhibited a dedication to social activism [more]
UMass Dartmouth's Boivin Center presents an evening with Sophie Freud, March 25	March 04, 2008	The internationally-known writer has most recently published a brutally honest glimpse into her family: "Living in the Shadow of the Freud Family" [more]
UMass Dartmouth faculty members named to Fisheries Management Council committee	February 28, 2008	Will advise the government on critical decisions about the nation's living marine resources [more]
Area delegation announces results of Azores trade mission	February 25, 2008	Designed to strengthen educational, cultural and economic ties between the South Coast and islands [more]
Students to gain practical experience with new investment fund	February 21, 2008	Tomorrow's Wall Street giants could be today's UMass Dartmouth students [more]
UMass Dartmouth and Brooke Ocean Technology USA partner to build new underwater research vessel	February 20, 2008	The H-PUP is "small, smart and powerful" [more]
2008 Massachusetts Education Forum II at UMass Dartmouth, March 7	February 15, 2008	"Critical Thinking: The Next Generation of Teachers" to address cross-disciplinary models and teaching strategies [more]
South Coast delegation visiting the Azores to report on trade mission Feb. 25 at UMass Dartmouth	February 14, 2008	Strengthening the educational, cultural and economic ties between the South Coast and the Azores [more]
UMass Dartmouth students take learning expedition to "enchanted" Galápagos Islands	February 13, 2008	An exciting opportunity to mingle among blue-footed boobies, giant tortoises, marine iguanas and other exotic creatures while earning biology course credits [more]
UMass President's Public Service Award winner Memory Holloway helps to feed the region's neediest	February 06, 2008	Associate professor of art history is a driving force in direct feeding programs on behalf of several local agencies [more]
Open House at UMass Dartmouth Observatory	January 30, 2008	Free open house and night-sky viewing session at the newly renovated campus observatory, 7 p.m, Feb. 2 [more]
John Oliver to perform on Feb. 9  at UMass Dartmouth	January 30, 2008	The comedian and political commentator from "The Daily Show with Jon Stewart" will share his unique brand British humor [more]
Sustainable technologies theme of UMass Dartmouth Invention to Venture	January 28, 2008	Workshop offers an introduction to the process and practice of technology entrepreneurship [more]
UMass Dartmouth students excel at Capitol internships	January 28, 2008	UMass Dartmouth earns Public University of the Year Award [more]
Campus and downtown New Bedford now linked by express bus	January 27, 2008	Provides shopping, dining, and entertainment opportunities for students [more]
Miss Massachusetts Valerie Amaral '08 wins Miss America talent award	January 24, 2008	Political Science major receives $2,000 scholarship at Las Vegas competition [more]
University Art Gallery presents "tauto.logos," featuring new work by Jen Pepper	January 24, 2008	Exhibition allows the viewer to reflect on the building blocks of daily communication, through sculptural work made of ordinary materials [more]
Charlton College of Business to Host Executive-on-Campus	January 16, 2008	Warren Eisenberg, founder/co-chairman/director of Bed Bath & Beyond to address MBA students, faculty and the university at large at 5:30 p.m., Feb. 13   [more]
Photo exhibition documenting reservation life comes to CVPA Campus Gallery	January 14, 2008	"A View From the Rez" features recent work by visiting artist John Willis [more]
Gloria Steinem on campus February 7	January 12, 2008	Influential women's movement leader will moderate afternoon panel and speak at fundraising dinner to initiate the Women's Studies Endowment [more]
UMass Dartmouth's MLK Breakfast on February 1	January 11, 2008	Author and actress Donzaleigh Abernathy to be featured; Governor's special advisor on education Dana Mohler-Faria, former Student Affairs Vice Chancellor Sue Costa, and New Bedford Historical Society to be honored [more]
Men's Basketball Earns National Ranking	January 04, 2008	For the first time since the 2000-01 season, the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth's men's basketball team is ranked in a national poll. The Corsairs were ranked 23rd in this week's edition of the d3hoops.com top 25 poll. [more]
"American Idol" style voice teacher training to be offered, Jan. 25-27	January 04, 2008	Provides up-to-date tools for singers and teachers who desire to work with current styles such as rock, pop, jazz, country, blues and rap [more]
UMass Dartmouth nursing students forge bond with senior citizens at Bedford Towers complex	December 18, 2007	Interactions with elderly residents were both personally and educationally rewarding [more]
UMass studies document scallop die-off and predator invasion	December 12, 2007	Monitoring seen as critical to rotational fisheries management [more]
Observatory at UMass Dartmouth Open on December 15	December 11, 2007	The Astronomical Society of Southern New England to observe Geminid meteors, Mars and two amazing comets [more]
A Chemistry Magic Show at UMass Dartmouth Dec 28 and 29	December 11, 2007	Celebrate the holidays with science adventure [more]
Library and scholarships supported by $1 million gift	December 05, 2007	STOICO/FIRSTFED Foundation grants $3 million to UMASS Dartmouth, Bristol Community College and Roger Williams University [more]
"The Faces of Diabetes" show to air on Dartmouth Community Television	December 03, 2007	UMass Dartmouth nursing student from Walpole creates educational program [more]
Africa drumming and dancing featured at UMass Dartmouth	November 28, 2007	Concert on Dec. 11 to showcase the traditional instrumental music, dance, and song of the coastal rainforest cultures of West Africa [more]
Javanese Gamelan music featured at UMass Dartmouth	November 28, 2007	Concert of Indonesian music directed by world renowned composer I. M. Harjito scheduled for 7 p.m., Dec. 5 [more]
A world of sound at UMass Dartmouth this fall and winter season	November 28, 2007	Music department announces a series of concerts and recitals [more]
HOWLing at UMass Dartmouth	November 16, 2007	UMass Dartmouth English professor explores literature through experimental theater [more]
UMass Dartmouth Wind Ensemble to present concert on Nov. 27	November 15, 2007	Program to include Fucik's "Florentiner March," Copland's "An Outdoor Overture" and Ticheli's "Fortress" [more]
Library Associates to honor four distinguished male writers on November 29	November 13, 2007	Program to serve as a benefit to expand and modernize the university's library [more]
UMass Dartmouth adds majors in crime and justice, women's studies	November 08, 2007	The new majors in the College of Arts and Sciences will prepare students for a multitude of careers [more]
History of UMass Dartmouth campus explored in book to be released November 14	November 07, 2007	400-page "UMass Dartmouth 1960-2006: Trials and Triumph" traces physical and academic evolution of the university [more]
2007 Digital Media Festival at UMass Dartmouth	October 31, 2007	The University of Massachusetts Dartmouth Design Department announces the 2007 Fifteenth Annual Digital Media Festival. [more]
Hershel Alpert joins Charlton College of Business	October 31, 2007	Former President/CEO of Alperts Furniture in Seekonk has been appointed the Charlton Executive-in-Residence for this academic year [more]
Theatre Company opens season with "You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown"	October 31, 2007	To be presented in its award-winning 1999 Broadway revival version [more]
"Science, Religion, Art: Greater New Bedford Artists Responding to Johann Jacob Scheuchzer's Physica Sacra, 1731-35"	October 31, 2007	Exhibition to open Nov. 3 at the Star Store campus's University Art Gallery [more]
Fine Arts Faculty Exhibition comes to CVPA Campus Gallery	October 31, 2007	Features an impressive and varied body of recent work by members of the CVPA Fine Arts Department faculty [more]
Forum on Nov. 1 at ATMC features business opportunities in marine science and technology	October 24, 2007	Forum to highlight business opportunities in ocean observation, offshore energy and port security [more]
UMass Dartmouth receives $3.5 million from U.S. Department of Education	October 22, 2007	Grants to build teacher corps in high-need subject areas [more]
Library Associates to present event honoring Wampanoag culture, Oct. 27	October 16, 2007	"Tribal Lifelines" will explore history, culture and music [more]
UMass Dartmouth Homecoming Weekend is Oct. 19, 20, and 21	October 15, 2007	Weekend to feature Athletic Hall of Fame, Parade, Barbecue, Awards Brunch and more [more]
Dataset to trace twenty years of Buzzards Bay water quality	October 12, 2007	Prof. Jefferson Turner begins his third decade of monthly sampling, a record of perseverance rare in environmental science [more]
Ellen Bravo to speak at UMass Dartmouth October 17	October 05, 2007	National Director of 9 to 5 and one of the nation's foremost experts on working women's issues [more]
UMass President Awards $1.42 Million to University Science and Technology and Creative Economy Initiatives	September 28, 2007	First year for creative economy funding, fourth year of science and technology seed program to foster research, collaboration [more]
Former Cape Verdean president to present talk at UMass Dartmouth	September 26, 2007	His Excellency Antonio Mascarenhas Monteiro will share his thoughts on "The Obstacles of Leadership and Prospective for the Future" [more]
Bioneers to hold three-day program Oct. 19-21 at UMass Dartmouth campus	September 25, 2007	Conference to feature topics ranging from climate change to economic sustainability to social justice [more]
Jean Claude Baker to appear at UMass Dartmouth on October 17	September 25, 2007	Baker, the son of the celebrated actress and singer Josephine Baker, will talk about his mother's life [more]
Fun walk 2007 to benefit SHARE Foundation	September 20, 2007	SHARE raises funds to provide customized computer equipment, services and training for children and adults with disabilities [more]
Call for Nominations for 2008 Drum Major Award; Deadline is November 9	September 18, 2007	The Drum Major Award honors individuals and, for the first time, organizations, who have made significant contributions toward realizing Martin Luther King Jr.'s dream of equality, social justice, and peace [more]
UMass Dartmouth opens James Kaput Center for Research and Innovation in Mathematics Education	September 14, 2007	Studies indicate strategies developed at Center improve math performance across socio-economic lines; Center will work to advance democratization of math education [more]
University receives $2 million from U.S. Department of Education to confront national math challenge	September 12, 2007	Grant will support research into UMass faculty-developed math teaching approaches shown to work across racial and socioeconomic lines [more]
UMass Dartmouth faculty, administrators and staff participate in charity softball game	September 11, 2007	Event raised funds for the Raymond C. Barrows Community Service Book Fund [more]
UMass Dartmouth to pilot salary negotiation workshops for women students	September 10, 2007	One of eleven schools to partner with the WAGE Project in piloting the Smart Start Campus Initiative [more]
Colleges and Universities using MySpace, Facebook, Blogs and Other Online Tools to Learn More about Applicants	September 10, 2007	Ivory Tower outpacing corporate America in use of social networking [more]
Grand Reopening of Campus Observatory to be held Sept. 15	September 10, 2007	Celebration to feature non-technical astronomy programs and viewing through the Observatory's 16-inch telescope [more]
"Forbidden City" exhibition to run Sept. 17 to Oct. 4 at CVPA Campus Gallery	September 05, 2007	Multimedia exhibition is a stunning fusion of painting, film, and music [more]
Public Safety enhanced at UMass Dartmouth	August 22, 2007	New officers, technology being added [more]
E-textbooks now available	August 21, 2007	Reflects commitment to containing student costs [more]
We're still #1!	August 21, 2007	Retains US News ranking among New England public "master's" universities [more]
Class of 2011 biggest ever	August 21, 2007	UMass Dartmouth will welcome its largest freshman class in its history to campus Labor Day weekend. [more]
UMass Dartmouth Professor Wins Africa Beetle Race	August 14, 2007	Charlton College of Business Prof. Tim Shea uses 1960s VW for 7,000 kilometer trek. [more]
UMass Dartmouth announces new evening part-time scholarship program	July 31, 2007	Success by Degrees program to assist qualified community college graduates [more]
History professor editing encyclopedia of Chinese history	July 30, 2007	Publication to be the first to cover the country's history, culture and life from the ancient past to the present with predictions for the future [more]
UMass Dartmouth Pavement Research Institute receives $365,000 grant	July 30, 2007	Researchers will design and evaluate hot mix asphalt pavement mixes to identify the best materials to preserve roadways [more]
"Translating knowledge to practice" course gives student nurses the power to make a difference	July 26, 2007	Students partner with nurse leaders in local health care systems to effect change [more]
UMass Dartmouth revitalizes MBA program	July 23, 2007	Enrollment has quadrupled in the past six years [more]
UMass Dartmouth, U.S. Natick Soldier Research, Development and Engineering Center to collaborate on technologies	July 18, 2007	Goal is to provide the best technologies possible for the Department of Defense, the U.S. Army and other first responders [more]
Professors create technology to prevent lead shot pollution at shooting ranges	July 16, 2007	Special fabric and barrier curtain system will protect the environment [more]
UMass Dartmouth announces major appointments	July 09, 2007	New leaders for student affairs; colleges of marine science, engineering, visual and performing arts; and the Claire T. Carney Library [more]
Bank of America Freedom Festival July 3	June 28, 2007	To feature New Bedford Symphony Orchestra, fireworks and more [more]
UMass Dartmouth senior crowned Miss Massachusetts 2007	June 26, 2007	The English and political science major will represent the Commonwealth in the next Miss America Pageant [more]
President of the Portuguese Republic to visit UMass Dartmouth	June 20, 2007	The President of the Portuguese Republic, Professor Anibal Cavaco Silva, accompanied by his wife, Mrs. Maria Cavaco Silva, will visit the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth and the SouthCoast on June 22 as part of a four-day visit to the United States. [more]
UMass Dartmouth study links environmental factors such as climate change to the collapse of North Atlantic cod fishery	June 13, 2007	Fishing previously cited as primary cause [more]
Alumni Association announces scholarship awards	June 08, 2007	A total of $10,500 was awarded to 14 deserving students for the 2007-2008 academic year [more]
Humanities professors build "a bridge to higher education" for inner city adults	June 08, 2007	Clemente Humanities Course graduation set for June 11 at the New Bedford Whaling Museum [more]
Student Chapter of National Society for Black Engineers is formed at UMass Dartmouth	June 08, 2007	Junior electrical and computer engineering major Emmanuel Lyte led the effort to establish a student chapter on campus [more]
UMass Dartmouth graduates more than 1,700	May 27, 2007	Sen. Kerry urges graduates to take action [more]
Garcia Wins Hurdle Title at NCAA Division III Outdoor Championships	May 26, 2007	First, UMass Dartmouth senior track and field student-athlete Jon Garcia (Stoneham, MA/Stoneham HS) beat the rain. Then he beat the rest of the field, earning his first NCAA outdoor championship and his second NCAA championship overall when he finished first in the 110 meter hurdles at the NCAA Division III Outdoor Track and Field Championships at J.J. Keller Field at Titan Stadium at the University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh Saturday afternoon. [more]
UMass Dartmouth Commencement May 27	May 24, 2007	U.S. Senator John F. Kerry will deliver the main address at UMass Dartmouth's 107th Commencement Exercises to be held Sunday, May 27 at 10:30 a.m. in the Vietnam Veterans Peace Memorial Amphitheater. [more]
Message to the university from President Jack Wilson	May 16, 2007	A description of leadership changes at UMass Amherst, Boston, and the Medical School; statements from President Wilson and Chancellor MacCormack concerning the importance of collaboration. [more]
CVPA professor named Art Educator of the Year	May 11, 2007	Dr. Arlene Mollo, professor and chairperson of the UMass Dartmouth Art Education Department, was recognized for her work in the field of Art Education in Massachusetts and has been selected to receive the award for Higher Education Art Educator of the Year for 2007. [more]
UMass Dartmouth establishes James J. Kaput Center for Research and Innovation in Mathematics Education	May 09, 2007	Center named for late professor and pioneer in improving math education through innovative research and software development [more]
Social Change Society presenting Captain Planet Palooza festival on May 9	May 08, 2007	This eclectic event, sponsored by the New Bedford United Way mini-grant program, will feature a vendor fair, a concert, a tag sale, and a barbeque. [more]
Senior nursing students participate in Children's Health Fair at MGH	May 07, 2007	April 27, eight seniors in the UMass Dartmouth nursing program volunteered at the award-winning Children's Health Fair at Massachusetts General Hospital April 27. [more]
Major health care policy conference to be held at UMass Dartmouth May 8, during National Nurses Week	May 03, 2007	"A National Trust: The Health of a Nation Governed by Innovative Nursing Policies, Practices and Politics," sponsored by the Alumni Association and the College of Nursing [more]
Award-winning dance team to perform for campus community May 9	May 02, 2007	UMass Dartmouth Dance team wins gold medal at regional competition [more]
UMass Dartmouth, Millennium bcpbank announce partnership In Portuguese Studies	May 01, 2007	Community bank supports UMass graduate program [more]
SEAmester Homecoming - Thursday, May 3, 2007	May 01, 2007	Please join the Ocean Classroom Foundation and the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth for the Spring 2007 Homecoming of the SEAmester Program. [more]
All-campus cleanup day May 2	April 25, 2007	Chancellor MacCormack invites students, staff, and faculty to help beautify our grounds [more]
Outstanding students to be recognized at the 22nd Annual Honors Convocation	April 25, 2007	Students, faculty and staff from across the campus will gather to celebrate the achievements of UMass Dartmouth's most outstanding students at the 22nd Annual Honors Convocation on May 2. [more]
Sen. Kerry to deliver Commencement address May 27	April 24, 2007	Philanthropist Teresa Heinz Kerry, Museum Curator Edmund Barry Gaither, Reverend Robert Lawrence, and landscape designer Julie Moir Messervy to receive honorary degrees at 107th graduation exercises [more]
Students provide 6,000 hours of reading tutoring to New Bedford children	April 23, 2007	University-based service projects recognize the importance of literacy in strengthening the social fabric of our communities [more]
Virginia Tech Memorial Service	April 20, 2007	Memorial Service honors the Virginia Tech community [more]
UMass Dartmouth Wind Ensemble to present concert on April 24	April 19, 2007	Program to feature a range of styles, from classical to Broadway [more]
Southcoast Compeer's third annual dinner and charity auction April 27	April 13, 2007	To benefit Compeer's mission of providing volunteer friends to individuals with mental illness [more]
UMass Dartmouth to host Post Oil Conference, April 17-19	April 13, 2007	Series of panels, films and displays to examine America's relationship with oil [more]
New Bedford names official Poet Laureate	April 13, 2007	English Department staff member John P. Landry to serve as city's Poet Laureate [more]
UMass Dartmouth strengthens "Innovation Triangle" with opening of 22,000 square foot research facility	April 06, 2007	Main campus facility will join university Center For Marine Science and Technology in New Bedford and Advanced Technology Manufacturing Center in Fall River to expand powerful research and development engine [more]
Governor Patrick announces SouthCoast commuter rail plan at UMass Dartmouth	April 05, 2007	Governor Deval Patrick chose the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth as the site to announce one of his administration's most important policy initiatives to date - the extension of commuter rail service to southeastern Massachusetts. [more]
Campus police officer Steven Mello named a "Real Hero" by the Red Cross	April 02, 2007	Award recognizes individuals who have demonstrated tremendous heroism, courage and service in their community [more]
UMass Dartmouth to strengthen "Innovation Triangle" with opening of  22,000 square foot research facility April 5	April 02, 2007	Main campus facility will join university Center For Marine Science and Technology in New Bedford and Advanced Technology Manufacturing Center in Fall River to form powerful research and development engine [more]
2007 MFA Thesis Exhibition	March 29, 2007	Features work representative of the visual theses of 22 Master of Fine Arts degree candidates [more]
Claudia Hommel will perform on stage at UMass Dartmouth April 18	March 28, 2007	Program sponsored by the Boivin Center of French Language and Culture and the University Library Associates [more]
Government of the Azores awards $100,000 to Ferreira Mendes Portuguese-American Archives	March 26, 2007	University officials accept grant and launch journal focusing on Azorean author during overseas visit with Azorean president [more]
Understanding Inner Space: The Realm of the Deep Ocean	March 20, 2007	Lecture series to be presented by UMass Dartmouth School of Marine Science and Technology, New Bedford Whaling Museum, Mass Marine Fisheries Institute [more]
Changing Lives Through Literature program receives $20,000 grant from Coolidge Family Fund of the Boston Foundation	March 19, 2007	Funds will be used to increase the number of graduates from the unique probation program [more]
CVPA Professor's animation chosen for Boston Cyberarts Festival	March 19, 2007	"Undulation" selected for inclusion in the upcoming festival's first ever Visual Music Marathon [more]
UMass Board of Trustees approves doctoral programs in Nursing and Portuguese Studies	March 14, 2007	Programs aimed at reducing nursing shortage and understanding Portuguese-American contribution [more]
Three New Companies Open at Advanced Technology Manufacturing Center	March 13, 2007	Firms specialize in marine science, renewable energy, bio-technology, and medical software [more]
UMass Dartmouth's Carney Library Associates will hold Heirloom Discovery Day March 25	March 13, 2007	Appraisers will be on hand to evaluate your favorite treasures [more]
SouthCoast Compeer needs volunteers	March 12, 2007	Compeer provides supportive friendships for people in mental health care, helping them on their road to recovery [more]
Consulate Generals of Germany and Portugal to visit UMass Dartmouth March 13	March 08, 2007	50th anniversary of European Union subject of symposium [more]
Hockey Team Defeats Fitchburg State to Advance to ECAC NE Finals	March 01, 2007	The University of Massachusetts Dartmouth's hockey team exploded for three goals during a span of just over three minutes in the second period and went on to a 7-3 victory over Fitchburg State in an Eastern College Athletic Conference Northeast semi-final playoff game at the Stephen Hetland Memorial Arena Wednesday evening. [more]
UMass Dartmouth faces old rival in playoffs Wednesday evening	February 26, 2007	Wednesday evening at 7:30pm - Eastern College Athletic Conference Northeast semi-finals. UMass Dartmouth hockey vs. Fitchburg State.   [more]
Hockey Team Begins ECAC Northeast Playoffs at Home Saturday	February 21, 2007	With another regular season first place finish behind them, the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth's hockey team will try to successfully defend their Eastern College Athletic Conference Northeast championship when the conference playoffs begin this Saturday. [more]
Swami Yogatmanada installed as UMass Dartmouth Hindu chaplain	February 19, 2007	Swami Yogatmananda, minister of the Providence Vedanta Society, has been appointed Hindu Chaplain [more]
UMass Dartmouth Chancellor cites progress of university, calls on campus to act with urgency on issues facing the community	February 16, 2007	Speech reflects on the university's growth in student population and research [more]
UMass Dartmouth receives $150,000 gift to establish the Edmund Dinis Portuguese-American Political, Legal and Public Service Collection	February 15, 2007	Gift to establish new collection at the Ferreira Mendes Portuguese-American Archives. [more]
UMass Dartmouth's Center For Jewish Culture will present Lover of Unreason, Feb 27	February 14, 2007	Authors Koren and Negev to speak on recent book about Sylvia Plath [more]
UMass Dartmouth  lab receives $300,000 from New England Transportation Consortium to address deteriorating roads	February 13, 2007	Advanced Technology Manufacturing Center-based materials facility focused on multi-billion dollar national problem. [more]
UMass Dartmouth dean named to national business school board	February 08, 2007	Honor for Dr. Eileen Peacock reflects quality of Charlton College of Business [more]
UMass Dartmouth examining feasibility of on-campus 55-plus housing	February 06, 2007	UMass Dartmouth is working with Campus Continuum, a firm that is developing a network of university-affiliated 55+ active adult communities, to determine whether such a facility would be appropriate and feasible for the campus. [more]
English professor, retired school teacher honored at MLK breakfast	February 05, 2007	Philadelphia educator speaks of role models [more]
Exhibition RE: figure GODS + MONSTERS at the University Art Gallery through March 24	January 30, 2007	Figurative paintings and sculptures address issues of contemporary life [more]
Survey of Inc. 500: Fastest growing companies adopt blogging, podcasting and other social media as business tools	January 24, 2007	Two out of three companies consider social media to play significant strategic role [more]
