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Author Correction: Heterochronic parabiosis reprograms the mouse brain transcriptome by shifting aging signatures in multiple cell types - Nature Aging

Jan 28, 2025 | nature.com | Methodios Ximerakis |Richard M. Giadone |Samara Santiago |Kavya Shah |Aviv Regev |Joshua Levin

Correction to: Nature Aging https://doi.org/10.1038/s43587-023-00373-6, published online 9 March 2023. Following publication, the authors were alerted to a potential duplication in two of the micrographs shown in the paper. After a detailed review, it appears that two probes (Hspa1a and Pecam1) in an RNA in situ hybridization experiment were unintentionally swapped in the representative images shown in Figs. 5c and 8b of the published manuscript.
Trump administration tightens immigration policy

Jan 27, 2025 | umassmedia.com | Joshua Levin

In the hours after Donald Trump took office as the 47th president of the United States, he signed a flurry of executive orders to crack down on legal and illegal immigration. One such order requires the military to assist with immigration enforcement.
University releases 2024 Clery Act crime report

Dec 2, 2024 | umassmedia.com | Joshua Levin

There was one aggravated assault, one burglary, five instances of dating violence and six instances of stalking on campus in 2023, according to the UMass Boston Police Department’s annual safety report published last month. “Valuing our partnership with the community, campus safety and security is a collaborative effort involving all members of the community in making the UMass Boston and Nantucket campuses safe,” Chief of Police Stacey Lloyd stated in the report.
UMass pledges free tuition for high-need students

Nov 20, 2024 | umassmedia.com | Joshua Levin

UMass Boston announced a commitment Oct. 29 to cover tuition and mandatory fees for in-state students with a gross income of less than $75,000 through the Beacon Pledge. The program uses existing aid options, including federal student aid and MASSGrant, to cover most costs, with institutional aid guaranteed to make up the difference. “The Beacon Pledge Program offers high-need students the ability to earn a bachelor’s degree for free,” the university stated.
Election Analysis: Democrats keep full control of Mass., but Republicans hold federal trifecta

Nov 18, 2024 | umassmedia.com | Joshua Levin

Campus Center, usually loud and lively with conversation, was quiet on the morning of Nov. 6 as students processed the results of the presidential election. At 5:35 a.m. that morning, the Associated Press reported that Donald Trump was elected the 47th president of the United States, having called Wisconsin and its 10 electoral votes for the former president, pushing him over the 270-vote threshold for victory.
Union speak-out criticizes protest policy, disciplinary letters for members

Nov 4, 2024 | umassmedia.com | Joshua Levin

More than 100 members of the Faculty Staff Union, Classified Staff Union, Professional Staff Union and Graduate Employee Organization, alongside student supporters, gathered to support increased wages and free speech Thursday at Skylight Park Plaza. Among the speakers were Amanda Achin and Jason Fasano, two CSU members who have been notified that the university is considering disciplinary action for noncompliance with the space use policy at an Oct. 8 vigil at the same location.
USG resolution endorses Question 2

Nov 4, 2024 | umassmedia.com | Joshua Levin

The Undergraduate Student Government approved a resolution in support of Question 2, a ballot measure that would eliminate the Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System as a high school graduation requirement. The ballot measure would require “that districts certify that students have mastered the skills, competencies and knowledge of the state standards as a replacement for the MCAS graduation requirement,” according to the proposed text.
University removes hate speech limit from chalking policy

Oct 24, 2024 | umassmedia.com | Joshua Levin

The division of administration and finance quietly revised the university’s space use policy Oct. 4, removing a controversial section that prohibited hate speech in chalk drawings. “The portion of the policy that contained the chalking language, which allows for advertising of programs and events, was not part of the section that was updated this summer.
Vigil organizers told to disband for lack of notice

Oct 21, 2024 | umassmedia.com | Joshua Levin

Students, staff and faculty gathered at Skylight Park Plaza Oct. 8 to honor Marcellus Williams and victims of the war in Gaza. They were met by administrators instructing them to disband. The organizers of the vigil did not fill out the “Protest and Demonstration Advance Notification Form,” as required by the university’s space use policy.
Students to hold vigil for Marcellus Williams

Oct 7, 2024 | umassmedia.com | Joshua Levin

The Beacon Coalition for Action will hold a vigil Tuesday at noon for Marcellus Williams, who was executed by the state of Missouri Sept. 24 despite the prosecuting attorney’s attempts to vacate the sentence. Gibby Caicedo, an organizer of the vigil and a member of the Beacon Coalition for Action, said he wanted to create a space for people to grieve together.