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  1. Articles mentioning both Smith College and Amherst

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    1. Job fairs in Hampshire and Franklin counties draw youth

      Explore masslive.com (Apr 23 2012)

      ...e Northampton event on April 11 drew 87 young people from Northampton and Easthampton high schools, Amherst Regional High School and Smith Vocational and Agricultural High School, according to Donna DuSell, ......about 30, she said. Both fairs featured a number of local employers. In Northampton, they included Smith College, Home Depot, Yankee Candle, the Northampton Police Department and Sheetmetal Workers Local 63. “We ... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Smith College   Amherst   Northampton

    2. Higher education institutions turn out a well-prepared workforce which helps attract business

      Explore masslive.com (Feb 11 2012) Education

      Higher education institutions turn out a well-prepared workforce which helps attract business ...y, says John Kennedy, vice chancellor for university relations. Students and faculty from the UMass Amherst Design Center in Springfield, launched in the spring of 2010, have been working on such things a......t Holyoke College: •: Created master of arts in teaching program for middle and secondary teachers. Smith College •: Completing Bechtel Environmental Classroom, a 2,300-square-foot center in Whately for student in... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   American International College   University of Massachusetts   Holyoke Community College

    3. Carolyn 'Biddy' Martin inaugurated as first female president of Amherst College

      Explore masslive.com (Oct 16 2011) Education

      Carolyn 'Biddy' Martin inaugurated as first female president of Amherst College Carolyn Arthur “Biddy” Martin has been president of Amherst College for 56 days, but she was finally inaugurated Sunday as the 19th person and first female to ...... appointment. Sunday was the 36th anniversary of the first time a woman was admitted to the school. Smith College President Carol T. Christ said that school’s founder, Sophia Smith, would be pleased. “I know she i... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Smith College   Amherst College   Carol T. Christ

    4. UConn President Susan Herbst: Let's Push Endowment Past $1B

      Explore huffingtonpost.com (Jul 9 2011) Education

      ...in Rhode Island ($2.2 billion), and the Massachusetts schools of Williams College, Boston College, Amherst College, Wellesley College, Smith College and Tufts University. Boston University was also close to reaching $1 billion as of January 2011, a... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   University of Massachusetts   Smith College   University of Connecticut

    5. Western Massachusetts: the next life sciences hub?

      Explore masshightech.com (Apr 1 2011) Life Sciences

      ...izures begin [March 29, 2011] New Harvard-MIT device to detect single cancer cells [March 28, 2011] Smith College in Northampton held a forum March 31, titled "Life Sciences in western Massachusetts: Advancing the......en considered by its board of directors – $95 million for a Life Sciences Research Complex at UMass Amherst, $6.5 million for incubator space at William Stanley Business Park in Pittsfield, and $5.5 million ... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Governor Deval L. Patrick   University of Massachusetts   Massachusetts Life Sciences Center

    6. March 31 Summit to Explore Potential For Life Sciences Cluster in Western ...

      Explore smith.edu (Mar 14 2011) Life Sciences

      ...te in this important discussion of a strategy for accelerating life sciences growth in the region.” Smith College President Carol T. Christ, who will open the summit, cites the collective power of five colleges – Amherst, Hampshire, Mount Holyoke, Smith and UMass Amherst – as key resources that bring powerful research assets and a sustained commitment to the economic s... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   University of Massachusetts   Massachusetts Life Sciences Center   Smith College

    7. Life sciences research at Pioneer Valley colleges is poised to become leading hub

      Explore masslive.com (Feb 19 2011) Education , Health Care , Life Sciences

      Life sciences research at Pioneer Valley colleges is poised to become leading hub ...ley Life Sciences Institute of Springfield. At the hub of it all is the University of Massachusetts Amherst, known for its excellence in research. Study life sciences - essentially the health and science ind......and you will eventually be led to UMass. Thomas Litwin, the director of the Clark Science Center at Smith College since 1989, said UMass research efforts are “a center of gravity and awareness” and that other ac... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   University of Massachusetts   Massachusetts Life Sciences Center   Smith College

    8. Colleges claim they bring $2 billion a year to Western Massachusetts economy

      Explore masslive.com (Feb 12 2011) Education

      Colleges claim they bring $2 billion a year to Western Massachusetts economy ...r economic impact on the region totals more than $2 billion with the University of Massachusetts at Amherst as the clear leader. Colleges claim they bring $2 billion a year to Western Massachusetts economy ... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Domenic J. Sarno   University of Massachusetts   Smith College