Faculty drawing exhibition, January 28 to February 14	January 17, 2007	Presents the art of CVPA's own talented faculty members [more]
UMass Dartmouth observatory to re-open	January 17, 2007	Will be the basis for new cooperative outreach program with the Astronomical Society of Southern New England [more]
"Changing Lives Through Literature" professor, retired New Bedford elementary school teacher to be honored at UMass Dartmouth MLK breakfast February 2	January 12, 2007	Nationally recognized Philadelphia educator to be keynote speaker [more]
UMass Dartmouth professor re-thinks complex networks	January 04, 2007	Findings suggest change needed in approach to terrorist organizations, health pandemics and other complex networks [more]
UMass Dartmouth to host major bioengineering/biotechnology conference February 9	January 03, 2007	Conference will feature leading experts from academe and industry [more]
Nationally recognized inner city Philadelphia educator featured speaker at UMass Dartmouth Martin Luther King, Jr.  breakfast , Feb. 2, 2007	December 22, 2006	Salome Thomas-EL has received national acclaim as a teacher and chess coach who has motivated students to stay in school and go to college; also appearing will be rising jazz star, 2005 alumna Candida Rose [more]
UMass Dartmouth chosen as a site for regional Patrick-Murray Inauguration Celebration	December 21, 2006	Event will emphasize Governor-elect's goals of opening government and bringing Commonwealth's citizens together [more]
UMass Dartmouth Student-Athletes Earn Academic Honors	December 11, 2006	More than one in four UMass Dartmouth student-athletes earned academic honors in spring 2006 [more]
Social Change Society to hold alternative gift fair Dec. 13	December 11, 2006	Will promote the works of local crafters, fair trade vendors and small businesses [more]
Kekeli African Drum & Dance Ensemble to Perform at UMass Dartmouth December 12	December 08, 2006	Concert to feature professional master artists in both dance and drumming [more]
UMass President's 2006 Public Service Awards	December 08, 2006	Honorees include UMass Dartmouth nursing professor who has focused on community mental health issues [more]
UMass Dartmouth, Bristol Community College accelerate transition for engineering students	December 06, 2006	Goal is to increase supply of engineers for regional innovation economy [more]
University to host Gov-elect Patrick transition working group meetings	December 05, 2006	Dialogues will focus on the economy, civic engagement, and workforce development. [more]
UMass Dartmouth Advanced Technology and Manufacturing Center graduates two Massachusetts start-up innovation companies	December 04, 2006	Companies to create jobs in Fall River and Easton. [more]
U.S. Army ROTC, UMass Dartmouth sign agreement	December 04, 2006	To expand access to ROTC programs with courses delivered on the Dartmouth campus [more]
Center for Policy Analysis publishes first book as part of New England Regional Policy Studies Research Project	December 01, 2006	Focus is on promotion of conservation goals through creative writing [more]
Labor Education Center to present Future of Work Conference Dec. 9	November 30, 2006	Congressman Frank, Mayors Lambert and Lang to speak [more]
UMass Dartmouth Chorus presents holiday concerts	November 30, 2006	The UMass Dartmouth Chorus, under the direction of Anton Belov, is pleased to announce two free holiday concerts during the month of December. [more]
UMass Dartmouth student wins International Sculpture Center Award	November 20, 2006	MFA student's work chosen from among 377 entries [more]
History Professor in History Channel Documentary	November 18, 2006	Len Travers, associate professor of history at UMass Dartmouth, shares his expert commentary in History Channel documentary about the pilgrims. The three-hour special premiers Sunday, November 19. [more]
UMass Dartmouth Wind Ensemble to perform November 28	November 16, 2006	On Tuesday, November 28, the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth Wind Ensemble, under the direction of Tobias Monte, will present its annual free fall concert beginning at 7:30 p.m. [more]
UMass Dartmouth dance team to perform at Celtics game Nov. 8	October 26, 2006	Performing jazz, hip hip, lyrical and ballet, the team will compete against other schools this year [more]
Women's Resource Center will host a Women's Leadership Symposium on October 31	October 25, 2006	Focus will be on successful women who work for social change [more]
Quebec's Richard Hetu will speak at UMass Dartmouth on November 14	October 24, 2006	Noted journalist and author will speak about his literary work including the recently published novel "Rendez-Vous a L'Etoile" [more]
Author Gloria Golden will give lecture at UMass Dartmouth December 3	October 24, 2006	Program on Golden's book "Remnants of the Crypto-Jews Among Hispanic Americans" [more]
UMass Dartmouth Theatre Company Opens 40th Gala Season with "The Diary of Anne Frank"	October 20, 2006	Inspiring World War II coming-of-age drama to be performed Nov. 16-19 on the Angus Bailey, Jr. Stage [more]
UMass Dartmouth Charlton College of Business listed among Princeton Review's "Best 282 Business Schools" in 2007 edition	October 20, 2006	Schools are chosen for their academic programs, institutional data and the candid opinions of current students [more]
UMass Dartmouth Library Renovation Campaign Begins with nearly $3 Million in Commitments	October 16, 2006	Library  named in honor of UMass Dartmouth alumna, former trustee, and advocate Claire T. Carney. [more]
UMass Dartmouth Engineering Department teams with Habitat for Humanity to build a solar house in Plymouth	October 11, 2006	Groundbreaking ceremony to be held on October 14 [more]
UMass Dartmouth Alumni Association to hold Annual Awards Ceremony	October 10, 2006	Honorees include family of slain UMass Dartmouth student [more]
First Corsair Alum Joins New England Basketball Hall of Fame	October 06, 2006	The first alumnus of the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth to be inducted into the New England Basketball Hall of Fame will take his place when the fourth class of inductees is honored at a ceremony at the University of Rhode Island's Ryan Center this Friday evening. [more]
UMass Dartmouth Homecoming Weekend is Oct. 13, 14 and 15	October 06, 2006	Weekend to feature Athletic Hall of Fame, Parade, Barbecue, Awards Brunch and more... [more]
Dr. Marc Widershien, D'Anna Fortunato and John McDonald will perform October 29 at UMass Dartmouth	October 06, 2006	A Boy's Memories of Boston in Words and Music with Opera Star D'Anna Fortunato [more]
University Art Gallery Exhibition features Robert Beauchamp: Paintings from the 1960s	October 06, 2006	The University Art Gallery exhibition will run from September 23rd through October 21st. [more]
Nursing Dean is Keynote Speaker at Diabetes Management Symposium	October 06, 2006	The Dean of the UMass Dartmouth College of Nursing will be the Keynote Speaker at Diabetes Management Symposium on Thursday, October 12. [more]
UMass a $4 Billion Economic Force in Massachusetts	October 02, 2006	5-Campus System generates $8 in economic activity for every $1 of state investment. UMass Dartmouth generates $428 million of regional economic activity and 2,723 jobs. [more]
Forum on Sept. 28: "Whose Life is it Anyway?  The Ethics of Biotech"	September 26, 2006	First in a series of "Speak Up, Speak Out" current events forums being organized by faculty from the political science, English, philosophy and women's studies departments [more]
Second Annual Invention To Venture Workshop	September 21, 2006	One-day, intensive workshop presents the basics of transforming technological ideas into business ventures, to be held October 20 at the ATMC [more]
Call for nominations for Drum Major Award in honor of Martin Luther King, Jr.	September 15, 2006	Nominations due Nov. 10 to recognize individuals who strive to realize Dr. King's dream of justice, social equality and peace [more]
Wiretapping is subject of UMass Dartmouth, Southern New England School of Law forum Sept. 21	September 12, 2006	In observance of Constitution Day, the program will focus on the National Security Agency's warrantless surveillance program [more]
UMass Dartmouth celebrates faculty scholars	September 12, 2006	Eleven books added to the Wall of Scholarship reflect the "passionate teachers and pioneers in our midst" [more]
Bioneers by the Bay conference hosts internationally acclaimed gathering of scientific and social innovators	September 12, 2006	Three-day celebration of the earth and how to save it set for October 20-22 at UMass Dartmouth [more]
UMass Dartmouth to welcome largest ever freshman class	September 01, 2006	Chancellor MacCormack announces bold plan to modernize library, the "intellectual heart of the university" [more]
James J. Karam re-elected as UMass Board chairman	August 24, 2006	Praised for "strong leadership and outstanding record of accomplishment" [more]
Prof. Mel Yoken and Cynthia Yoken honored by American Association of Teachers of French	August 23, 2006	Elected life members of the AATF, the association's most prestigious honor [more]
Alum to show documentary on Moby Dick illustrator at Whaling Museum, Aug.  24	August 20, 2006	Frederick Lewis's film celebrates Rockwell Kent, well-known artist of the 30s and 40s [more]
U.S. News ranks UMass Dartmouth #1 among New England "master's" public universities	August 18, 2006	Engineering program among the best for undergraduates [more]
Center for Jewish Culture to present "Jewish Lifelines," Sept. 14	August 18, 2006	Program to feature the recollections of SouthCoast residents with a panel discussion and display [more]
Changing Lives Through Literature program receives $100,000 from state legislature	August 17, 2006	Funding will allow the alternative sentencing program to expand its services [more]
UMass Dartmouth Alumni Association announces scholarship awards	August 14, 2006	Eight deserving students receive awards [more]
UMass Dartmouth receives $150K bio-materials grant from UMass system	July 30, 2006	Project brings engineers and biologists together to advance cellular and tissue engineering [more]
Public policy strategist elected president of Alumni Association	July 13, 2006	Other newly-elected officers include a cardiovascular researcher, a development executive with an arts background and a partner in an accounting firm [more]
U.S. awards $1.75 million to UMass Dartmouth to advance math and science teaching	July 12, 2006	Senator Edward M. Kennedy announced today that the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth will receive $209,511 for the first year of a five-year grant under the Transition to Teaching Program of the Department of Education.  The grant will fund the SouthCoast Teacher Corps Partnership. [more]
Freedom Festival at UMass Dartmouth July 3 to feature fireworks, New Bedford Symphony Orchestra	June 22, 2006	Fireworks will fill the sky and music will fill the air at the Bank of America Freedom Festival scheduled for July 3 on the UMass Dartmouth campus. [more]
Policy analysis director and economic development chief honored by NB Workforce Investment Board	June 22, 2006	UMass Dartmouth Center for Policy Analysis Director Clyde Barrow and Assistant Chancellor for Economic Development Paul Vigeant received special recognition awards from the Greater New Bedford Workforce Investment Board at its recent Annual Meeting at the Wamsutta Club. [more]
Study: Businesses need to engage customers in the blogosphere	June 14, 2006	Center for Marketing Research interviewed 74 bloggers to learn best practices and emerging strategies [more]
Golf tournament to benefit SHARE Foundation	June 14, 2006	The Ben Boyle Golf Classic will be held on Sunday, July 30, 2006 at the Richmond Country Club in Hope Valley, Rhode Island. Proceeds from this tournament will benefit the Society for Human Advancement through Rehabilitation Engineering (SHARE). SHARE is the funding arm of the Center for Rehabilitation Engineering at UMass Dartmouth. [more]
UMass Dartmouth Radio Station powers up July 1	June 09, 2006	WSMU to become WUMD and expand reach throughout southeastern Massachusetts and Rhode Island [more]
Center for University, School and Community Partnerships launches innovative program for principals	June 05, 2006	"Leading for Learning" to develop SouthCoast's next generation of school principals [more]
UMass Dartmouth and Bristol Community College launch "Fast-Track" Program for paraprofessionals	June 05, 2006	Bachelor's degree program is aimed at paraprofessionals working in the New Bedford and Fall River public schools [more]
Bard College's Clemente Course graduates first New Bedford class at the Whaling Museum	May 29, 2006	Course in the humanities for low-income residents of New Bedford was also sponsored by PACE, UMass Dartmouth and the Massachusetts Foundation for the Humanities [more]
UMass Dartmouth Awards 1,387 Undergraduate and Graduate Diplomas	May 28, 2006	The New York Times Company President Janet Robinson urges graduates to make the right and courageous choices. Robinson, former UMass Trustee William Giblin, Wall Street Executive William Hayden, and Lincoln historian Harold Holzer awarded honorary degrees. Provost Esposito, Hayden announce gifts at honorary degree dinner [more]
Garcia Fourth at NCAA Track Championships, Earns All-America Honors	May 27, 2006	Junior Jon Garcia (Stoneham, MA/Stoneham HS) of the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth's track team earned his fourth consecutive All-American honor by finishing fourth in the 110 meter hurdles at the NCAA Division III Outdoor Track and Field Championships at The Village of Lisle-Benedictine University Sports Complex Saturday afternoon. [more]
Commencement features on the Web	May 24, 2006	Graduating students, family members and friends will find a variety of online features [more]
Karen Payton and Collaborators Awarded NIH Grant	May 24, 2006	Dr. Karen Payton, professor of electrical and computer engineering, and several collaborators from MIT were awarded a $1.9 million grant by the National Institutes of Health [more]
UMass Dartmouth to award 1,387 undergraduate and graduate diplomas May 28	May 22, 2006	The New York Times Company President Janet Robinson to deliver UMass Dartmouth commencement address and receive honorary degree along with former UMass trustee William Giblin, Wall Street executive William Hayden, and Lincoln historian Harold Holzer [more]
Alumni Relations Director heads to Portugal for Young Leaders Conference	May 22, 2006	Joe DeMedeiros joins other delegates for a weeklong conference focusing on youth [more]
Center for Portuguese Studies and Culture to host forum at Library of Congress, May 19	May 17, 2006	To launch literary journal on foremost Brazilian author [more]
Dr. Theophano Mitsa Honored by New York State	May 17, 2006	Dr. Theophano Mitsa of the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering and her advisor Dean Kevin Parker from the University of Rochester were recognized by New York State's Commission on Independent Colleges and Universities in their list of 50 years of achievements by universities in New York state. [more]
Jon Garcia breaks his own school record and wins Open NE 110-meter hurdles	May 12, 2006	UMass Dartmouth's Jon Garcia breaks his own school record and wins the Open New England championship in the 110-Meter Hurdles. [more]
Study: Research investment needed to keep cranberry industry competitive	May 09, 2006	Innovation, technology and market expansion are the keys to future success for Massachusetts cranberry growers [more]
Girls and Society discussion continues May 5 at UMass Dartmouth ATMC	May 04, 2006	Symposium focuses on current pressures and issues faced by girls [more]
UMass Dartmouth opens new retail and dining commons	May 04, 2006	"Commons at Birch" will feature Webfood® kiosks and flat-screen electronic menus [more]
Public forum and films on Vietnam, Iraq and soldier dissent at UMass Dartmouth, May 1 and May 3	April 28, 2006	Events to mark the 35th anniversary of the Dewey Canyon III protests organized in Washington, D.C. by Vietnam Veterans Against the War (VVAW) [more]
Fall River Children's Film Festival, May 1-20	April 27, 2006	UMass Dartmouth and the city of Fall River announce the second annual festival celebrating films based on classic children's stories [more]
"Business of Water" dialogue at UMass Dartmouth May 12	April 27, 2006	Former Massachusetts development chief Doug Foy to deliver keynote at conference designed to build bridges between environmental and economic imperatives [more]
Undergraduate Psychology Conference at UMass Dartmouth, April 29	April 27, 2006	Event gives students opportunities to present research, talk to graduate representatives, and attend sessions with guest speakers [more]
Concrete Canoe Competition hosted by UMass Dartmouth, April 29-30	April 25, 2006	Students and faculty from 11 universities compete in the event, which challenges design and problem-solving skills [more]
Collaboration with Procter & Gamble	April 21, 2006	The Department of Materials & Textiles is collaborating with Procter & Gamble on a new dry-cleaning agent. [more]
UMass Dartmouth Wind Ensemble to perform April 25	April 21, 2006	Concert program to include works by Holst, Williams, Grainger as well as Smith's The Odyssey [more]
Celebrate National Poetry Month with Erica Funkhouser	April 20, 2006	A great way to celebrate National Poetry Month is to attend a poetry reading. Poet Erica Funkhouser will give a reading at UMass Dartmouth April 27. [more]
Charlton family story basis for UMass Dartmouth business planning class	April 19, 2006	Freshmen in the College of Business gain inspiration from the biography of the late Earle P. Charlton, pioneering Fall River entrepreneur [more]
UMass Dartmouth marine scientists receive NSF grants totaling $1 million	April 14, 2006	The funding is to examine the effects of climate change on marine ecosystems and the environmentally sensitive area where rivers mix with the ocean [more]
New York Times Company president to deliver UMass Dartmouth commencement address	April 11, 2006	Janet Robinson will receive an honorary degree along with former UMass trustee William Giblin, Wall Street executive William Hayden, and Lincoln historian Harold Holzer [more]
Marine science congressional briefing focuses on collaboration and opportunities	April 03, 2006	U.S. Reps. Barney Frank and William Delahunt met with leaders in marine science and technology to discuss major national and global opportunities [more]
Open House for Prospective Graduate Students	March 28, 2006	The College of Engineering at UMass Dartmouth will hold an open house for prospective graduate students from 5 to 9 p.m. Tuesday, May 2, 2006. [more]
Civic engagement summit at UMass Dartmouth April 3-11	March 22, 2006	Paul Loeb, author of Soul of a Citizen, to be featured as policy leaders, faculty, and students gather to discuss the intersection of learning, teaching,  and service [more]
Global human rights focus of UMass Dartmouth lecture series	March 16, 2006	UMass Dartmouth will host a series of major lectures this spring focusing on global human rights issues.  Speakers include a man who spent 10 years imprisoned in Sudanese, a photographer who has used her camera to raise awareness of worldwide oppression, and an advocate of "grass roots globalization." [more]
International literary scholar to receive UMass Dartmouth honorary degree on April 7	March 16, 2006	Stanley Fish, an internationally recognized literary scholar who has become a leading agent provocateur in the culture wars of the past two decades will receive an honorary degree from UMass Dartmouth on April 7. [more]
Deepak Ram Flute Concert With Aditya Kalyanpur on Tabla	March 16, 2006	Flute Maestro Deepak will be presenting a Flute Concert in the Main Auditorium at UMass Dartmouth on March 31 at 6:30 p.m. [more]
Promoting the Development of Portuguese Business Enterprises	March 16, 2006	Charlton College of Business in conjunction with the Center for Portuguese Studies announces a half-day workshop to be held on April 8. [more]
Join the Tri-County Symphonic Band in some "Island Hopping"	March 16, 2006	Jamie Eckert, currently the director of percussion studies at the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth, and his steel drum band "El Caribe' will be the guest performers at the Tri-County Symphonic Band concert on Sunday, March 26, 2006, beginning at 3 p.m. [more]
UMass Dartmouth Starts Ruckus: Music Service Available Free to Students	March 14, 2006	Students can now download digital music safely, legally and at no charge [more]
UMass Dartmouth design alumnus creates Olympics animation	February 22, 2006	UMass Dartmouth alumnus Nick Francis won't be heading to the Winter Olympic Games this winter, but his work will. [more]
UMass Researchers Investigate Lobster Decline in Buzzards Bay	February 09, 2006	Water quality, shell disease among the suspects. [more]
MLK "Drum Majors" celebrated	February 07, 2006	Greensboro 4 member, Bristol Community College president, Dean of College of Arts and Sciences celebrated for contributions [more]
Jazz CD helps UMass Dartmouth freshmen adjust to campus life	February 06, 2006	'Jazz For Success' named student services 'Program of the Year' for Massachusetts and New England [more]
NBPS/SMAST Launch Partnership	February 06, 2006	Program to involve curriculum building, resource sharing, and internships. [more]
New Exhibition at The University of Massachusetts Dartmouth Art Gallery in New Bedford	February 03, 2006	The University Art Gallery will be featuring the exhibition, Paul Rudolph: The Florida House, from February 3 through March 24. [more]
University of Massachusetts Professor Funded to Investigate Planktonic "Thin Layers"	February 03, 2006	University of Massachusetts Dartmouth professor has received funding from the Office of Naval Research for $162,075 to participate in the summer 2006 Layered Organization in the Coastal Ocean (LOCO) experiment on the California coast. [more]
CVPA Campus Gallery Presents Bronze Casting Exhibition	February 03, 2006	The CVPA Campus Gallery at UMass Dartmouth continues its 2005-2006 exhibition program with Bronze Casting, a unique exhibition of the bronze sculptures of faculty, alumni, and students in the CVPA. [more]
UMass Dartmouth announces scholarship in name of late state Senator Mary Fonseca	January 27, 2006	The announcement was made in the UMass Dartmouth Library, where the senator's personal papers are archived [more]
Chancellor named SouthCoast Woman of the Year	January 26, 2006	The New Bedford Standard-Times named Chancellor MacCormack SouthCoast Woman of Year for 2005, citing her "dedication to improving UMass Dartmouth and, through it, the lives of our region's people" [more]
Brazilian Choro Music: Concert and Lecture by Paulo Sa	January 26, 2006	Mandolin player and musicologist presents concert and lecture on the history of Brazilian choro music on Feb 4, at 8 p.m. in Recital Hall, Group VI/Room 153 [more]
UMass Dartmouth presents MLK Drum Major awards Feb. 3	January 13, 2006	Dean of Arts and Sciences, Bristol Community College president, and Greensboro lunch counter protester to be honored [more]
SouthCoast Education Compact College Guide Released	January 05, 2006	2006 guide to be published in three languages and will focus on parents. [more]
UMass Dartmouth Professor to Help Develop Prediction System for Brazil	December 28, 2005	The Brazilian national research foundation, Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico (CNPq), awarded the two-year research grant to Prof. Avijit Gangopadhyay [more]
UMass Dartmouth Portuguese-American archives to house influential author's papers	December 07, 2005	Alfred Lewis works to be celebrated December 14 at library [more]
Math professor posthumously honored for public service	December 03, 2005	Jim Kaput's work cited by UMass president and trustees [more]
Center for Policy Analysis donates dictionaries to Morton Middle School	December 01, 2005	Dr. Clyde W. Barrow, Director of the Center for Policy analysis, said, "The ability to read, comprehend, and write is a fundamental skill in the new information society. Fall River's future literally depends on students who master these skills." [more]
John Methia will lecture on re-purposing videos: HD TV, web streaming and pod casts	November 30, 2005	John Methia, Executive Producer/Owner of Clicknet.tv and Creative Services Director, WLNE TV in Providence, will lecture at UMass Dartmouth on December 14, 1  2 p.m. [more]
UMass Dartmouth sets fundraising record in FY05	November 29, 2005	University of Massachusetts Dartmouth raised more than $6 million in the last fiscal year to support student scholarships and faculty academic pursuits, setting a new annual fundraising record for the rapidly growing campus. [more]
Throwbacks: Selected Poems by James Bobrick November 30 at Gallery X	November 29, 2005	James Bobrick will read selections from the book and sign copies for guests. Light refreshments will be served. [more]
New Exhibition at The University Art Gallery at University of Massachusetts Dartmouth	November 18, 2005	The University Art Gallery is pleased to announce that the artist, Marguerite White, has created a light and shadow installation called, Port Of Entry, inside its gallery. [more]
UMass Dartmouth associate professor elected Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers Region 1	November 18, 2005	Dr. Howard E. Michel, Associate Professor of electrical and computer engineering at the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth has been elected Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) Region 1 Director-elect for 2006 and 2007 and Director for 2008 and 2009. [more]
Big federal boost for textiles, materials science research	November 10, 2005	Congressmen Frank, McGovern, Delahunt; Senators Kennedy and Kerry secure $1.2 million for National Textile Center work [more]
Kennedy, Kerry, Frank secure $4.8 million for marine science	November 10, 2005	Funds will support SMAST and Division of Marine Fisheries research [more]
Massachusetts And Rhode Island Residents Have Wagered Nearly $100 Billion At Foxwoods & Mohegan Sun	November 09, 2005	Bay Staters bet another $3.4 billion on video slots at Lincoln Park and Newport Grand [more]
