http://www.umass.edu/loop/RSS/rss_category.php?category=Talking Points,Weekly Bulletin,Looking Back,People UMass Amherst In The Loop en-us edblag@admin.umass.edu http://www.umass.edu/loop/talkingpoints/articles/77010.php Physical Plant staff are working extra hours to clean up damage inflicted by two days of heavy rain on campus and are preparing for new thunderstorms and gusty winds forecast for Thursday. Thu, 24 Jul 2008 00:00:00 EDT http://www.umass.edu/loop/talkingpoints/articles/76975.php July 23, 2008 The Office of Information Technologies will conduct a major hardware upgrade on Saturday, July 26 from 8 a.m. to noon. As a result, the following services and resources will be unavailable during this upgrade period: Thu, 24 Jul 2008 00:00:00 EDT http://www.umass.edu/loop/talkingpoints/articles/76974.php July 24, 2008 Officials from UMass Amherst and the Friends of the W.E.B. Du Bois Homesite in Great Barrington hosted a special preview of the site on Thursday, July 24. The special event, featuring plans to develop a memorial to the life of W.E.B. Du Bois at the Du Bois Boyhood Homesite, was scheduled for outgoing Chancellor Thomas W. Jr. and showcased recent improvements, including a parking lot, signage and a pathway to a memorial boulder installed in 1969. Thu, 24 Jul 2008 00:00:00 EDT http://www.umass.edu/loop/weeklybulletin/articles/76976.php The intersection of Chancellors Way and Thatcher Way will be closed beginning Thursday, July 24 through Wednesday, July 30 to allow for manhole construction. The closure will take place on a daily basis, from 7 a.m. until 3:30 p.m. The intersection will reopen to traffic for evenings/nights and over the weekend. Wed, 23 Jul 2008 00:00:00 EDT http://www.umass.edu/loop/talkingpoints/articles/76972.php July 23, 2008 Nonprofit groups and town governments in western Massachusetts struggling to make sense of large amounts of data can now receive free statistical consulting from Statistics in the Community (STATCOM), a volunteer organization housed at the University of Massachusetts Amherst. Wed, 23 Jul 2008 00:00:00 EDT http://www.umass.edu/loop/talkingpoints/articles/76971.php July 23, 2008 UMass police and other campus emergency operations officials conducted a successful emergency drill this month to evaluate police response time and test activation of the Campus Alerts system. In addition, the notification and assembly of the campus’ emergency management team was rehearsed. Wed, 23 Jul 2008 00:00:00 EDT http://www.umass.edu/loop/talkingpoints/articles/76967.php July 23, 2008 Sofiya Alhassan, assistant professor of kinesiology, has received federal funding to help her develop and validate new methods for processing physical activity in children age 8 through 16. Wed, 23 Jul 2008 00:00:00 EDT http://www.umass.edu/loop/talkingpoints/articles/76959.php July 23, 2008 Recent research by UMass Amherst food scientist, Kalidas Shetty and Lena Galvez Ranilla of the University of San Paolo, Brazil, shows that when it comes to managing Type 2 diabetes, all sweeteners may not be the same. Wed, 23 Jul 2008 00:00:00 EDT http://www.umass.edu/loop/people/articles/76957.php Anthony Jung, chef at Berkshire Dining Commons, won a gold medal in the Culinary Challenge competition held during the National Association of College and University Food Services (NACUFS) national conference in Washington, D.C. in July. Wed, 23 Jul 2008 00:00:00 EDT http://www.umass.edu/loop/talkingpoints/articles/76973.php July 23, 2008 Computer scientists are working with Massachusetts health care professionals to analyze medical procedures, including blood transfusions and chemotherapy treatments, with the goal of improving patient safety. The team is also analyzing the flow of patients in emergency rooms to reduce waiting time. Wed, 23 Jul 2008 00:00:00 EDT http://www.umass.edu/loop/talkingpoints/articles/76979.php July 22, 2008 Campus officials are evaluating the future use of the Marine Research Station in Gloucester. It recently ceased operations following the death of its sole researcher and director, Herbert O. Hultin, 73, of Rockport, a food science professor. Tue, 22 Jul 2008 00:00:00 EDT http://www.umass.edu/loop/talkingpoints/articles/76851.php July 21, 2008 STA Travel has closed its retail store in the Campus Center along with 48 other retails locations owned by the company. Mon, 21 Jul 2008 00:00:00 EDT http://www.umass.edu/loop/talkingpoints/articles/76977.php July 22, 2008 Jazz great Billy Taylor, one of the founders of Jazz in July back in 1982, gave his final performance for the program at Bowker Auditorium on July 17. Taylor, who turns 87 this week, has been a stalwart of jazz education and a key personality in the Jazz in July program where he has supported and mentored more than 1,500 young people over the years. Mon, 21 Jul 2008 00:00:00 EDT http://www.umass.edu/loop/people/articles/76918.php Ernest Harrison Hofer, 84 of Riveracres, Sunderland, and Lewes Crescent, Brighton, England, a former professor of English and founder of the Oxford Summer Seminar, died peacefully at Royal Sussex Hospital in Brighton on July 15, 2008. Mon, 21 Jul 2008 00:00:00 EDT http://https://www.parkinson.org/NETCOMMUNITY/SSLPage.aspx?pid=281&srcid=201 Dennis Burkh, 72, of Chicago, a former director of the Five College Orchestra and faculty member in the music department at UMass Amherst, died July 13, 2008. Mon, 21 Jul 2008 00:00:00 EDT http://www.umass.edu/uclub The University Club has re-opened for lunch during the summer. It also offers evening dining. Sun, 20 Jul 2008 00:00:00 EDT http://www.umass.edu/loop/weeklybulletin/articles/76637.php Registration is open for the Green School, a comprehensive certificate short course for green industry professionals taught by UMass Extension specialists and University faculty, which begins Nov. 6. Sun, 20 Jul 2008 00:00:00 EDT http://www.umass.edu/loop/weeklybulletin/articles/76683.php A reception in honor of Anne C. Moore, associate director for User Services, is being held Friday, July 25 from 3-5 p.m. in the 4th floor conference of the Du Bois Library. Sun, 20 Jul 2008 00:00:00 EDT http://www.umass.edu/loop/weeklybulletin/articles/76886.php The 34th Annual Northeast Organic Farming Association (NOFA) Summer Conference will be held at UMass Amherst Aug. 8-10 after many years at Hampshire College. Sun, 20 Jul 2008 00:00:00 EDT http://www.umass.edu/loop/weeklybulletin/articles/76877.php The graduate dean invites all graduate faculty to attend the final oral examinations for the doctoral candidates scheduled as follows: Sun, 20 Jul 2008 00:00:00 EDT