The graduate dean invites all graduate faculty to attend the final oral examinations for the doctoral candidates scheduled as follows:
Satamita Samanta, Ph.D., Chemistry. Monday, Dec. 17, 9 a.m., 221 Integrated Sciences Building. Dissertation: “Hybrid Push: A Mechanistic Model for Initial Transcription Common to all RNA Polymerases.” Craig Martin, chr.
Andrew Meade, Ph.D., Physics. Thursday, Dec. 20, 1 p.m., 1033 Lederle Graduate Research Tower. Dissertation: “W/Z + Jets Cross Section Ratio, and its Implications for New Physics at the ATLAS Experiment.” Benjamin Brau, chr.
Ken Toong, executive director of Auxiliary Enterprises, spoke about Dining Services' efforts to promote healthy eating and address wellness issues for its 16,000 meal plan students during the first-ever Worlds of Healthy Flavors Asia conference held Nov. 30 at the Raffles City Convention Centre in Singapore.
Bill Cosby will perform a benefit concert in support of New England Public Radio's 50th anniversary Capital Campaign at Springfield's Symphony Hall on Saturday, March 2 at 8 p.m. All proceeds will benefit the programs and services of WFCR and all-news WNNZ.
Molecular chaperones have emerged as exciting new potential drug targets, because scientists want to learn how to stop cancer cells, for example, from using chaperones to enable their uncontrolled growth. Now a team of biochemists led by Lila Gierasch has deciphered key steps in the mechanism of the Hsp70 molecular machine by “trapping” this chaperone in action, providing a dynamic snapshot of its mechanism.
Thomas R. Schneeweis, the Michael and Cheryl Philipp Professor of Finance at the Isenberg School of Management, was honored Nov. 29 by the Chartered Alternative Investment Analyst Association (CAIA) with its inaugural Award for Academic Excellence and Alternative Investment Research.
Always looking for opportunities to offer students a way to practice their new skills into real-life settings to broaden their experience and increase their comfort in unfamiliar situations, Judi LaBranche, a lecturer in Kinesiology, recently took eight juniors and seniors majors to the Hampshire County Jail in Northampton to participate in the correctional facility’s health fair. The health and fitness specialist supervised students as they carried out health testing for about 80 minimum- and medium-security inmates during the three-hour event.
Paige Warren, associate professor of Environmental Conservation, is the co-editor of a recently published book from the University of California Press, “Urban Bird Ecology and Conservation.” Her co-editor is ecologist Christopher Lepczyk of the University of Hawaii at Manoa. The book collects views of leading researchers on cities, one of our most “under-studied environments,” Warren notes.
Gov. Deval Patrick has ordered the U.S. and Commonwealth flags lowered to half-staff on Friday, Dec. 7 from sunrise to sunset in honor of National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day.
Seven teams of aspiring entrepreneurs shared $10,000 in prize money from the initial phase of the Innovation Challenge competition held Dec. 4. The awards were based on executive summaries that each team submitted in advance to a panel of judges plus an elevator pitch followed by questions from the judges during the competition.