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Obituary: Craig Harbison, Professor Emeritus of Art History
Tuesday, May 29, 2018
Craig Stephen Harbison, 74, of Hadley, professor emeritus of art history, died May 17. Born in Baltimore, Maryland, on April 19, 1944, he grew up in Carlisle, Pennsylvania. He received his bachelor’s degree in art history in 1966 from Oberlin College, where he studied under Wolfgang...
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UMass Amherst Hosts Regional Hazmat Response Exercise
Tuesday, May 29, 2018
***MEDIA ADVISORY*** DATE:            Wednesday, May 30 TIME:            11 a.m. to noon WHERE:       Lederle Graduate Research Center, UMass Amherst...
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Doctoral Oral Exams for June 4-8
Friday, May 25, 2018
The graduate dean invites all graduate faculty to attend the final oral examinations for the doctoral candidates scheduled as follows: Gregory DeIulio, Ph.D., Plant Biology, Monday, June 4, 10 a.m., N410 Life Science Laboratory. Dissertation: “Genomics and Plant Disease: A Study of...
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Flags Lowered to Mark Memorial Day
Friday, May 25, 2018
Gov. Charlie Baker has ordered that on Monday, May 28 the United States and Commonwealth flags at all state buildings be lowered to half-staff from sunrise until noon and be displayed at full staff from noon until sunset in honor of Memorial Day.
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UMass Amherst Chemists, International Team Develop New Blood Test to Detect Liver Damage in Under an Hour
Thursday, May 24, 2018

Chemist Vincent Rotello at UMass Amherst, with colleagues at University College London (UCL), U.K., announce today that they have developed a “quick and robust” blood test that can detect liver damage before symptoms appear, offering what they hope is a significant advance in early detection of liver disease. Details appear in Advanced Materials.

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Moliterno Named Interim Dean of Isenberg School of Management
Thursday, May 24, 2018
Thomas P. Moliterno, vice dean and Earl W. Stafford Professor in Entrepreneurial Studies at the Isenberg School of Management, has been named to a one-year term as interim dean by Provost John McCarthy. Moliterno will assume leadership of the school after the current dean, Mark A. Fuller, begins...
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Obituary: Peter Pellet, Professor Emeritus of Nutrition
Thursday, May 24, 2018
Peter L. Pellett, 90, of Amherst, professor emeritus of nutrition whose work focused on relieving child malnutrition worldwide, died May 10. Born April 14, 1928 in London, England, he was a child survivor of World War II. He later joined the British Armed Forces where he defused bombs. After his...
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Isbell among Five Honored with Manning Teaching Awards
Wednesday, May 23, 2018
Linda M. Isbell, professor of psychological and brain sciences, is one of five University of Massachusetts faculty awarded the 2018 Manning Prize for Excellence in Teaching for their exemplary dedication to students and the university. The faculty members—one from each UMass campus—will...
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Nieto Awarded Honorary Doctorate by Mount Holyoke College
Wednesday, May 23, 2018
Sonia Nieto, professor emerita of education, was awarded an honorary doctorate of humane letters by Mount Holyoke College at its 2018 Commencement on May 20. Nieto’s advice to graduates was to “become mentors. Push, believe, provoke, support and challenge your peers to do better, to...
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Annual Campus Fire Hydrant Flushing to Begin June 4
Wednesday, May 23, 2018

Beginning on Monday, June 4, Physical Plant personnel will be carrying out an annual flushing of campus fire hydrants. The process is expected to take approximately five weeks. Flushing will begin at 3 p.m. and run until 9 p.m. every weekday. Flushing at perimeter locations of campus will be done early in the shift and core locations later in the shift.

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