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Construction has reached something of a halfway point as UMass officials celebrated the ongoing work at the Massachusetts Accelerator for Biomanufacturing. The MAB, part of the UMass Dartmouth campus in Fall River, is the first building to take up residence in the SouthCoast Life Science and Technology Park...

UMass president Robert Caret says the University will now have its own report card.  From now on, UMass will measure how well it does in six distinct areas.

Retiring Congressman Barney Frank is donating his personal papers to UMass Dartmouth. The longtime Congressman is stepping down from his position at the end of the year, and will entrust his personal archives of the last 32 years to the folks at UMass Dartmouth...

In High School Action, the annual Cranberry Bowl was played in Mattapoisett pitting Wareham against Old Rochester. Wareham retained the top spot in the SouthCoast Conference with a 12 to 7 win in a defnsive minded game.

More than 70 fishermen went back to school Friday, taking part in a fishing safety training program at the UMass School of Marine Science and Technology in New Bedford.

The SouthCoast Alliance is holding a senatorial forum next Thursday at UMass Dartmouth. Both candidates have been invited, but Craig Dutra of the Alliance tells WBSM News only one candidate is showing up. In a letter to the Alliance, Brown says that he has committed to six debates, the most of any incumbent senator in 16 years and has finalized his debate and candidates forum schedule for the 2012

UMass system President Robert Caret's bus tour stopped Thursday at the UMass School of Marine Science and Technology in New Bedford.

A Massachusetts chemist whose alleged mishandling of drug samples has thrown thousands of criminal cases into question testified under oath that she holds a master's degree in chemistry from the University of Massachusetts, but school officials say they have no record of her receiving an advanced degree or taking graduate courses there.

The wind turbine at UMass Dartmouth has been almost completely idle since it's installation about six months ago. But university officials say that will change soon. UMass Dartmouth spokesman John Hoey tells WBSM News the turbine does spin, but not consistently...

The University of Massachusetts Board of Trustees has approved a $3.1 billion capital improvement plan for the system's five campuses, including nearly 290 million dollars for UMass Dartmouth.