News 2019

The top 19 stories from 2019

SouthCoast industry clients celebrate student research

The meet and greet brought together Portuguese-American legislators and university officials

The latest state support of the project comes from the Massachusetts Office of Business Development

UMass President and five Chancellors issue statement on the recent passage of the Endowment Match Program

The university earned praise for learning outcomes and strong academic programs

UMass Dartmouth Interior Architecture + Design students receive awards for their projects developed in IA+D studio classes.

The Series, sponsored by BayCoast Bank, will feature social media studies on American companies

Spill was contained by state emergency officials; no injuries reported

The aspirational document looks to create a more sustainable UMassD

Professor Julie Baker presented on social justice advocacy at Stetson Law School’s ReImagining Advocacy Conference.

The Community Research and Partnership Initiative (CoRPI) looks to impact community wellbeing

The December 3 event features a discussion on climate change and the impact on the fishing industry

The events removed 116 firearms from the streets of the SouthCoast

UMass Law Professor Dwight Duncan was selected as the 2019 recipient of the Honorable Joseph R. Nolan Award from the Catholic Lawyers Guild of the Archdiocese of Boston.

Kappa Delta Pi recognizes UMassD education students for their academic excellence

Professor Hillary Farber gave a presentation at Northeastern University on the humanitarian crisis at the U.S. southern border.

“Nearly extreme black holes attempt to grow hair”

Students in the Community Development Clinic helped integrate regional Chambers

BayCoast Bank has pledged $150,000 over three years to the Blue Economy Initiative, a collaborative effort between the University and the SouthCoast Development Partnership

Citizen scientists can now create accurate protein models using computer game co-developed by Professor Firas Khatib

UMass Dartmouth is proud to have many faculty, staff, students, and alumni who are active service members or veterans and bring values such as courage, selflessness, and determination to our community every day.

Interface flooring sponsors five Interior Architecture + Design students to take the LEED Green Associate Exam.

Applications due by December 3

Initiative inspired by the late Rev. Robert Lawrence encourages citizens to exchange guns for gift cards and coupons

Acclaimed “Local Ecologies” Arrives At UMass Dartmouth’s University Art Gallery Nov. 7, Opening Reception And Panel Discussion Nov. 14

The Office of Undergraduate Research’s 2019 Fall Stipend Initiative award students for their innovative and impactful research projects.

Rebecca Hutchinson will present an Artist lecture as part of the James Renwick Alliance's Distinguished Artist Lecture Series, Sunday, November 17 2019.

Introduction to Climate course offers an in-depth look at the effects of climate change.

U.S. Economic Development Administration-supported analysis by UMass Dartmouth Public Policy Center offers guidance to build sector across SouthCoast, Cape Cod, and Rhode Island

The Princeton Review recognized the university for its sustainability and refuse diversion efforts

The event will bring together industry, academia, and policy leaders to promote marine-related growth

Faculty, students, and New Bedford community stakeholders take the Black Spaces Matter project to New Mexico.

Professor Rick Peltz-Steele presented on a works-in-progress panel at the annual meeting of the American Society of Comparative Law at the University of Missouri Law School. Peltz-Steele presented the most recent iteration of his work on access to information law. While away from UMass, Peltz-Steele also attended the biennial international conference of Play the Game, a Danish organization dedicated to transparency and accountability in world sport.

UMass Law ranked among the nation’s top 41 law schools for privacy law according to the International Association of Privacy Professionals.

Program, which originated at Mount Ida, will prepare students to excel in a fast-growing profession

The entire Corsair community will come together to celebrate everything that makes us proud to be UMassD

Interested students can experience the life of a law student

34.6 percent of UMass Dartmouth students voted last year compared to 16.9 percent in 2014 mid-term

Interior Architecture & Design Students Present Projects in Shark-Tank Style Set Up at Boston Design Center

UMass Law professor Rebecca Flanagan’s article, Anthrogogy: Towards Inclusive Law School Learning, was recently accepted for publication by Connecticut Public Interest Law Journal.