The 2005 Solar Decathlon is over!	November 08, 2005	The 2005 Solar Decathlon is over! UMass Dartmouth's Contest Home finished last competing this year for the first time in the U.S. Department of Energy contest, but the finish doesn't begin to tell the story of the experiences. [more]
UMass Dartmouth Professor D. Boerth Presented Research In Washington, D.C.	November 04, 2005	Dr. Boerth presented the results from his study on the effects of pesticides on DNA of plants and humans to the National Meeting of the American Chemical Society [more]
SMAST Professor Elected VP of International Scientific Organization	November 04, 2005	SMAST's Dr. Turner has been elected Vice President of the World Association of Copepodologists. The nine hundred international scientists study the most abundant multi-cellular animals on the planet. [more]
UMass Dartmouth Now Home to NOAA Fisheries Service CMER Program	November 04, 2005	NOAA Fisheries Service and the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth have announced the initiation of a Cooperative Marine Education and Research (CMER) Program at UMass Dartmouth's School for Marine Science and Technology (SMAST) in New Bedford. [more]
Changing Lives Through Literature subject of new book	November 03, 2005	Innovative alternative sentencing strategy gaining support from opposite ends of the social/political spectrum. [more]
UMass Dartmouth calls for nominations for Drum Major Award in honor of Martin Luther King Jr.	November 02, 2005	University of Massachusetts Dartmouth Chancellor Jean F. MacCormack announced that the University is accepting nominations for its annual Drum Major Award to memorialize the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. [more]
UMass Dartmouth judicial politics expert comments on Miers withdrawal	October 28, 2005	Kenneth L. Manning, a political science professor at the University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth, a national authority on judicial politics, and co-author of the book, Judicial Process in America, commented today on Harriet Miers' withdrawal of her Supreme Court nomination. [more]
Jack Welch to speak at manufacturing conference at Advanced Technology and Manufacturing Center	October 27, 2005	Jack Welch, the legendary former CEO of General Electric, will speak at the Manufacturing Competitiveness Conference (MCC) hosted by the UMass Dartmouth Advanced Technology and Manufacturing Center (ATMC) in Fall River on November 16. Mr. Welch will be introduced by the Governor's Office and will engage the audience in a discussion about manufacturing competitiveness. Each invited attendee will receive a copy of Mr. Welch's book Winning. [more]
UMass Dartmouth presents Liberating Women November 4, 5	October 26, 2005	Liberating Women is a play written by Juli Parker that examines the current backlash against reproductive rights and a women's right to choose. [more]
UMass Dartmouth-led team discovers non-stop swimming required by some sharks to stay alive	October 26, 2005	Findings to be published in prestigious Nature journal this week [more]
UMass Dartmouth researcher identifies cancer-fighting cranberry compound	October 21, 2005	The work of Dr. Catherine Neto and her colleagues, published in aninternational science journal, is one of the first examinations of cranberry compounds' anti-cancer activity. [more]
English Department Colloquium Series presents 'Working Things Out' November 10	October 19, 2005	The romantic comedy will be followed by a question and answer session with Playwright and Professor, Morgan James Peters I aka Mwalim [more]
SMAST Reorganizes	October 19, 2005	SMAST reorganizes administration of the graduate school and enhances existing partnerships with the Division of Marine Fisheries, NOAA and the fishing fleet. [more]
Memorial service to celebrate the life and work of the late Dr. James Kaput	October 13, 2005	A memorial service to celebrate the life and work of the late Dr. James Kaput has been scheduled for Friday, November 4, 2005 at 4 p.m. in the Main Auditorium of UMass Dartmouth. [more]
Center for University, School and Community Partnerships receives $54,000 grant from NEH	October 11, 2005	CUSP receives a $54,000 grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities to fund "Visions of Slavery and Freedom in the Writings of Lydia Maria Child, Frederick Douglass, Herman Melville and Harriet Jacobs" Faculty Humanities Workshops for teachers from grades 8-12. [more]
UMass Dartmouth Constitution Forum Oct. 6	October 04, 2005	UMass Dartmouth will host a forum entitled "Peering Back and Looking Forward in 2005" in observance of Constitution Day. [more]
UMass Dartmouth Center for Indic Studies marks fourth anniversary with Hindustani classical concert	September 29, 2005	The concert will feature sarod master Rajeev Taranath with Aditya Kalyanpur on the tabla. [more]
UMass Dartmouth alumni to honor six for service and excellence during Homecoming Weekend	September 27, 2005	The UMass Dartmouth Alumni Association will honor six people who have distinguished themselves in their careers and in their service to the University and communitty. The annual alumni brunch, which will be held this Sunday at 10:30 a.m. in the Campus Center, will culminate Homecoming Weekend at UMass Dartmouth and be followed with a series of Fall Festival events. [more]
Two studies of Portuguese-Americans in Southeastern Massachusetts to be discussed at conference	September 21, 2005	Studies contribute significantly to understanding the region's politics, social history, economics and levels of education [more]
Constitution dialogues at UMass Dartmouth and Southern New England School of Law on Sept. 22	September 20, 2005	Focus on First Amendment, anonymous sources, the judiciary and more with top scholars, and media members [more]
UMass Dartmouth/Shore Support release report on New Bedford fishermen working conditions	September 19, 2005	A study by UMass Dartmouth economist Daniel Georgianna and fishermen advocacy organization Shore Support finds fishermen are working longer hours per trip. [more]
UMass Dartmouth to Offer Master of Public Policy Degree; Receives Final Approval From Massachusetts	September 15, 2005	The Massachusetts Board of Higher Education voted today to approve a new Master of Public Policy (MPP) degree to be offered at the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth starting in January 2006. [more]
Ground Broken for Major UMass Dartmouth Research Facility	September 13, 2005	UMass Dartmouth officials broke ground today for a major new laboratory facility that will dramatically expand the university's research capability, which has already grown from $7 million to more than $17 million in annual activity over the last five years. [more]
Changing Lives Through Literature Included in State Budget	September 12, 2005	Alternative sentencing and probation program is a national model [more]
UMass Dartmouth Corsair Hall of Fame Announces Inductees for Class of 2005	September 12, 2005	Two former Corsair track athletes, Jean Lincoln Gauthier '94 and Mark C. W. Montigny '84 along with the late Bill Gathright, UMass Dartmouth's long-time Sports Information Director, are the inductees into the UMass Dartmouth Corsair Hall of Fame for 2005. [more]
Bioneers by the Bay: Connecting for Change Conference to be held Oct. 14 to 16, at UMass Dartmouth	September 09, 2005	This event is sure to become a profoundly inspiring, dynamic and successful annual experience. The Bioneers by the Bay conference is a fertile network, rich with inspiring ideas, models, tools, resources, and powerful connections. Speakers, interactive workshops, live music, a film festival, and a farmer's market are what can be expected from this first annual conference. [more]
Groundbreaking for research facility and Wall of Scholarship ceremony to celebrate discovery	September 06, 2005	UMass Dartmouth will celebrate its missions of discovery and creativity with the groundbreaking for a new 20,000 square foot research facility and the second annual Scholarship Wall ceremony on Sept. 13. [more]
Fireworks to Kick Off New Academic Year at UMass Dartmouth	September 02, 2005	The 30-minute fireworks display will begin at 8:30 p.m. and is open to the public. Students will participate in a variety of welcome activities... [more]
UMass Dartmouth Alumni, Bristol County Convention and Visitors Bureau support area business	August 23, 2005	The University of Massachusetts Dartmouth Alumni Association and the Bristol County Convention and Visitors Bureau are teaming up to support area businesses and cultural organizations and connect thousands of alumni to their university. [more]
US News & World Report ranks UMass Dartmouth top New England public university of its kind	August 22, 2005	U.S. News & World Report's 2006 America's Best Colleges issue has ranked UMass Dartmouth the best public institution of its kind in New England and cited the College of Engineering as having one of the best undergraduate programs among similar universities. [more]
Alumni Homecoming To Include Bike Collection For Needy Families Around The Globe	August 22, 2005	Homecoming at UMass Dartmouth is going to be a little different for 1976 graduate David Schweidenback this year. While he may be returning to his hometown of Dartmouth and his alma mater this fall, he will be thinking about people and places from home. [more]
Business Open House At UMass Dartmouth	August 19, 2005	The UMass Dartmouth Charlton College of Business (CCB) and office of Professional & Continuing Education are pleased to announce an Open House to learn about the Masters of Business Administration (MBA), Post-baccalaureate Management Certificate program and the Post-baccalaureate Certificate in Accounting program. [more]
Education Open House At UMass Dartmouth	August 19, 2005	The UMass Dartmouth Department of Education and office of Professional & Continuing Education are pleased to announce an Open House to learn about Teacher Certification, Master of Arts in Teaching and MTEL Prep Courses. It will be held Tuesday, August 23, 5:00-7:00 pm at the UMass Dartmouth Professional & Continuing Education Center in Fall River. The Center is located at 139 South Main Street, the former Cherry & Webb building. [more]
Professor Anthony J. Miraglia's New Digital And Mixed Media Work At Star Store Gallery 244	August 03, 2005	This new body of work, inspired by trips to his native Sicily, incorporates digital collages that are printed on various types of paper and then worked over with colored pencil or acrylic paint. Professor Miraglia began experimenting with this new technology during a sabbatical leave several years ago in an effort to keep pace with the many students in his classes that were working digitally. [more]
UMass Dartmouth Summer Academy	August 01, 2005	A group of students from the Global Learning Charter School in New Bedford are spending their summer learning how to build their own businesses. They are the first class of the UMass Dartmouth Charlton College of Business SAY-YES (SouthCoast Aspiring Youth-Yearn to be EntrpreneurS) program. [more]
UMass Dartmouth Charlton College Of Business Introduces High School Students To Entrepreneurship	July 18, 2005	The University of Massachusetts Dartmouth Charlton College of Business is reaching out to the SouthCoast region community this summer by instituting the first summer entrepreneurship program for high school students, grades ten through twelve [more]
UMass Dartmouth produces TV ads to promote shellfish following red tide crisis	July 14, 2005	The UMass Dartmouth Center for Business Research is leading a TV advertising effort to encourage consumers to eat shellfish again [more]
Putting a human face on terror	July 14, 2005	History professor Brian Glyn Williams wrote this article about the human cost behind terror, published in the Standard Times of New Bedford. [more]
Chancellor MacCormack: State budget is strong statement of support for public higher education	June 24, 2005	Chancellor MacCormack praised the Massachusetts House and Senate today for passing a budget that increases funding for public higher education [more]
July 1 Fireworks, Pops Concert Planned At UMass Dartmouth	June 23, 2005	The University of Massachusetts Dartmouth, the Town of Dartmouth and the New Bedford Symphony Orchestra will join July 1 in presenting a fireworks display and pops concert to kick off Independence Day weekend and celebrate the strong partnership that exists between the University and the community. [more]
Losing Jonathan now on CD will be broadcast on WSMU June 13-17	June 08, 2005	'Losing Jonathan' now on CD will be broadcast on WSMU June 13-17 from 6-7 p.m. WSMU 91.1 on the FM dial or via webcast at www.wsmu.org. [more]
1,471 graduates receive degrees at 105th UMass Dartmouth Commencement	May 22, 2005	New Bedford native, UMass alum urges high self-expectation. [more]
College of Arts and Sciences honors alumni	April 28, 2005	A state lawmaker, heart surgeon, and professor will be the recipients of the first annual College of Arts and Sciences Samuel A. Stone Alumni Achievement Awards at UMass Dartmouth tonight. The awards, named in honor of the late founding dean of the College of Arts and Sciences, will be presented tonight at a dinner organized by the college and the UMass Dartmouth Alumni Association. [more]
Oscar-winning screenwriter to deliver UMass Dartmouth commencement address	April 25, 2005	Brian Helgeland, class of 1983, to join civil war historian, Portuguese-American civic leader, nationally acclaimed author in receiving honorary degrees May 22 Brian Helgeland, a New Bedford native who graduated from UMass Dartmouth in 1983 and has established himself as one of the leading screenwriters in Hollywood, will deliver the commencement address and receive an honorary degree when 1,500 UMass Dartmouth students graduate May 22. [more]
UMass Dartmouth Study: The Nation's Pets Should Be Targeted By The Cranberry Industry	April 22, 2005	A University of the Massachusetts Dartmouth study released today concludes that the nation's 377 million cats, dogs and other pets represent a potentially explosive new market for the cranberry industry, in part due to the health benefits offered by the tiny red berry. [more]
UMass Dartmouth Announces $1.5 Million Endowment For Portuguese-American Archives	April 15, 2005	UMASS DARTMOUTH ANNOUNCES $1.5 MILLION ENDOWMENT FOR PORTUGUESE-AMERICAN ARCHIVES Includes $1 million in private gifts plus $500,000 state match The University of Massachusetts Dartmouth today announced a $1.5 million endowment that will support the Portuguese-American Archives housed at the University library. The archives are already among the largest collections of materials documenting the immigration of Portuguese people to America. [more]
'Save A Life' Tour Drunk Driving Simulator at UMD April 22	April 13, 2005	North Dartmouth, Massachusetts- UMD students will soon have the opportunity to experience the effects of driving an automobile while intoxicated without ever touching a drink. The 'Save A Life'Tour's state-of-the art, interactive drunk driving simulator, will visit UMD's Tripp Athletic Center on Friday, April 22 from 10 a.m. until 4 p.m. The event is sponsored by the Athletics Department, Health Services/Health Education, and the UMD Peer Health Educators. [more]
Basic Safety and Survival Training Workshop for Commercial Fishermen at SMAST on April 16 and May 7	April 08, 2005	SMAST is the location of a Basic safety and survival training workshop for commercial fishermen [more]
Founders of Ben and Jerry's Ice Cream to visit UMD April 14	April 08, 2005	Ben Cohen & Jerry Greenfield are the co-founders of Ben & Jerry's Homemade, Inc. and they will give a presentation at UMass Dartmouth. [more]
Brian Pastori awarded Jonathan Blake Waxler Memorial Prize for Social Justice	April 08, 2005	This year's winner of the Jonathan Blake Waxler Memorial Prize for Social Justice at the University of Massachusetts is Brian Pastori of Medford, a senior sociology major, who embodies the vision of justice that Jonathan so deeply believed in. [more]
UMass Dartmouth Percussion Ensemble to perform Spring Concert April 12	April 06, 2005	UMass Dartmouth Percussion Ensemble to perform Spring Concert April 12 Who: The UMass Dartmouth Percussion Ensemble, El Caribe and Sounds of Ashe What: Annual spring concert Where: Main Auditorium [more]
The UMassD Women's Center presents Hear Me!	April 06, 2005	The UMass Dartmouth Women's Center presents Hear Me! What: Staged reading of the original play Hear Me! Stories of Rape When: Saturday, April 16th, 2005, 7 p.m. [more]
UMass Dartmouth College of Nursing honors 'Partners in Caring'	April 04, 2005	The University of Massachusetts Dartmouth College of Nursing presented its first Partners in Caring Recognition Awards to eight groups of nurses in Southeastern Massachusetts and Rhode Island on April 1. [more]
UMass Dartmouth Announces New Fundraising Leader	April 04, 2005	University of Massachusetts Dartmouth Chancellor Jean F. MacCormack today announced the appointment of Jeffrey A. Wolfman to the position of vice chancellor for institutional advancement, effective immediately. [more]
Shakespeare & Company to perform Julius Caesar at UMass Dartmouth April 7	March 29, 2005	Dartmouth,MA --A single performance of Julius Caesar will be presented at the University of Massachusetts Main Auditorium on April 7 at 8 p.m. A techniques workshop will be held at 4 p.m. [more]
Breaking New Ground at the College of Nursing	March 29, 2005	The College of Nursing will hold a Partners in Caring Recognition Ceremony on March 31 and The Reframing the Chronic Illness Conference on April 1 [more]
Frederick Douglass Lecture features Deborah Prothrow-Stith on April 5	March 28, 2005	As part of the Breaking New Ground Initiative, Debora Prothrow Stith, associate dean of the Harvard School of Public Health, author and expert on community violence prevention will speak at UMass Dartmouth and at the Days Inn, New Bedford, Tuesday, April 5. [more]
Breaking New Ground: Paul Rudolph and the Architecture of the UMass Dartmouth Campus	March 28, 2005	When the first building of the UMass Dartmouth campus was completed in 1966, some thought it heralded the construction of the most beautiful campus in the U.S. Others were appalled by its austere gray style. Whatever the reaction, architect Paul Rudolphs vision for the campus evoked a strong response then and still does today. The UMass Dartmouth Library will host a symposium on its renowned architect beginning at 9 a.m., April 13. [more]
UMass Dartmouth will screen the film The Journey Of Cape Verde on March 30	March 27, 2005	The Journey Of Cape Verde is a recent documentary that explores issues of culture, identity and community in Cape Verde and in the growing Cape Verdean diaspora. Narrated in Krioulu and Portuguese (with English subtitles), the film was recently screened at the African Arts and Film Festival in Los Angeles. [more]
The Center for Jewish Culture will hold two events in April at UMass Dartmouth	March 26, 2005	The Center for Jewish Culture will hold two events in April at UMASS Dartmouth Guest speakers are Sharon Leder and Stephen Z. Cohen [more]
Children's Center for Learning Accredited By NAEYC	March 24, 2005	Dartmouth, MA - UMass Dartmouth Children's Center for Learning has earned accreditation from the National Association for the Education of Young Children, the nation's leading organization of early childhood professionals [more]
A Forum On Biotechnology And The Economy Of The Southcoast Region On March 24	March 21, 2005	UMass Dartmouth Will Be Hosting A Forum On Biotechnology And The Economy Of The Southcoast Region On March 24 [more]
Emmy winning writer/producer of The Simpsons to speak at UMass Dartmouth March 30	March 10, 2005	Mike Reiss, producer and writer for The Simpsons and other popular television shows will appear at UMass Dartmouth March 30, at 7 p.m. in the Main Auditorium. [more]
UMass Dartmouth To Highlight Colleges - Community Connecting Work	March 10, 2005	Biotechnology, chronic illness, violence, literacy, architecture, arts, oceans and more is the focus of Breaking New Ground events on campus and in the community [more]
Largest Estuaries Project in Commonwealth History Nears Halfway Point	February 22, 2005	A $1.2-million award has been received by the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth from the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) to finance the 2005 segment of the largest estuaries project in the Commonwealth's history. The award is part of a $12.5-million project that began in 2002. [more]
Marine Graduate School to Award First Degrees	February 19, 2005	The University of Massachusetts' new marine graduate school, begun in 2001 to leverage the teaching and research of all UMass campuses, will award its first degrees this month. [more]
Leading Afghan human rights leader to speak at UMass Dartmouth Feb. 23	February 18, 2005	Dr. Sima Samar stood up to the Taliban in defense of women's health and education Dr. Sima Samar, an Afghan medical doctor who ignored death threats and defied the Taliban to provide the girls and women of her country with access to health care and education, will speak at UMass Dartmouth on Feb. 23 at 7:30 p.m. The event will be held in the Main Auditorium in the Campus Center and is free and open to the public. [more]
Women's Funny Shorts: A Festival of New Plays by Women at UMass Dartmouth	January 30, 2005	Festival of plays by women at UMass Dartmouth Women's Funny Shorts: A Festival of New Plays by Women Thursday, Feb. 17 and Friday, Feb. 18 [more]
UMass Dartmouth To Honor Community 'Drum Majors'	January 19, 2005	YWCA Executive Director Yvonne Drayton and UMass Nursing Prof. Jeanne Leffers will be honored at the 2005 University of Massachusetts Dartmouth Martin Luther King Jr. Drum Major Award breakfast on January 28. U.S. Rep. James McGovern will be the keynote speaker for the event. [more]
Quahog May Hold Key to Botulism Antidote	January 19, 2005	Quahog May Hold Key to Botulism Antidote UMass Dartmouth researchers exploring New England seafood stalwart's ability to survive massive doses of deadly toxin [more]
UMass trustees approve public law school in Dartmouth	December 21, 2004	The UMass Board of Trustees approved the acquisition of the Southern New England School of Law in Dartmouth, a major step in establishing a the Commonwealth's first public law school. [more]
Slots At Ma Tracks Will Generate $300 Million	December 20, 2004	If state leaders next year approve 1,000 slot machines at each Massachusetts racetrack, the four tracks will generate at least $300 million, according to a preliminary review by the Center for Policy Analysis (CPA) at the University of Massachusetts/Dartmouth. Estimates show that the 4,000 slots will also capture $100 million from Rhode Islands two slot parlors --- Lincoln Park and Newport Grand. [more]
"Boom! A Chemistry Magic Show"	December 10, 2004	Boom! A Chemistry Magic Show. Join us in celebrating the holidays with chemistry demonstrations. The chemistry show illustrates many principles of science. [more]
UMass System Rated one of the 50 Best Universities in the World	December 06, 2004	The Times of London has ranked the UMass system as the 45th best university in the world and the 20th best in the United States. [more]
UMass Dartmouth receives $5.8 million in federal funds for marine and textile sciences	December 06, 2004	Senators Edward Kennedy and John Kerry and Congressman Barney Frank have announced that the omnibus spending bill passed recently by Congress includes more than $5.8 million in federal funds for the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth programs that will benefit southeastern Massachusetts. [more]
UMass Dartmouth Professor Receives Conservation Award	December 02, 2004	University of Massachusetts Dartmouth Professor Kevin Stokesbury received the 2004 Belding Award for marine resource conservation Thursday in a ceremony at the Advanced Technology and Manufacturing Center in Fall River. [more]
Javanese Gamelan Music Featured At UMass Dartmouth December 16	November 29, 2004	Javanese Gamelan Music will be featured At UMass Dartmouth on December 16. World renowned composer I. M. Harjito will direct the concert of Indonesian music. Guest artists will include Srihadeni Harjito, Triwik Harjito, Joseph Getter, Chris Miller, and Marc Perlman. The event is sponsored by the Music Department and the College of Visual and Performing Arts. [more]
A Journey through the Diversiland of India	November 19, 2004	The UMass Dartmouth Center for Indic Studies, in cooperation with the UMass Dartmouth Library Associates, will present A Journey through the Diversiland of India at 2 p.m. on December 5. The program will be held in the Library's first floor Browsing Area. [more]
John Magnan's exhibit, Body Image, Body Essence, is raising ovarian cancer awareness	November 19, 2004	John Magnan's exhibit, Body Image, Body Essence, is raising ovarian cancer awareness. The art symbolizes subtle and obvious changes women experience during ovarian cancer diagnosis and treatment. [more]
UMass Dartmouth Calls For Nominations For Drum Major Award In Honor Of Martin Luther King Jr.	November 01, 2004	UMass Dartmouth Chancellor Jean F. MacCormack announced that the University is accepting nominations for its annual "Drum Major Award". [more]
Maya Angelou To Speak At Umass Dartmouth Nov. 10	November 01, 2004	Update: Tickets are sold out; there will be no tickets available at the door for the November 10th Maya Angelou appearance. Maya Angelou, one of the great voices of contemporary literature, will speak at UMass Dartmouth on November 10 at the University's Tripp Athletic Center, beginning at 7 p.m. [more]
UMass Announces 2004 Public Service Awards	October 26, 2004	UMass Dartmouth's Clyde Barrow recognized Noting that public service is an essential component of the University of Massachusetts mission, President Jack M. Wilson today honored five UMass faculty members for their distinguished public service. The recipients of the awards for outstanding service to the citizens of the Commonwealth were: Professor Clyde Barrow, UMass-Dartmouth;Professor Robert Maloy, UMass-Amherst; Professor Tiffany Cunningham, UMass-Boston; Professor Stephanie Chalupka, UMass-Lowell; and Professor Joseph DiFranza, UMass-Worcester. [more]
Past President of Brazil to be awarded honorary degree at UMass Dartmouth October 19	October 13, 2004	Past President of Brazil Dr. Fernando Henrique Cardoso, a powerful voice for human justice around the world, will speak at the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth and receive an honorary degree on Tuesday, October 19 at noon in the Universitys Library Browsing Area. [more]
