Jumping 13 spots from its ranking in 2014, the University of Massachusetts ranked 30th worldwide in rankings released Tuesday of universities granted U.S. utility patents in 2015.
The 62 patents awarded to UMass last year represents a 55 percent increase over the 40 awarded in 2014 and is the highest number issued in a calendar year since UMass began its technology transfer program in 1995, according to Abigail Barrow, interim executive director of the university's Office of Technology Commercialization and Ventures. Patents were awarded based on research in areas such as gene silencing, high-technology textiles, polymers and nanotechnology.
STATE HOUSE — Gov. Charlie Baker wants to give the MBTA a freer hand in raising fares, sending back to the Legislature a budgetary provision that would have imposed stricter limits on raising rider revenue.
The budget provision is intended to limit fare hikes, allowing the T to increase the cost of any single fare or pass by up to 7 percent once every two years.