UMass Law Professor Julie Baker was awarded an Office of Faculty Development Teaching Fellowship for UMass Dartmouth’s “Online Learning 20 Years Later” Program.

UMass Law Professors Lori Albin and Rebecca Flanagan published an article discussing elements of UMass Law’s bar success in The Bar Examiner.

Tracey Cockrell, the CVPA’s artist-in-residence for the 2020-2021 academic year, will offer an engaging perspective on the arts with her “Fall River WaterMark” project as part of the 2nd annual Fall River Fabric Arts Festival.

Marine science drove $16M in new external funding

The group observed light acting in ways that challenge current understandings of the universe

Explorations of the many ways of being material in the digital age.

During the past two years, UMass Dartmouth has undertaken impactful initiatives that have built momentum for the future. Read about student, faculty, and staff accomplishments inside the Chancellor’s Report.

Conserving the History and Fabric of the New Bedford Whaling Museum’s Grand Panorama of a Whaling Voyage ‘Round the World

Hispanic police offers from New Bedford look to give opportunities to Bristol County students

Chancellor Johnson contributed an op-ed in the New England Board of Higher Education Journal about the university's marine science and technology initiative

The UMass Dartmouth Observatory invites the public to three night-sky viewing opportunities

The Brechner Center for Freedom of Information at the University of Florida has launched a new research journal, The Journal of Civic Information, and UMass Law’s Professor Rick Peltz-Steele is serving on the inaugural editorial board.

Study results show extreme warming conditions occurring from the Mid-Atlantic Bight to Gulf of Maine/Georges Bank may be due to an upsurge of warm core rings over a period of years.

UMass Law Professor Irene Scharf has volunteered over the past three months as an on-site mentor at Justice Bridge-Boston’s Grand Rounds.

University achieves National University status for fourth straight year

Acclaimed author and founder of wellness initiative Happier to speak on campus

CVPA Ceramics Professor is exhibiting at the Duane Reed Gallery in St. Louis and the Daum Museum of Art.

September 4 – October 3, 2019

The grant will provide elementary school teachers with resources to develop computational thinking-based problem-solving skills in their students

Professor Rick Peltz-Steele has authored a chapter in a new book, The Media Method: Teaching Law with Popular Culture. Professor Peltz-Steele’s chapter talks specifically about using popular culture as a teaching aid in the 1L Torts class.

UMass Law Adjunct Professor Patrick Francomano was honored with the Massachusetts Bar Association’s Volunteer Recognition Award. Francomano’s decades of service evidence his belief that lawyers are called to public service as well and that education and social justice are essential to a healthy democracy.

This We Believe offers a platform for first-year students to engage with their new peers

One of 28 institutions recognized as "exemplar" in program's inaugural year

Two innovative educational initiatives to offer UMass Dartmouth students high-impact enrichment opportunities

A free speech defense bound for the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court (SJC) pits the UMass Boston student newspaper and the Massachusetts Attorney General against a plaintiff who claims he was defamed, and The Boston Globe quoted Professor Rick Peltz-Steele to analyze the case in July.

Name change reflects alignment of majors with a clinical focus

At the annual meeting of the Southeastern Association of Law Schools in Boca Raton, Florida, in July, Professor Rick Peltz-Steele joined a panel of law professors discussing the use of popular culture in legal education. The presenting professors, including Peltz-Steele, are collaborating on a book.

UMass Law Professor Margaret Drew was appointed Chair of the ABA AIDS Coordinating Committee and Special Advisor to the ABA Commission on Domestic and Sexual Violence.

New system updates campus sustainability infrastructure and offers savings

A civil society requires new mindset for future of citizenship

Salem State students can earn bachelor’s degree and law degree in six years

A joint research effort by faculty at UMassD and WHOI looks to provide valuable data

Professor Rick Peltz-Steele delivered a plenary address at a conference of mass communication scholars in Dubai and attended a global conference of digital human rights advocates in Tunisia.