UMass Dartmouth physicist receives international honor	October 06, 2004	UMass Dartmouth physicist receives international honor Among the  top winners in the John Templeton Foundation 'Power of Purpose' awards UMass Dartmouth physics professor Alan Hirshfelds essay about 19th century scientist Michael Faraday was among the top five winners of the prestigious John Templeton Foundation Power of Purpose awards announced recently. [more]
UMass Dartmouth Set to Celebrate Annual Alumni Fall Festival	October 05, 2004	Alumni are invited to the Alumni Fall Festival celebration on October 8-9. [more]
Alumni Association's 31st annual awards brunch Saturday, Oct. 2	September 27, 2004	UMass Dartmouth Alumni Association to honor groundbreaking researcher, advertising firm owner, alumni volunteer and longtime campus chancellor aide 31st annual brunch part of Leadership Weekend at University The University of Massachusetts Dartmouth Alumni Association's 31st annual awards brunch will be held Saturday, Oct. 2 and celebrate the commitment of four individuals to service through science, business, volunteerism and higher education. The brunch will be held in the Campus Center Commuter Cafe, beginning at 10:30 a.m. [more]
Leadership Weekend at UMass Dartmouth October 1-2	September 20, 2004	Leadership Weekend at UMass Dartmouth October 1-2 Events to include ribbon-cutting for new Charlton College of Business building, honoring of past presidents/chancellors, UMass leadership dinner celebration [more]
The New Bedford Cabinet of Natural History Exhibition and Opening reception on September 25	September 16, 2004	The University Art Gallery will be presenting the project exhibition, The New Bedford Cabinet of Natural History, from September 25 through January 13, 2005. Gallery Director Lasse B. Antonsen will give a slide presentation, Cabinets of Natural History and Contemporary Art, at 2 p.m. on Saturday, September 25. The presentation will be followed by the opening reception, from 3-5 p.m. The University Art Gallery is located at 715 Purchase Street, in the renovated Star Store building in downtown New Bedford. The gallery is open daily from 9 a.m. 6 p.m. All events and exhibitions are free and open to the public. [more]
Rock the Vote	September 13, 2004	WHAT: Rock the Vote Concert WHERE: UMass Dartmouth Veteran's Memorial Ampitheatre WHEN: Friday, September 24th, 2004 TIME: 5pm 1am ABOUT: Rock the Vote is dedicated to protecting freedom of expression and empowering young people to change their world. This is a free event. (http://www.rockthevote.com/rtv_about.php) [more]
Wall of Scholarship	September 13, 2004	The Wall of Scholarship will showcase some of the scholarly and creative talents of university faculty and staff, past and present. [more]
New Bedford will be first for the Banner Project	September 09, 2004	Make Success Happen: Stay in School It is simple message to our youth and the focus of a campaign that celebrates the role of education in career success. The SouthCoast Education Compact will pilot the Banner Project with the New Bedford community this fall, highlighting the success of selected nominees who are making a significant contribution to New Bedford neighborhoods or to communities across the country. [more]
Former chief White House floral decorator to speak	September 07, 2004	Former chief White House floral decorator Dottie Temple will be the featured speaker at a Sept. 19 coffee-hour benefit sponsored by the UMass Dartmouth Library Associates. The event will be held at 10 a.m. in the universitys Campus Center Sunset Room. Tickets are $15, and advance reservations are required. For tickets and information, call 508-995-3528. [more]
UMass Dartmouth Star Store Building Recently Honored by Boston Society of Architects	September 03, 2004	Dartmouth, Massachusetts- The University of Massachusetts Dartmouth's College of Visual and Performing Arts Star Store building in New Bedford has recently been recognized with The Boston Society of Architects' Citation Award in Higher Education Facilities Design and The AIA/SCUP Excellence in Planning Award for outstanding design. [more]
UMass Dartmouth retains top ranking among New England public universities	September 03, 2004	UMass Dartmouth retains top ranking among New England public universities The University of Massachusetts Dartmouth retained its top ranking among New England public universities and colleges in the 2005 edition of U.S. News & World Reports Americas Best Colleges released today. [more]
UMass begins 40th year in Dartmouth	September 02, 2004	UMass begins 40th year in Dartmouth Breaking New Ground, Tradition of Innovation theme for 2004-2005 Renewed facilities, fireworks, music, new faculty to welcome back 8,300 students [more]
Strategic Envirotechnology Partnership (STEP) Program	September 01, 2004	Strategic Envirotechnology Partnership (STEP) Program The University of Massachusetts Dartmouth today announced a request for proposal (RFP) for the FY05 STEP Program. The UMASS Dartmouth STEP Program funding for FY05 will be approximately $100,000, with individual awards of up to $20,000. Awards may be granted to UMASS faculty, other researchers or commercial enterprises. Past research topics have included air pollution control, industrial wastewater treatment, hazardous waste remediation, and pollution prevention. [more]
UMass Dartmouth/Town of Dartmouth to host Labor Day fireworks and jazz concert	September 01, 2004	UMass Dartmouth/Town of Dartmouth to host Labor Day fireworks and jazz concert Community and University to join in celebration of a 40-year town/gown partnership The University of Massachusetts Dartmouth and the Town of Dartmouth will join Sept. 6 in presenting a fireworks display and jazz concert to welcome students back to the campus and celebrate the strong partnership that exists between the community and the University. [more]
Ram Dass Lecture at UMASS Dartmouth September 6	August 26, 2004	The Center for Indic Studies and The Ora M. DeJesus Gerontology Center of UMASS Dartmouth proudly present RAM DASS, in a special lecture, "Embracing Aging, Changing, & Dying," Labor Day, September 6 at 2-4:30 p.m. Tickets are available at all Strawberries locations or by contacting Alexis McLaughlin at The Ora M. DeJesus Gerontology Center 508.999.8843 or by email at gerontology@umassd.edu. General Admission $15, UMD Staff $10 (ID required at door), Student/Senior $7.50 (ID required at door) [more]
Summer school for teachers and UMass Dartmouth faculty	August 23, 2004	Over 40 K-12 teachers and administrators from the Carver and Wareham school districts will join with professors from the UMass Dartmouth Center for Educational Advancement next week in an innovative and comprehensive effort to improve math education. [more]
Second Half Lifelong Learning @ 50 + Program to Host Open House Sept 8 for Study Groups	August 23, 2004	The Second Half Life Long Learning @ 50 + program will host an open house Wednesday, Sept. 8 at 1 p.m., at the UMass Center for Professional and Continuing Education, 139 South Main Street, Fall River. The facility is located in the former Cherry and Webb Building, first floor. [more]
University Art Gallery Exhibition Features Jewish Religion And Life In 17th & 18th Century Europea	July 28, 2004	DARTMOUTH, MA. The University of Massachusetts Dartmouth College of Visual and Performing Arts will feature an extraordinary exhibition of rare prints entitled 'Tabernacle, Temple, King, Adulteress: Depictions of Jewish Religion and Life in 17th and 18th Century European Prints' in the University Art Gallery located in downtown New Bedford. The exhibition is free and open for viewing all summer until September 9th. [more]
7th Annual UMD College Of Nursing Golf Tournament	July 28, 2004	DARTMOUTH, MA. - The University of Massachusetts Dartmouth chapter of Theta Kappa Chapter Honor Society in the College of Nursing announced that it will be holding its 7th annual fundraising Golf Tournament on Sunday, September 12. The tournament will be held at the Bay Pointe Country Club, in Onset, Massachusetts. [more]
Leadership Southcoast Program Extends Application Deadline	July 19, 2004	Leadership SouthCoast is sponsoring a year-long leadership institute for regional executives and business leaders that have relocated to the area. A two-day retreat will kick off the program Thursday and Friday, September 9 and 10, followed by nine full-day, once-a-month sessions. Leadership SouthCoast has extended the deadline for applications until Wednesday, July 21, 2004, 5:00 pm. [more]
Umass Dartmouth Library Associates Elect New Officers And Make Donation	July 19, 2004	DARTMOUTH, MA.- The University of Massachusetts Dartmouth Library Associates elected officers for the upcoming academic year and donated $7,000 to the University Library. Dr. Mel Yoken, the Associates immediate past president, presented the check to Library Dean Ann Montgomery Smith at the organizations annual meeting, which featured a talk by Robert Manning, lifelong journalist and former editor of The Atlantic Monthly. [more]
$400,000 Navy Grant Funds Ocean Turbulence Research At SMAST	July 19, 2004	DARTMOUTH, MA. - Armed with a free-swimming submersible robot, a University of Massachusetts Dartmouth oceanographer at the School of Marine Sciences and Technology (SMAST) is embarking on a three-year study of the elusive relationship between small-scale water movements and small-scale ocean life. [more]
UMass Dartmouth Postpones Fireworks until Fall	July 02, 2004	UMASS DARTMOUTH CANCELS NBSO POPS CONCERT & FIREWORKS DISPLAY DUE TO INCLEMENT WEATHER FORECAST; POSTPONED UNTIL THE FALL [more]
Umd Launches Student Dance Team	June 24, 2004	DARTMOUTH, MA.  During the recently completed spring semester, a group of high-energy students at the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth took a giant step forward and received official approval to organize an exciting new student dance team. The UMD Student Senate designated the dance team as an officially recognized student organization on the UMass Dartmouth campus [more]
Eisteddfod New York Takes Place In Brooklyn	June 24, 2004	DARTMOUTH, MA. - The New York Pinewoods Folk Music Club is proud to announce the return of the Eisteddfod New York, a three-day festival of traditional folk music. This second annual Eisteddfod New York will take place at Polytechnic University in Brooklyn, New York, from Friday through Sunday, August 13 through 15, 2004. [more]
UMD Course focuses on READING AND WRITING ABOUT THE OCEAN	June 24, 2004	DARTMOUTH, MA. Area college students can take advantage of a magnificent opportunity to earn three undergraduate English credits while learning how literature about the ocean relates to New Bedford and its surroundings. During the week of July 12-16, the Division of Professional and Continuing Education at UMass Dartmouth is offering a course entitled, Reading and Writing about the Ocean. [more]
NBSO Pops Concert And Fireworks At UMass Dartmouth July 2	June 24, 2004	NBSO POPS CONCERT AND FIREWORKS AT UMASS DARTMOUTH JULY 2 The University of Massachusetts Dartmouth will hold its 10th annual Independence Day Pops Concert and Fireworks display on Friday July 2nd beginning at 6:00 p.m. Weather permitting the University anticipates a large and enthusiastic audience, estimated at more than 20,000. Ten years ago, UMass Dartmouth and the Town of Dartmouth broke new ground by creating a new community celebration of Independence Day - a spectacular Pops concert by the New Bedford Symphony Orchestra and a wonderful fireworks display. This truly is a unique regional tradition, said Chancellor Jean F. MacCormack. It is my great pleasure to invite every Dartmouth and SouthCoast resident to join us on the UMD campus on the evening of Friday, July 2nd." [more]
Workshop Draws Ocean Scientists From Around Usa And Canada To Smast	June 23, 2004	DARTMOUTH, MA. - An unusual coming-out party drew ocean scientists from around the USA and Canada to New Bedford in mid-June. The debutante of honor was a computer program-called FVCOM, for Finite-Volume Coastal Ocean Model-that simulates the behavior of the coastal ocean, much as meteorologists models simulate atmospheric activity. [more]
Southcoast Education Compact Launches Mathematics Teacher Externship Program	June 23, 2004	DARTMOUTH, MA. During the summer months, local educators and businesspersons will explore the connection between the mathematics courses that students study in school and the math challenges they face in the workplace. This innovative program is part of a new teacher externship program taking place in nine businesses in the region. The Mathematics Teacher Externship Program (MTEP) will place b n teachers in a local business for two days to team with an employee on a specific math-related project or experience. [more]
UMD Selects New Bedford Woman For Dukakis Public Service Internship	June 23, 2004	DARTMOUTH, MA. The University of Massachusetts Dartmouth announced the selection of Ms. Evelize S. Andrade of New Bedford to receive the 2004 Dukakis Public Service Internship. Beginning on June 28, Ms. Andrade will work as a full-time intern for the Investigations Division at the Office of Attorney General Tom Reilly in Boston. [more]
Umd Receives $600,000 Grant From Nsf To Develop Partnerships For Innovation With Industry	June 11, 2004	DARTMOUTH, MA.  The University of Massachusetts Dartmouth announced that it has received a $600,000 grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to support new partnerships for innovation between the University and businesses in the region. This announcement culminates a multi-year effort led by Engineering Dean Farhad Azadivar. It involves working with companies through the University'sA dvanced Technology and Manufacturing Center (ATMC) to develop innovative new products and production processes. [more]
Leadership Southcoast Program Launched	May 13, 2004	LEADERSHIP SOUTHCOAST PROGRAM LAUNCHED BY LOCAL BUSINESS LEADERS Over 30 local business leaders along with the greater Fall River and New Bedford Chambers of Commerce have joined together to organize a leadership program designed to help individuals interested in serving on boards and committees. [more]
Former National Science Foundation Director to Address UMass Dartmouth 104th Commencement	May 13, 2004	FORMER NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION DIRECTOR TO ADDRESS UMASS DARTMOUTH 104TH COMMENCEMENT 1,522 graduates to hear Dr. Rita Colwell Business and civic leaders also to be honored DARTMOUTH, MA. The University of Massachusetts Dartmouth announced today that the former Director of the National Science Foundation, Dr. Rita R. Colwell would address the Universitys 104th annual commencement ceremony on Sunday, May 23, 2004. Dr. Colwell is currently a Senior Executive at Canon U.S. Life Sciences Corporation and a distinguished faculty member at both the University of Maryland and Johns Hopkins University. [more]
Umass Dartmouth Announces Percussion Ensemble	April 29, 2004	DARTMOUTH, MA. - The University of Massachusetts Dartmouth Percussion Ensemble will present their annual spring concert on Thursday, May 6th at 7:00pm in the main auditorium located on the universitys main campus in Dartmouth. As always, the ensemble will present an exciting and diverse collection of music from around the world. Listeners can expect to hear enchanting sounds from Asia, Latin America, Europe and the Caribbean. [more]
Javanese Gamelan Music Featured At UMass Dartmouth	April 29, 2004	DARTMOUTH, MA. - A spectacular concert of Indonesian music directed by world renowned composer I. M. Harjito will take place at the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth on Wednesday, May 19, 2004 at 12 noon. In addition, special guest artists Denni Harjito, Joseph Getter, Chris Miller, and Marc Perlman will also perform in the concert. The event will be held in room 154 of the College of Visual and Performing Arts building, Group VI, on the main campus in Dartmouth. [more]
Special Needs Teacher Creates Affordable and effective Math Teaching Tool MathMitens	April 28, 2004	Special Needs Teacher Creates Affordable and effective Math Teaching Tool MathMitens What would you do if you got laid off because of budget cuts, and then fell and broke an elbow precluding you from finding a new job? Special Needs teacher of 30 years, Annie Hayes decided she would use convalescence to develop an idea she had for teaching math into a new product  and MathMitTENS was born. Before getting laid off, Annie taught math to middle school students. Many of her students had only basic math skills and were tactile learners, frustrated with paper and pencil tasks. I was teaching pre-algebra to learners who hadnt mastered many basic math facts, often leading to very frustrating moments. These children needed tools that they owned and that could give them some levity as well as answers. [more]
Student Psychology Conference	April 28, 2004	Dartmouth, MA--PSI CHI the psychology honor society will hold a one-day conference on Saturday, May 1, 2004 in the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth Library Browsing Area. Dr. Kathyrn Quina Ph.D., University of Rhode Island, Department of Psychology and Womens Studies will discuss Careers in Psychology. [more]
UMD Student Gallery Exhibit Set For May 3	April 28, 2004	Student Gallery exhibit in Chestnut Hall on Monday May 3rd, from 6- 12 p.m. Representing a broad cross section of disciplines at the university, more than 100 UMass Dartmouth student-artists will be showcasing their creations. It is expected that over 200 pieces of artworks will be on display. The event is free and open to the public. Refreshments will be served. [more]
Astronomy Lectures This Spring	April 23, 2004	DARTMOUTH, MA. - Two distinguished guest lecturers have been invited to speak about their work in astronomy at the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth this semester. On the evening of Monday, April 26th, Professor Harold McAlister of Georgia State University and director of the Mt. Wilson Observatory in California will discuss his research experiences. Then on Monday, May 10th the university will host a presentation by Dr. Don Boroson of MITs Lincoln Laboratories. Both lectures are scheduled to begin at 7pm in room 226 located in the science and engineering building (Group II) near the library. [more]
Sigma Xi Society Will Hold Annual Research Exhibit	April 23, 2004	DARTMOUTH, MA. - The University of Massachusetts Dartmouth Sigma Xi Society announced that its tenth annual research exhibit is scheduled for April 27 and 28 in the university library. This two-day exhibit features research projects conducted by graduate and undergraduate students, faculty and staff. The UMD Sigma Xi Society is a university-based chapter of a national organization that promotes scholarly research activities in science and engineering. [more]
Former Atlantic Monthly Editor To Speak At Umass Dartmouth	April 23, 2004	DARTMOUTH, MA. - Journalist Robert Manning, former editor of The Atlantic Monthly, will speak about his long and interesting career at the UMass Dartmouth Library on Thursday, May 6 at 7 p.m. The free event will be held in the librarys first floor Browsing Area and is open to the public. Parking is available in lot 13. [more]
Umass Kekeli African Drum And Dance Ensemble Spring Concert	April 23, 2004	DARTMOUTH, MA. - The University of Massachusetts Dartmouth Kekeli African Drum and Dance Ensemble will present its spring concert in honor of Mother's day on Thursday, May 13th, as part of the AHA! Downtown New Bedford festival. The evening's performance will begin at 7 pm in front of the Star Store Center for Culture and the Arts located at the corner of Purchase and Union streets in downtown New Bedford. In the event of rain, the concert will be held at the Nativity Prep School around the corner at 66 Spring Street. [more]
The Gundecha Brothers Will Perform Dhrupad	April 23, 2004	The Center for Indic Studies at the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth is pleased to announce an extraordinary Indian classical music concert by the famed exponents of dhrupad, the Gundecha Brothers on Saturday, May 1 at 7 p.m. The concert will take place in room 153 in the College of Visual and Performing Arts building. Parking is available in lots 9 and 10. [more]
New Diaspora Drama Festival Comes To New Bedford In May	April 20, 2004	The festival will take place at the Neighborhood College Theatre of the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth, located at 1215 Purchase Street in New Bedford, Massachusetts. The films on May 19, 20, 21, 22 will be presented at 8 p.m. in the evening and at 4 p.m. in the afternoon on Sunday the 23rd of May. Tickets are $10 per night or $40 for a festival pass. [more]
Umd Student Art Works On Display In Main Gallery At Dartmouth Campus	April 20, 2004	For immediate release: April 20, 2004 Contact: Jim Sears UMass Dartmouth: 508-999-8215 UMD STUDENT ART WORKS ON DISPLAY IN MAIN GALLERY AT DARTMOUTH CAMPUS DARTMOUTH, MASSACHUSETTS - Junior and Senior art majors in the College of Visual and Performing Arts are showing their paintings, drawings, prints and sculptures in a new University sponsored exhibit entitled "Fine Art Spring Juried Exhibition 2004." The show is on display in the main gallery of the Visual and Performing Arts building on the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth main campus. The exhibit opened Monday, April 12th and continues through Tuesday, May 4th. It is free and open to the public with parking available in lots 8, 9 or 10. A closing reception will be held on Tuesday May 4th from 5-7 PM in the Main Gallery. The gallery is open Monday through Friday from 10AM until 4PM, and on Saturday, April 24, from10AM until 4PM. [more]
F. Lee Bailey To Address Slade's Ferry Bank Center For Business Research	April 20, 2004	F. LEE BAILEY TO ADDRESS SLADE'S FERRY BANK CENTER FOR BUSINESS RESEARCH FOURTH ANNUAL EXCELLENCE IN MARKETING AWARD DINNER DARTMOUTH, MASSACHUSETTS - On May 19, 2004 the Slade's Ferry Bank Center for Business Research at the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth will sponsor its fourth annual Excellence in Marketing Award dinner and award ceremony at the Venus de Milo Restaurant in Swansea, Massachusetts. There will be a special VIP reception at 5:00 p.m. followed by a dinner and awards ceremony beginning at 6:00 p.m. The VIP reception, dinner and award ceremony is open to the public on a ticketed basis. [more]
2004 Waxler Memorial Prize For Social Justice	April 12, 2004	DARTMOUTH, MASSACHUSETTS  The University of Massachusetts Dartmouth announced today that Ms. Brenna Kraus has been selected to receive the 2004 Jonathan Blake Waxler Memorial Prize for Social Justice. The award was established in 1996 by the University to keep alive Jonathan Waxler's own idealism and vision. Ms. Kraus will receive the $500 award that recognizes her efforts to personify a similar principled commitment to political activism. [more]
Same-Sex Marriage Focus Of Umd Roundtable Discussion	April 12, 2004	DARTMOUTH, MASSACHUSETTS  The University of Massachusetts Dartmouth Cultural Affairs Committee announced that it is co-sponsoring a roundtable panel discussion of same-sex marriage, one of the most heavily-debated public issues, both locally and nationally. The roundtable forum is scheduled for the evening of Tuesday, April 13 in the Universitys library browsing area beginning at 6 p.m. The program is free and open to the public. Parking is available in lot 13. [more]
Tech Academy Helps Local Companies Make The Move To Microsoft Windows Server 2003	April 12, 2004	FALL RIVER, MASSACHUSETTS The UMass Dartmouth's Corporate Programs and Partnerships program will offer special discounts to local companies that participate in certificate programs focused on Microsoft Windows operating systems. [more]
Workshop To Explore Identity Beyond The Body	April 06, 2004	DARTMOUTH, MASSACHUSETTS - The University of Massachusetts Dartmouth announced two special half-day workshops to explore the social dynamics of relating to an individual's identity without the benefit of cues associated with a person's physical appearance. This unique workshop series entitled, "When Race Doesn't Speak: Renegotiating Identity Beyond the Body," will be presented initially in Vineyard Haven on Saturday, April 17, and then again on Saturday, April 24 at the UMass Dartmouth main campus. [more]
UMassOnline Revenue Grows 39% and Enrollments Grow 32% in FY 2004	April 01, 2004	BOSTON, MAMarch 30, 2004UMassOnline, the University of Massachusetts web-based learning division, today announced that online education program revenues and enrollments grew 39 percent and 32 percent, respectively, in FY 2004 (July 1, 2003 - June 31, 2004). Revenues from the University of Massachusetts systems online programs were $12.7 million, up from $9.1 million in FY 2003, while enrollments reached 14,787, up from 11,239 in the same period. More than 90 percent of the revenues are retained by the UMass campuses to support education and research programs. [more]
25th Annual Career Expo April 14 At Umass Dartmouth	April 01, 2004	The University of Massachusetts Dartmouth's Career Resource Center will sponsor its 25th Annual Career Expo on Wednesday, April 14, 2004 from 11:00 a.m. until 3:00 p.m. All activities will be held in a heated tent located outside of the commuter cafeteria on the main campus. The Expo is free and open to UMass Dartmouth students, alumni and to the general public. Parking is available in lot 6. [more]
French Ambassador Jean-David Levitte & Professor John Rassias To Address Boivin Center At Umass Dar	April 01, 2004	DARTMOUTH, MA. - The Boivin Center of French Language and Culture at the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth will sponsor an outstanding lecture and learning experience featuring His Excellency Jean-David Levitte, the French Ambassador to the United States and Professor John Rassias of Dartmouth College. The event entitled  A global perspective on foreign-language learning, is scheduled for the evening of Thursday, April 29 at 7 p.m. in the Tripp Athletic Center on the Universitys main campus in Dartmouth. [more]
Free Performance Of Romeo & Juliet	April 01, 2004	DARTMOUTH, MA. - The Cultural Affairs Committee of the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth proudly presents Shakespeare & Companys performance of Romeo & Juliet on the evening of Thursday, April 8 in the Main Auditorium at 8 p.m. The performance is free and open to the public. Parking is available in lots 4 and 5. [more]
