Education

Joint programs to create advanced STEM learning and research experience for students The University of Massachusetts Dartmouth and Bridgewater State University have announced two joint accelerated Master of Science programs in Physics and Electrical Engineering. The educational partnership agreement between the institutions will provide undergraduate students at BSU with an …

Meg McIntyre State House News Service Beverly’s new electric school bus took its inaugural trip this week, city officials announced in a Facebook post. According to Beverly Patch, the launch is part of a pilot program studying the feasibility of switching to electric battery buses across the state. The city …

Bristol Community College’s new program is opening the door to college for high school students who may not have been able to afford the opportunity to or pictured themselves earning a college degree. Funded through private donations, CollegeTrax allows students from Massachusetts cities, New Bedford and Fall River, which rank …

On Monday, the crew of Ladder 4 (using a reserve Ladder 3), Group A stopped at Campbell School to talk to the preschoolers in Ms. Heydt’s, Mrs. Martin’s, Ms. Fogg’s and Mrs. Simmons’ classrooms. These young scholars learned about ?safety and prevention. ? A special thanks to Lt. Cormier and …

Researchers from across the globe publish resource that expands known diversity of bacteria and archaea by 44%. Today, the U.S. Department of Energy Joint Genome Institute announced a new project, the Genomes from Earth’s Microbiomes, that pulled together the research of more than 200 scientists and researchers to increase the …

By Chris Lisinski State House News Service In the midst of a COVID-19 surge and after weeks of prodding schools through press conferences and memos to bring more students back into classrooms, the Baker administration upped the ante Friday by formally urging all communities to avoid remote-only education wherever possible. …

The award is part of the Princeton Review’s latest rankings based on institutional sustainability efforts. UMass Dartmouth is once again of the nation’s most environmentally responsible colleges according to the recently published, The Princeton Review Guide to Green Colleges: 2021 Edition. The Princeton Review surveyed administrators at 695 colleges in …

Takeru Nagayoshi, a New Bedford High School English teacher, has been awarded the prestigious 2020 Horace Mann Award for Teaching Excellence, the NEA Foundation announced this week. The NEA Foundation noted the award “recognizes educators for their diligence and dedication to students, colleagues, community, and their profession.” The Massachusetts Teachers …

Denisse Pumagualle, of Fall River, Staff Associate at Bristol Community College, was the recent recipient of Bristol’s 2020 Hispanic/Latino(a)/Latinx Community Service Award, presented at the college’s virtual Hispanic Heritage Month Opening on Thursday, October 1, 2020. Denisse serves as a Staff Associate for Bristol Community College’s Television Services/FRCMedia (Fall River …

The latest award is the second in a series of grants from the Office of Naval Research to promote research between university faculty and regional partners On October 28, 2020, UMass Dartmouth announced a $4.2 million grant from the Office of Naval Research (ONR) to fund new research projects through …