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UMass Amherst Water Resources Research Center Appoints Interim Director
Tuesday, November 6, 2007

AMHERST, Mass. – Paula L. Sturdevant Rees, assistant professor of civil and environmental engineering at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, has been appointed interim director of the Massachusetts Water Resources Research Center.

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UMass Amherst Researchers Discover Fast-Growing Metal Deposits in a New Hampshire Lake
Thursday, November 1, 2007

AMHERST, Mass. – Researchers at the University of Massachusetts Amherst have discovered metal-rich sedimentary deposits in a New Hampshire lake that grow faster than any other deposits found in the United States.

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Science of the Polar Regions Brought to Middle and High School Classrooms with $597,000 Grant to UMass Amherst
Thursday, November 1, 2007

AMHERST, Mass. – The National Science Foundation has awarded $597,000 to University of Massachusetts Amherst scientists to help middle and high school teachers learn and teach about the polar regions where changes in snow and ice are revealing secrets of the planet’s past climate and the climate of the future.

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Top State Economic Development Official Daniel O’Connell to Visit UMass Amherst Monday, Oct. 29
Friday, October 26, 2007

Campus connections to Springfield, life sciences, clean energy to be discussed

AMHERST, Mass. – Daniel O’Connell, state secretary of the Executive Office of Housing and Economic Development, will visit the University of Massachusetts Amherst on Monday, Oct. 29 to discuss the campus’s connections to Springfield, research and development in the life sciences, and the latest advances in clean energy development and technology.

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UMass Amherst Microbiologist Receives Grants to Study Deep-Sea, High-Temperature Microbes
Wednesday, October 24, 2007

AMHERST, Mass. – Microbiologist James Holden of the University of Massachusetts Amherst has been awarded two grants to study microorganisms from deep-sea volcanic environments that grow best at temperatures around 200 F.

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UMass Amherst to Sponsor First Economic Development Panel with Amherst and Hadley Officials
Wednesday, October 24, 2007

AMHERST, Mass. – The University of Massachusetts Amherst, in collaboration with the towns of Amherst and Hadley, will sponsor an economic development panel at 4 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 30 in the Isenberg School of Management, room 112.

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UMass Amherst Faculty and Staff Achievements Noted
Wednesday, October 24, 2007

AMHERST, Mass. – Several University of Massachusetts Amherst faculty and staff members have been involved in notable professional activities in recent weeks:

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Free Support Groups for Military Families Offered By Psychological Services Center at UMass Amherst
Monday, October 22, 2007

AMHERST, Mass. – In response to the stresses of separation and combat that active duty military personnel and their families face, the Psychological Services Center at the University of Massachusetts Amherst is offering two free support groups to help family members cope.

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UMass Amherst Researchers Contributed to Nobel-Winning Climate Change Reports
Monday, October 22, 2007

AMHERST, Mass. – Raymond S. Bradley, director of the Center for Climate Change, is among four researchers affiliated with UMass Amherst who contributed to reports issued by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) in recent years. The reports earned the panel the 2007 Nobel Peace Prize, shared with Al Gore, a leading environmentalist and former U.S. vice president.

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UMass Amherst Wood Structures Symposium Will Explore Latest in Engineering, Construction, Architecture
Thursday, October 18, 2007

AMHERST, Mass. – Technological advances in green buildings, digital fabrication with wood, and engineered wood products are just some of the topics that will be explored at the inaugural Wood Structures Symposium at the University of Massachusetts Amherst on Nov. 1-2.

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