Recent publications, presentations, and professional development by UMass Law faculty

Professor Rick Peltz-Steele recorded an audio commentary, published by the Federalist Society for Law and Public Policy Studies, about a spring decision of the U.S. Supreme Court involving tort law and sovereign immunity.

Creative efforts by Dining Services led to reduced food waste and improved community relations

The event brought together academics, business leaders, and government officials to focus on collaboration

12 students spend winter break at Plenitud, a educational and service-based farm

UMassD leads the charge in bringing together the region’s marine-based assets

Kendall Foundation Food Vision Prizes will fund educational opportunities for students to learn about local, sustainable foods

The $134M complex will open in fall 2020

Scholarship fund was established by the former Board of Trustees chairman

Honored at Armed Forces Communications and Electronics Association conference

In May 2019, Comcast Newsmakers visited campus to hold conversations with business leaders, educators, and nonprofit leaders on the SouthCoast

In May 2019, Comcast Newsmakers visited campus to hold conversations with business leaders, educators, and nonprofit leaders on the SouthCoast

In May 2019, Comcast Newsmakers visited campus to hold conversations with business leaders, educators, and nonprofit leaders on the SouthCoast

In May 2019, Comcast Newsmakers visited campus to hold conversations with business leaders, educators, and nonprofit leaders on the SouthCoast

UMassD professor Avijit Gangopadhyay explains how advanced communication systems, computer technology, & ocean technology played a major role in saving millions of lives during the recent cyclone in India.

UMass Law Professor Irene Scharf participated the American Immigration Lawyers Association’s National Day of Action.

Graduates celebrated during 45th annual College of Nursing ceremony

Professor Richard Peltz-Steele presented on a panel called “Teaching Law in the Trump Era” at the annual meeting of the Law and Society Association (LSA) in Washington, D.C., on June 1. Peltz-Steele talked specifically about teaching 1L Torts with the defamation claims of Summer Zervos against the President, and First Lady Melania Trump against blogger Webster Tarpley.

UMass Law Professor Jeremiah Ho’s article Queer Sacrifice in Masterpiece Cakeshop soon to appear in the Yale Journal of Law & Feminism.

UMass Law Professor Dwight Duncan published an article in the Brigham Young University Journal of Public Law proposing to modify the Supreme Court’s handling of constitutional challenges to legislation.

UMass Law faculty members hosted the fifth annual UMass Interdisciplinary Legal Studies Colloquium at the UMass Club in Boston.

Risk to dozens of ports from North Carolina to Maine examined

Former tech CEO will also expand university connection to corporate community as Assistant Vice Chancellor for Innovation, Entrepreneurship and Corporate Engagement

Summer Programming at Star Store Campus in Downtown New Bedford 

Foldit was designed to allow citizen scientists of all education levels the chance to design impactful new proteins

Rainer Weiss, Nobel laureate and professor emeritus at MIT, discussed gravitational waves

Special guest Kate Masury, program director at Eating with the Ecosystem, will present findings from an innovative research effort called the Eat Like a Fish citizen science project.

Held in honor of Sister Madeleine Clemence Vaillot, first dean of the College of Nursing

The first faculty members to be awarded the title since 2003

Entwistle placed first in the country for NCAA Division III Men's Javelin

UMass Dartmouth’s SMAST is one of various research institutions tapped for focusing on high priority scientific research as part of NOAA’s goals for the North Atlantic Region.

A traveling exhibition with newly commissioned artworks, site specific installations, and public programs focusing on natural and cultural ecologies of Eastern Massachusetts.

Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court Justice Elspeth B. Cypher addressed the graduates at UMass Law's May 13 Commencement ceremony.

Curated collection on display at Gallery X, May 29-June 30

Professor Rick Peltz-Steele attended and spoke at the annual meeting of the New England Political Science Association (NEPSA) in Portland, Maine, in April. He presented in his own research in comparative law and moderated a panel on American politics.

