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Quilter appointed copyright and information policy librarian

Laura Quilter has joined the Libraries staff as copyright and information policy librarian.

Quilter has a master of library and information science from the University of Kentucky and a J.D. from the University of California, Berkeley School of Law.
 
Quilter has taught as an adjunct professor at Simmons College, and at the Samuelson Law, Technology and Public Policy Clinic at the UC Berkeley School of Law.  She has consulted with libraries and non-profits on copyright, privacy, and other technology law concerns.

Obituary: Jerome B. King, retired Political Science professor

Jerome B. King, retired professor of Political Science, died Oct. 13 at his home in Hanover, N.H.

Born in New York City, he grew up in Short Hills, N.J.; London, England, and Scarsdale, N.Y.

He received a B.A. from Dartmouth in 1948 after having interrupted his studies to enlist in the Navy. He received an M.A. and a Ph.D. from Stanford University.

Hankinson recognized as Spotlight Scholar

Epidemiology professor Susan Hankinson of the School of Public Health and Health Sciences, whose research investigates the “underlying etiology and biologic pathways” that lead to breast cancer’s development, is the campus's latest Spotlight Scholar.

Hankinson, who joined the faculty last year, previously taught at Harvard Medical School.

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Springfield building designed by Brause featured on 'This Old House'

The new EcoBuilding Bargains store in Springfield, designed by assistant professor of Architecture Caryn Brause, was featured Oct. 11 on the PBS program "This Old House" in an episode titled “Deconstruction & Design.”

The new 32,000-square-foot facility is the largest material reuse store in New England. Brause worked with the client to insure that the new store design would be consistent with the non-profit’s goals: to reuse valuable building materials, to make home improvement more affordable, and to create local jobs and provide job training.

A grant from the Massachusetts Department of

Gordon's articles published in two journals

Daniel Gordon, History professor and associate dean of the Commonwealth Honors College, published two journal articles in September.

"The Confidence Factor in Liberal Education" appeared in Liberal Education. According to the publication's website, "Liberal Education, the flagship journal of the Association of American Colleges and Universities, expresses the voices of educators, faculty, administrators, and others who are working to enrich liberal learning and undergraduate education.

Nagurney is panelist at Future Urban Transport Symposium in Sweden

Anna Nagurney, the John F. Smith Memorial Professor of Operations Management at the Isenberg School of Management, who is also a visiting professor at the School of Business, Economics and Law at the University of Gothenburg in Sweden, as part of her sabbatical, was a panelist at the Future Urban Transport Symposium held Oct. 15-17.

The symposium took place in Gothenburg, with the theme "Urban Freight for Livable Cities." Participation in the symposium, which convened academics, corporate representatives, policy-makers and practitioners from six continents, along with a journalist, was by

Sociologist Amy Schalet receives Award for Excellence in Sexuality Education

Amy Schalet, associate professor of Sociology, received the Healthy Teen Network’s Carol Mendez Cassell Award for Excellence in Sexuality Education at the group’s annual awards luncheon on Oct. 17 in Minneapolis.

Pat Paluzzi, the president and CEO of the Healthy Teen Network, says Schalet was selected for the award based on nominations from educators from across the country.

Schalet is the author of "Not Under My Roof: Parents, Teens, and the Culture of Sex." In the book, Schalet compares attitudes about teen sexuality of parents in the Netherlands and the U.S.

Pastry chef is raisin' the profile of cinnamon swirl bread with award-winning baked delight

Some of the best raisin bread in the country may be closer than you think.
 
A cinnamon swirl raisin bread prepared by pastry chef Pam Adams of the Dining Services Bakeshop has received the grand prize in the commercial category of the fifth annual America's Best Raisin Bread contest.
 
The event was held at the American Institute of Baking and organized in conjunction with Kansas State University in Manhattan, Kan. on Oct. 13. Altogether, there were 36 contestants in the artisanal, commercial and breakfast categories.
 
After winning, Adams said she was “humbled and honored” to be the

Obituary: David R. Bloodsworth, professor of Labor Studies, active arbitrator

David R. Bloodsworth, 75, of Amherst, retired professor of Labor Studies and noted arbitrator, died Oct. 11.

Bloodsworth began his career after graduating from UMass Amherst in 1968 with a master’s degree in Labor Studies. In 1972, after working for the National Center for Dispute Settlement in Boston, he returned to the university to become assistant director of the Labor Relations and Research Center. He served in that post for 25 years and devoted much of his time to teaching.

While maintaining his academic schedule, Bloodsworth was also an active arbitrator, overseeing labor dispute cases

Obituary: Andrew F. Brimmer, former Wilmer D. Barrett Professor of Economics

Andrew F. Brimmer, 86, who was the Wilmer D. Barrett Professor of Economics in the Economics Department from 1987 to 2000, died Oct. 7. He continued teaching undergraduates and giving public lectures and workshops until 2008.

Michael Ash, professor of Economics and Public Policy and current chair of the Department of Economics, recall his interactions with Brimmer. “Beginning with my arrival on campus, I would look forward to Dr. Brimmer’s once-a-term seminars for colleagues,” Ash says.

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