News 2012

Chancellor Jean F. MacCormack delivered remarks at today's graduate Commencement, the last in her 13 years as the University's leader

Update and FAQs for August 21

Repairs expected to be completed by 4 p.m.

"Frank Gohlke: Miles and Miles of Things I've Never Seen" opens tonight

"Topping off ceremony" ends first stage of biomanufacturing center construction

$250,000 donation will go to new classrooms at Charlton College of Business

Macrine's most recent book, Critical Pedagogy in Uncertain Times: Hope and Possibilities, also honored with the McLaren Foundation's Citation of Merit

Novel molecular imaging probes to aid pioneering research into health impacts of iron

Special lecture to cover "the State, Democracy and Public Education"

New Bedford resident first student at University to win prestigious Fulbright in five years

The second presentation in the Creative Economy Lecture Series will feature scholars Susanne Freiberg and Michael Osman

20th Annual Digital Media Festival features distinguished alum Christopher Mascio '96

Irish member of parliament to talk about the future of Irish reunification

Pulitzer-Prize winning writer Debby Applegate will speak on Henry Ward Beecher on December 3 from 7 -- 9 p.m. Admission is free and sponsored by the Claire T. Carney Library Associates.

The public is invited to a free open house and night-sky viewing session at UMass Dartmouth Observatory on Saturday, November 3, at 7:30 p.m. Viewing will take place through the Observatory's 16-inch telescope and other telescopes operated by ASSNE members.

UMass Dartmouth Boivin Center guest speaker is Joan Nathan November 19 at 7:45 at UMass Dartmouth 285 Old Westport Rd., Dining Commons, second floor.

All classes at all sites will be held as scheduled on Wednesday. Unless noted below, all facilities and offices will be open and all services, including transportation and dining, will be operating on normal schedules.

NASA backs SMAST-led effort to discover coastal waters' effect on CO2

Please return to umassd.edu and check university email throughout the day for updates.

Please return to this page for news and updates related to Hurricane Sandy.

Founder of Changing Lives Through Literature moderates discussion: literacy and reading proven to reduce recidivism in prison populations

Longtime student affairs leader touched thousands of lives at SMU, UMass Dartmouth

SMAST professor receives simultaneous local, national, and international recognition

Sharp, "world's foremost expert on nonviolent revolution" cited as influence behind the Arab Spring, popular uprisings in Serbia, Ukraine, Burma and Iran

Fourth Congressional District Issues Debate to focus on jobs, the economy, and the future of the middle class

Business Career Fair brings together 30+ employers, hundreds of students for networking

The National Endowment for the Humanities, a United States government agency, has awarded a grant of $171,011 to Dr. Gerard M. Koot, Emeritus Chancellor Professor of History at the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth, to direct a Summer Seminar for School Teachers on 'The Dutch Republic and Britain: The Making of Modern Society and a World Economy.'

Free on-campus concerts at UMass Dartmouth's College of Visual and Performing Arts this fall include performances in memory of late colleague Rick Britto

The University of Massachusetts Claire T. Carney Library Associates are proud to announce the following programs for the fall semester. The prolific, highly popular writer, Jon Land, will talk on his literary work on October 3, and the distinguished, Pulitzer-Prize winning writer, Debby Applegate, will speak on Henry Ward Beecher: The Most Famous Man in America on December 3. Chancellor Professor Emeritus Mel B. Yoken, program chair of the Library Associates, will host the two programs which are free and open to the public.

College of Engineering undergraduate program listed among best in the nation

University earns sky-high marks on "goals of increasing social mobility, producing research, and inspiring public service"

9th Congressional District Democratic candidates debate at Main Auditorium

Marine Renewable Energy Center partners with feds on energy of the future

Update on August 20

Update on August 19

Update on August 17

Update on August 16, 2012

Area residents invited to Community Forum at UMass Law on August 21 in advance of Keating-Sutter debate

Center for Women, Gender and Sexuality's Juli Parker wins grant for innovative statewide outreach

Prof. Yifei Li of Walpole earns Air Force grant for photonics study

Federal NERACOOS grant funds continuing research at UMass Dartmouth, six other partner institutions

UMass Dartmouth-based public-private partnership building strength with focus on job creation.

UMass President's Creative Economy Initiatives Fund awards three grants to UMass Dartmouth faculty

Need- and merit-based aid also planned to make law school opportunity more accessible; application deadline extended to July 30

Featuring Santa Mamba, Entrain, members of UMass Dartmouth a cappella group Mental Note and fireworks

The American Bar Association notified the University of Massachusetts School of Law -- Dartmouth (UMass Law) today that it has been granted provisional national accreditation.

CUNY School of Law associate dean brings dedication to quality, diversity and justice to Massachusetts' public law school

1573 undergraduate students accepted their degrees before a crowd of 10,500 family and friends.

"We all have our own prisons. We're all tested in our own ways throughout our lives. We can try to turn these challenges into opportunities."

Chancellor MacCormack delivered remarks to her last Commencement after 13 years as the University's leader.

Kristina Monteiro, '10, '12 represented her fellow graduate-degree recipients at the 112th Commencement

"The system of systems that sustains our planet is at risk. Build a system of systems of human beings, to collaborate and foster creativity. Our planet needs you. And you need it."

