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Hannahan, Pakistani Young Leaders reunite in Islamabad

After bringing more than 60 Pakistani students to the UMass Amherst campus for the past three summers as participants of the Pakistani Young Leaders program, Mike Hannahan, visiting scholar in Political Science, traveled to Islamabad in January, where he oversaw a reunion of the program’s alumni before embarking on a speaking tour of the country—a trip that coincided with President Obama’s second term inauguration and provided ample opportunity to discuss the U.S. government’s policies and practices. 
 
As director of the Civic Initiative, a democracy education enterprise that brings

Faculty, graduate students participate in Barcelona workshop

Two Anthropology faculty and five graduate students are taking part in an international workshop on the theme of “Space, Placemaking, and the Politics of the Local” at the University of Barcelona from Feb. 5-8.
 
The workshop is part of the European Field Studies Program’s three-year National Science Foundation research and training grant, "Cultural Heritage in European Societies and Spaces (CHESS),” led by associate professor Krista Harper and professor Jacqueline Urla.
 
This round of the program, Harper is serving as field supervisor, guiding students through a three-semester course series

Grosse named a fellow by American Society of Mechanical Engineers

Ian Grosse, professor in the Mechanical and Industrial Engineering Department and director of the Intelligent Modeling, Analysis, and Design Laboratory has been named a fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME).

According to ASME, “The Fellows Grade is the highest elected grade of membership within ASME, the attainment of which recognizes exceptional engineering achievements and contributions to the engineering profession.”

"For over 25 years, I have been engaged in research in the area of finite element analysis and engineering design," said Grosse.

Jaklevic joins CVIP as senior licensing officer

Burnley Jaklevic joined the campus’s Office of Commercial Ventures and Intellectual Property as senior licensing officer on Dec. 17.

She previously worked for four years at the Texas A&M University system’s office of technology commercialization, where she was responsible for intellectual property management and licensing matters for a portfolio of health-related and agricultural technologies.

Jaklevic’s technical background is in molecular biology and genetics. After earning a B.S.

Obituary: Jean Ohlson, retired nursing assistant at UHS

Jean E. (Stowell) Ohlson, 71, of New Salem, a retired nursing assistant at University Health Services, died Jan. 31 at the Legend Rehabilitation and Nursing Center in Gardner.
 
Born in Athol, she grew up on the family farm and graduated from Athol-Royalston Regional High School in 1959.
 
Following high school, she worked briefly at a shoe shop in Athol before going to get her nursing degree from Quinsigamond Community College. After earning her degree, she worked as a nurse at Athol Memorial Hospital, Tech Medical and at University Health Services from 1982-98.
 
She leaves her husband of

Calzetti receives international honor for excellence in research on galaxy evolution

Astronomy professor Daniela Calzetti recently received one of her profession’s most important honors when she was named the 2013 Blaauw Professor at the University of Groningen’s Kapteyn Astronomical Institute in The Netherlands. She is recognized for “excellence in research, broad knowledge of astronomy and an outstanding international status in astronomy.”
 
Calzetti will spend about four weeks over the coming year at the institute, a world hub of cutting-edge astronomy research.

Smith honored for promoting literacy

Cristine Smith, associate professor in the School of Education’s Department of Educational Policy, Research and Administration, has been named the recipient of the Kenneth J. Mattran Award for Promoting Literacy Nationally and Internationally by the Commission on Adult Basic Education (COABE).
 
The award is given to a practitioner with five or more years of adult education teaching experience who participates in school and community activities, who understands the characteristics of the adult learner and who is committed to the adult/continuing education profession.
 
Smith will receive the

Cordeiro keynotes MLK Day event in Somerville

Lorraine Cordeiro, assistant professor of Nutrition, gave the keynote address for Somerville’s annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Day celebration, “equality Through Access,” on Jan. 21.
 
Cordeiro discussed her research on food insecurity among underrepresented groups in Massachusetts. She also spoke about her community work with King’s oldest daughter, the late Yolanda King, and encouraged the audience to embrace a broader definition of who is considered to be American.
 

Alvarez receives Fulbright award for research on feminism in Brazil

Sonia E. Alvarez, Leonard J. Horwitz Professor of Latin American Politics in the Department of Political Science and director of the Center for Latin American, Caribbean, and Latino Studies (CLACLS), has received a Fulbright Lecturer/Research Award to support her research on feminism in Brazil.

"Feminism in Brazil today not only has been 'mainstreamed' so that it extends vertically across different levels of government, the full party spectrum, and a variety of national and international policy arenas," says Alvarez.

Collura honored for contributions to transportation education

John Collura, professor of Civil Engineering and director of the Transportation Center, was awarded the American Road & Transportation Builders Association’s (ARTBA) S.S. Steinberg Award on Jan. 14 during the association’s annual Research & Education Division (RED) meeting in Washington, D.C.

Named after the founding president of the ARTBA’s RED, the award recognizes individuals who make remarkable contributions to transportation education.

According to the association, Collura has established himself as a leader in the transportation profession by integrating research and technology transfer

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