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New bike repair stands put cyclists back on the road

Aiming to make the campus more bike-friendly, Physical Plant recently installed bicycle repair stands at the bike shelters outside of the Student Union and Integrated Sciences Building.
 
According to Pam Monn, assistant director of Physical Plant for Building and Grounds Services, the repair stands were recommended last fall in a report by the League of American Bicyclists.
 
The Fixit Bike Repair Stands are equipped to hold a bike and are outfitted with various wrenches and screwdrivers and an air pump, all attached with sturdy cables and tamper-proof fasteners.

Biostatisticians identify genes linked to heart disease

Recently, large studies have identified some of the genetic basis for important common diseases such as heart disease and diabetes, but most of the genetic contribution to them remains undiscovered. Now campus researchers led by biostatistician Andrea Foulkes of the School of Public Health and Health Sciences have applied sophisticated statistical tools to existing large databases to reveal substantial new information about genes that cause such conditions as high cholesterol linked to heart disease.
 
Foulkes says, “This new approach to data analysis provides opportunities for developing new

Yearlong series of events, programs to mark campus' sesquicentennial

The campus' 150th birthday celebration features a yearlong series of events and activities that will reflect on the contributions of a once-tiny agricultural college that now enrolls 28,000 students and ranks among the nation’s top public research universities.
 
“UMass Amherst has been a driving force for individual opportunity and economic development dating back to the time of Abraham Lincoln and the creation of land-grant colleges,” said Chancellor Kumble Subbaswamy.

Rosenberg named Senate majority leader

State Senate President Therese Murray last week named alumnus Stan Rosenberg to the No. 2 spot on her leadership team, tapping the longtime Amherst Democrat as majority leader.
 
Since 2003, Rosenberg has served as president pro tem of the Senate, the first senator in the state’s history to hold the leadership position. He previously held several other leadership posts, including four years as assistant majority leader and three years as the first western Massachusetts legislator to chair the Senate Committee on Ways and Means.
 
“As a stalwart advocate for UMass Amherst and public higher

New website highlights campus sustainability efforts

A new interactive website, the Campus Sustainability Explorer, is allowing students, faculty, staff and the public to click on more than 100 icons to read about “green” buildings, research programs in sustainability, a student farmers’ market and related topics.
 
Bill Stanton, the Sustainability Explorer’s lead designer and developer, says, “a powerful tool like this is intended to serve as a vehicle for educational outreach.

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