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Group photo of students with Fall River Mayor Paul Coogan
College of Engineering and College of Visual and Performing Arts students join forces to revitalize Fall River waterfront

Students in civil engineering and interior architecture and design work together to benefit the city's future and leave their mark on the SouthCoast.

Professor Hong Liu portrait in the library
Commonwealth Professor Hong Liu named Leo M. Sullivan Teacher of the Year

The UMass Dartmouth Faculty Federation named Dr. Liu the 2023 recipient of the the Leo M. Sullivan Teacher of the Year award

students in a classroom listening to a lecture
UMass Dartmouth partners with local high schools

From remote lectures to campus visits, local students find a supportive early college pathway through the Commonwealth Collegiate Academy program.

Seniors Christian Fall (left) and Dylan Cantara (right) pose with their ceremonial first-place check
Dylan Cantara '24 and Christian Fall '24 win the 2023 Corsair Idea Challenge

$1,000 of cash prizes awarded in eighth annual pitch competition

Professor Hangjian Ling portrait
Hangjian Ling receives NSF CAREER award

The $505K award provides funding for research and student training in hydrodynamics and marine technology.

Adjunct faculty Collin Capano portrait
College of Engineering adjunct faculty finds new evidence for ringing black holes

A study led by Collin Capano, adjunct faculty in the Department of Physics, has been published in Physical Review Letters.

Yaribel Matos measures out vanilla to flavor the homemade ice cream the students would make using their newly-acquired knowledge of thermodynamics. Photo courtesy: Morgan Beard, Dartmouth Week
UMassD hosts 11th STEM4Girls Day

200 3rd to 8th-grade girls attend day of engaging STEM activities and conversations

Graphic courtesy Tia Martineau '18 (Physics)
UMassD PhD students and faculty gain new insights on binary black holes

PhD students lead international study on gravitational waves and black hole mergers

Professor Iren Valova portrait
Engineering Professor Iren Valova Named ELATES Fellow in National Leadership Program

Dr. Valova is one of 38 faculty across the U.S. and Canada selected for national leadership development program designed to promote women in academic STEM fields.

Entrance of the NBKRIST campus in India
UMass Dartmouth signs first international accelerated MS degree agreement

International agreement will create an accelerated pathway for MS degree in mechanical engineering with an industrial and systems engineering option