Award recognizes extraordinary faculty on each UMass campus

Chancellor Johnson's year-end message to UMassD alumni

Law school graduates ready to continue pursuing justice

University awards nearly 2,000 degrees

Jean-Francois Allaux and James Edwards retiring from CVPA

Nobel laureate and professor emeritus at MIT, Rainer Weiss, will discuss gravitational waves

Team created a natural adhesive for flame-retardant sleepwear that will be further developed through a summer grant

Honors student and active volunteer, Josue Rivera ‘19, honored on May 3 in State House ceremony

The program will allow students to earn an engineering degree in only three years

Submit a nomination by Friday, May 10

The joint project focuses on river herring catch reduction.

Chancellor Johnson stopped by SouthCoast Matters to talk about UMass Dartmouth's momentum and how the SouthCoast is evolving

University and 102nd Intelligence Wing at Joint Base Cape Cod will collaborate on program development

Augustyn, Sullivan, Spinnato, and Lawrence recognized for their career achievements and service to UMassD

Dr. Bridget A. Teboh is a two-time recipient of the prestigious award

The school ranked second in Massachusetts for experiential learning according to preLaw Magazine

Saturday, April 27, 2019

UMass Law Professor Rick Peltz-Steele reported on a Massachusetts internet jurisdiction case in the Europe-based International Journal of Procedural Law.

UMass Law Professor Irene Scharf was interviewed by the Cardozo Law Review Podcast about her recently published article, Second Class Citizenship? The Plight of Naturalized Special Immigrant Juveniles.

Business/Conference Editor of the UMass Law Review during the 2018-2019 academic year will share her experiences with her peers during graduation

The summer camp will help students learn software skills alongside College of Engineering faculty and students

Professor Farber blogs about her experiences working with migrants and refugees on the Mexico-United States border.

The Annual Student Leadership Awards Banquet was held on Wednesday, April 17 in Woodland Commons.

The class of 2019 student speakers come from across the Commonwealth and around the world and offer a wide range of experiences to share with their fellow graduates

Awarded artist residency at the New Bedford Whaling National Historical Park

Over a week of programming includes informational and hands-on ways to learn about sustainability

Keynote speakers at Global Health Summit convey message of quality care for all based on their work in Third World countries

Students, faculty, and community members honored with awards

MFA Candidate Robert Najlis receives Fulbright Research Scholarship to study art in China

UMass Law Professor Margaret Drew published an article on Massachusetts child marriage, and new legislation that will protect minors from forced marriage.

Based on a class about civil rights in the South in the 1950s and 1960s, Professor Santow and his students got the chance to live history

Dr. Kevin Stokesbury receives service award from International Council for the Exploration of the Sea

Project to aid the visually impaired takes top prize in the Equity & Access category

A grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities allows Professor Mark Santow to offer opportunities for veteran educational attainment

Associate Dean Shaun Spencer presented on consumer privacy legislation at Ohio State University’s Center for Ethics and Human Values.

March 30 – May 11, 2019

Professor Rick Peltz-Steele was welcomed to the State University of New York (SUNY) in Oswego in March to participate in the induction of undergraduate students to Pi Sigma Alpha, a national political science association. While visiting SUNY Oswego for two days, Peltz-Steele visited a class on civil liberties, met with political science students, delivered remarks at the Pi Sigma Alpha induction ceremony, and gave a campus-wide lecture on his research on indecency and the First Amendment.

Assumption students can earn a bachelor’s and law degree in significantly less time

Tradition celebrates sophomore nursing students as they begin clinical training

Black Student’s Guide to Law Schools & Firms applauds Commonwealth’s public law school for high percentage of black students earning a JD

Law ceremony planned for May 13 on campus

UMass Law Professor Ralph Clifford was quoted on homeowners whose overdue utility bills and other taxes lead to home foreclosures.

Professor Ho presented on implicit bias and diversity in the legal profession as part of the Massachusetts Bar Association’s Practicing with Professionalism Program.