Poet Robert Creeley To Read At UMD	March 31, 2004	DARTMOUTH, MA. Poet and Massachusetts native Robert Creeley will be reading selections of his work on the evening of Thursday, April 8th at 7:30 p.m. in the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth library browsing area. The reading is free and open to the public. Parking is available in lot 13. [more]
UMD Women's Resource Center Hosts Open Forum	March 26, 2004	Dartmouth, MA- The UMass Dartmouth Women's Resource Center is sponsoring its first open microphone forum called That Takes Ovaries! in the Main Auditorium on Friday, March 26, 2004 at 7:00pm. Doors will open at 6:30pm and parking is available in lots 4 and 5. [more]
Education Compact Hosts Information Technology Expo For Area Students	March 19, 2004	DARTMOUTH, MA. The SouthCoast Education Compact today hosted the region's first Information Technology Expo at the campus of the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth. The IT Expo was designed to be a learning activity to evaluate a student's development of essential skills that are congruent with sound education practices and enhance education purposes. It also provided a competitive opportunity to highlight the importance of technology skills to area high school students as well as emphasizing their role as essential skills for education and career development. [more]
Umd Center For Jewish Culture Announces Spring Events	March 10, 2004	DARTMOUTH, MA.  The University of Massachusetts Dartmouth Center for Jewish Culture announced its spring events schedule. Continuing its lecture series for the semester, there will be a special viewing of Ruth Behars fascinating documentary film, Adio Kerido on Sunday, March 28 at 2 p.m. in room 153 of the Visual and Performing Arts building on the main campus in Dartmouth. [more]
University of Massachusetts Dartmouth featured on Discovery Channel education program	March 08, 2004	The University of Massachusetts Dartmouth was featured in a recent Discovery Channel program Champions of Industry because of its innovative approach to teaching, research and community involvement. The program was hosted by television personality Pat Summerall and was aired initially on the Discovery Channel on Tuesday morning, December 2, 2003. [more]
UMass Dartmouth Brown Bag Lunch series for spring 2004	March 08, 2004	Each Brown Bag Lunch features a talk by a UMD faculty or staff member followed by a question and answer period. They are scheduled from noon to approximately 1:30 p.m. and held in the first floor Browsing area of the Library. For more information, call Christine Allen at 508-999-8946. [more]
Janine Wong: Fragments Featured At University Of Richmond Marsh Art Gallery	March 08, 2004	DARTMOUTH, MA. - The artistic creations of Associate Professor Janine Wong of the University of Massachusetts Dartmouths College of Visual & Performing Arts will be featured in a major exhibition at the Marsh Art Gallery on the campus of the University of Richmond. The exhibition entitled Janine Wong: Fragments will continue through July 24 and presents four large-scale, multi-panel contemporary paintings created as a site-specific project for the University of Richmond Museum. [more]
Local Author to discuss her WWII Spy Thriller, Apr. 14, at UMD	March 05, 2004	Local author Ingrid Waldron will read from her recent novel The Year of D-Day at the UMass Dartmouth Library at 7 p.m., April 14. The event, which will be held in the first floor Browsing Area, is free and open to the public. Parking is in lot 13. For more information, call 508-999-8946. [more]
UMASS DARTMOUTH AWARDED teacher training Grant	March 05, 2004	Dartmouth, MAAn interdisciplinary team of educators at the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth have been awarded a $40,000 professional development grant to work with middle school teachers in New Bedford. The Massachusetts Board of Higher Education funded the project entitled Literacy and Content Required Here with resources earmarked to improve teacher quality under the federal No Child Left Behind legislation. [more]
AUTHOR TO SPEAK AT UMASS DARTMOUTH - Writer and scholar Minrose Gwin	March 05, 2004	Dartmouth, MA-Writer and scholar Minrose Gwin will speak at the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth on Tuesday, March 9th at 1:00pm in the Library Browsing Area. The event is sponsored by the Womens Center and the English Department, with the assistance of a Cultural Affairs Grant. Ms. Gwin will share from her new memoir Wishing For Snow published by the Louisiana State University Press. [more]
University Announces Policy Studies Program	February 27, 2004	DARTMOUTH, MASSACHUSETTS -- After years of effort by Chancellor Jean F. MacCormack and faculty members supportive of the idea, the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth announced today that its Center for Policy Analysis, and the Policy Studies faculty have secured final approval to offer an undergraduate Minor in Policy Studies. The University Provost, Dr. Louis Esposito made the announced at a press conference in the University library. This is the first major academic initiative in the social sciences at UMass Dartmouth in 30 years. [more]
India Ministry Secretary C. M. Bhandari To Address Umd Indic Studies Seminar	February 27, 2004	The University of Massachusetts Dartmouth announced that its Center for Indic Studies will host a special seminar conducted by Mr. C. M. Bhandari, the Joint Secretary for the Ministry of External Affairs in the federal government of India. The seminar will be held on March 1 in the Library Browsing Area from 11 a.m. to 12 p.m. Secretary Bhandari will address the politics and realities associated with business outsourcing by companies in the United States and other nations. [more]
Board Of Higher Education Presents Excellence Award To "Changing Lives Through Literature"	February 26, 2004	DARTMOUTH, MA.  The New England Board of Higher Education will present its prestigious 2004 Excellence Award to Dr. Robert Waxler and his colleagues for their innovative alternative sentencing program Changing Lives Through Literature. The award will be presented at a ceremony and dinner scheduled for Friday evening, February 27 at the Fairmont Copley Plaza Hotel in Boston. [more]
Entrepreneurs Speaker Series	February 12, 2004	Fall River - The Advanced Technology & Manufacturing Center (ATMC) at the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth in conjunction with the South Coast Technology Council will host a series of brown bag speaker lunches to promote and enhance the work of entrepreneurs and emerging businesses. The series will be held once a month at the ATMC, 151 Martine St., Fall River from 12-1:30 p.m. and is open to all interested. [more]
Lesra Martin, Lawyer Who Freed The Hurricane	February 11, 2004	DARTMOUTH, MASSACHUSETTS - The University of Massachusetts Dartmouth, in conjunction with the other four colleges of the Connect partnership (Bridgewater State College, Bristol Community College, Cape Cod Community College, and Massasoit Community College) will host a three- day lecture series featuring attorney Lesra Martin, renowned for his life-long commitment to equal justice and for his brilliant defense of Rubin "the Hurricane" Carter. Mr. Martin will offer a lecture at each of the five Connect partners between February 11-13, 2004. [more]
Umass Dartmouth Cultural Affairs Committee Presents Blou On March 11	February 05, 2004	DARTMOUTH, MASSACHUSETTS ? The UMass Dartmouth Cultural Affairs Committee will present a performance by the musical group BLOU on March 11 in the Main Auditorium. [more]
Manufacturing Institute for Local Businesses Provides Competitive Advantage	February 05, 2004	DARTMOUTH, MASSACHUSETTS ? The Professional and Continuing Education Center of the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth located at 139 South Main Street in Fall River is hosting a series of manufacturing institutes focused on competitiveness. The institutes are co-sponsored by the Massachusetts Manufacturing Extension Partnership. [more]
Actors Needed Playwrights Wanted	February 05, 2004	Dartmouth, MA--The University of Massachusetts Dartmouth will host its 3rd annual playwriting festival "inTENsive Theatre" on Saturday, February 7, 2004 at 8:00 p.m. in the Black Box Theatre in the Main Auditorium. Actors and playwrights are invited to share their skills with the UMass Dartmouth community. [more]
UMD / Library of Congress to Present International Colloquium on CapeVerde and Mozambique	February 04, 2004	DARTMOUTH, MASSACHUSETTS - The Hispanic Division, the African and Middle Eastern Division, and the John W. Kluge Center of the Library of Congress, in conjunction with the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth, present an international colloquium on contemporary Lusophone African literatures and cultures. This international colloquium, Contemporary Lusophone African Literatures and Cultures: Cape Verde and Mozambique, will be held at the Library of Congress (Thomas Jefferson Building, Room 119) in Washington D.C., on Friday, February 6, 1:30-5:00 PM. [more]
University To Host Panel On Dealing With Addictions	February 04, 2004	DARTMOUTH, MASSACHUSETTS - The University of Massachusetts Dartmouth announced today that it is hosting a special panel presentation focused on how communities can more effectively deal with addictions. UMass Dartmouth Chancellor Jean F. MacCormack will moderate this community forum on the afternoon of Wednesday, February 11th from 3 to 5 PM in the Library Browsing Area located on the main campus in Dartmouth. Admission is free and parking is available in lot 13. [more]
Cape Verde: Language, Literature And Music Boston Public Library - February 4, 2004 At 6:00 Pm	January 30, 2004	The University of Massachusetts Dartmouth Center for Portuguese Studies and Culture and the Consulate General of Cape Verde in Boston announce the launching of Portuguese Literary & Cultural Studies 8, subtitled ?Cape Verde: Language, Literature and Music?. The event will take place at the Rabb Lecture Hall, Boston Public Library, on Wednesday February 4, 2004, 6:00-7:30 p.m. [more]
Umass Dartmouth 50+ Group Explores The Universe In Manhattan	January 29, 2004	DARTMOUTH, MASSACHUSETTS - Forty-one adults who had recently completed a course entitled "New Dimensions of the Universe" and others area residents interested in astronomy boarded a bus last fall for a day trip to the Rose Center for Earth and Space in Manhattan. This program and others like it are part of the academic and social line up offered by The Second Half: Lifelong Learning @50+ program affiliated with the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth. [more]
The Second Half Announces Its Spring Program	January 29, 2004	DARTMOUTH, MASSACHUSETTS - The Second Half/Lifelong Learning@ 50+ announced its ?study group? program for the spring session which begins Monday, March 8, 2004. These groups meet on a weekly basis in the daytime at either the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth main campus or at the University's Division of Professional & Continuing Education Center located on South Main Street in downtown Fall River. [more]
Lee Charlton and Ross Grace, Jr. to receive UMass Dartmouth Drum Major Award	January 29, 2004	Dartmouth, MA University of Massachusetts Dartmouth Chancellor Jean F. MacCormack announced today that community activist Lee Charlton, President of the NAACP, and campus leader Ross M. Grace, Jr., Assistant Director of the University?s Frederick Douglass Unity House, were selected to receive the University?s first ?Drum Major Award?. The award is given in recognition of the significant contributions made by community and campus leaders toward realizing Dr. King?s dream of equality, social justice, and peace. [more]
UMD DRUM MAJOR AWARD to benefit Wilder Fund And Summer Basketball League	January 29, 2004	Dartmouth, MA As part of the second annual Martin Luther King, Jr. breakfast scheduled for Friday, January 30, 2004, at the University's Campus Center, two area charities will receive $1,000 donations in the name of this year's Drum Major Award recipients Lee Charlton and Ross Grace, Jr. The Drum Major Award was created by the University to acknowledge the contributions of both campus and community leaders who work diligently to advance mutual respect, understanding, and appreciation for cultural and ethnic diversity. [more]
Former Count Basie Drummer Harold Jones presents Free Drum Clinic at UMD	January 29, 2004	DARTMOUTH, MASSACHUSETTS - The University of Massachusetts Dartmouth Music Department is hosting a free drum clinic with Harold Jones [more]
Judge Luis G. Perez Named Keynote Speaker At Martin Luther King, Jr. Breakfast	January 21, 2004	Dartmouth, MA-The University of Massachusetts Dartmouth announced today that the honorable Judge Luis G. Perez will be the keynote speaker at the second annual Martin Luther King Jr. Breakfast on Friday, January 30, 2004. This special event, which will be held in the UMass Dartmouth Campus Center from 8:30 - 10:30 a.m., acknowledges the contributions of both campus and community leaders who work diligently to keep Dr. King's dream alive. [more]
UMass Dartmouth Archives Receives Videotapes That Preserve French-Canadian Heritage	January 09, 2004	DARTMOUTH, MASSACHUSETTS - In an effort to preserve some of the cultural heritage of the French-Canadian community in New England, UMass Dartmouth Chancellor Professor Mel Yoken recently donated a collection of videotaped interviews to the University Archives. The collection is comprised of (22) separate video tape recordings produced by Matt Leavitt and Dawn Lyons, two students working under Prof. Yoken?s supervision in an upper-level independent study French course. [more]
Slade's Ferry Bank Center At Umass Dartmouth Hosts Client Reception	December 19, 2003	The Slade's Ferry Bank Center for Business Research at the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth recently hosted its semi-annual client reception at White's of Westport. The Center is dedicated to facilitating the growth of the region's businesses by providing an economic alternative for meeting business needs for research, training and consulting. [more]
Southcoast Education Compact Creates College Guide For Area Students	December 15, 2003	Dartmouth, MA The SouthCoast Education Compact has created a comprehensive new College Planning Guide to assist high school students, and their parents, in planning for college. The SouthCoast College Planning Guide provides the necessary tools and information to assist parents and their children to look at higher education as a solid option for building a secure future. A formal release of the College Planning Guide was announced today during a press conference held at the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth. [more]
Southcoast Education Compact Awarded $20,000 Verizon Grant For Student Technology Expo	December 04, 2003	Dartmouth, MA-The SouthCoast Education Compact, a partnership of business leaders, school superintendents, University of Massachusetts Dartmouth, and Bristol Community College, received a $20,000 EdLink grant from the Verizon Foundation to organize the first SouthCoast Education Compact Information Technology Expo. The event will be held March 19, 2004 at UMass Dartmouth. [more]
Keleli African Drumming Concert At Umass Dartmouth	December 04, 2003	Dartmouth, MA-The University of Massachusetts Dartmouth Music Department Kekeli African Drum and Dance Ensemble will hold its fall concert on Thursday, December 4, 2003 in the UMass Dartmouth Main Auditorium at 7:30 p.m. [more]
$360k Grant To Support Study Of Climate, Global And Coastal Marine Environmental Change	November 26, 2003	DARTMOUTH, MASSACHUSETTS - The National Science Foundation has announced a major award to the Isotope Biogeochemistry Laboratory at the UMass Dartmouth School for Marine Science and Technology. The $360,000 grant is designated for the acquisition of a mass spectrometer and associated instrumentation. [more]
Master Of Art Education Students Showcase Works	November 26, 2003	Dartmouth, MA-The University of Massachusetts Dartmouth Master of Art Education students will host a "Graduate Studio" exhibition of paintings, costume pieces, prints, assemblages and collages from November 25 - December 12, 2003 in the Group VI, Gallery I (first floor). [more]
Local Company Fights For Rights To Name	November 26, 2003	Fall River, Massachusetts - American Advanced Power Incorporated (AAP), a start-up company operating in the UMass Dartmouth Advanced Technology and Manufacturing Center, is battling the United Parcel Service in the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (PTO) over the right to the acronym ?UPS?. [more]
Umass Students Show Off Computer-Generated Art	November 26, 2003	Dartmouth, MA-The University of Massachusetts Dartmouth 11th Annual Student Electronic Imaging Festival was held Friday, November 21, 2003 at 7:30 p.m., in the College of Visual and Performing Arts Recital Hall, Room 153, Group VI. [more]
Holiday Concert At Umass Dartmouth	November 26, 2003	DARTMOUTH, MASSACHUSETTS - Pianist Jonathan Yoken will perform works by Bach, Chopin, Ravel and Debussy in a holiday concert to be held 2 p.m., Dec. 14 at UMass Dartmouth. [more]
Umass Dartmouth Library Introduces Web Site On Stick Style Architecture In Area	November 26, 2003	November 26, 2003 DARTMOUTH, MASSACHUSETTS - Combining pastime with profession, UMass Dartmouth librarian Bruce Barnes has created an Internet web site about ?stick style? architecture that features photographs, history, and detailed bibliographic references for the serious researcher. [more]
Umass Dartmouth Music Department Announces Fall Schedule	November 06, 2003	Dartmouth, MA?The University of Massachusetts Dartmouth Music Department announced its the fall lineup of musical performances. Unless otherwise noted, all performances will take place at the Center for Visual and Performing Arts auditorium, room 153. [more]
Oceanserver Technology Inc. Forms New Company	November 06, 2003	Fall River, MA ? The University of Massachusetts Dartmouth announced today that a newly formed company, OceanServer Technology, Inc., opened a research & development office at its Advanced Technology and Manufacturing Center (ATMC) located in Fall River. OceanServer Technology develops and manufactures embedded instruments, sensors, and other computer-based subsystems for use in the marine environment. The company?s first product is a navigation device that will be field tested later this year. [more]
Two Umass Dartmouth Alumnae Featured In 'Natural Forces' Art Show	November 06, 2003	Dartmouth, MA/Maynard, MA?Catherine Carter and Cheryl Clinton, two University of Massachusetts Dartmouth alumna, are featured in the ?Natural Forces: Three Artists Experience the Landscape? exhibit, October 22-November 21, 2003 at the Art Space-Maynard Gallery (Maynard, MA). [more]
French Cabaret Singer Extraordinaire To Perform At Umass Dartmouth	October 30, 2003	DARTMOUTH, MASSACHUSETTS ? The University of Massachusetts Dartmouth Boivin Center for French Language and Culture announced that Ms. Annie Royer, will perform in a special concert on the evening of Monday, December 1, 2003 in the Main Auditorium at the campus in Dartmouth at 7 pm. Parking is available in lots 4, 5 and 6. [more]
Cultural Affairs Committee Presents Koresh Dance Company	October 30, 2003	Dartmouth ? On November 6, 2003, the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth Cultural Affairs Committee will present the high-energy Koresh Dance Company in the Main Auditorium at 8:00 p.m. Parking is available in lots 4, 5 and 6. [more]
Two Umass Dartmouth Alumni Featured In ?Natural Forces? Art Show	October 30, 2003	Dartmouth, MA/Maynard, MA?Catherine Carter and Cheryl Clinton, two University of Massachusetts Dartmouth alumni, are featured in the ?Natural Forces: Three Artists Experience the Landscape? exhibit, showing from October 22-November 21, 2003 at the Art Space-Maynard Gallery (Maynard, MA). Each of the artists draws on natural forces for the imagery in her work. [more]
Museum Features Umass Faculty Member Installation Art	October 30, 2003	Miami, FL/ Dartmouth, MA?The installation artwork of Rebecca Hutchinson, University of Massachusetts Dartmouth Assistant Professor of Ceramics, will be featured at the Lowe Museum in Miami, FL, now through November 9, 2003. [more]
Holocaust Lecture	October 29, 2003	HOLOCAUST LECTURE DARTMOUTH - On Wednesday, October 29, 2003, the Center for Jewish Culture is sponsoring a lecture by Dr. Robert Erickson at 4 P.M. in the Library Browsing Area of the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth. The event is free and open to the public. Parking is available in lot #13. [more]
Scholarship Created At UMD To Honor Local Business Leaders	October 24, 2003	The University of Massachusetts Dartmouth and Feitelberg Insurance jointly announced the creation of the Feitelberg/Abraham Scholarship program at the Dartmouth campus to recognize Joseph H. Feitelberg and Anthony J. Abraham for their many years of leadership and community services. [more]
Umass Dartmouth Calls For Nominations For Drum Major Award In Honor Of Martin Luther King Jr.	October 23, 2003	Dartmouth, MA? University of Massachusetts Dartmouth Chancellor Jean F. MacCormack announced that the University is presenting its first ?Drum Major Award? to memorialize the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. The Drum Major Award will honor individuals who have made significant contributions toward realizing Dr. King?s dream of equality, social justice, and peace. In one of his more famous sermons, Dr. King said, ??say that I was a drum major for justice?for peace?for righteousness.? [more]
Umass Dartmouth Chosen To Participate In 2005 Solar Decathalon; Kick-Off Event Scheduled	October 22, 2003	Dartmouth, MA?The National Renewable Energy Laboratory of the U.S. Department of Energy has chosen the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth to participate in the 2005 Solar Decathlon. A kick-off event was held Wednesday, October 22, 2003 at 1:30 p.m. in room 308 (third floor) of the UMass Dartmouth Foster Administration building. The UMass Dartmouth Chancellor, the Executive Director of Washington D.C. Habitat for Humanity, a representative of the Massachusetts Renewable Energy Trust, a Department of Energy representative, representatives of national sponsors for the Solar Decathlon (such as Home Depot), and elected officials were in attendance. [more]
Umass Dartmouth Hillel Hosts Celebration Of Peace	October 16, 2003	UMASS DARTMOUTH HILLEL HOSTS CELEBRATION OF PEACE Dartmouth, MA?Please join the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth Hillel in the Shalom Sukkah between Group 6 and the Library on Thursday, October 16 at 4:00 p.m. for a Celebration of Peace. [more]
Local Artist Featured On Cbs Sunday Morning	October 10, 2003	The broadcast, entitled ?From Espionage to Art,? presented a profile of Magnan, his wife Mary, and his sculptures. Correspondent Anthony Mason focused on what people undertake after retirement, specifically his transition from government to art, and the cancer exhibit the Magnans created after Mary?s ovarian cancer diagnosis. [more]
See The Stars At Umass Dartmouth Observatory	September 25, 2003	Dartmouth, MA-Get up close and personal with the stars. Weather permitting, the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth Observatory will be open for public viewing of the night sky on select Monday evenings. Unless otherwise noted, the viewings will begin at 7:30 p.m. on September 29, October 20, November 17, December 1, January 26, February 23, March 22, April 26 (at 8:30 p.m.) and May 10 (at 8:30 p.m.). [more]
Jack Kent Cooke Foundation Scholar Joins Umass Dartmouth Mfa Fine Arts Program	September 24, 2003	Dartmouth, MA-Jack Kent Cooke Foundation Scholarship student Jacquelyn M. Singer (New Columbia, PA) has joined the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth in the Masters in Fine Arts (MFA) program, part of the College of Visual and Performing Arts. She previously attended the Maryland Institute College of Art (Baltimore, MD), where she earned a B.F.A. in painting. [more]
Umass Dartmouth Faculty Member Wins Music's Ascap Award	September 24, 2003	James Bohn received his Bachelor of Music degree from the University of Wisconsin in 1992. He received his Master's degree from the University of Illinois a year later where he, in the spring of 1997, completed his D.M.A. He currently teaches Music Technology and Music Theory at UMass Dartmouth. [more]
Mikel, Inc. Opens New Engineering Office At Atmc	September 22, 2003	Fall River, MA - September 22, 2003 The University of Massachusetts Dartmouth announced today that MIKEL, Inc. has opened a new engineering office in Fall River, at the Advanced Technology & Manufacturing Center (ATMC). With corporate headquarters in Nevada, MIKEL opened this expansion office with three new employees. Its primary focus is on providing the U.S. Navy with technological solutions for undersea warfare. [more]
Umass Professor Tapped For Humanities Board	September 22, 2003	Dartmouth, MA- The University of Massachusetts announced today that Dr. Frank F. Sousa, Associate Professor of Portuguese and Director of the Center for Portuguese Studies and Culture at the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth, has been elected to serve a three-year term on the board of directors of the Massachusetts Foundation for the Humanities. [more]
Micro Magnetics, Inc. Receives Funding	September 12, 2003	MICRO MAGNETICS, INC. RECEIVES FUNDING FROM NIST FOR DEVELOPING SPINTRONICS-BASED METROLOGY FOR THE SEMICONDUCTOR INDUSTRY FALL RIVER, MA - September 12, 2003 - Micro Magnetics, Inc., a start-up company with headquarters in Fall River at the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth Advanced Technology Manufacturing Center (ATMC) has been awarded a $2 million grant from the federal National Institute of Standards and Technology's? Advanced Technology Program (ATP). [more]
Umass Dartmouth And Partners Lead The Way In Scallop Research And Conservation	September 11, 2003	Dartmouth, MA-This summer fisheries scientists from the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth conducted the most comprehensive survey of the Atlantic sea scallop resource ever undertaken. [more]
