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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.
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:
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.
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.
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.
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.
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Chef Anthony Jung wins gold medal in national competition 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.
Obituary: Dennis Burkh, music faculty member, Five College Orchestra director 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.
Obituary: Ernest H. Hofer, former English professor, founder of the Oxford Summer Seminar 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.
Stifler receives Fulbright to teach in Sri Lanka John Stifler, a senior lecturer in the economics department, has received a Fulbright scholar's grant to teach for nine months in Kandy, Sri Lanka.
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'69 honorary degree recipients were quite an accomplished group When it comes to star power, the lineup for honorary degrees in 1969 may have set the standard. Among the 10 degree recipients were legendary CBS newsman Walter Cronkite, poet Archibald MacLeish and Senator Edward M. Kennedy, who gave the Commencement address.
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Registration now open for Green School short course in November
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.
Organic farming conference coming to UMass Amherst
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.
Farewell reception for Chancellor Cole
The campus community is invited to attend a farewell celebration for Interim Chancellor Thomas W. Cole, Jr. on Thursday, July 24 from 4-6 p.m. in the Marriott Center, 11th floor of the Campus Center.
Chancellors Way-Thatcher Way intersection to be closed
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.
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