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IEEE honors Kurose for career contributions and best paper

Jim Kurose, Distinguished Professor in the School of Computer Science, on April 16 received the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) INFOCOM 2013 Achievement Award "for seminal contributions in the design, analysis, modeling and measurement of computer networks and their protocols, and for impactful service and educational contributions."

This award is given to someone who has a body of work (or a single paper) that has had a significant impact on the networking community and INFOCOM.

In addition, Computer Science doctoral alumni Elisha Rosensweig, Daniel Menasche and

Alumni Paul Theroux, Natasha Trethewey elected to American Academy of Arts and Sciences

Alumni Paul Theroux and Natasha Trethewey are among six writers just elected to the literature section of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences (AAAS).
 
Theroux, a novelist and travel writer, earned a bachelor of arts degree in English in 1963 and was awarded an honorary doctor of humane letters degree in 1988. He is the author of, among other things, “The Mosquito Coast,” “The Old Patagonian Express,” “The Great Railway Bazaar” and, most recently, “The Last Train to Zona Verde.”
 
Thretheway won the Pulitzer Prize for her book of poetry “Native Guard,” and was named the 19th poet

Graduate School closing at noon on May 9

The Graduate School will close at noon on Thursday, May 9 to allow the staff to complete setup for Graduate Commencement at the Mullins Center.
 

Study/work break for military veteran students and employees

Veteran Services is sponsoring a reception for military veteran students, their dependents and military veteran employees in the Campus Center Reading Room on Thursday, May 2 from 4-6 p.m.
 
There will be free fancy appetizers, giveaways and half-priced UMass Veteran T-shirts. Veteran graduation sashes will be available for $15.
 
For information, call 545-0939.

Omasta performs with Valley Rock Choir on May 4

Lynn Omasta, contract purchasing manager with Administrative Services, will be performing with the Valley Rock Choir on Saturday, May 4 at 7 p.m. at Northampton High School Auditorium.
 
The performance will feature music of the horn bands from the 1960s, ’70s and ’80s plus the Valley Jazz Choir, under the directorship of Tony Lechner.
 
Tickets are available at Northampton Box Office at 586-8686.

Doctoral oral exams for May 6-9

The graduate dean invites all graduate faculty to attend the final oral examinations for the doctoral candidates scheduled as follows:

Milena Marchesi, Ph.D., Anthropology. Tuesday, May 7, 9:30 a.m., E25 Machmer. Dissertation: “Contested Subjects: Biopolitics & the Moral Stakes of Social Cohesion in Post-Welfare Italy.” Elizabeth Krause, chr.

Alyssa Schneebaum, Ph.D., Economics. Tuesday, May 7, 11 a.m., 919 Thompson Hall. Dissertation: “The Economics of Same-Sex Couple Households: Essay on Work, Wages and Poverty.” M.V. Lee Badgett, chr.

Handan Akpinar, Ph.D., Chemistry.

Wier reads weekly poem on PBS NewsHour website

English professor Dara Wier read her poem “Not a Verbal Equivalent” on the “Weekly Poem” feature of the “PBS NewsHour.”
 
The poem is from her new collection, “You Good Thing,” published by Wave Books. She is the author of 10 other books of poetry.
 
 
 
 
 

Lockwood wins national Visionary Voice Award

Becky Lockwood, associate director of the Center for Women & Community, is one of 23 people in the country being recognized by the National Sexual Violence Resource Center (NSVRC) for their outstanding work to end sexual violence.

Each April as part of Sexual Assault Awareness Month, the NSVRC gives its Visionary Voice Awards to outstanding individuals nominated by state, territorial and tribal coalitions. Lockwood was nominated by Jane Doe Inc., the Massachusetts Coalition Against Sexual and Domestic Violence.

The Center for Women & Community houses the rape crisis center for survivors of

Subbaswamy inauguration is April 27

Kumble R. Subbaswamy will be formally inaugurated as chancellor during ceremonies on Saturday, April 27 at 11 a.m. at the Mullins Center.
 
The installation is being held in conjunction with a weeklong commemoration of the founding of the campus 150 years ago.
 
President Robert L. Caret and Henry M. Thomas, III, chairman of the Board of Trustees, will conduct the investiture rites, presenting Subbaswamy with a medallion bearing the names of the Amherst campus’s leaders since 1863 as a symbol of his office.
 
Other scheduled speakers include Provost James V. Staros, Julie C.

LatinSummer camp to be held on campus June 1-2

The Classics Department and Ascanius: The Youth Classics Institute are teaming up to offer a LatinSummer camp to local students on June 1-2. LatinSummer, the oldest and largest program of its type in the nation, will introduce students to the language and culture of ancient Rome.

The proram will run from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. and is open to any student currently enrolled in grades one through six. Registration fees range from $35 to $110 depending on financial need. No prior knowledge of Latin or classics is required.

During the LatinSummer program, students will participate in exciting classes

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