Umd Faculty Members Recognizes For Excellence In Teaching And Scholarship	September 11, 2003	DARTMOUTH, MASSACHUSETTS, The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) recently announced that two University of Massachusetts Dartmouth professors, Dr. Lewis Kamm and Dr. Gerard Koot, were selected to receive national awards for excellence in teaching and scholarship in their respective fields. This prestigious national recognition includes a combined award of $175,000 in grants from the NEH. [more]
Umass Dartmouth Hosts Fall College Fair	September 10, 2003	Dartmouth, MA-Representatives from more than 200 colleges will converge at the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth Tripp Athletic Center for the 2003 Fall College Fair on Sunday, September 14, 2003 [more]
Umass Dartmouth Center For Jewish Culture And Hillel Announces Fall Events	September 10, 2003	Dartmouth, MA-The Center for Jewish Culture and Hillel at the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth invites community members to attend their fall events at the University. All are free and open to the public. [more]
Boivin Center Present French Cultural Events On October 20 And December 1	September 08, 2003	CENTER PRESENT FRENCH CULTURAL EVENTS ON OCTOBER 20 AND DECEMBER 1 The University of Massachusetts Dartmouth Boivin Center for French Language and Culture announced today that it is sponsoring two exciting cultural performances during the fall academic semester. [more]
Best-Selling Authors To Speak At Umass Dartmouth Library Benefit	September 08, 2003	Dartmouth, MA-Celebrated authors Carolyn Parkhurst (The Dogs of Babel) and Claire Cook (Must Love Dogs) will read from their latest works and share insight into the writing life when they join guests at the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth Author's Brunch on Sunday, October 5, 2003. [more]
Second Edition Book By Umass Dartmouth Scholar Explains Rise Of Early Modern Science	September 07, 2003	DARTMOUTH, Mass. The University of Massachusetts Dartmouth announce the recent publication of a new book written by one of its internationally distinguished scholars, Dr. Toby E. Huff, that attempts to explain why modern science arose only in the West and not in the civilizations of Islam or China. This question takes on greater significance when it is realized that medieval Arabic science was more advanced than science in the West or China. [more]
Art Gallery Exhibit Features Programs In Artisanry	September 05, 2003	Sept 5, 2003 The University Art Gallery at University of Massachusetts Dartmouth, located at 715 Purchase Street in the College of Visual and Performing Arts building in downtown New Bedford, is pleased to present: CRAFT TRANSFORMED - PROGRAM IN ARTISANRY [more]
Dean Mary Louise Walsh December 9, 1916 July 26, 2003	September 05, 2003	Dean Mary Louise Walsh December 9, 1916 July 26, 2003 Eulogy delivered by Donald C. Howard, Associate Vice Chancellor, Dean of Students Emeritus University of Massachusetts, Dartmouth Holy Name Church, Fall River, Massachusetts July 30, 2003 [more]
Umass Dartmouth Marketing Students From Omniad Seek Business Clients	September 04, 2003	September 2003 Marketing students from OmniAd are looking for area businesses and non-profit organizations in need of technical assistance with their corporate advertising and promotion program. [more]
Umass Dartmouth Offers Algebra Course For 7th, 8th, & 9th Grade Students	September 04, 2003	Sept. 4, 2003 The University of Massachusetts Division of Professional & Continuing Education will offer a unique, non-credit course, Algebra for All, designed for middle school students interested in improving or enhancing their algebra skills. Students who are already doing well in their math classes, as well as students who are having difficulty understanding the foundations of algebra, are invited to enroll. [more]
Umass Dartmouth Starts Academic Year With Focus On Academic And Research Excellence	August 29, 2003	DARTMOUTH, MASSACHUSETTS Despite reductions in state financial support for higher education and changes in the President's office, the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth begins its 2003 academic year on Tuesday September 2nd sustained by a foundation of academic and research excellence. [more]
Share Foundation Receives $200,000 From Legislature	August 22, 2003	The UMass Dartmouth Center for Rehabilitation Engineering (CRE) and the SHARE Foundation has received a critical piece of funding from the Massachusetts State Legislature that will allow that partnership to continue serving hundred of individuals with profound disabilities.. [more]
Umass Dartmouth Library Announces Brown Bag Lunch Series For Fall Semester	August 22, 2003	The UMass Dartmouth Library Interim Dean of Library Services, Ann Montgomery Smith announced today the schedule of featured speakers for the upcoming Brown Bag Lunch mini-lecture series in the 2003 fall semester. Co-sponsored by the Library and the Faculty Senate, the Brown Bag Lunch series offers three educational programs each semester on topics of interest to the University community. [more]
UMass Dartmouth Center for Rehabilitation Engineering-	August 22, 2003	The UMass Dartmouth Center for Rehabilitation Engineering (CRE) and the SHARE Foundation has received a critical piece of funding from the Massachusetts State Legislature that will allow that partnership to continue serving hundred of individuals with profound disabilities. [more]
Northeastern Regional Aquaculture Center To Hold Industry Summit On September 11	August 18, 2003	The University of Massachusetts Dartmouth?s Northeastern Regional Aquaculture Center (NRAC) will host an Industry Summit on September 11 at the Johnson and Wales Inn, located in Seekonk, Massachusetts [more]
Public Trust is Earned--- Even by the Media	August 06, 2003	Public Trust is Earned [more]
Freshman Summer Institute August 3-8	August 06, 2003	University of Massachusetts Dartmouth College of Engineering presents the Second Freshman Summer Institute August 3-8 [more]
UMass Dartmouth Accepting Donations for a Community Bicycle Program	July 28, 2003	UMass Dartmouth Accepting Donations for a Community Bicycle Program in September [more]
Mediterranian Studies Association Wins Stella D'Oro Award From European Parliament	July 28, 2003	Mediterranean Studies Association (MSA), received the prestigious 2003 Stella D'Oro Award of Merit for European Culture from the European Parliament and the Robert Schuman Foundation. Receiving the award on behalf of the Association was Dr. Benjamin Taggie, a history professor at UMass Dartmouth who serves as the Executive Director of the MSA, and the director of the Summer Mediterranean Studies Programs. [more]
Summer Portuguese Lecture and Concert Series	July 11, 2003	The Center for Portuguese Studies and Culture of University of Massachusetts Dartmouth will hold Summer Portuguese Lecture and Concert Series [more]
Renaissance Kids Camp comes to Southcoast	July 02, 2003	The University of Massachusetts Dartmouth College of Visual and Performing Arts, in conjunction with the Acushnet & Westport Public Schools, is proud to announce an exciting new summer camp called ?Renaissance Kids.? This innovative summer program will introduce students to several aspects of the visual and performing arts [more]
Pops concert and Fireworks at UMass Dartmouth July 3	July 02, 2003	UMASS Dartmouth annual Independence Day Pops Concert and Fireworks, Thursday, July 3rd , 6 p.m. Weather permitting [more]
SEMAP's Sizzling Summer Chef Series	July 01, 2003	Three acclaimed chefs will demonstrate how to make seasonal specialties during SEMAP's Sizzling Summer Chef Series " Westport Cooks" at Lees Market in Westport. Native produce and other local products such as local wines and cheeses will be featured in all the recipes. [more]
UMass Dartmouth Chancellor Denounces Hate-Crime	June 24, 2003	On Sunday, June 23rd one of our graduate students, Mr. Saurabh Bhalerao, was brutally attacked, beaten and victimized while delivering a pizza in the community. [more]
UMass Dartmouth scientist receives Fulbright Scholar Award	May 30, 2003	May 30, 2003John R. Buck, Associate Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering and the School for Marine Science and Technology at the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth, has been awarded a Fulbright Scholar grant [more]
JOHN ST. CROIX of Harwich graduates from UMass Dartmouth in May; will attend Harvard University in S	May 29, 2003	May 29, 2003 JOHN ST. CROIX of Harwich graduates from UMass Dartmouth in May; will attend Harvard University in September [more]
Grant Carlisle Foundation awards $7,200 to Southcoast Compeer Program	May 19, 2003	The Carlisle Foundation of Framingham, MA has awarded the UMass Dartmouth Southcoast Compeer Program $7,200 [more]
NEH awards Changing Lives Through Literature at University of Massachusetts Dartmouth $200,000	May 14, 2003	NEH awards Changing Lives Through Literature at University of Massachusetts Dartmouth $200,000 to make program universally accessible through the Web [more]
Invitation to the UMass Dartmouth Community to attend Forum	May 14, 2003	May 14, 2003 Chancellor Jean F. MacCormack issued the following invitation to the UMass Dartmouth Community via a broadcast E-mail on May 12, 2003. [more]
Scallop Survey to aid conservation and protect scallop harvest from Georges Bank to Virginia	May 13, 2003	The School for Marine Science and Technology at the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth in cooperation with the commercial fishing industry will embark on the largest sea scallop field survey ever undertaken in the north and mid-Atlantic. The first vessel leaves New Bedford Harbor on May 24. [more]
Explore MBA opportunities at UMass Dartmouth; information session on May 7	May 07, 2003	May 7 The Division of Continuing Education and Charlton College of Business of the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth announce MBA Program opportunities now available at the Professional & Continuing Education Center, South Main Street, Fall River. [more]
Student Senate Speak	May 01, 2003	As student leaders we are not only compelled, but obligated to voice our opinions and concerns about state affairs that directly affect our University. [more]
Bill Walton will be the featured speaker at the annual Excellence in Marketing Awards Dinner	April 29, 2003	April 30, 2003 Basketball legend Bill Walton will be the featured speaker at the annual Excellence in Marketing Awards Dinner [more]
Center for Portuguese Studies and Culture and the Department of Portuguese will hosts a conference	April 29, 2003	The University of Massachusetts Dartmouth Center for Portuguese Studies and Culture and the Department of Portuguese will hosts a conference on Portuguese Language Education on Saturday, May 3. Admission is free. [more]
The 2003 Jonathan Blake Waxler Award for Social Justice awarded to Kelly DeSonza of New Bedford	April 15, 2003	The annual Jonathan Waxler Memorial Prize for Social Justice was presented to Kelly DeSouza of New Bedford, a senior Humanities/Social Science major at the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth. [more]
SMAST demonstrates excellence of its research	April 11, 2003	The School for Marine Sciences and Technology (SMAST) at the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth performs the type of scientific research that answers real world questions and provides real world solutions for sound environmental, economic, and public policy decisions affecting Massachusetts's coastline, inland waterways, and the oceans that border and sustain them. [more]
Storm Surge Expert Turns Eye to Red Tide	April 09, 2003	April 9, 2003 The Chinese "father of storm surge theory," Prof. Zeng-Hao Qin, is visiting scholar for the spring semester at the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth's School for Marine Sciences and Technology in New Bedford. [more]
NEH awards Changing Lives Through Literature	April 09, 2003	The National Endowment for the Humanities awarded the innovative alternative sentencing program Changing Lives Through Literature, which was founded at the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth, a $200,000 grant to develop a Web site and CD-Rom that will make the program accessible to criminal court judges, probation officers, students and educators across the world. [more]
Umass Dartmouth And Wheaton Choruses Sing "Songs Of War, Songs Of Peace" April 27	April 09, 2003	"Songs of War, Songs of Peace" will be presented by the combined choirs of the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth and Wheaton College, under the direction of Tim Harbold. The timely program will be presented twice on Sunday, April 27. [more]
CHECHEN HUMAN RIGHTS ACTIVISTS TO SPEAK April 17 AT UMASS DARTMOUTH	April 09, 2003	April 9, 2003 Two experts from the Russian province of Chechnya will speak about human rights violations there on Thursday, April 17 at the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth in the library browsing area from 12:30 - 2:00 p.m. Admission is free. [more]
UMass Dartmouth 103rd commencement is May 25; Roberta Flack is speaker	April 09, 2003	The University of Massachusetts Dartmouth will hold its 103rd Commencement ceremony at 11 a.m. on Sunday, May 25, 2003 in the Vietnam Veterans Peace Memorial Amphitheater. [more]
"An African Extravaganza" and Percussion Ensemble performs at UMass Dartmouth April 19	March 31, 2003	The Pan-African Dance Group at the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth will present "An African Extravaganza" and The UMass Percussion Ensemble will debut their new Steel Drum Ensemble, El Caribe [more]
Ralph Nader, consumer advocate, Presidential candidate, speaks on globalism, US international policy	March 20, 2003	Ralph Nader, consumer advocate, Presidential candidate, speaks on globalism, US international policy, and the War on Iraq on Monday, March 24 at UMass Dartmouth [more]
Impact of the Governor's action on the UMass Bond Bil	March 20, 2003	UMass Dartmouth had begun work repairing Cressy Field [more]
Consulate General of Germany, Boston, to speak at UMass Dartmouth March 26	March 19, 2003	The Honorable Rolf-Dieter F. Schnelle, Consul General of The Federal Republic of Germany, will be the guest of the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth [more]
The future of the Massachusetts Cranberry Grower	March 19, 2003	March 19, 2003 The future of the Massachusetts Cranberry Grower, a marketing research study by the Slade's Ferry Bank Center for Business Research at UMass Dartmouth, welcomed by cranberry industry seeking technical assistance [more]
SMAST Mount Hope Bay study update scheduled March 26	March 13, 2003	March 13, 2003 Scientists at the School for Marine Science and Technology (SMAST) at the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth are studying the evolution of the ecosystem in Mount Hope Bay. [more]
Bioterrorism, vaccinations, and state preparedness program March 26	March 12, 2003	An information program on "Bioterrorism: Local, State, and Regional Preparedness on Vaccination Issues" will be presented for the public on Wednesday, March 26 from 3-5 p.m. in the Campus Center Main Auditorium by the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth College of Nursing. [more]
Nativity School for New Bedford youngsters serves as Art Education lab school for UMass Dartmouth ar	March 05, 2003	March 5, 2003 Visit the basement of the former YWCA building in downtown New Bedford, and you'll perhaps encounter a group of boys sketching, painting, even making puppet figures. [more]
Mystery authors to speak at UMass Dartmouth April 28	March 05, 2003	If you're a fan of mystery thrillers, you'll want to be at the UMass Dartmouth Library at 7 p.m., April 28 [more]
UMass Dartmouth Professor Karen Payton seeks to understand speech recognition	March 05, 2003	March 5, 2003 The voices on the answering machine and the ATM sound human, but aren't. The vocalizations made by many who are deaf don't sound human, but they are. [more]
Researcher looks to Antartica for key to understanding global climate	March 05, 2003	March 5, 2003Dr. Mark Altabet, a professor at the School for Marine Sciences and Technology at the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth, is looking southwards for research opportunities in his field of marine biogeochemistry. [more]
A Fireman's Friend poster created by UMass Dartmouth graduate Matthew Gill '99; poster sale proceeds	March 04, 2003	March 4, 2003 Matthew Gill travels the world with a camera, abundant curiosity, and a magnanimous heart. He's been all over, from China and Iceland to a road trip across America. Not only has he taken an extraordinary range of photographs, he's also written about his experiences, observations, and feelings. [more]
Colloquium on Portuguese-Americans and Contemporary Civic Culture In Massachusetts	March 03, 2003	March 8, 2003 Colloquium on Portuguese-Americans and Contemporary Civic Culture In Massachusetts hosted by the UMass Dartmouth Center for Portuguese Studies & Culture and The Center for Policy Analysis [more]
Poets reign in April at UMASS Dartmouth	March 03, 2003	March 13, 2003 April is National Poetry Month and the University of Massachusetts at Dartmouth is planning to celebrate with a month long reading series. [more]
A University of Massachusetts Faculty Profile Elliott Horch illuminates our galaxy's origins	March 03, 2003	All things being relative, some of the stars above us are really old?maybe 13 billion years old versus the one million (or less) years clocked by newer stars [more]
Father and daughter, a professor at UMass Dartmouth, present concert at UMD March 2	March 02, 2003	February 5, 2003 Christina Biron, a pianist and professor of Spanish at the University of Dartmouth, and her father Paul Makara, Professor Emeritus of Violin at Bowling Green State University, will perform a program of classical music on Sunday, March 2 at 3 p.m. in the Visual and Performing Arts Recital Hall (parking lot 9). Admission is free; a reception follows. [more]
Statement from the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth re Governor Romney's proposal for the Unive	February 28, 2003	Statement from the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth re Governor Romney's proposal for the University of Massachusetts System. [more]
Micro Magnetics Ships First Microscope	February 27, 2003	February 27, 2003 Micro Magnetics announced the shipment of its first scanning microscope to a University Partner for use in the study of magnetic tagging in immunoassay. and The UMass Dartmouth, Advanced Technology and Manufacturing Center (ATMC) is located at the South Coast Research and Technology Park in Fall River, MA. The ATMC s focus is to act as a catalyst, enabling technology development, and fostering economic growth in Southeastern Massachusetts. [more]
Dartmouth February 20, 2003 Antiques and Books Appraisal Day at UMass Dartmouth Library March 30	February 20, 2003	Collectors of antique and vintage items can learn more about their current value at the fourth annual Antiques and Books Appraisal Day to be held from 1 to 4 p.m., March 30, at the UMass Dartmouth Library [more]
UMass Dartmouth and SRTA sign bus pass agreement	February 20, 2003	Feb. 20, 2003 UMass Dartmouth and SRTA, the Southeastern Regional Transit Authority, signed a "Rideshare Program" agreement Thursday (February 20) that provides an incentive for UMass Dartmouth students to use the regional public transportation system. [more]
UMass Destination...Graduation Program expanded to include local schools	February 19, 2003	Februar y 20, 2003 UMass Dartmouth expanded its successful MCAS preparation and remediation program known as Destination...Graduation to include New Bedford High School and New Bedford Regional Vocational School while maintaining Wareham and Canton High Schools from a previous grant. [more]
UMass Dartmouth Offers Algebra Course for 7th, 8th, & 9th Grade Students	January 29, 2003	UMass Dartmouth, through the Division of Continuing Education, will offer Algebra for All, [more]
Umass Dartmouth Instructor Pens Simpsons Episode	January 29, 2003	January 29, 2003 UMass Dartmouth continuing education instructor, Neal Boushell, has written an upcoming episode for FOX's award-winning animated series THE SIMPSONS. The episode is scheduled to air Sunday February 9, at 8 p.m. on FOX during the television industry's competitive February "sweeps" period. [more]
Boivin Center For French Language And Culture Lectures At Umass Dartmouth	January 29, 2003	January 29, 2003 BOIVIN CENTER FOR FRENCH LANGUAGE AND CULTURE LECTURES AT UMASS DARTMOUTH For further information, contact Professor Mel Yoken, Director of the Boivin Center at: Myoken@umassd.edu or 508-999-8335 [more]
UMD Center for Jewish Culture hosts public lectures Feb 2-April 2	January 29, 2003	Jan. 29, 2003 The Center for Jewish Culture and Hillel at the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth are sponsors of the following public lectures and events. For further information, telephone 508-9106974 [more]
Professor Brian J. Rothschild, dean of the Intercampus Graduate School of Marine Sciences and Techno	January 24, 2003	March 3, 2003 A University of Massachusetts faculty profile: Professor Brian J. Rothschild, dean of the Intercampus Graduate School of Marine Sciences and Technology [more]
Book on Portuguese-Americans and Contemporary Civic Culture in Massachusetts published by University	January 24, 2003	The Center for Portuguese Studies & Culture and the Luso-American Foundation have published a new book entitled Portuguese-Americans and Contemporary Civic Culture in Massachusetts. [more]
UMass Dartmouth to host MLK breakfast Jan 31, featuring Suffolk County sheriff as speaker	January 24, 2003	January 24, 2003 Andrea J. Cabral, sheriff of Suffolk County, will be guest speaker at the Martin Luther King, Jr. breakfast on Friday, January 31 at the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth. [more]
PLANNING TO MINIMIZE YOUR TAXES workshop hosted by UMass Dartmouth on Feb 5; pre-register by Jan. 30	January 23, 2003	January 23, 2003 Slade's Ferry Bank Center for Business Research at UMASS Dartmouth, in collaboration with the Fall River, New Bedford, Taunton and Metro South Chambers of Commerce is offering a tax seminar entitled "Planning To Minimize Your Taxes". [more]
January 23, 2003 Volunteer group for mentally ill forms at UMass Dartmouth	January 23, 2003	UMass Dartmouth announces the implementation of a new Faith In Action Community Service volunteer program called Compeer. Westport resident Karen Nourse is coordinator for this new program [more]
Faculty Federation honors outstanding faculty and professional staff	January 07, 2003	UMass Dartmouth Faculty Federation honors outstanding faculty and professional staff at annual awards banquet The UMass Dartmuh Faculty Federation announced winners of the annual Scholars of the Year, Teacher of the Year and ESU Employee of the Year at its annual awards banquet held recently at the Hawthorne Country Club. [more]
MEMA & MSP Distribute Public Safety Communications Equipment To Local Public Colleges	January 03, 2003	Framingham, MA The Massachusetts Emergency Management Agency (MEMA) Headquarters in Framingham was the site for the distribution Public Safety Communications Equipment across the Commonwealth were on hand to accept this equipment [more]
Annual Chemistry Magic Show for kids and adults is Dec 28 and Dec 29 at UMass Dartmouth	December 28, 2002	Celebrate the holidays with a Boom! UMass Dartmouth chemistry professors Dr. W. Toby Dills and Dr. J.A. Golen will delight youngsters and adults alike at free Chemistry Magic Shows from 2-4 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 28, and Sunday, Dec 29 in the Main Auditorium. Parking is in lot 5 and 6 [more]
UMass Dartmouth SMAST Scallop Survey overview	December 22, 2002	Since 1999 the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth School for Marine Science and Technology (SMAST) and members of the commercial sea scallop industry have completed 27 video and tagging cruises to Georges Bank, resulting in 700 hours of video footage and 17,000 digital images. This research on the Georges Bank sea scallop population has had a profound impact on understanding of this unique ecosystem. [more]
Center for Jewish Culture at UMass Dartmouth presents Holocaust scholar	December 11, 2002	Holocaust scholar Lawrence Langer will speak on Interpreting Survivors Testimonies at the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth library browsing area at 7 p.m December 12. The free program is sponsored by the Center for Jewish Culture. Parking is in lot 13 [more]
UMass Dartmouth to present ?Madeiran Heritage? quilts to Madeiran Museum, Carney Academy in New Bedf	December 09, 2002	UMass Dartmouth to present ?Madeiran Heritage? quilts to Madeiran Museum, Carney Academy in New Bedford at reception December 12 at university [more]
UMass Dartmouth students host 32nd annual Senior Citizens Christmas Party Dec. 7	December 07, 2002	University of Massachusetts Dartmouth students will host their 32nd annual Senior Citizen's Christmas Party for more than 600 on Saturday, December 7 from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. The party, which features a full-course turkey dinner and dancing, is organized, paid for, and staffed by the UMass Dartmouth Student Senate, and the classes of 03,04,05 and 06. It's held in the Residence Hall Cafeteria, parking lot 5 [more]
Center for Policy Analysis develops Community Report Card for Sandwich, Mass. Public Schools	December 03, 2002	The Center for Policy Analysis at UMass Dartmouth, in partnership with the Sandwich, Massachusetts Public Schools, has collaborated for the past six years in producing a Community Report Card. The Community Report Card is a set of objective indicators that measures the Town of Sandwich's progress in achieving its major educational goals [more]
Suffolk Construction Completes 820 Bed Residence Complex in Nine Months	December 03, 2002	Dartmouth, Massachusetts & Suffolk Construction Company Inc. of Boston recently celebrated the grand opening of the UMass Dartmouth student residence halls that were completed on time for the start of the fall semester. Ceremonies were held in October at the UMass Dartmouth campus located in Dartmouth, Massachusetts. [more]
