Otto Vogl, 85, of Amherst, professor emeritus of Polymer Science and Engineering, died April 27 at home.
Born in Traiskirchen, Austria, near Vienna, he studied organic chemistry, receiving his doctorate from the University of Vienna in 1950, having completed his thesis on steroids. He became an instructor at the Chemical Institute of the University of Vienna.
In 1953, he came to the U.S.to the University of Michigan as a postdoctoral fellow. He moved to Princeton University where he continued his research. In 1956, he joined the polychemicals department of Du Pont in Wilmington, Del.
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Epidemiologist Lisa Chasan-Taber, an internationally recognized expert whose research explores how modifying behavioral risk factors can decrease disease rates in mothers and their offspring, is being recognized as a Spotlight Scholar.
The highest standards in teaching, research, outreach and invention among members of the faculty were recognized April 29 at the UMass Honors dinner held as part of Founders Week.
The Center for Research on Families recently awarded $39,200 in funding to 11 undergraduate and graduate students with an interest in researching issues related to the family.
The campus’s first-ever fundraising campaign driven by social media was a resounding success this week, raising $83,947 during a 36-hour event that included 1,533 online gifts as the campus kicked off its 150th birthday celebration.
Professor Max Page of the Art, Art History and Architecture Department, is one of three scholars nationally named to receive the Rome Prize for Historic Preservation and Conservation, awarded annually by the American Academy in Rome to honor “the highest standard of excellence in the arts and humanities.”
Karen Hayes, director of Research Communication and Outreach in University Relations, received the Massachusetts Women in Public Higher Education (MWPHE) 2013 Professional Development Award at the organization’s statewide conference in Wrentham on April 15.
The College of Wooster in Ohio is awarding an honorary Doctor of Humane Letters degree to professor John H. Bracey, Jr. of Afro-American Studies at the school’s 143rd commencement on May 13.
The campus community is invited to a celebration honoring Allan Byam, director of Transportation Services, who is retiring after 35 years of campus service, on Wednesday, May 15 from 4-6 p.m. in the Amherst Room on the 10th floor of the Campus Center.