News & Press Releases
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Inside UMassD September 10, 2026
Campus Community Accomplishments
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Corsairs Return for the 2026–27 Academic Year
UMass Dartmouth welcomes students back for a new year
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UMass Dartmouth receives $730,000 to advance offshore wind workforce development efforts and research projects
MassCEC funding will expand paid student internships and support research on cod spawning and offshore wind monitoring
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UMass Law ranks among nation's most improved law schools for graduate employment
Employment outcomes increased by more than 50% as UMass Law expanded career support and practical training
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UMass Dartmouth alum earns International Sculpture Center award
Yaren Yıldız MFA '26 selected as one of 12 recipients of International Sculpture Center honor
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Research team led by SMAST Professor Lauran Brewster wins NOAA grant for shark research
Brewster will lead a multi-institutional research team tracking harvest-prohibited shark species along the U.S. Atlantic coast
Inside UMassD September 3, 2026
Campus Community Accomplishments
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Anushka Sharma MS '26: Psychedelic research
Chemistry MS student and "magic mushroom" researcher uses her experiences as an international student to help others transition to life at UMD
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Cody Haddad ’20: Putting the pieces together
Public Administration grad completes his puzzle as town administrator in Dartmouth
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Cynthia Alves ’84: The path from medical technology to medical school
Now a cardiologist, Alves arrived at Brown University via UMD’s medical laboratory science program
Paul Riley '26: Betting on yourself
Future public defender says UMass Law helped him discover what he was capable of
Paulina Aguilar Delgado '26: Pursuing justice across borders
For graduating law student, law became a way to help others navigate unfamiliar systems
Heather Cachia '26: Designing spaces that feel like home
Interior architecture + design student found community, confidence, and a career path at UMass Dartmouth
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John Augusta MS '26: Airman, father, student
Active Air Force member and father of two graduates with MS in psychology
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Ancil Alexander '28: Golden opportunities
Taunton native is one of Division III's top throwers—and he's just getting started
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Stacey Snow ‘26: Building a new path through environmental policy
Seeking a new way to make an impact, Stacey Snow enrolled at UMass Dartmouth to turn her environmental engineering expertise into policy advocacy.