UMass Dartmouth to offer graduate certificate program in forensics beginning in January	December 01, 2002	UMass Dartmouth to offer graduate certificate program in forensics beginning in January [more]
International friendship family pumpkin carving party at	October 27, 2002	The public is invited to the Oct. 27 free pumpkin carving party sponsored each year by the International Friendship Family, a volunteer organization which brings together UMass Dartmouth international students and with families throughout the region. [more]
Mexican folkloric dances at UMass Dartmouth	October 22, 2002	Direct from Mexico City, a spectacular program of folkloric dances and authentic music from several regions of Mexico will be performed by the widely acclaimed Ballet Gran Folkloric de Mexico on October 22 at 8 pm in the Main Auditorium of the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth. [more]
UMass Dartmouth's Resident Halls	October 08, 2002	MEDIA ADVISORY Grand opening/ribbon cutting ceremony for UMass Dartmouth [more]
SMAST scallop research resumes aboard F/V Liberty of New Bedford	October 07, 2002	Eight researchers and students from the School for Marine Science and Technology (SMAST) at the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth set sail on September 5, 2002 on their second scientific cruise of the season with the F/V Liberty. [more]
Heartstarter FR2 Automated External Defibrillator (A.E.D) available at UMass Dartmouth	September 29, 2002	The University of Massachusetts Dartmouth Department of Public Safety has acquired a Heartstarter FR2 Automated External Defibrillator. [more]
Department of Portuguese hosts international colloquium October 11 and 12 on Camoes; brings pr	September 28, 2002	University of Massachusetts Dartmouth Department of Portuguese hosts international colloquium October 11 and 12 on Camoes; brings preeminent scholars to UMD [more]
UMass Dartmouth marketing students stage fashion show November 13	September 28, 2002	UMass Dartmouth marketing students stage fashion show November 13 Marketing students at the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth will present the clothing of local retailers worn by student models at the Cosmopolitan Collections fashion show in the Main Auditorium [more]
UMass Dartmouth Observatory announces public hours from October through May	September 24, 2002	Observations of the Moon, planets, and other celestial objects will be carried out using the Observatory's 16-inch telescope. [more]
Senator Paul Simon to speak on language at UMass Dartmouth on Sept. 24	September 24, 2002	The Honorable Paul Simon, retired senator from Illinois, will speak on foreign languages at the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth on September 24. The free, 4 p.m. le cture will be held in the first floor browsing area of the UMass Dartmouth library. Parking is in lot 13. [more]
Foreign Minister for East Timor, Dr. Jose Ramos-Horta on September 20;	September 20, 2002	The University of Massachusetts Dartmouth Center for Portuguese Studies and Culture will host the foreign minister of East Timor, the world's newest democracy, on September 20. Dr. Jose Ramos-Horta will hold a press conference at 11:30 a.m., followed by a brief lecture and a question period. The public is invited to these events in the first floor browsing area of the UMass Dartmouth library. [more]
UMass Dartmouth awarded $35,000 to establish SouthCoast Compeer and aid mentally ill	September 18, 2002	The University of Massachusetts Dartmouth was awarded a $35,000 Faith in Action grant by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation to establish Southcoast Compeer [more]
The Ora M. De Jesus Memorial Lecture at UMass Dartmouth is September 18	September 18, 2002	The Gerontological Society of Southeastern New England and the UMass Gerontology Center will present Assistant District Attorney Bernard H. Herman who will speak on September 18 on the topic "Facts and Myths about the Graying of America."The public is invited to attend. [more]
UMass Dartmouth offers algebra for Middle School students starting September 18	September 18, 2002	An innovative, technology based algebra class for 7th, 8th and 9th grade students will be offered by the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth, beginning September 18. The course, now in its fourth year, is suggested not only for students who are already doing well in their math classes, but also for students who are having difficulty understanding the foundations of algebra. [more]
Center for Jewish Culture at UMass Dartmouth fall events calendar	September 18, 2002	Center for Jewish Culture at UMass Dartmouth fall events calendar The Center for Jewish Culture and Hillel at the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth will sponsor these free, public events on September 18, October 23, November 13, and December 12: [more]
U.S. News and World Report	September 17, 2002	U.S. News and World Report ranks the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth as a Top Public Master's Level University in the North, according to its annual survey of America's Best Colleges. [more]
Star Store University Art Gallery	September 12, 2002	The exhibition, Frank Stella's Moby Dick: The Waves 1985-89, will be open to the public from Thursday, September 12 -- 5-9 PM during the AHA! Night celebration -- and will continue through October 19. The gallery is located on 715 Purchase Street and open Monday-Saturday from 2-5 PM, closed Sunday. All exhibitions and events are free and open to the public. [more]
SMAST scallop research resumes aboard F/V Liberty of New Bedford	September 05, 2002	Eight researchers and students from the School for Marine Science and Technology (SMAST) at the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth set sail on September 5, 2002 on their second scientific cruise of the season with the F/V Liberty. [more]
International friendship family pumpkin carving party at	September 04, 2002	International friendship family pumpkin carving party at UMass Dartmouth October 27 [more]
UMass Dartmouth Homecoming Weekend is Oct. 4, 5, and 6	September 01, 2002	The University of Massachusetts Dartmouth will welcome alumni back to campus for Homecoming Weekend 2002 on October 4, 5, and 6. [more]
Jimmy Tingle featured in new UMass Dartmouth radio commercials	September 01, 2002	Jimmy Tingle, comedian, political commentator and UMD alumnus, featured in new UMass Dartmouth radio commercials When Jimmy Tingle graduated from UMass Dartmouth, he never dreamed he'd have a career in stand up comedy or would one day work as a humorist and commentator for '60 Minutes II.' But, that's the great thing about a good education. It helps you to reach goals beyond your dreams. [more]
UMass Dartmouth students return to campus	September 01, 2002	UMass Dartmouth students return to campus September 1 and 2, start classes on September 3. University prepares to make them welcome and offers new programs [more]
Writing about Grief: September 11 perspective	September 01, 2002	August 5, 2002 What: Writing about Grief: September 11 perspective Who: Dr. Mary Hallet, Assistant Professor of English and Director of First Year English, University of Massachusetts Dartmouth Contacts: Dr. Hallet's UMass Dartmouth office: 508/ 999-8291, or contact News director Maeve Hickok at 508/999-8765. [more]
UMass Dartmouth opens Professional and Continuing Education Center in Fall River	August 26, 2002	The University of Massachusetts Dartmouth's new Professional and Continuing Education Center in Fall River will open this September at 139 South Main Street in the former Cherry & Webb building. Open houses at the center will be held from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. August 26 and 27. Call 508-678-3636, or stop by the Professional and Continuing Education Center. [more]
Senator Paul Simon to speak on language at UMass Dartmouth on Sept. 24	August 24, 2002	The Honorable Paul Simon, retired senator from Illinois, will speak on foreign languages at the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth on September 24 [more]
SouthCoast Summer Books Program gives books to 28,000	July 30, 2002	July 30, 2002 SouthCoast Summer Books Program gives books to 28,000 Is your child reading a good book? If your answer is yes, chances are he or she is one of 28,000 children in grades 1-8 from Acushnet, Dartmouth, Fairhaven, Fall River, New Bedford, Wareham and Westport who was given a book through the SouthCoast Summer Books Program [more]
UMass Dartmouth announces new theatre programs	July 30, 2002	July 30, 2002 UMass Dartmouth announces new theatre programs in artistic partnership with faculty at Bridgewater State College The University of Massachusetts Dartmouth College of Visual and Performing Arts is beginning a new program of theater classes and multi-arts programs on the Dartmouth and New Bedford campuses. The courses begin in September, and are open to special students as well as UMass Dartmouth undergraduates. [more]
SMAST offers cooperative master?s degree in cooperation with Naval Undersea Warfare Center	July 28, 2002	Cooperative master?s degree in cooperation with Naval Undersea Warfare Center [more]
Hollywood Writer Returns For Umass Dartmouth Writing Seminar	July 26, 2002	TV Writer Neal Boushell returns to the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth campus to teach his 'Sitcom Writing Seminar' on July 26-27, 2002. The two-day seminar covers the nuts and bolts of Hollywood sitcom writing and will cover such topics as how networks find writers, writing a 'spec' script, breaking into the business and finding an agent. [more]
Second-Hand Smoke Survey II in 14 Southeastern Massachusetts communities	July 25, 2002	Residents of 14 towns in Southeastern Massachusetts have received the Southeastern Massachusetts Second-Hand Smoke Survey in their mailboxes, giving them the chance to express their views on this issue and shape public policy. [more]
Umd Engineering Freshmen To Get Jump Start	July 24, 2002	July 25, 2002 One hundred freshman who will enter the College of Engineering at the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth this September are going to get a taste of college life this summer. The UMD Engineering Freshman Summer Institute from August 4-9 is intended to help them cross the bridge from a high school environment to a university setting and strengthen their prospects for success in what is generally considered a challenging academic discipline. [more]
Upward Bound alumnus Dr. Patricia Andrade to receive award	July 08, 2002	Dr. Patricia Andrade, a local surgeon and chairwoman of the New Bedford Board of Public Health, has been selected by the Council on Opportunity in Education (COE) to receive a National TRIO Achievers Award. She will be presented the award during the COE's 21st Annual Conference in Washington, DC this September. [more]
Latoya Wilson and Joseph Almeida to represent Upward Bound Program	July 08, 2002	Ms. Latoya Wilson, a junior at New Bedford High School, was selected to represent the UMass Dartmouth Upward Bound Program at the 13th Annual National Student Leadership Congress in Washington, DC, from June 8-13, 2002. The event is sponsored by the Council for Opportunity in Education (COE) [more]
Prof. Ellen Christian receives Yvonne Sandstroem award	July 08, 2002	Professor Ellen Christian, chairperson of the Department of Adult & Child Nursing at the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth, is the recipient of the Yvonne Sandstroem Service Award. She was presented the award at a recent Faculty Senate meeting. [more]
Management students win national simulations competition	July 08, 2002	July 8, 2002 UMass Dartmouth seniors David Crouy of LaGarenne-Colombes, France and Peter Landolfi of Sharon won the Foundation Challenge Finals, a Management Simulations Incorporated national competition. [more]
Portuguese Cultural Series	July 07, 2002	Portuguese Cultural Series events July 19 & July 23 [more]
UMass Dartmouth Alumni Association elects board of directors- Announced at Annual Board Meeting	July 01, 2002	The Alumni Association of the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth has elected a slate of directors, as well as new officers who will serve 3 year terms beginning on July 1, 2002. [more]
Alumni Association elects board of directors	July 01, 2002	UMass Dartmouth Alumni Association elects board of directors- Announced at Annual Board Meeting on June 25, 2002 The Alumni Association of the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth has elected a slate of directors, as well as new officers who will serve 3 year terms beginning on July 1, 2002. The board of directors guides the Alumni Association in its work supporting the university's 30,000 alumni as well as its students, academic, cultural and regional economic outreach mission, according to Alumni Director Donald A. Berube, Esq. 84. [more]
Biennial World Association for Vedic Studies (WAVES) Conference at UMD	June 20, 2002	Biennial World Association for Vedic Studies (WAVES) Conference at UMD July 12-14,2002 The Center for Indic Studies at the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth will host the biennial World Association for Vedic Studies (WAVES) conference on July 12-14. This is the first time such a conference is being held in the New England area [more]
Worker's Education Program at UMass Dartmouth to honor 250	June 20, 2002	June 20, 2002 The Workers Education Program of the Arnold M. Dubin Labor Education Center at UMass Dartmouth will honor 250 men and women who have successfully participated in Adult Basic Education, ESOL, ABE, Pre-GED, GED, and Citizenship classes. The 17th annual Recognition Celebration will be held on Friday, June 21, at 7:00 PM at the United Fishermen Club in New Bedford. [more]
Pops Concert and Fireworks	June 13, 2002	June 13, 2002 The University of Massachusetts Dartmouth will hold its 2002 Independence Day Pops Concert and Fireworks on Wednesday, July 3. [more]
Students of Color graduation banquet to be held May 19	May 19, 2002	May 8, 2002 The Students of Color Recognition & Graduation Banquet for the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth's class of 2002 will be held on Sunday, May 19, from 4:30 - 6:30 p.m. The event will take place in the Commuter Cafeteria, located in the university's Campus Center. Parking is available in lots 4 and 5. [more]
UMass Dartmouth Labor Education Center to have conference	May 18, 2002	May 8, 2002 The University of Massachusetts Dartmouth Labor Education Center will have its spring conference, "Making Stewards Stronger," on Saturday, May 18, from 8:30 a.m.-3 p.m. [more]
UMass Dartmouth percussionists to perform	May 14, 2002	May 7, 2002 Students from the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth's percussion program will host a free concert on Tuesday, May 14, at 7:30 p.m. in the Campus Center's main auditorium. Parking is in lot 5. [more]
"Marinating Middle School Science" teachers field-based learning in the local environment	May 09, 2002	April 18, 2002 "Marinating Middle School Science" Institute offers teachers field-based learning in the local environment [more]
UMD College of Nursing celebrates scholarship at May 8 event	May 08, 2002	April 22, 2002 The University of Massachusetts Dartmouth's College of Nursing will showcase research and other academic performance by undergraduate and graduate nursing students in an exhibition scheduled on Wednesday, May 8, from 4-7 p.m. in the Library Browsing Area. The event is free and open to the public. Parking is available in lot 13. [more]
"Ready for You," events highlight public safety resources	May 07, 2002	April 29, 2002 The University of Massachusetts Dartmouth Department of Public Safety and Women's Resource Center will sponsor a talk by Connie and Howard Clery III on Tuesday, May 7, at 3 p.m., in the Library Browsing Area. Parking is in lot 13 [more]
UMass Dartmouth observatory open house is May 6 UMass Dartmouth observatory open house is May 6	May 06, 2002	The next open house at the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth Observatory is scheduled on Monday, May 6, beginning at 8:30 p.m., weather permitting. [more]
Lecture on higher education policy scheduled April 18	May 03, 2002	The University of Massachusetts Dartmouth Policy Studies Lecture Series will conclude on Thursday, April 18, with a talk by Dr. Peter Maassen, entitled, "From National to Transnational Higher Education: The European Union and Higher Education Policy." The lecture, free and open to the public, will be held from 6:30 - 7:45 p.m .in the Library Browsing Area. Parking is in lot 13 [more]
UMass musical groups to perform in May UMass musical groups to perform in May	May 03, 2002	Three musical groups at the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth will present free concerts next month. [more]
University of Massachusetts Dartmouth 102nd commencement is June 2	May 02, 2002	May 13, 2002 The University of Massachusetts Dartmouth will observe its 102nd commencement ceremonies at noon Sunday, June 2 in the Vietnam Veterans Peace Memorial Amphitheater. Dr. Timothy Johnson, the well-known health and medical television news commentator, will address the graduates. [more]
Conference of the Islamic Council of New England	April 27, 2002	Conference of the Islamic Council of New England to be held at the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth on April 27 [more]
Gould scholarship honors three gerontology students	April 24, 2002	April 24, 2002 The Ora M. DeJesus Gerontology Center at the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth announced that Alexis McLaughlin of Acushnet, Ashley Napier of Eastham, and Carol McAfee of New Bedford, will receive the Jack M. Gould Memorial Scholarship [more]
Rhode Island Philharmonic Orchestra to present concert at UMass Dartmouth on April 21	April 21, 2002	March 14, 2002 Rhode Island Philharmonic Orchestra to present concert at UMass Dartmouth on April 21 The College of Visual and Performing Arts at UMass Dartmouth is hosting a concert by the Rhode Island Philharmonic Orchestra on Sunday, April 21, at 3 p.m. in the Campus Center's Main Auditorium. Parking is in lots 4 and 5. [more]
Multimedia play "And Then They Came For Me" to be presented at UMass Dartmouth on April 25, 27	April 04, 2002	April 4, 2002 "And Then They Came For Me," a multimedia play by James Still remembering the world of Anne Frank, will be presented at UMass Dartmouth on Thursday, April 25 at 7:30 p.m., and Saturday, April 27 at 8 p.m. The performances, directed by Linda Monchik, will take place in the College of Visual and Performing Arts Recital Hall, room 153, with parking in lot 8/9. [more]
UMD International Film Series concludes with "Guantanamera"	April 03, 2002	April 1, 2002 UMD International Film Series concludes with "Guantanamera" The University of Massachusetts Dartmouth International Film Series concludes on Friday, April 19, with "Guantanamera," a 1998 Cuban film directed by Tomas Alea, in Spanish. The free film will be shown at 7:30 p.m. in room 153 of the College of Visual and Performing Arts Building. Parking is available in lot 8/9. [more]
UMass Dartmouth leads summer study in Portugal	April 02, 2002	UMass Dartmouth leads summer study in Portugal April 2, 2002 Tour beautiful Portugal with UMass Dartmouth this summer and bring home much more than souvenirs. Summer Study Abroad in Lisbon, Portugal from June 14 to July 14, 2002 will provide language study, undergraduate and graduate level political science academic credit, as well as introduction to the country's elegant cities and historical institutions. You will also have the time to travel on your own, and, yes, to buy souvenirs. [more]
Author Arthur Golden to speak at UMD Library benefit	April 01, 2002	April 1, 2002 When Arthur Golden's novel, Memoirs of a Geisha, was published, readers and reviewers were amazed that a fortiesh white man could have written so convincingly in the first-person voice of a young Japanese geisha-in-training. Area residents will have the opportunity to learn more about Golden and his international bestseller at an April 28 author's brunch to benefit the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth Library. The event, to be held in the university's Campus Center, will begin at 11 a.m. Parking is in lots 4 and 5. [more]
Author Marie-Claire Blais to speak at UMass Dartmouth event	April 01, 2002	April 1, 2002 Marie-Claire Blais, an award-winning writer from Quebec, will be guest speaker of the Boivin Center of French Language and Culture at the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth on Monday, April 22, at 4 p.m., in the Library's Browsing Area. Parking is in lot 13. [more]
Harold Bloom on April 12, 2002	March 27, 2002	UMass Dartmouth to award honorary doctorate to renowned literary critic Harold Bloom on April 12, 2002 Celebrated literary critic Harold Bloom will be awarded an honorary doctorate by the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth in a special ceremony on Friday, April 12. Nobel laureate, Dr. Jose Saramago, himself the recipient of an honorary doctorate from UMass Dartmouth in 1999, will participate [more]
There's nothing better than being highly regarded in your own hometown.	March 27, 2002	March 25, 2002 Dartmouth residents graded UMass Dartmouth "excellent" when asked to rate the "quality of services/facilities available" in the town in a survey conducted by the university's Center for Policy Analysis for the Dartmouth Open Space and Recreation Committee.. Although the statistical difference between the university's rank and second-place fire protection is insignificant (40.1 % to 39.9 %), the fact that 2,491 residents feel this way about UMD is hugely gratifying to the campus. And 50.8% rated the university's service as "good." [more]
Marketing study advises cranberry industry to promote health benefits of cranberry juice	March 25, 2002	University of Massachusetts Dartmouth marketing study advises cranberry industry to promote health benefits of cranberry juice in marketing campaign tailored to consumers' age group Health conscious consumers know they are supposed to consume at least five servings of fruits and vegetables daily, but a University of Massachusetts Dartmouth marketing study of consumers' knowledge of the health benefits of cranberries shows that these consumers do not typically put cranberry juice into their food pyramid. [more]
Biennial African/African American Studies Conference is April 2-3	March 22, 2002	The University of Massachusetts Dartmouth will hold its third Biennial African/African American Studies Conference on April 2-3, from 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m. in the Campus Center's main auditorium. Parking is available in lots 4 and 5. The conference entitled, "Women of African Descent: At the Heart of the Struggle," will focus on the contributions of black women in the struggle for liberation, justice, equality, and human dignity. The event is dedicated to the late Professor Gloria Waite who was an esteemed history department faculty member [more]
Israeli film "Circus Palestina" to be shown at UMass Dartmouth	March 18, 2002	March 18, 2002" Circus Palestina," a 1998 film from Israel directed by Eyal Halfon, will be shown on Friday, April 12, at 7:30 p.m. in room 153 of the College of Visual and Performing Arts Building at the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth. Parking is available in lot 8/9. [more]
Rhode Island Philharmonic Orchestra to present concert at UMass Dartmouth on April 21	March 14, 2002	March 14, 2002 The College of Visual and Performing Arts at UMass Dartmouth is hosting a concert by the Rhode Island Philharmonic Orchestra on Sunday, April 21, at 3 p.m. in the Campus Center's Main Auditorium. Parking is in lots 4 and 5 [more]
First Annual Conference on Portuguese Language Education planned May 4 at UMass Dartmouth	March 14, 2002	March 12, 2002 The First Annual Conference on Portuguese Language Education will take place on Saturday, May 4, from 9 a.m. - 6 p.m. in the UMass Dartmouth Library Browsing Area. Parking is in lot 13. [more]
UMass Dartmouth alumna Edith DeMello 90 receives DEP Outstanding Performance Award	March 12, 2002	Edith DeMello, a 1990 social sciences and humanities graduate of the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth, received The Department of Environmental Protection's 2001 Commonwealth Citation for Outstanding Performance Award. DeMello is the recycling solid waste planner with the DEP Solid Waste Section in Lakeville. Previously, she served as the executive director for Greater New Bedford Regional Refuse Management District. [more]
Gerontology conference planned March 21 at UMass Dartmouth	March 12, 2002	March 12, 2002 "Elders at Risk: Strategies for Successful Interventions," will be the theme of a UMass Dartmouth conference on Thursday, March 21, from 8:30 a.m. - 4 p.m. The event, sponsored by the Ora M. DeJesus Gerontology Center, Massachusetts Association of Older Americans, and Massachusetts Department of Mental Health, will be conducted in the College of Visual and Performing Arts Building, room 153. Parking is in lot 8/9. [more]
Teamwork is key to graduating couple's success at UMD	March 07, 2002	March 7, 2002 Without hesitation, Sony Palmateer cites "teamwork," as the reason she and husband Mark will both graduate from the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth this June. [more]
Talk on "Honduras in Central America" March 27 at UMD	March 07, 2002	March 7, 2002 The Department of Foreign Literature and Languages at UMass Dartmouth presents a talk by Areli Hodkinson entitled, "Honduras in Central America," on Wednesday, March 27, from 11 a.m.-Noon. The event will be held in the Liberal Arts and Business Building, room 208. Parking is in lots 1 and 2. [more]
Public forum on Mount Hope Bay project is March 26	March 04, 2002	March 4, 2002 The Mount Hope Bay Natural Laboratory project will be the topic of a public forum on Tuesday, March 26 from 6:30-8:30 p.m. at the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth Advanced Technology and Manufacturing Center (ATMC), 151 Martine Street, Fall River. [more]
Performing Arts Series features diverse spring events	March 04, 2002	March 4, 2002 Grand Derangement will bring its fusions of traditional Acadian music, rock, jazz, and Louisiana and Irish Celtic rhythms to the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth main auditorium stage on Friday, April 5, at 8 p.m. On Wednesday, April 24, at 8 p.m., The National Shakespeare Company (NSC) will present William Shakespeare's classic comedy, "As You Like It," in the main auditorium. Each year, the company travels 25,000 miles, offering more than 125 performances in 40 states. [more]
