Podos named 'Outstanding New Investigator'
Biologist Jeffrey Podos has received the Outstanding New Investigator Award 2001 from the Animal Behavior Society (ABS).

Wier finalist for Phi Beta Kappa inaugural award
English professor Dara Wier is among five finalists in the inaugural Phi Beta Kappa poetry award competition. Wier is being considered for her book, "Voyages in English."

UMW tenure issues considered at Senate meeting
The Faculty Senate heard a presentation at its Nov. 1 meeting from the position of the American Association of University Professors' (AAUP) chapter on the Worcester campus about proposed changes in UMass Worcester's tenure policy.

Biehls' visit includes variety of events
Peter and Linda Biehls' visit to campus Nov. 6-8 was marked by the variety of events which they participated in.

Instructors in Continuing Ed. vote for GEO
Graduate students who are teaching in the Division of Continuing Education this semester voted Nov. 7 to join the Graduate Employee Organization, an affiliate of the United Auto Workers Local 2322.

Parking access improves at FAC
The conversion of one of the Fine Arts Center's reflecting pools into a parking lot is part of a broader effort to make the facility more accessible to the handicapped.

Interdisciplinary Seminar in the Humanities and Fine Arts
accepts applications
The Interdisciplinary Seminar in the Humanities and Fine Arts (ISHA) is accepting applications for its spring 2002 semester seminar, "Cultures and Coexistence."