Articles mentioning both Amherst and University of Massachusetts -Western Massachusetts Economic Development Council

Articles mentioning both Amherst and University of Massachusetts

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1. Springfield's unemployment rate hits 13%; foreclosure bids up nearly ...
  
  Explore masslive.com Sep 22 2009
  
  ...sor of economics and statistics at the Isenberg School of Management at the University of Massachusetts in Amherst, cautioned that the unemployment numbers are based on phone surveys and might not be entirely accurate...
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  Mentions: University of Massachusetts Springfield Amherst
2. UMass financial spur urged
  
  Explore masslive.com Sep 18 2009 Education
  
  ... financial spur urged Friday, September 18, 2009 By DIANE LEDERMAN dlederman@repub.com AMHERST - At the first University of Massachusetts Faculty Senate meeting of the academic year, University of Massachusetts Chancello...
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  Mentions: University of Massachusetts Jack Wilson Amherst
3. Mass. unemployment rate hits 9.1%
  
  Explore masslive.com Sep 17 2009 Education , Health Care
  
  ...professor of economics and statistics at the Isenberg School of Management at the University of Massachusetts Amherst. "Now the question is will we see momentum and will it be sustainable? We won't know that for a while....
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4. UMass scores $47M in stimulus funds, $73M in licensing income
  
  Explore masshightech.com Sep 17 2009 Life Sciences
  
  ...s, according to the president’s office. The $47 million comprises 65 proposals that have been approved. UMass Amherst professor Thomas Russell received $16 million to fund his research on improving the performance of pol...
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5. Elms College to train nurse managers
  
  Explore masslive.com Sep 15 2009 Education , Life Sciences
  
  ... Elms) is instrumental." American International College in Springfield and the University of Massachusetts at Amherst are the only two colleges that offer a master's of nursing. Elms plans to enroll 15 to 20 students eac...
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  Mentions: American International College University of Massachusetts Springfield Technical Community College
6. UMass dedicates new $114.5 million Integrated Sciences Building
  
  Explore masslive.com Sep 14 2009 Education , Green Region , Life Sciences
  
  ...ce building saves the town of Amherst 250,000 gallons of water per year. By FRED CONTRADA fcontrada@repub.com AMHERST - Both students and administrators at the University of Massachusetts are greeting the new Integrated ...
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7. Ethanol race a gold rush
  
  Explore masslive.com Sep 14 2009 Energy , Green Region
  
  ...er, Qteros, a Marlborough-based company created around a discovery made at the University of Massachusetts in Amherst, announced advances in its ethanol production process that the company claims now makes it the most ec...
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  Mentions: University of Massachusetts Amherst Qteros
8. PolyMedix and University of Massachusetts Receive $100,000 Contract to ...
  
  Explore dBusinessNews Sep 11 2009 Life Sciences
  
  ...eived by PolyMedix. On July 23, 2009 PolyMedix announced that the Company and the University of Massachusetts Amherst had received a research contract from the U.S. Office of Naval Research for up to $100,000 to develop ...
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9. Marie Grady: Springfield Institute aims to help city reinvent itself
  
  Explore masslive.com Sep 9 2009 Education
  
  ... the support of the higher education community from Springfield to Amherst. Among colleges represented are Amherst College, Bay Path College, Holyoke Community College, Springfield College, the University of Massachus...
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  Mentions: University of Massachusetts Holyoke Community College Springfield College
10. With 160 new layoffs, no other major staffing cuts anticipated 'for foreseeable future,' MassMutual official says
  
  Explore masslive.com Sep 8 2009 Financial Services
  
  ... S. Branch, a professor of finance at the Isenberg School of Management at the University of Massachusetts in Amherst. "You are taking that money out of the community," he said. MassMutual's net gain from operations befo...
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11. Panel to unveil downtown plan
  
  Explore masslive.com Sep 8 2009
  
  ... assisted by the Pioneer Valley Planning Commission, Westfield State College and the University of Massachusetts at Amherst. The plan encourages business growth, housing and creation of arts and entertainment....
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  Mentions: University of Massachusetts Pioneer Valley Planning Commission Westfield State University
12. Colleges make green choices
  
  Explore masslive.com Sep 7 2009 Education , Green Region
  
  ...ng used, he said. At the University of Massachusetts, green building techniques are credited with cutting the Amherst campus' water use by 43 percent, its steam use by 24 percent and its electricity use by 9 percent sinc...
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  Mentions: University of Massachusetts Holyoke Community College Springfield Technical Community College
13. UMass, towns praise bond
  
