UMess

adamg — Fri, 18 May 2007 12:02:53 +0000

Over on Blue Mass. Group, DaveMB wonders WTF is really going on with the UMass reorganization. Charley on the MTA reports people at UMass-Amherst are particularly vexed.

UMass: Economic Dynamo

tblade — Thu, 05 Oct 2006 05:53:53 +0000

What does UMass do with its $524 M in annual state funding? Why, it generates $3.5 billion in additional economic activity, of course:

"The University of Massachusetts is one of the stateâ€™s largest economic engines, generating $4 billion in economic activity each year, with every $1 of state support helping the university generate more than $8 in positive economic activityâ€¦.If UMass were a private or commercial company, it would not only be a globally competitive firm but one of the stateâ€™s largest drivers of economic growth. UMass is a $2 billion enterprise, with 15,000 employees â€“ making it one of the top 10 employers in Massachusetts â€“ $377 million in research and development investments and the site of three recently awarded, highly competitive national research centers."