Weekly Bulletin

Female participants needed for exercise study

Stephen Foulis, a doctoral candidate in the Muscle Physiology Lab in the Kinesiology Department, is seeking participants for his dissertation study, which is focused on how muscles recover following an exercise bout and what effect that has on everyday function in young and older adults.

Qualified participants must be female, 25-40 or 65-85 years old, non-smokers who are not currently exercise training.

This study involves 4 or 5 visits, each of which will last approximately 1-2 hours. Participants will be compensated up to $50 for their time.

For more information, e-mail Stephen Foulis

Flags lowered for Wisconsin shooting victims

In accordance with President Barack Obama’s proclamation, Gov. Deval L. Patrick has ordered that the U.S. and Commonwealth flags be lowered to half-staff until sunset on Friday, Aug. 10, in honor of the victims of the violence perpetrated on Aug. 5 in Oak Creek, Wisc.

Doctoral oral exams for Aug. 13-17

The graduate dean invites all graduate faculty to attend the final oral examinations for the doctoral candidates scheduled as follows:

Jamal Watson, Ph.D., Afro-American Studies. Monday, Aug. 13, noon, 311 New Africa House. Dissertation: “Ethel Payne, the First Lady of the Black Press: Black Journalism and Its Advocacy Role from 1954-1991.” John Bracey, chr.

Yongping Zha, Ph.D., Polymer Science and Engineering. Monday, Aug. 13, 1 p.m., A110/A111 Conte Polymer Science Building.

Campus hosts North American Wind Energy Academy Aug. 7-9

The inaugural meeting of the North American Wind Energy Academy (NAWEA) is being held on campus Aug. 7-9 with a series of talks and workshops in Engineering Lab 1 and Lab 2.
 
NAWEA is an organization of universities, research laboratories and industry participants dedicated to coordinating wind energy research and education activities in order to advance the state of wind energy technology and to develop the next generation of wind energy engineers, researchers, scientists and innovators in North America.
 
On Tuesday, Aug.

Police to conduct active shooter training at Mark's Meadow building

The UMass Amherst Police Department is scheduling active shooter training during August for university police officers and supporting agencies. The three weekend training sessions will be held in the Mark’s Meadow School building between 8 a.m. and 4 p.m. Police will secure the area during the training exercises to prevent anyone from entering the building, says Patrick Archbald, interim police chief.
 
“This training is for officers and firefighters who may be faced with incidents similar to those that have occurred across the country in college settings such as Virginia Polytechnic

New Students Orientation needs volunteers for fall opening

New Students Orientation is seeking assistance from faculty, staff, and community members who can volunteer their time to welcome new students and help them find their way around campus during their first days at UMass Amherst.

Help is especially needed with Convocation on Friday, Aug. 31; the Athletics 101 Pep Rally on Saturday, Sept. 1; and with information booths throughout Fall NSO and during the first day of classes.

Volunteers with smartphones needed to help 'outsmart' invasive species

A campus research study in Hadley is seeking volunteers with smartphones to help 'outsmart' invasive species.

All that's needed is a smartphone and about an hour of free time to take part in a fun research study that combines mobile technology and environmental protection: The Outsmart Invasive Species Project.

From now through the end of September, the Outsmart project team is conducting a study to figure out if the types of training people have on species identification affects their success when using the free Outsmart Invasive Species app to identify invasive plants and insects.

Flags lowered for Westfield police officer

Gov. Deval Patrick has ordered that the U.S. and Commonwealth flags be lowered to half-staff at all state buildings from sunrise until sunset on Tuesday, July 31 in honor of Westfield police officer Jose Torres, who died July 26.

Doctoral oral exams for Aug. 6 to 10

The graduate dean invites all graduate faculty to attend the final oral examinations for the doctoral candidates scheduled as follows:
 
Filip Jagodzinski, Ph.D., Computer Science. Monday, Aug. 6, 10 a.m., 151 Computer Science Building. Dissertation: “Predicting Flexibility in Mutated Proteins.” Ileana Streinu, chr.

Prospero Garcia, Ph.D., Spanish and Portuguese. Monday, Aug. 6, 1 p.m., 301 Herter Hall. Dissertation: “Verbalizing in the Second Language Classroom: The Development of the Grammatical Concept of Aspect.” Eduardo Negueruela , chr.

Kristina Giorda, Ph.D., Molecular and Cellular

UMass Amherst to conduct test of outdoor warning system on July 24

AMHERST, Mass. – There will be a test of the UMass Amherst Alerts Emergency Notification System (ENS) on Tuesday, July 24 after 6 p.m. The ENS test will include the UMass Amherst Alerts emergency text messaging, broadcast e-mail and outdoor warning sirens. This is part of the university’s continuing effort to test, evaluate and improve its ability to provide timely and effective emergency notification and warnings during a campus emergency.

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