  Explore masslive.com Sep 4 2009 Education
  
  ...own relationships. UMass, towns praise bond Friday, September 04, 2009 By DIANE LEDERMAN dlederman@repub.com AMHERST - Over a breakfast of locally produced eggs and fruit, personally prepared omelets, and breads and pas...
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  Mentions: University of Massachusetts Amherst Dr. Robert C. Holub
14. Dispatch center grant awarded
  
  Explore masslive.com Sep 3 2009 Education
  
  ... a company to look at creating a regional emergency dispatch. Initially, Amherst, Hadley, Belchertown and the University of Massachusetts were looking at whether it is feasible to launch a regional service and whether it...
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15. Polymedix And UMass receive Phase I STTR contract to research on ...
  
  Explore MEDICAL NEWS Aug 28 2009 Life Sciences
  
  ...eived by PolyMedix. On July 23, 2009 PolyMedix announced that the Company and the University of Massachusetts Amherst had received a research contract from the U.S. Office of Naval Research for up to $100,000 to develop ...
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16. Biofuels start-up company considers Springfield for $20 million pilot plant
  
  Explore masslive.com Aug 27 2009 Energy , Green Region
  
  ...etts researcher, allows fuels now made from crude to be made from biomass. By STAN FREEMAN sfreeman@repub.com AMHERST - A revolutionary technology, developed by a University of Massachusetts researcher, that cheaply prod...
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17. Jobless rate jumps in area
  
  Explore masslive.com Aug 27 2009 Education
  
  ...fessor of economics and statistics at the Isenberg School of Management at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst. "Everything just seemed to go to hell and really, really, quickly. I think this sense of panic still ...
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18. Business Leader Keith Parent Joins Pioneer Valley Life Sciences Institute Board of Directors
  
  Explore University of Massachusetts Amherst Aug 26 2009 Information Technology , Life Sciences
  
  ...) PVLSI was created in 2002 as a joint venture of Baystate Medical Center and the University of Massachusetts Amherst with the dual missions of biomedical research and economic development. Drawing on each of the founder...
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  Mentions: University of Massachusetts Springfield Technical Community College Baystate Health
19. UMass Amherst's George Huber receives national recognition again for green energy biofuels research
  
  Explore Massachusetts Blogs Aug 25 2009 Energy , Green Region , Life Sciences
  
  Chemical engineer George Huber, whose quick, single-step process for turning sawdust, plant stalks and other cellulosic waste into green gasoline, has again received high-profile, national recognition for biofuels research, this time in the National Science Foundation's online magazine, Science Nation....
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20. Kevin Fu from UMass Amherst named Technology Review's 2009 Innovator of the Year
  
  Explore Massachusetts Blogs Aug 25 2009 Information Technology , Medical Devices
  
  Kevin Fu, assistant professor of computer science, has been recognized by Technology Review magazine as the 2009 Innovator of the Year for his cutting-edge research to improve computer security and privacy for such applications as implantable medical devices and contactless...
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21. Force hoping to save rail stop
  
  Explore masslive.com Aug 25 2009
  
  ...tatistics showed that while there are 78,169 full-time students in the Northampton-to-New Haven corridor, the Amherst-to-New London corridor has 68,069. That line would link the two flagship campuses - "arguably the inst...
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  Mentions: University of Massachusetts University of Connecticut Pioneer Valley Planning Commission
22. Tomato crop cut by blight
  
  Explore masslive.com Aug 18 2009
  
  ...ey were last August. Ruth V. Hazzard, a vegetable specialist for the University of Massachusetts Extension in Amherst, said, "Some farms did lose nearly all their tomatoes. Others were able to keep them going (often with...
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23. City looks to the past and the future with exhibit and report
  
  Explore The Reminder Online Aug 12 2009
  
  ...e city, in collaboration with the Pioneer Valley Planning Commission, WSC and the University of Massachusetts Amherst School of Architecture, have been working since February to develop a comprehensive downtown housing a...
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  Mentions: University of Massachusetts Pioneer Valley Planning Commission Westfield State University
24. UMass undergrads to get $1,100 fee rebate
  
  Explore masslive.com Aug 7 2009 Education , Life Sciences
  
  ... cover the rebate. By DIANE LEDERMAN dlederman@repub.com AMHERST - Massachusetts undergraduates attending the University of Massachusetts this fall will receive an $1,100 rebate in fees during the year. UMass President J...
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  Mentions: Governor Deval L. Patrick University of Massachusetts Amherst
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