Dining Services wins silver in national nutrition award competition

Dining Services is a recipient of the Silver Award for the 2013 Nutrition Awards, given by the National Association of College and University Food Services (NACUFS). The Nutrition Awards aim to help member institutions advance their culinary expertise by acknowledging successful promotions and outstanding recipes.

Thirty colleges and universities across North America submitted entries in two categories, including Most Innovative Wellness and Nutrition Program, and Best Local Foods Recipe. Each entry was judged by a team of collegiate dining professionals.

New Badgett report shows higher poverty rates in LGB community

Poverty rates among all Americans have increased during the current recession, but people in our country’s lesbian, gay and bisexual (LGB) communities are more likely to be poor than their heterosexual counterparts, according to a new study co-authored by M.V. Lee Badgett, professor of Economics and director of the Center for Public Policy and Administration.
 
The report, “New Patterns of Poverty in the Lesbian, Gay and Bisexual Community,” shows that women, children and African-Americans are particularly vulnerable.

Visiting scientist from Bangladesh training on campus this summer

Ferdous-E-Elahi Jabin, a visiting scientist from Bangladesh Agricultural Research Institute, will work in professor Rob Wick’s laboratory this summer under the auspices of a Norman Borlaug Fellowship.

Jabin is a plant pathologist and is seeking training in nematology through the Wick lab. She will receive a short-course in nematology that will include identification of nematodes using morphological as well as molecular techniques.

New UMass Poll finds Markey leading Gomez in Senate race

The results of a new statewide UMass Poll released June 6 shows Democratic U.S. Representative Edward Markey with a strong 11-point lead over Republican Gabriel Gomez among likely voters in advance of the Massachusetts special U.S. Senate election scheduled for June 25. Markey and Gomez are contesting the open Senate seat created by John Kerry’s appointment as Secretary of State.
 
Markey leads 51 percent to 40 percent among likely voters, and among registered voters Markey’s lead is 10 points (47 percent to 37 percent). With only 6 percent of likely voters identifying themselves as

Governor, Massachusetts Life Sciences Center announce $100m in capital grants for regional projects

Gov. Deval Patrick and the Massachusetts Life Sciences Center (MLSC) on June 6 announced more than $100 million in grants for life-sciences-related capital projects in western Massachusetts, including $95 million for UMass Amherst and $5.5 million for the Pioneer Valley Life Sciences Institute (PVLSI), a joint venture of Baystate Medical Center in Springfield and the campus.
 
“Our Life Sciences strategy is about choosing to shape our future - investing today to leave a better Commonwealth for the next generation,” said Patrick.

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