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Dance Student Headed to China on Fulbright-Hays Scholarship
Wednesday, January 6, 2016
Freshman Sydni Lockeby Catalano is going to China this month with the Fulbright-Hays Group Project Abroad program in advanced Chinese language immersion. In the spring semester at Shaanxi Normal University in Xi’an, Catalano will take classes in Chinese language, dance, and perhaps economics...
Sydni Lockeby Catalano
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Kinesiology Graduate Student Receives Research Recognition Award
Wednesday, January 6, 2016
Corinna Serviente, a master’s and doctoral student in kinesiology, was honored for her presentation at the American Physiological Society (APS) Conference in Annapolis, Maryland, Nov. 17-20. The conference was subtitled “Cardiovascular, Renal and Metabolic Diseases: Physiology and...
Corinna Serviente
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All Women Employees Invited to UWN Brown-Bag Luncheon
Wednesday, January 6, 2016
All UMass Amherst women employees are invited to the University Women’s Network’s “Networking over Tea,” a brown-bag luncheon from noon to 1 p.m. on Jan. 12 in 305 Commonwealth Honors College. Hot tea and cookies will be provided. Attendees are also invited to bring a...
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Carbone Named Kids Eat Right Hero by Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics
Wednesday, December 23, 2015
Elena Carbone, nutrition, was one of six nutrition experts named a Kids Eat Right Hero for December by the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics (AND). These awards recognize members of the academy from across the country who are bringing healthy change to their communities. Carbone was honored for...
Elena Carbone
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UMass Amherst Wins First-, Second-Place Honors in EPA’s Game Day Challenge
Wednesday, December 23, 2015
UMass Amherst has won first- and second-place honors in the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) 2015 Game Day Challenge, which promotes waste reduction at football games through friendly competition among colleges and universities. UMass Amherst placed first in the category of Green...
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Berthiaume Center Named Finalist for National Entrepreneurship Award
Tuesday, December 22, 2015

The Berthiaume Center for Entrepreneurship at the Isenberg School of Management has announced that UMass Amherst is a finalist for the 2016 United States Association for Small Business and Entrepreneurship’s Outstanding Emerging Entrepreneurship Program Award.

Isenberg School
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Apple Inc. Highlights Online Course Created by IT, College of Nursing
Thursday, December 17, 2015
Apple Inc. has put a spotlight on an online course created by Information Technology (IT) and the College of Nursing to help educators learn whether students understand what they were taught. “Assessing student learning with iPads” is available on iTunes U, a section of iTunes...
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EHS Postdoctoral Researcher, Graduate Student Receive Toxicology Society Awards
Wednesday, December 16, 2015
A postdoctoral research associate and a graduate student from the department of environmental health sciences recently took home awards from the Northeast Regional Chapter meeting of the Society of Toxicology (NESOT) at Vertex Pharmaceuticals in Boston. Kari Sant, a postdoctoral research associate...
Kari Sant and Sarah Brown.
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Jakob, Krauthamer Appointed Associate Deans in the Graduate School
Wednesday, December 16, 2015
Two faculty members ­– Elizabeth Jakob, psychological and brain sciences, and Barbara Krauthamer, history – were recently appointed to leadership positions in the Graduate School by Dean John McCarthy. Jakob has been named associate dean for student success, while Krauthamer has...
Jakob and Krauthamer
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UMass Amherst Announces Restructuring at WMUA to Emphasize Lead Role of Students at Radio Station
Tuesday, December 15, 2015

Following a comprehensive assessment of campus radio station WMUA, UMass Amherst has adopted a series of measures designed to strengthen the station’s historic purpose as a student-focused and managed enterprise with an educational mission.

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