The latest annual Report on Research from the office of the Vice Chancellor for Research and Engagement is hot of the presses . . . or hot off whatever it is that actually produces a PDF file. The 2011 Report on Research features nearly a dozen major campus research initiatives from the largest telescope to the tiniest communication highways. (VIDEO: Barbara Osborne on A Future in Medicine - Soft Materials Immunology)
Feb. 7, 2010
Faculty senators got a glimpse at the campus' future on Feb. 2 . . . or at least its possible future, assuming that campus capital budgets remain flush, that neighboring towns remain fully onboard and that folks across a range of campus constituencies stay open to the same vision. Yes, that future.
Feb. 7, 2012
Physical Plant's Landscape Management Department has nearly completed a new 40'x25' greenhouse, located up near the departments Tillson Farm headquarters, and ready to take on a major role saving money and providing hands-on training, according to Physical Plant associate director Pam Monn.
Feb. 7, 2012
Dean of Students Enku Gelaye has vowed to move quickly to discipline students involved in a disturbance following the Super Bowl. Gelaye noted that due to federal law she cannot comment on specific sanctions levied against specific individuals. The university has begun disciplinary procedures in the matter, she said, evaluating each individual case in detail. Under the Code of Student Conduct, sanctions can include suspension or expulsion.
Feb. 2, 2012
Please do not coo over this story . . . Jack is working: Stroll across campus and you may well come across Laurie Banas and Jack, her newest guide dog in training. Banas, business manager for the Energy Frontier Research Center on campus, is a puppy walker for the Guide Dog Foundation for the Blind. Jack, the ninth dog she has trained, is her constant companion, preparing for a life of service. (Video: Canine Education at UMass)
Feb. 1, 2012
So much for the dark and silent depths. They remain dark, but according to Rodney Rountree (photo), Francis Juanes and colleagues, not so quiet. The fish biologists from the College of Natural Sciences have published one of the first studies of deep-sea fish sounds in more than 50 years, collected from the sea floor about 2,237 feet below the North Atlantic. With recording technology now more affordable, they are exploring the idea that many fish make sounds to communicate with each other, especially those that live in the perpetual dark of the deep ocean.
Feb. 1, 2012
The campus has a lot at steak in Sunday's Super Bowl, which is sizing up to be no clambake. New York University has agreed to a friendly food wager as the New England Patriots face the New York Giants in the showdown.
Feb. 1, 2012
The campus and the intellectual property law firm of Wolf, Greenfield & Sacks, P.C. have announced the establishment of the David Wolf Prize as a new award in support of the UMass Innovation Challenge business plan competition. Wolf Greenfield was a founding sponsor of the competition and continues as a platinum-level sponsor.
Jan. 31, 2012
A diverse and broad-based campus effort is succeeding in building what some are calling a campus "permaculture of sustainability" - while apparently sustaining broader recognition in the outside world.
Jan. 30, 2012
UMass Amherst: The Flagship. The Research and Teaching Powerhouse. The Top Value. The Sustainable Campus. The 12-for12 Hotel! The Room Service!!
President Robert L. Caret has outlined a plan for working with Holyoke, Springfield, and other communities in the Pioneer Valley region to help grow and recruit innovation economy based-companies and expand existing enterprises in information technology, clean energy, advanced manufacturing, and the life sciences.
Jan. 26, 2010
Wanted: sustainability ideas; all proposals will be considered, no matter how "blue sky." That's the message from the presidents and chancellor of the member institutions of the Five College consortium.
