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May 24, 2012
A citizen science project to study nesting populations of common backyard songbirds started recently as campus researchers began visiting the yards of 60 volunteer families across western Massachusetts for the "Neighborhood Nestwatch" project.
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May 23, 2012
New fish-tagging studies of young bluefin tuna in Atlantic waters off New England by campus researchers are offering the first fishery-independent, year-round data on dispersal patterns and habitat use for the popular game fish.
May 21, 2012
Twenty-one Afghan teachers who received master's degrees in education in Kabul this spring are returning to their university classrooms embracing a hard-won commitment to skills and values of leadership, research methodology, teaching and assessment forged in partnership with faculty and students at the School of Education.
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May 21, 2012
For most students and newer alumni, philanthropy conjures images of wealthy industrialists, financiers and software magnates, but a new campaign supported by the UMass Amherst Foundation board seeks to instill a culture of giving among younger members of the campus community.
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May 17, 2012
For most graduates, the day before Commencement is usually busy with packing, bidding goodbye to friends or squiring family around the area, but senior Hannah D. Barrett, a Psychology major in Commonwealth Honors College, had a decidedly different experience.
May 17, 2012
Ashley Ellen Goetz, 26, of Amherst, a student in the MFA Program for Poets and Writers, died May 14 in a car accident on Route 202 in Belchertown.
May 17, 2012
A $1 million renovation of the Lincoln Campus Center concourse is scheduled to begin May 21, according to Facilities Planning.
May 17, 2012
The first six recipients of the Master of Science in Design in Historic Preservation degree are ready to take on some of the most complicated and delicate preservation projects around after having completed a rigorous and unique three-year course of study offered by UMass Amherst and Hancock Shaker Village, a national historic landmark.
May 16, 2012
Five students from the Department of Kinesiology are recipients of American Kinesiology Association (AKA) awards.
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May 16, 2012
Amy Brady, a graduate student in the English Department, has been selected as this year's awardee for research in the Center for Research Libraries' Primary Source Awards.
May 15, 2012
The administrative offices of the Physical Plant Division will be housed temporarily in Dickinson Hall, the former police station, as of May 22.
May 15, 2012
A graduate student and two undergraduates will attend intensive language institutes overseas this summer through Critical Language Scholarships awarded by the U.S. Department of State.
