Ken Feinberg, Sept. 11 Compensation Fund Special Master, to Speak on Anniversary of Terrorist Attacks
September 4, 2008
AMHERST, Mass. – Alumnus Kenneth R. Feinberg, who directed the $7 billion fund created by Congress to assist the families of those killed or injured in the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks, will give a talk on the seventh anniversary of the attacks at the University of Massachusetts Amherst. He will speak on Thursday, Sept. 11 at 4:30 p.m. in the Bernie Dallas room in Goodell Hall. The event is free and open to the public. More...
Public Health Advisory: West Nile Virus Detected in Amherst
September 4, 2008
AMHERST, Mass. – The Massachusetts Department of Public Health has announced that West Nile Virus (WNV) has been detected in mosquitoes collected in Amherst, Mass. WNV is most commonly transmitted to humans by the bite of a mosquito infected with the virus. More...
UMass Amherst’s Engineers Without Borders Work with Kenyan Village to Improve Water Supply
September 3, 2008
AMHERST, Mass. – Members of the Engineers Without Borders (EWB) student chapter at the University of Massachusetts Amherst recently returned from a three-week trip to Kenya, where they worked to improve drinking water for a rural farming village. More...
UMass Amherst Lecture Series Features Experts in Operations Research and Management
September 3, 2008
AMHERST, Mass. – Air traffic management, the security of implantable medical devices and vehicle assembly-line problems are among the topics to be covered in the Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences Fall Speaker Series at the University of Massachusetts Amherst. More...
Maryann Lombardi Named UMass Amherst Outreach Director of Creative Economy
September 2, 2008
AMHERST, Mass. – Maryann Lombardi, who for the past year has served as acting Director of Creative Economy for the UMass Amherst division of university Outreach, has been named to become the first full time director for that office, Vice Provost Sharon L. Fross has announced. More...
Regional Travel Information Center at UMass Amherst Adds New Traffic Monitoring Systems
August 29, 2008
Information on local traffic conditions available online
AMHERST, Mass. – The Regional Traveler Information Center (RTIC) at the University of Massachusetts Amherst has introduced two new traffic monitoring systems to keep commuters abreast of conditions on two busy local roadways. More...
More Than $40 Million in Improvements and Repairs Completed Over Summer at UMass Amherst
August 28, 2008
AMHERST, Mass. – As work on several major building projects continued this summer at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, more than $40 million in safety, building and infrastructure improvements and repairs were also in progress across the campus. More...
UMass Amherst Announces First Week Activities As Students Return To Campus Starting Aug. 31
August 28, 2008
AMHERST, Mass. – Students returning to the campus of the University of Massachusetts Amherst begin moving into residence halls on Sunday, Aug. 31 and classes begin Sept. 2. The students will be greeted with a full week’s schedule of activities from Aug. 31 to Sept. 6. More...
UMass Amherst Faculty and Staff Achievements Noted
August 27, 2008
AMHERST, Mass. – Several University of Massachusetts Amherst faculty and staff members have received recognition for their work in recent weeks: More...
UMass Amherst Names C. Marjorie Aelion Dean of the School of Public Health and Health Sciences
August 26, 2008
AMHERST, Mass. – C. Marjorie Aelion has been named the new dean of the School of Public Health and Health Sciences (SPHHS) at the University of Massachusetts Amherst. The announcement was made by Charlena Seymour, provost and senior vice chancellor for academic affairs. Aelion will begin her new duties Jan. 1, 2009. More...
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