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Xiao receives ILSI Future Leader Award

Hang Xiao, assistant professor of Food Science, received one of the 2012 International Life Science Institute Future Leader Award. 
 
The award is given annually to two early career nutritionists or food scientists who show exceptional promise to become future leaders in foods and health. The award provides research funding to new investigators to expand an existing project or to conduct exploratory research that might not receive funding from other sources.
 
Xiao was recognized for his research in the field of cancer prevention by diet-based strategies.

Obituary: Raelene Currier, clerk in Equal Opportunity and Diversity Office

Raelene Elizabeth (Miner) Currier, 58, of Turners Falls, clerk III in the Equal Opportunity and Diversity Office, died Sept. 8. 

Born in Colrain, she was raised in Jensen Beach, Fla., and attended Martin County schools. At 17, she returned to Shelburne. In 1971, she graduated from Brom's Beauty Academy in Holyoke and worked for Hazel’s in Greenfield. In 1981, she received an associate degree in legal secretary science from Greenfield Community College.

She joined the campus staff in 1994, first as a typist in the Undergraduate Advising and Academic Support Center.

Bradley keynotes international meeting on culture, climate change and politics

Distinguished Professor Ray Bradley, director of the Climate System Research Center in the Department of Geosciences, gave the keynote address at the International Conference on Culture, Climate Change and Politics at the University of Colorado on Sept. 14. 

The meeting brought together social scientists, journalists, economists and political scientists from more than 20 countries to examine issues of communication, the role of the media, and politics, in relation to the problem of global warming. Bradley's book, Global Warming and Political Intimidation (University of Massachusetts Press,

Brown promoted at Residential Life

Liz Brown has been promoted from assistant director for finance to director of finance and human resources for Residential Life, according to executive director Eddie Hull.
 
In her new role, Brown will have overall responsibility for Residential Life finances, budget development and all related areas. In addition, she has assumed responsibility for the unit’s human resources functions and related matters.
 

Smith and Stepanov share best paper award

Professor James MacGregor Smith of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering and his former Ph.D student, Alexander Stepanov, now a GIS analyst with Campus Planning, won the best paper award in the theory and methodology category at the 25th European Conference on Operational Research, held July 8-11 in Vilnius, Lithuania.
 
EURO presented the first of its annual best paper awards for papers published in the European Journal of Operational Research. Smith and Stepanov’s paper, “Multi-objective evacuation routing in transportation networks,” was published in October 2009. Their award also included

Glennon's book on Tom Brady published by Triumph Books

Tom Brady vs. the NFL: The Case for Football's Greatest Quarterback, by Sean Glennon, associate director of Marketing and New Business Development for University Relations, has been published by Triumph Books and is now available through online retailers and bookstores.
 
Tom Brady vs. the NFL is Glennon’s fourth book, all of which focus on various aspects of the New England Patriots, though he says, “I’m not a Patriots fan, but I am a big football fan.”
 
As a columnist for the Boston Phoenix in 2002, Glennon chronicled the season from the fans’ perspective.

Bunk's article on boxer Harry Wills published in Journal of Sport History

Brian D. Bunk, senior lecturer in History, published an article in the most recent issue of the Journal of Sport History titled "Harry Wills and the Image of the Black Boxer from Jack Johnson to Joe Louis."
 
In the article, Bunk argues that the African-American press created images of Harry Wills that were intended to restore the image of the black boxer after Jack Johnson and to use these positive representations as effective tools in the fight against inequality. Newspapers highlighted Wills’s moral character in contrast to Johnson’s questionable reputation.

Dasgupta gives invited presentation at White House roundtable

Psychology professor Nilanjana Dasgupta gave a research talk at the White House on Aug. 21 as part of a mini-conference on finding effective ways to increase the participation of underrepresented youth in technology and to enhance the numbers of American technology innovators and entrepreneurs.
 
Dasgupta reports that the White House and President Obama's chief technology officer, Todd Park, are urgently searching for strategies to offset the dwindling numbers of domestic students who pursue careers in technology.

Obituary: Robert A. Sharpe, Jr., former maintainer with Residential Life

Robert A. Sharpe, Jr., 48, of Belchertown, a former maintainer I with Residential Life, died Sept. 3.
 
He began his campus service as a temporary hire in fall 2010 and received a permanent appointment in December of that year. He left in August 2011.
 
He leaves his wife, Becki-Lyn, and two daughters, Kristi Marie and Alicia Ann, all of Belchertown and his mother, two brothers and two sisters, and many nieces and nephews.
 
Memorial gifts may be made to the D’Amour Cancer Center in Springfield, Wounded Warriors Project, P.O. Box 758517, Topeka, KS 66675 or Brain Cancer Center of America.

Gillum receives Outstanding Research Award from IDVAAC

Tameka L. Gillum, associate professor of Public Health, was honored with the Outstanding Research Award at the Institute on Domestic Violence in the African American Community’s national conference held Aug. 13-14 in Norfolk, Va.
 
The award recognized Gillum for “outstanding research on domestic violence focused on illuminating the experiences of African American battered women.” She also served as an invited participant on a panel on “Diversity in Black America: Reflections of a New Generation” during the conference.
 
The Institute on Domestic Violence in the African American Community

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