Film Series continues at UMD with "Earth"	March 04, 2002	March 4, 2002 "Earth," a 1999 film from India directed by Deepa Mehta, will be shown on Friday, March 8, at 7:30 p.m. in room 153 of the College of Visual and Performing Arts Building at the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth. Parking is available in lot 8/9. [more]
Antiques and Books Appraisal Day is March 3 at UMD Library	March 03, 2002	Antiques and Books Appraisal Day is March 3 at UMD Library [more]
IMPACT New England announces seminar programs	February 27, 2002	February 27, 2002 IMPACT New England at the Center for Teaching and Learning will offer a lecture entitled, "The History of Intelligence and The Policies and Practices of American Schools," presented by Dr. Greg Ciardi on Monday, March 4, from 9:30-11:30 a.m. The program, part of the E3-"Efficacy, Equity and Expectations," Leadership Seminar Series will take place in the Conference Dining Room, with parking available in lot 5. [more]
Film Series continues at UMD with "The Last September"	February 25, 2002	February 25, 2002 "The Last September," a 1999 Irish film directed by Deborah Warner, will be shown on Friday, March 8, at 7:30 p.m. in room 153 of the College of Visual and Performing Arts Building at the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth. Parking is available in lot 8/9. [more]
Ph.D. degree from UMass Dartmouth, UMass Lowell	February 25, 2002	February 25, 2002 Westport resident Brian Blanchette, son of Norman T. and Freida A. Blanchette, is the first recipient of the joint Ph.D. degree between the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry at UMass Dartmouth and the Department of Chemistry at UMass Lowell. [more]
Nominations sought for The Jonathan Waxler Memorial Prize for Social Justice	February 22, 2002	February 22, 2002 Individuals who have exhibited a dedication to social activism are eligible to receive the Jonathan Waxler Memorial Prize for Social Justice. In 1995, friends and colleagues of Robert and Linda Waxler, in memory of their son, established the $500 annual award [more]
Using Films in the Foreign Language Classroom	February 21, 2002	February 21, 2002 The UMass Dartmouth Department of Foreign Literature and Languages will sponsor a presentation by Professor Anne-Christine Rice entitled, "Using Films in the Foreign Language Classroom," on Friday, March 1, from 3-4 p.m. The talk will be held in the Liberal Arts and Business Building, room 209, with parking in lots 1 or 2. [more]
Women's Seder scheduled March 7 at UMass Dartmouth	February 21, 2002	February 21, 2002 The Third Annual Women's Seder: An Interfaith Event for World Peace and Understanding will be held on Thursday, March 4 p.m. in the Conference Dining Room at the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth. Parking is in lots 5 and 6. [more]
Eisteddfod, fireworks, among public events during UMass Dartmouth's 2001 Homecoming Weekend	February 20, 2002	September 26, 2001 A reunion of Eisteddfod Festival performers and friends as well as a re-scheduled Community Appreciation Day will be highlights at the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth Alumni Association's Homecoming Weekend, October 19-21. This year's theme, "Navigating your way back to UMD," encourages the general public, as well as university alumni, faculty, staff, and students, to return and enjoy an array of activities designed to appeal to diverse interests. [more]
`Journey to a Hate Free Millennium' film and presentation	February 20, 2002	October 12, 2001 A free program entitled, `Journey to a Hate Free Millennium' will feature a documentary viewing and talk by filmmaker Brent Scarpo in the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth main auditorium on Monday, October 29 at 7 p.m. Parking is available in lots 4 and 5. This event was rescheduled from October 1. [more]
Professor John Fobanjong publishes book	February 15, 2002	February 11, 2002 UMass Dartmouth Professor John Fobanjong publishes book, Understanding the Backlash Against Affirmative Action John Fobanjong, associate professor of political science/African American Studies, has authored the book, Understanding the Backlash Against Affirmative Action, published by Nova Science Publishers Inc., Huntington, New York. [more]
Family Business Center to host presentation on open-book management Feb. 20	February 13, 2002	February 13, 2002 UMass Dartmouth Jack Stack, author of The Great Game of Business, will make a presentation to the UMass Dartmouth Family Business Center on Wednesday, February 20. This session will run from 3 to 6 p.m. at White's of Westport, 66 State Road. Any business interested in this topic or in the Family Business Center is encouraged to attend. There is no charge for attending one meeting. [more]
Gallery 244 announces spring exhibitions	February 12, 2002	February 12, 2002 Spring exhibitions continue at Gallery 244, located at the University of Massachusetts' Star Store Campus on 715 Purchase Street in New Bedford. The gallery, featuring student work, is open every day from 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. On-street parking is available. [more]
Music therapy lecture scheduled February 25 at UMass Dartmouth	February 12, 2002	February 12, 2002 Note: Location has changed. Music therapy lecture scheduled February 25 at UMass Dartmouth Certified music therapist Lisa Rue will offer a lecture entitled, "Music Through the Years," as part of the introductory gerontology course at the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth on Monday, February 25, from 6:30-9:30 p.m. The lecture, free and open to the public, will be held in the Dion Science and Engineering Building, room 105. Parking is available in lot 17. [more]
UMass Dartmouth's Professor Rothschild co-editor and author in latest volume of The Sea	February 08, 2002	February 8, 2002 Professor Brian J. Rothschild, dean of the Massachusetts Intercampus Graduate School of Marine Sciences and Technology and director of UMass Dartmouth's School for Marines Science and Technology, is an editor and co-author of the latest volume of The Sea. [more]
Concert pays tribute to jazz legend Bobby Greene	February 08, 2002	February 8, 2002 "The Jeans & Rhinestones Ball," a tribute concert to local jazz legend Bobby Greene, will be held on Sunday, March 24, from noon to 6 p.m. at the Harborfront Center Ballroom (formerly Seaport Inn), 110 Middle Road, Fairhaven. [more]
UMass Dartmouth senior Miriam S. Keating accepts competitive internship offer at GASB	February 08, 2002	February 8, 2002 Miriam S. Keating, a senior accounting major at the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth, has accepted a one-year position as a Post Graduate Technical Assistant at the GASB (Governmental Accounting Standards Board) in Norwalk, CT. [more]
International Film Series continues with "The Ice Rink" at UMD	February 05, 2002	February 5, 2002 "The Ice Rink," a 1998 French film directed by Jean-Phillipe Toussaint, will be shown on Friday, February 22, at 7:30 p.m. in room 153 of the College of Visual and Performing Arts Building at the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth. Parking is available in lot 8/9. [more]
Brown Bag discussion series	February 05, 2002	The spring 2002 Brown Bag Lunch Series, free and open to the public, begins on Wednesday, February 20, from Noon-1: 30 p.m. in the Library Browsing Area. Tom Ranuga, professor of sociology/anthropology, will present a talk on "AIDS in South Africa: A Life and Death Struggle." Parking is available in lot 13. [more]
Chinese New Year celebration planned at UMass Dartmouth	February 01, 2002	February 1, 2002 Chinese New Year celebration planned at UMass Dartmouth An array of activities are scheduled to celebrate the Year of the Horse on Sunday, February 10 (actual date is Feb. 12), in the South Alcove of the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth's Campus Center from 6-11 p.m. Parking is available in lot 5. [more]
Danish artist Per Kirkeby exhibits at UMass Dartmouth Gallery Feb 9-March 14	February 01, 2002	February 1, 2002 The University Art Gallery at the Star Store Campus of the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth will feature an exhibition of monotypes, etchings and book covers by the Danish artist, Per Kirkeby from February 9 - March 14. [more]
International film series begins with Cape Verde's "Testamento"	January 31, 2002	January 31, 2001 A showing of "Testamento," (Cape Verde, 1997) launches the spring International Film Series at the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth on Friday, February 8, beginning at 7:30 p.m. The free film will be introduced by Professor Charles White and screened in the College of Visual and Performing Arts Building, room 153. Parking is available in lot 8/9. [more]
Auditions scheduled for `The Vagina Monologues' at UMD	January 31, 2002	January 29, 2002 The Women's Resource Center at the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth is looking for women to be cast in the award-winning play, "The Vagina Monologues," set to be performed March 27-March 29. [more]
Time change announced for Black History Month event	January 31, 2002	January 29, 2002 A community discussion on "Black Men and Health" at UMass Dartmouth's Frederick Douglass Unity House will be held on Thursday, February 28, beginning at 6 p.m. and not Noon as previously announced. [more]
Classical recital scheduled on February 7 at UMass Dartmouth	January 31, 2002	January 31, 2002 Harpsichordist Paul Cienniwa and Baroque Cellist Audrey Cienniwa will perform in a free recital at the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth on Thursday, February 7, at 12:30 p.m. The concert will be presented in the College of Visual and Performing Arts, room 153. Parking is available in lot 8/9. [more]
Alternative Sentencing Program Receives $50K Funding	January 31, 2002	January 28, 2002 "Changing Lives Through Literature" alternative sentencing program receives $50K funding to enter 10th year Bucking a three-decade national trend of locking more and more people behind prison bars, Massachusetts is continuing its pioneering alternative sentencing program, "Changing Lives Through Literature." Now entering its 10th year, with $50,000 from the state Legislature, the program has succeeded in stopping costly turnstile prison terms for most of its "graduates." [more]
Advanced Technology & Manufacturing Center opens at former Kerr Mill site in Fall River	January 30, 2002	Governor Jane Swift joined state, local and university officials on November 14 for the grand opening of the new 60,000-square foot Advanced Technology & Manufacturing Center (ATMC) at the former Kerr Mill in Fall River. The state-of-the-art facility will spur economic investment and lead to the creation of 120 jobs in the region. [more]
Cherry and Webb-Fall River	January 30, 2002	Cherry and Webb UMD's Center for Professional and Continuing Studies to locate at Cherry & Webb building in Fall River The University of Massachusetts Dartmouth's new Center for Professional and Continuing Studies will be located at Fall River's Cherry & Webb building, following that site's purchase by the Fall River Office of Economic Development (FROED). Mayor Edward Lambert hailed the redevelopment project as a "cornerstone for downtown revitalization." [more]
SMAST seeks to strengthen Portuguese connection	January 30, 2002	SMAST seeks to strengthen Portuguese connection Collaboration with a visiting scientist from the Instituto de Investigacao das Pescas e do Mar (IPIMAR) in Lisbon, the establishment of a student exchange program with the University of Azores and participation on an advisory panel for Instituto do Mar (IMAR), an international research organization, are among the ways UMass Dartmouth's School for Marine Science and Technology is strengthening ties to the Luso-American community. [more]
Dr. Donald L. Zekan appointed Vice Chancellor	January 30, 2002	Dr. Donald L. Zekan appointed Vice Chancellor for Administrative and Fiscal Services Dr. Donald L. Zekan was appointed Vice Chancellor for Administrative and Fiscal Services at the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth and began his duties on September 24 [more]
UMass wins approval of groundbreaking multi-campus marine science degrees	January 30, 2002	The University of Massachusetts won final approval in October from the Massachusetts Board of Higher Education to offer masters and doctoral degrees from its new Inter-Campus Graduate School of Marine Sciences and Technology. The initiative will marshal the resources of its Amherst, Boston, Dartmouth, and Lowell campuses to create a center of excellence focusing on New England's crucial marine resources. [more]
Unity House Director Greer G. Gordon's book,Symphonies of the Heart explores spiritual connections	January 30, 2002	Symphonies of the Heart: Spiritual Harmony and the Quest for Holiness is the latest book authored by Greer G. Gordon, director of the Frederick Douglass Unity House and teacher in the departments of Philosophy and African/African American Studies. [more]
GB Hammond receives $100,000 grant from Camille & Henry Dreyfus Foundation	January 30, 2002	Gerald "GB" Hammond, professor of chemistry/biochemistry at the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth, is the recipient of a $100,000 grant award over two years from the Camille and Henry Dreyfus Foundation's Scholar/Fellow Program for Undergraduate Institutions. Hammond was one of five individuals in the nation chosen for the award. [more]
UMass Dartmouth's Prior Learning Program translates life experiences into university credits	January 30, 2002	For 40 years, Shirley Lamson volunteered with the League of Women Voters, serving as president of local, county, and state boards in Pennsylvania. She worked on publishing voter guides, lobbying for legislation, and speaking in front of government agencies. On Cape Cod, she recently organized local chapters for the Million Mom March, advocating gun safety measures. [more]
'The Estuaries Project'	January 30, 2002	NEW BEDFORD, Bob Durand, Secretary of Environmental Affairs, and William M. Bulger, President of the University of Massachusetts, along with other environmental and elected officials, today unveiled "The Estuaries Project, Southeastern Massachusetts Embayment Restoration," a comprehensive assessment of water quality in 89 estuaries stretching from Duxbury to Cape Cod and The Islands and around the Southeast Coast. [more]
Portuguese-Americans and Luso American Foundationendow chair for distinguished professor at UMD	January 30, 2002	Portuguese-Americans and Luso American Foundation endow chair for distinguished professor at UMD The Luso-American Foundation contributed $200,000 to leverage the combined $650,000 donations of five Portuguese-Americans, and qualify the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth for $650,000 in state matching funds. The $1.5 million grant total will fund the first endowed chair in Portuguese in the university's history. [more]
UMass Dartmouth offers artisanry courses at Star Store	January 25, 2002	January 24, 2002 UMass Dartmouth, through the Division of Continuing Education, will be offering artisanry non-credit courses in the areas of ceramics, woodworking, jewelry and metals. Classes will be held at the new Star Store campus in downtown New Bedford from 6-9 p.m. Star Store is located on 715 Purchase Street. [more]
Non-credit management, accounting and finance courses offered at UMass Dartmout	January 25, 2002	January 24, 2002 UMass Dartmouth, through the Division of Continuing Education, will be offering courses for managers and non-managers. Courses are strategically designed to help managers enhance their management skills and augment their accounting and financial ability to help increase the profitability of any business small or large. [more]
UMD Health Office sponsors workshops on healthy eating	January 25, 2002	January 24, 2002 The UMass Dartmouth Health Office is sponsoring a series of free workshops designed to encourage healthy eating, develop realistic body image and raise awareness about the physical effects of eating disorders. The workshops will run in the Library Browsing Area from 6-7 p.m. with parking available in lot 13 [more]
Faculty Federation presents awards	January 24, 2002	January 9, 2002 UMass Dartmouth's Faculty Federation presents awards The Faculty Federation at the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth honored four individuals for exemplary service during a recent awards banquet in the Campus Center. [more]
UMass Dartmouth professor receives ASCAP award for musical compositions	January 24, 2002	January 2002 Professor James M. Bohn, a visiting lecturer in the music department at the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth, is the ASCAPLU$ Standard Award recipient from the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers in New York. [more]
Non-credit management, accounting and finance courses offered at UMass Dartmouth	January 24, 2002	January 24, 2002 UMass Dartmouth, through the Division of Continuing Education, will be offering courses for managers and non-managers. Courses are strategically designed to help managers enhance their management skills and augment their accounting and financial ability to help increase the profitability of any business small or large. [more]
Performing Arts Series offers diverse spring events	January 24, 2002	January 2002 Performing Arts Series offers diverse spring events Grand Derangement will bring its fusions of traditional Acadian music, rock, jazz, and Louisiana and Irish Celtic rhythms to the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth main auditorium stage on Friday, April 5 at 8 p.m. On Wednesday, April 24 at 8 p.m. in the main auditorium, The National Shakespeare Company (NSC) will present William Shakespeare's classic comedy, "As You Like It." Each year, the company travels 25,000 miles, offering more than 125 performances in 40 states. [more]
Mary Arsenault will be first 2 + 2 program graduateat the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth	January 24, 2002	Mary Arsenault, age 69, is living proof that it's never too late to earn a Bachelor of Arts degree. Thanks to the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth's 2 + 2 program at Cape Cod Community College, Arsenault will fulfill that lifelong dream and complete her studies in humanities/social sciences this December. [more]
Center for Policy Analysis offers lecture series	January 24, 2002	January 23, 2002 "Globalization: The Process and Its Domestic Impact," is the theme of an upcoming lecture series sponsored by the Center for Policy Analysis at the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth. [more]
`Writing the Sitcom' workshop offered for aspiring TV scribes	January 24, 2002	January 22, 2002 `Writing the Sitcom' workshop offered for aspiring TV scribes Neil Boushell, a Hollywood television writer, will offer a non-credit seminar on "Writing the Sitcom," at the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth on February 8-9. The workshop will cover the nuts and bolts of creating half-hour comedies and cover topics such as how networks find writers, writing a `spec' script, breaking into the business, and finding an agent. [more]
Black History Month events scheduled at UMass Dartmouth	January 24, 2002	January 22, 2002 Black History Month events scheduled at UMass Dartmouth In honor of Black History Month, the Frederick Douglass Unity House at UMass Dartmouth is sponsoring a series of special events during February. [more]
Media critic Jeff Cohen to speak at UMass Dartmouth	January 24, 2002	January 23, 2002 Jeff Cohen, nationally recognized media critic, will speak on Wednesday, February 13, at 7:30 p.m., in the Library Browsing Area at the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth. Parking is available in lot 13. Sponsors of his appearance are the UMD Peace Studies and Conflict Resolution Group and Student Senate [more]
UMass Dartmouth's Faculty Federation presents awards	January 24, 2002	The Faculty Federation at the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth honored four individuals for exemplary service during a recent awards banquet in the Campus Center [more]
`Algebra for All,' class geared toward students in grades 7-9	January 22, 2002	UMass Dartmouth's Division of Continuing Education is offering `Algebra for All,' a course for students in grades 7-9, running from February 6 - April 24. The class, which meets on Wednesdays from 6-7:30 p.m. in the Business and Liberal Arts Building, room 218, is geared toward students who have not yet had or who are currently taking Algebra. Parking is available in lot 4. [more]
Center for Jewish Culture presents talk by author Ruth Gruber	January 14, 2002	January 14, 2002 The Center for Jewish Culture at the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth presents a talk by noted author and journalist Ruth Gruber on Wednesday, February 6, at 7 p.m. in the Library Browsing Area. Parking is available in lot 13. [more]
Annual legislative breakfast to be held at UMD on January 26	January 08, 2002	The Arnold M. Dubin Labor Education Center, The Bristol-Plymouth Central Labor Council, The United Labor Council of Greater Fall River and The Greater New Bedford and Cape Cod Central Labor Council will sponsor their Annual Legislative Breakfast on Saturday, January 26, from 8:30 -11 a.m. in the Residents' Cafeteria at UMass Dartmouth. Parking is available in lots 5 or 6. [more]
Cancer researcher Judah Folkman to speak at UMass Dartmouth	January 03, 2002	April 11, 2002 Dr. Judah Folkman, one of the country's leading cancer researchers, will speak at the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth on Tuesday, May 7, at 7 p.m. The program, which is free and open to the public, will be held in the Library Browsing Area. Parking is in lot 13. [more]
UMass Dartmouth alumni's work featured in design magazine	January 03, 2002	The regional annual edition of Print: America's Graphic Design Magazine features the work of several UMass Dartmouth design alumni, including Brian Azer '98 of Boston, Karen Dendy '85 of Charlestown, and Clifford Stoltz '78 of Newton [more]
Japanese film, `Afterlife' to be shown at UMass Dartmouth	December 11, 2001	December 11, 2001 The Fall 2001 International Film Series at the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth concludes with a showing of "Afterlife," (Japan, 1998) on Friday, December 14 at 7:30 p.m. The film will be presented in the College of Visual and Performing Arts Recital Hall (room 153) with an introduction by English Professor Charles W. White. [more]
Annual chemistry show to add spark to holiday season	December 06, 2001	December 6, 2001 University of Massachusetts Dartmouth Chemistry Professors William "Toby" Dills and James A. Golen, will provide that extra spark this holiday season with their annual Chemistry Magic Show on Friday, December 28 from 7-9 p.m. and Saturday, December 29, from 2-4 p.m. [more]
8th Annual Gospel Extravaganza to be held Dec. 15-16	November 30, 2001	November 30, 2001 The United House of Prayer for All People, New Bedford, is showcasing a wide array of talented Gospel performers during the 8th Annual Gospel Extravaganza, a spectacular Christmas concert, on Saturday, December 15 at 6 p.m. and Sunday, December 16 at 4 p.m. The performances will take place at the Zeiterion Theatre, 684 Purchase Street, New Bedford [more]
College of Nursing presents program on bioterrorism	November 30, 2001	November 30, 2001 The College of Nursing at the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth will present a free program entitled, "Bioterrorism: What Nurses (and others) Need to Know," on Tuesday, December 11 from 4-6 p.m. The program will be held in the Dion building, room 116 with parking available in lot 17. [more]
UMD choruses present `Choirs and Carols' in New Bedford	November 27, 2001	November 27,2001 The three choirs at the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth will join for a diverse and delightful program featuring carols and seasonal music on Friday, December 7 at Grace Episcopal Church in New Bedford at 8 p.m. [more]
UMD Astral Infinity Arkestra to present concert December 10	November 27, 2001	The Astral Infinity Arkestra at the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth will present a free concert entitled, "Blues of An Other Color," on Monday, December 10, at 7:30 p.m. The performance will take place in the College of Visual and Performing Arts auditorium (room 153) with parking available in lot 8/9. [more]
Microsoft IT Academy kicks off at UMass Dartmouth	November 21, 2001	The University of Massachusetts Dartmouth is partnering with Microsoft to become an Authorized Academic Training Provider for area businesses and individuals. The official kickoff of UMD's Microsoft IT Academy begins with the new year. [more]
Center for Jewish Culture presents talk by Marjorie Agosin	November 19, 2001	November 19, 2001 Marjorie Agosin, Chilean Jewish poet and human rights activist, will present a program entitled, "Memory & Imagination: Jewish Writers in Latin America," on Wednesday, December 6 at 4 p.m. in the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth Library Browsing Area. Park in lot 13. [more]
UMD to present concert of African music, dance, and song	November 19, 2001	November 19, 2001 A concert featuring African dance, drumming, and song will be presented at the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth on Thursday, December 13, at 7:30 p.m. in the main auditorium. The event is free and open to the public, with parking available in lot 5. [more]
Elder housing forum scheduled at UMass Dartmouth Nov. 26	November 15, 2001	Issues in elder housing will be discussed at a policy forum for professionals, students, and consumers on Monday, November 26 from 2-4 p.m. in the Residence Dining Conference Room at the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth. The room is located across from the Campus Center with parking available in lot 5. [more]
UMass Dartmouth Artisanry Holiday Sale scheduled	November 13, 2001	November 13, 2001 UMass Dartmouth Artisanry Holiday Sale scheduled The holiday season is nearly here. Looking fo