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Professor Ed Tronick was one of the first to show babies are affected by their parents' emotions.
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Lloyd Schwartz is a scholar, poet, music critic, Pulitzer Prize winner, and teacher at heart.

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Reaching Higher

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Dec 22, 2011

Ripples of Impact: Philanthropy 2011

“$11,619,804. Big number. That�s what UMass Boston raised from private sources last year. But my eyes glaze over numbers. What�s in a number? What are the stories that make these numbers possible? Preparing Ripples of Impact: Philanthropy 2011, UMass Boston’s annual giving report, provided me with a powerful encounter with these stories. What drives individuals, [...]...”

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