President Wilson to Recommend Rescinding Robert Mugabe Honorary Degree
May 12, 2008
BOSTON – President Jack M. Wilson today announced that he will recommend that the University of Massachusetts Board of Trustees rescind an honorary degree granted to Robert Mugabe in 1986. More...
Media Passes Are Required For Coverage of UMass Amherst Undergraduate Commencement
May 9, 2008
PRESS ADVISORY
Undergraduate Ceremony is Saturday, May 24
AMHERST, Mass. – Media passes will be required to gain access to the field at Warren P. McGuirk Alumni Stadium for coverage of the Undergraduate Commencement ceremonies at the University of Massachusetts Amherst on Saturday, May 24, at 12:30 p.m. More...
UMass Amherst to Recognize 21st Century Leaders at Its Undergraduate Commencement May 24
May 8, 2008
AMHERST, Mass. – Eleven seniors will be presented with 21st Century Leaders awards during the 138th Commencement of the University of Massachusetts Amherst on Saturday, May 24 in Warren P. McGuirk Alumni Stadium. More...
UMass Amherst Electrical and Computer Engineers Gather for Senior Design Project Day on Friday, May 9
May 8, 2008
AMHERST, Mass. – A wireless drumstick and a sensor that warns drivers of cars that are about to run a red light are just two of the projects to be displayed on Friday, May 9 at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, as the latest crop of talented students from the electrical and computer engineering department (ECE) display their senior projects. More...
UMass Amherst Whiz Kids Compete in 2008 Technology Innovation Challenge on May 8
May 6, 2008
AMHERST, Mass. – The finals of the UMass Amherst Technology Innovation Challenge (TIC) - a competition on Friday, May 8 from 3:30 to 6:00 p.m. in Campus Center Room 1009, will award $80,000 in prize money and feature gadgetry normally found at an inventor''s expo. More...
Robert C. Holub Approved as UMass Amherst Chancellor
May 5, 2008
BOSTON – Acting on President Jack M. Wilson’s recommendation, the University of Massachusetts Board of Trustees today approved Dr. Robert C. Holub as the new Chancellor of the University’s flagship campus in Amherst. More...
Katie Huston Will Be the Student Speaker at UMass Amherst Undergraduate Commencement
May 2, 2008
AMHERST, Mass. – Senior Katie Huston of Royal Oak, Mich., who is graduating with a major in journalism, a minor in political science, and is a member of Commonwealth College, has been selected to be the student speaker at the Undergraduate Commencement of the University of Massachusetts Amherst. The ceremony will be held on Saturday, May 24 at 12:30 p.m. in Warren P. McGuirk Alumni Stadium. More...
Role of Genome Science in Bioenergy to Be Focus of Talk at UMass Amherst on May 5
May 1, 2008
AMHERST, Mass. – The Environmental Institute at the University of Massachusetts Amherst will continue its spring lecture series on emerging technologies and the environment on Monday, May 5 at 3:30 p.m. with a presentation by James K. Fredrickson of the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory. He will give a talk, “The Role of Genome Science in Bioenergy, Carbon Cycling, and Environmental Remediation.” The lecture will be held in the Cape Cod Lounge of the Student Union Building and is free and open to the public. More...
UMass Amherst to Offer Free Community Screenings for Anxiety and Depression on May 9
May 1, 2008
AMHERST, Mass. – The Psychological Services Center (PSC) at the University of Massachusetts Amherst will offer free community screenings for anxiety and depression on Friday, May 9 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. in Tobin Hall, Suite 123. The screenings are part of National Anxiety and Depression Awareness Week (May 4-10) and are open to the public and the campus community. More...
UMass Amherst’s New Emergency Text-Messaging System Up and Running; Sign-Up Campaign Continues
April 28, 2008
AMHERST, Mass. – The University of Massachusetts Amherst reports that the recent wide-scale test of its emergency text-messaging system was successful. The new service is now in operation and available for use during an actual emergency. More...
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