Pastry chef is raisin' the profile of cinnamon swirl bread with award-winning baked delight

Some of the best raisin bread in the country may be closer than you think.
 
A cinnamon swirl raisin bread prepared by pastry chef Pam Adams of the Dining Services Bakeshop has received the grand prize in the commercial category of the fifth annual America's Best Raisin Bread contest.
 
The event was held at the American Institute of Baking and organized in conjunction with Kansas State University in Manhattan, Kan. on Oct. 13. Altogether, there were 36 contestants in the artisanal, commercial and breakfast categories.
 
After winning, Adams said she was “humbled and honored” to be the

Fountain explores state development in digital age as Distinguished Faculty Lectures begin Oct. 24

Political scientist Jane E. Fountain of the Center for Public Policy and Administration will lead off the 2012-13 Distinguished Faculty Lecture Series on Wednesday, Oct. 24. Fountain, who is the founder and director of the National Center for Digital Government, will discuss “Technological Change as a Variable in State Development.”

Fountain will describe the ways in which information and communication technologies are transforming democracy around the world, and will suggest that these same technologies have the capacity to mitigate policy problems such as disaster preparedness, disease

Faculty & Staff Campaign for 2012-13

Members of the campus community are invited to participate in the 2012-13 Faculty & Staff Campaign. Gifts can support student scholarships, a specific college or department, an athletic program, or one of hundreds of special programs you choose. 

Recognizing the importance of growing the culture of philanthropy on campus, a fund of $500,000 has again been established to match gifts given by current or retired faculty and staff during the 2012-13 academic year. The matching offer expands the strength of giving to the campus and departments people care about.

Graduate School has more international students, higher selectivity and an overall increase in applications

This fall’s Graduate School class has an increased number of international students, a slightly higher overall number enrolled than last year, and reflects more selectivity in choosing who will pursue graduate degrees, university officials say.

The incoming class includes 1,586 students, up from 1,540 in the fall of 2011. Overall, the Graduate School has about 6,300 students pursuing advanced degrees, including those enrolled in online programs.

John McCarthy is vice provost for Graduate Education and dean of the Graduate School. He is also a Distinguished University Professor.

Biochemists open path for possible molecular 'chaperone' therapy for inherited metabolic disease

A research team, including Scott Garman, associate professor of Biochemistry, and alumnus Nathaniel Clark, experts in revealing molecular structure by X-ray crystallography, has identified two new small “chaperone” molecules that may be useful in treating the inherited metabolic disorder known as Schindler/Kanzaki disease. This offers hope for developing the first ever drug treatment for this very rare disease. Findings are reported in the current issue of Proceedings of the National Academies of Science.

Along with Garman and Clark, the team is made up of other researchers at UMass Amherst

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