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Library fall hours
Sunday, August 27, 2006

The fall semester schedule for campus Libraries is effective Tuesday. Sept. 5.

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Town of Amherst 2005 drinking water quality report
Sunday, August 27, 2006

The Safe Drinking Water Act passed in 1996 requires that public drinking water suppliers send out annual Consumer Confidence Reports outlining the quality of drinking water provided to consumers.

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8 awarded tenure; appointment with tenure approved
Friday, August 25, 2006

The Board of Trustees voted Aug. 23 to award tenure to eight Amherst campus faculty members.

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Everything's peachy at Cold Spring Orchard
Friday, August 25, 2006

Although Massachusetts is perhaps better known for its fall apple crop, many Bay State tree fruit growers also produce that delectable late-summer treat, locally grown tree-ripened peaches.

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Bianconi awarded $25k grant for polymer study
Friday, August 25, 2006

Patricia Bianconi, associate professor of Chemistry, last week was awarded a $25,000 Technology Investigation Award by the Massachusetts Technology Transfer Center.

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Code of Student Conduct revisions adopted
Thursday, August 24, 2006

A number of changes in the Code of Student Conduct pertaining to the judicial process were approved Aug. 23 by the Board of Trustees.

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Rothstein appointed to Polish studies chair
Thursday, August 24, 2006

The appointment of Robert Rothstein, professor of Comparative Literature, to the Walter Raleigh Amesbury, Jr. and Cecile Dudley Amesbury Professorship for Teaching and Research of the Polish Language, Literature and Culture was approved Aug. 23 by the Board of Trustees.

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$2.14b capital plan approved by trustees
Thursday, August 24, 2006

A $2.14 billion, five-year capital plan to fund building and repair projects across the University system was approved Aug. 23 by the Board of Trustees.

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Trustees re-elect Karam as chairman
Thursday, August 24, 2006

The Board of Trustees unanimously re-elected James J. Karam to a third term as chairman during its annual meeting on Aug. 23 at the Mullins Center.

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Class of 2010 is stronger academically and more diverse
Wednesday, August 23, 2006

Early next month, the campus will welcome the Class of 2010, approximately 4,100 undergraduates who possess a strong academic profile and are the most diverse class since 1997. New students will move onto campus Sept. 3, with instruction set to begin Sept. 6.

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