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  1. Articles mentioning both Smith College and University of Massachusetts

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    1. 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 ...he city, 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 ......ith tracks in management, accounting and health services administration and dual MBA-nursing degree University of Massachusetts: •: Partnership with Scibelli Enterprise Center at Springfield Tech´nical Community College to pro... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   American International College   University of Massachusetts   Holyoke Community College

    2. State grant to kick-start $4.6 million boathouse Connecticut River Community Boathouse project in Northampton

      Explore masslive.com (Aug 1 2011)

      State grant to kick-start $4.6 million boathouse Connecticut River Community Boathouse project in Northampton ...ddit Share Email Print Smith Crew 2011.jpg File photo by Dave Roback / The RepublicanMembers of the Smith College crew team practice this spring on the Connecticut River in Northampton. NORTHAMPTON – The state is ......house would greatly enhance the use of the Connecticut River by many parties. “It could serve the University of Massachusetts and others of the Five Colleges,” he said. “We don’t have a quality facility of ... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   University of Massachusetts   Smith College   Northampton

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

      Explore huffingtonpost.com (Jul 9 2011) Education

      ...blic institutions, UConn's lags behind some comparable public schools in New England, including the University of Massachusetts at $459 million and the University of Vermont at $291 million. The schools' January 2011 endowment ...... 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

    4. 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......yet been 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 ... (Read Full Article)

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

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

      Explore smith.edu (Mar 14 2011) Life Sciences

      ...cognizing the importance of the life sciences to the economic development of Western Massachusetts, Smith College, in partnership with the Massachusetts Life Sciences Center and a number of the region’s higher edu......eges, Inc., the Pioneer Valley Planning Commission, the Pioneer Valley Life Sciences Institute, the University of Massachusetts Amherst, and the Economic Development Council of Western Massachusetts, will bring together some 10... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   University of Massachusetts   Massachusetts Life Sciences Center   Smith College

    6. 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 ...cies such as the Pioneer Valley 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 sci......es - essentially the health and science industry - in the Valley, and you will eventually be led to UMass. Thomas Litwin, the director of the Clark Science Center at Smith College since 1989, said ... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   University of Massachusetts   Massachusetts Life Sciences Center   Smith College

    7. 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 ...universities estimate that their economic impact on the region totals more than $2 billion with the University of Massachusetts at Amherst as the clear leader. In Amherst, UMass contributed $1.43 billion in economic activity to the economy, according to a recent report produce... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Domenic J. Sarno   University of Massachusetts   Smith College

    8. 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......es, Inc., the Pioneer Valley 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 toget... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   University of Massachusetts   Massachusetts Life Sciences Center   Smith College

    9. 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 ...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 higher edu......assachusetts, and the Pioneer Valley Life Sciences Institute, a six-year-old partnership between UMass and Baystate Medical Center in Springfield. “We have some very important aspects of this cluster ha... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   University of Massachusetts   Massachusetts Life Sciences Center   Smith College

    10. 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 – ...... 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 ec... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   University of Massachusetts   Massachusetts Life Sciences Center   Smith College

    11. $85 million in National Science Foundation awards issued to 178 universities, colleges in Massachusetts

      Explore masslive.com (Sep 2 2010) Education

      ...achusetts organizations and schools 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 We......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

    12. Doing Business in: Hadley

      Explore BusinessWest (Jun 9 2010)

      ...sitioned, 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 ... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   University of Massachusetts   Smith College   Amherst College

    13. 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 .... (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)Actor-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......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

    14. Smith College completes $73M engineering lab

      Explore masshightech.com (Sep 18 2009) Education , Life Sciences

      Smith College completes $73M engineering lab ...versities throughout Massachusetts are tightening their belts and struggling to make their budgets. Smith College has struggled like the rest, but it boasts a gleaming new reminder that, no matter what the economy......[September 9, 2009] UNH lab extends its reach with test-tech startups [August 28, 2009] Army awards UMass, PolyMedix $100K joint development grant [August 27, 2009] Colleges and universities throughout Mas... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   University of Massachusetts   Smith College   Northampton

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