Undergraduate ceremonies planned for May 10 on campus; Graduate School and School of Law ceremonies May 13 on campus

Professor Rick Peltz-Steele recorded an audio commentary, published by the Federalist Society for Law and Public Policy Studies, about a case pending in the U.S. Supreme Court involving tort law and sovereign immunity.

The UMass Dartmouth Observatory invites the public to night-sky viewing sessions

The UMass Law Review presents panels by local and national experts on the intersection of media and law

"No one should fear for their life or safety because they are simply searching for a better life for themselves and their families."

The 2019 UMass Intercampus Marine Science Research Symposium on April 4 will highlight cutting-edge research being conducted by students and faculty from all five UMass campuses.

Event will introduce acclaimed authors and raise funds for the library

A team of assessors from the Massachusetts Police Accreditation Commission certified the department

Chancellor Johnson joined Boston Neighborhood News discuss the importance of diversity in higher ed and the meaningful impact UMass Dartmouth makes on students of color with Trustee Jeffries

Four ceremonies scheduled for May 10 and May 13 will allow for unlimited family and friends to attend

The latest volume of the UMass Law Review will debut alongside student presentations

UMass Law Professor Ralph Clifford received a grant for his study of the creative aspects of computer programming.

UMass Law Professor Irene Scharf published an article on the impacts of discrimination on Naturalized Specialized Immigrant Juveniles.

UMass Law Professor Margaret Drew presented for the American Bar Association on the intersection of HIV/AIDS and intimate partner abuse.

Initial activity includes internship opportunities and restoration of the Freedom Festival

A. Lawrence Jenkens to become Dean

Prospective students can visit and learn about the only public law school in Massachusetts

Highlighting the work of Partners in Health and overseas initiatives led by UMassD faculty and students

Tuesday, March 19

April 2 & 3

Wednesday, April 17

Tuesday, April 23

Hailey Angione and Tess Oldfield

Events hosted by student groups highlight various engineering fields

Thursday, April 25

Gingerella will bring nearly three decades of experience at a diverse set of higher education institutions as the University positions itself for the future

Watch Chancellor Johnson speak about how love is the foundation to all equality movements

The student-run group will introduce young students to basic concepts of engineering through interactive activities

Children from the New Bedford Housing Authority to travel to campus to be mentored by UMassD students

Upcoming Exhibition, February 15 - April 1, 2019

Professor Dunlap published an article in the Standard Times on the importance of funding civil legal aid for low-income people.

Colleges and universities need to adapt in order to equip students with not only current skills but skills that will allow success in a future of unknowns

Professor Richard J. Peltz-Steele has published a research article on accountability in international development in an Indian social science journal. The article appears in the peer-reviewed Research Journal Social Sciences, a publication of Panjab University in Chandigarh, India.

UMass Law Professor Rebecca Flanagan was named co-director of the New York Academic Support Workshop alongside Professor Kris Franklin.

Starting February 11, the weeklong celebration will focus on contemporary social justice issues like the #MeToo movement, immigration, Bail Reform, and many more.

An Afternoon of Art Performance and Lectures by Social Practice Artist Negar Farajiani

Professor Richard J. Peltz-Steele published comparative research in the Villanova Law Review proposing reform of the U.S. Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) inspired by South African law.

University identified as “Better for Veterans” due to support services and campus culture

Professor Rick Peltz-Steele was featured in a video commentary, published by the Federalist Society for Law and Public Policy Studies, about a case pending in the U.S. Supreme Court involving tort law, constitutional law, and statutory interpretation.

UMass Law Professor Ralph Clifford was quoted in a WGBH article on home owners over-due tax liens resulting in home foreclosure.

Nursing student and grateful scholarship recipient

Professor Duncan illustrates MLK Day lesson of resisting unjust law by contrasting the experiences of two Nazi-occupied islands during the Second World War.

UMass Dartmouth's School for Marine Science & Technology is among the various institutions that comprise the Massachusetts Research Partnership in Offshore Wind.

Exhibition Dates: January 22 – February 9, 2019

The event will honor the legacy of Dr. King and explore building momentum for equality