The University of Massachusetts Boston is a public research university in Boston,Massachusetts,United States. It is the only public research university in Boston and the third-largest campus in the five-campus University of Massachusetts system. UMass Boston is the third most diverse university in the United States.
The Honorable Shirley Ann Jackson,PHD,is an American physicist,and was the 18th president of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. She is the first African-American woman to have earned a doctorate at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in Theoretical Elementary Particle Physics,and the first African-American woman to have earned a doctorate at MIT in any field. She is also the second African-American woman in the United States to earn a doctorate in physics.
The University of Massachusetts is the five-campus public university system and the only public research system in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. The university system includes five campuses,a satellite campus in Springfield and also 25 campuses throughout California and Washington with the University of Massachusetts Global.
The University of Massachusetts Lowell is a public research university in Lowell,Massachusetts,with a satellite campus in Haverhill,Massachusetts. It is the northernmost member of the University of Massachusetts public university system and has been accredited by the New England Commission of Higher Education (NECHE) since 1975. With 1,110 faculty members and over 18,000 students,it is the largest university in the Merrimack Valley and the second-largest public institution in the state. It is classified among "R2:Doctoral Universities –High research activity".
The University of Massachusetts Dartmouth is a public research university in Dartmouth,Massachusetts. It is the southernmost campus of the University of Massachusetts system. Formerly Southeastern Massachusetts University,it was merged into the University of Massachusetts system in 1991.
Martin Thomas Meehan is an American academic administrator,politician,and attorney. Since July 2015,Meehan has served as the President of the University of Massachusetts after serving as Chancellor of the University of Massachusetts Lowell since September 2007.
Thiel College is a private college in Greenville,Pennsylvania. It is affiliated with the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America and is one of the smallest colleges or universities in the region with about 100 full-time and part time faculty members.
Robert Laurent Caret is an American academic and the former chancellor of the University System of Maryland. He became chancellor on July 1,2015. Caret,a native of New England,became chancellor of the University System of Maryland after completing presidencies at San Jose State University,Towson University and the University of Massachusetts.
David C. Knapp was an American educational administrator.
Alan D. Solomont is the former United States Ambassador to Spain and Andorra. He was selected for the post by President Barack Obama and confirmed by the United States Senate on December 29,2009.
Mohammad Ataul Karim is a Bangladeshi American scientist and higher education administrator,with expertise in electro-optical systems,optical computing,and pattern recognition. Ataul Karim is ranked amongst the top 50 researchers who contributed most to Applied Optics in its 50-year history. Ataul Karim served as provost,executive vice chancellor and chief operating officer of the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth between june 2013-2020,and was for 9 years the first Vice President for Research of Old Dominion University (ODU) in Norfolk,Virginia.
Tom Sannicandro is an American attorney. He is the founder of SpecialNeedsTrustsOnline.com,a non-profit website providing estate planning documents to families with children with special needs. Previously he served as director of the Massachusetts Association of Community Colleges.
The Richtmyer Memorial Award is an award for physics education,named for physicist Floyd K. Richtmyer and given annually by the American Association of Physics Teachers. Its recipients include over 15 Nobel Prize winners.
The Robert J. Manning School of Business is the business school at the University of Massachusetts Lowell located in Lowell,Massachusetts. The Manning School is accredited by AACSB International (AACSB).
James Keith Motley is a former academic administrator who served as the eighth chancellor of the University of Massachusetts Boston.
The William J. and John F.Kennedy College of Sciences at the University of Massachusetts Lowell is so named for the Kennedy family and their contributions to the campus. John F. Kennedy is an alumnus of the Lowell Technological Institute Class of 1970. The Lowell Technological Institute merged with the Lowell State College to become the University of Lowell in 1972. It joined the UMass system in 1991 to become Umass Lowell.
Heather Lewandowski is a professor of physics at the University of Colorado Boulder. She looks to understand the quantum mechanical processes in making chemical bonds. She uses time-varying inhomogeneous electric fields to achieve supersonic cooling. She also studies how students learn experimental skills in instructional physics labs and help to improve student learning in these environments. She is a Fellow of the American Physical Society.
Jacqueline Moloney is an American educator and the former and first female chancellor of the University of Massachusetts Lowell. Moloney’s career has focused heavily on expanding online education and promoting entrepreneurship. Her other research interests include access and inclusion in higher education,and public education.
Lowell Center for Space Science &Technology is a public research centre in Lowell,Massachusetts,affiliated by University of Massachusetts Lowell. The research centre has partners and grants from research giants like NASA,National Science Federation,BoldlyGo institute for its excellence in Space science research.
Marcellette ("Marci") Gaillard-Gay Williams is an American retired academic administrator who served as interim chancellor of the University of Massachusetts Amherst from July 2001 until July 2002. She was the university's eighth chancellor and the first woman to serve in the position.