466 graduate students -- including 45 from the Law School, the first Ph.D in Nursing, and the most Ph.Ds in the University's history -- accepted their degrees as part of the 112th Commencement ceremonies

First-in-nation Massachusetts Accelerator for Biomanufacturing at UMass Dartmouth will provide companies with unique testing, research, production and workforce resources; expands Mass. life sciences supercluster; expands competitive edge

Vice President of Library Associates will speak on Memorial trip on the Azamara, May 22 at 7 p.m., at UMass Dartmouth Woodland Commons.

Roxana Saberi, journalist and human rights activist, to deliver undergraduate commencement address; Susan Avery, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution president, to deliver graduate address; Rep. Barney Frank and Elizabeth O'Neill LaStaiti to receive Chancellor's Distinguished Service Medal; Honorary doctorates to be conferred on Susan Avery, Hubie Jones and Gil Santos; UMass President Robert Caret to attend; Last commencement for Chancellor MacCormack

Last year, UMass Dartmouth service primed area economy by $4.8 million

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, April 28, 2012 starting at 8:30 PM. Viewing will take place through the Observatory's 16-inch telescope and other telescopes operated by ASSNE members.

Marine Renewable Energy Center also designated by state to manage proposed 27-square-mile test site.

New leader to build on Chancellor MacCormack's "era of accomplishment"

UMass Law students gain professional experience and advance their careers while serving the community.

UMass Dartmouth, in partnership with The Evergreen Center and Beacon ABA Services will hold the third annual Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) Speaker Series featuring keynote speaker and noted professor, Dr. James Mulick on April 24th from 5 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. at Woodland Commons, UMass Dartmouth.

Temper, the literary journal of UMass Dartmouth students, is accepting submissions through April 13. This year, the journal makes history by going online.

Biggest event for student job seekers since "great recession" began.

Kaminhu Longe, The Long Journey, a performance of contemporary Cape Verdean Dance is Thursday, April 19, 2012 at 7:30 p.m. at University of Massachusetts Dartmouth Bailey Theatre/Main Auditorium. Admission is free.

Students, faculty, staff and community invited to forums scheduled for March 30 through April 6.

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, March 31, 2012 starting at 8:00 PM. Viewing will take place through the Observatory's 16-inch telescope and other telescopes operated by ASSNE members.

Six candidates will visit campus in coming weeks

Prof. Fred Gardaphe to deliver free Esposito lecture, "Looking for the Laugh: Humor and the Future of Being Italian American"On March 28

Lohrenz elected by peers to Consortium for Ocean Leadership's Board of Trustees

US: UMass Dartmouth in the top 1% of colleges nationwide for service; UMass Dartmouth only top honoree in Mass., among two in New England; Students, staff and faculty performed 175,000+ hours of service last year

Southeastern Massachusetts' only four-year nursing school in top 12% of nursing colleges nationwide

Multiple Projects Will Save Nearly $1 Million in Energy Costs Annually

12th annual awards ceremony features keynote remarks by Egyptian woman, witness to last year's revolution; Posthumous honoree's award accepted by brothers; Chancellor given surprise award

The official search for a new permanent Dean of the UMass School of Law at UMass Dartmouth has begun with the naming of the search committee.

Three UMass Dartmouth professors have earned highly prestigious CAREER Awards from the National Science Foundation for work that has the potential to revolutionize their area of research while teaching students who will carry that research forward.

Project SUCCESS program to collaborate with 21 Mass. school districts to train mentors, retain new teachers in "high-need" areas

Ellen Goodman, a Pulitzer Prize-winning columnist, author, speaker, and commentator, will be the keynote speaker for the 5th Annual Fundraiser benefiting UMass Dartmouth's Women's and Gender Studies Program and Center for Women, Gender & Sexuality on April 12.

The Center for Women, Gender & Sexuality at UMass Dartmouth presents Women's History Month 2012: Women Enacting Change. The month is filled with a variety of events in celebration of women's history. A special feature this month is the new space grand opening for the Center.

BioHonors program offers unique opportunities for students

$30,000 gift from Elisia and Mark Saab will help up to 30 students to study at UMass in Lisbon

Region's only virtual hospital and lifelike mannequins deliver "as real as it gets" training

First-on-SouthCoast program to add convenient, cost-effective and environmentally-friendly alternative to owning a car

Month-long schedule of events honors African-Americans, focus on unique contributions of black women and black history on SouthCoast

On January 26, 2012, the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth Police Department was 53rd in the state to receive state Certification from the Massachusetts Police Accreditation Commission and is one of only four universities in the state to be certified by the Commission.

Dartmouth native and two New Bedford natives join University's Department of Public Safety

Report by national experts endorses model used by UMass Dartmouth School of Marine Science and Technology team

The University of Massachusetts Dartmouth Music Department will host the 5th annual Contemporary Commercial Music Vocal Pedagogy Conference, January 20-22, at the Star Store campus 715 Purchase Street, New Bedford, MA. The weekend features New York voice specialist Jeannette LoVetri and her method Somatic Voicework(TM), a singing technique utilized by many famous performers of commercial music styles.