    9. Life Sciences event at Smith College in Northampton called off by snow

      Explore masslive.com (Jan 26 2011) Life Sciences

      Life Sciences event at Smith College in Northampton called off by snow ...“Life Sciences in Western Massachusetts: Advancing the Next Generation” seminar set for Thursday at Smith College has been called off due to the impending snowstorm. No makeup date has been set, yet, said Angus G...... Planning Commission, the Pioneer Valley Life Sciences Institute, the University of Massachusetts Amherst, and the Economic Development Council of Western Massachusetts. The plan was to bring together some... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   University of Massachusetts   Massachusetts Life Sciences Center   Smith College

    10. Development of life science is seen as critical to the future of Western Massachusetts

      Explore masslive.com (Jan 17 2011) Education , Life Sciences

      Development of life science is seen as critical to the future of Western Massachusetts ...int lifesciences.JPG Republican file photoIn this file photo from April 2009, Shannon L. Compton of Amherst, a post doctorate fellow at the Pioneer Valley Life Sciences Institute, conducts breast and brain c......ere as in the eastern part of the state, such as the bio-tech cluster along Route 128. To that end, Smith College, in partnership with the Massachusetts Life Sciences Center and a number of the region’s ... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   University of Massachusetts   Massachusetts Life Sciences Center   Smith College

    11. Jan. 27 Summit To Explore Potential For Life Sciences Cluster in Western Mass.

      Explore smith.edu (Jan 6 2011) Education , Life Sciences

      Jan. 27 Summit To Explore Potential For Life Sciences Cluster in Western Mass. Smith College President Carol T. Christ, who will open the summit, cites the collective power of five colleges – Amherst, Hampshire, Mount Holyoke, Smith and UMass Amherst – as key resources that bring powerful research assets and a sustained commitment to the economic s... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   University of Massachusetts   Massachusetts Life Sciences Center   Smith College

    12. MassMutual Executive Is an Expert in Many Fields

      Explore BusinessWest (Sep 30 2010) Financial Services

      MassMutual Executive Is an Expert in Many Fields ...they were even more focused on their children’s education. The four girls would all go on to attend Smith College, while their brother would graduate from Amherst College. “My parents did not have college degrees, but from very early on, they stressed the import... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Smith College   MassMutual   Amherst College

    13. $85 million in National Science Foundation awards issued to 178 universities, colleges in Massachusetts

      Explore masslive.com (Sep 2 2010) Education

      ...ools since March. Here is a list of the most recent area recipients: University of Massachusetts at Amherst: • $2,489,274 for a project entitled “Genomic Structure and Contemporary Evolution of Weediness in ......n between procedural performance and the legitimacy of outcomes” under the direction Thomas Webler. Smith College in Northampton: • $145,993 for a project, entitled “E-Book Dissemination of Curricular and Pedagogi... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   University of Massachusetts   Smith College   Hampshire College

    14. TOUTING HAMPSHIRE COUNTY

      Explore From the EDC (Aug 6 2010) Tourism

      TOUTING HAMPSHIRE COUNTY ...ing up a state-funded, locally controlled council to market the area. For Sen. Stan Rosenberg, D-Amherst, this represents the culmination of 24 years of effort to get Hampshire County recognized as its ow......rcentage of the estimated $15 billion spent on tourism annually in Massachusetts. Two years ago, Smith College President Carol Christ convened a summit in Northampton on ways to promote cultural tourism in the ... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Governor Deval L. Patrick   Smith College   Carol T. Christ

    15. Doing Business in: Hadley

      Explore BusinessWest (Jun 9 2010)

      ...ed, as it is right off of Route 91.” The large numbers of people who visit, work, or study at UMass Amherst, Smith College, and Amherst College keep Hadley’s hotels, restaurants, and businesses busy. “Route 9 offers a lot of opportunit... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   University of Massachusetts   Smith College   Amherst College

    16. Yankee Candle founder Michael Kittredge, Msnbc host Rachel Maddow and actor Bill Cosby among this year's college commencement speakers

      Explore masslive.com (May 8 2010) Education

      Yankee Candle founder Michael Kittredge, Msnbc host Rachel Maddow and actor Bill Cosby among this year's college commencement speakers ...tor-comedian Bill Cosby, who holds a doctorate in education from the University of Massachusetts at Amherst and is a long-time resident of Shelburne, will also be among this season’s commencement speakers;......redge to nationally recognized television and talk radio journalist Rachel Maddow, who will address Smith College’s commencement. Mary Anne Herron, director of special projects for the Harold Grinspoon Charitable ... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   American International College   University of Massachusetts   Holyoke Community College

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