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  • Oriane Pitah: Experience of an international education

    Oriane Pitah is an international student pursuing an MBA in accounting.

  • Excellence in business education

    With AACSB accreditation, and a host of distinctions, Charlton College of Business is a great choice for business education

  • Meg Cichon: Science editor at MIT's Lincoln Laboratory

    Meg Cichon MA '15 uses the skills she learned in the Professional Writing Program to write for new audiences and new purposes.

  • 10 steps to career success

    Staff from the Career Development Center share their top suggestions for how to achieve career success.

  • Dr. Craig P. O’Connell "14: Focus on shark conservation

    When he’s not conducting research on shark conservation or diving with great white sharks, O’Connell focuses on youth education

  • Casey Snook: Service trip to Panama

    Casey Snook '16 travelled to Valle Las Perlas, Panama, this August as part of Engineers Without Borders' ongoing project to rehabilitate the village's water distribution center.

  • From UMassD to UMass Medical

    UMass Dartmouth offers several pathways to medical school and other health-related professional programs.

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    This We Believe--UMass Dartmouth

    Program for first-year students engages them in campus values as they join the academic community

  • Zachary Aaronson: Professional & personal learning experience in Panama

    Engineers Without Borders President Zachary Aaronson '16 traveled with the group to Panama in an ongoing effort to provide safe drinking water to the village of Valle Las Perlas.

  • UMassD nursing around the world

    The $1.25 million gift of Rear Admiral Julia Plotnick (Ret.) to the College of Nursing focuses on research and innovative teaching methods to advance global health.

  • Phillip Igoe: Research in software engineering

  • Emmanuel R. Fernandes Jr.: Gaining professional confidence at Hasbro

    This summer, Emmanuel R. Fernandes Jr. interned in the Digital Technology department at Hasbro in Pawtucket, RI.

  • Preparing tomorrow's engineers

    Over 100 teams of middle and high school students gathered at the Tripp Athletic Center to compete in the National SeaPerch Challenge.

  • New research shines light on iron deficiency, overload in human body

  • Prof. Jing Wang: Blending tradition with innovation

    Prof. Jing Wang earned the MacDowell Fellowship, one of the highest awards in the arts.

  • Renee Laurencelle: Running toward a career in health & nutrition

    Renee Laurencelle is one of UMassD's representatives with "Run for Krystle" in the Boston Marathon.

  • Jacqueline Tran: UMassD's first BaccMD student to enter UMass Medical

  • Keneshia Estimé: Study abroad leads to self-discovery

    Keneshia Estimé spent six months studying abroad in Stellenbosch, South Africa.

  • Aneudy N. Gonzalez: Commitment to public interest law

    Aneudy Gonzalez worked at UMass Law's Immigration Law Clinic, which provides free legal services to immigrants.

  • Sara Mycock Cederholm: Exploring the intersection of law & public education

    Following the bar exam, Sara Cederholm JD '15 will begin work as a law clerk at the Massachusetts Appeals Court.

  • Sapna Jawid Piracha: Big data, philanthropy & travel

    Sapna Piracha became Pakistan’s only female to sit on a panel of design engineers for the construction of the Gandhara International Airport, which upon completion will be one of the world’s largest airports.

  • Heather Fatcheric: One of 29 Who Shine

    Heather Fatcheric was recognized as one of "29 Who Shine," an elite group of students representing the Commonwealth's 29 public colleges and universities. She also received UMass Dartmouth's Lamar E. McClinton Student Leadership award and was named a "Pillar of the Community."

  • Alyssa Foley: Social media internship & a promising future

    Alyssa Foley held an internship with the university's Marketing and Public Affairs departments.

  • Zachary Kowzic: Tangible experience in social media marketing

    Zachary Kowzic held an internship with the university's Marketing and Public Affairs departments.

  • Shravani Kakarla: Researching biofuel & bio-manufacturing

    Part of the first UMassD class to graduate with a major in bioengineering, Shravani Kakarla researched biofuel and bio-manufacturing.

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    Jordan McDonald: Education is the key to success

  • Tejendra Patel: Internships are crucial for success

    Tejendra Patel held internships with Nextdrift Technologies and Akamai Technologies.

  • Jillian Bolinger: Researching exploding stars

    Jillian Bolinger's research on supernovae earned her a spot at the 2014 "Posters on the Hill" event in Washington, D.C., sponsored by the Council on Undergraduate Research.

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    WecJeannie Emmanuel: Research on cross-cultural emotional perception

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    Nicholas Phillips: Growing bacteria to make bio-plastics

  • David Burr: Observation and identity in art

    Using various media and formats, David explored different modes of observation and identity.

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    Matthew Crossman: Research on cybersecurity

  • Brittany Raposa: Health law & healthcare policy

    Brittany Raposa plans to practice in family law or health and social policy law.

  • Genesis Barrientos: Outstanding peer health educator

    Genesis Barrientos received an Outstanding Student Award from the National BACCHUS Network for her work in peer health education

  • Ryan Carey: Nurse on a cardiothoracic intensive care unit

    As part of his Community/Public Health Nursing clinical experience, Ryan Carey participated in service trips to Haiti.

  • Samantha Smith: Biology major planning a career in opthalmology

    For her Endeavor Scholar service project, Samantha Smith spent a week in Ghana working with Unite for Sight.

  • Matthew DaCosta: Holistic approach to healthcare

  • Ana Paula Krelling: first PhD graduate of SMAST & IOUSP

    Ana Paula Krelling is the first first dual-degree Ph.D. graduate of UMass Dartmouth’s School for Marine Science (SMAST) and the University of São Paulo Institute of Oceanography (IOUSP).

  • Carolyn McQuillan '15: Internship in graphic design

    Carolyn McQuillan worked two summers as a graphic design intern for Liberty Mutual Insurance's Web & Communications team.

  • Aubrie Brault: Internship at the Zeiterion Theater

    Aubrie Brault balanced a double major with internships, community service, and a position as an Admissions Ambassador.

  • Christopher Crogan: Computational theory and the mind

    Christopher Crogan's research, "Mind's Brains and Robots: Towards a Computational Theory of Semantics," focuses on the human mind.

  • Carlos Colon: Understanding the roots of terrorism

    Carlos Colon's research with the UMass Drone project led to internships with the International Center for Terrorism Studies and the National Consortium for the Study of Terrorism.

  • Kiley Alpaugh: Embracing new experiences

    Kiley Alpaugh won the Margaret Mullaney Panos Honors Essay Contest and was awarded third place in UMassD's "Three-Minute Thesis" competition for her Honors Thesis Project: "The Impact of Therapy Dogs on College Students’ Stress Levels."

  • Maria Amell '16 paints photo portrait of campus with "Humans of UMass Dartmouth"

    Maria Amell began a Facebook page to tell stories through photography and brief profiles.

  • Julia Rayberg: Focus on entrepreneurship and social change

    Julia Rayberg completed an internship with ROI Corporation.

  • Lauren Roche '15: A passion for art and politics

    Lauren Roche completed an internship with Suffolk County District Attorney Dan Conley's community relations unit.

  • Maegan McConnell: Study abroad is life-changing

    Maegan McConnell studied abroad for a semester in Prague.

  • Dr. Chad McGuire: Understanding Climate Change

    Dr. Chad J. McGuire, whose research focuses on environmental law, addressed Pres. Obama's Executive Order to address climate change.

  • Innovative program prepares first-year engineering students for future success

    EGR 111: Introduction to Engineering and Computing provides first-year engineering students with experiences across the engineering disciplines.

  • Prof. Macrine's work with blind children in Qatar earns 1st prize at international conference

    Prof. Macrine received a grant from the Qatar National Research Fund.

  • X-ray diffractometer: device will advance research throughout the region

    UMass Dartmouth's newly installed x-ray diffractometer is the only one of its kind in southeastern Massachusetts.

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