AMHERST, Mass. – This fall’s Graduate School class at the University of Massachusetts Amherst has an increased number of international students, a slightly higher overall number enrolled than last year, and reflects more selectivity in choosing who will pursue graduate degrees, university officials say.
The incoming class includes 1,586 students, up from 1,540 in the fall of 2011. Overall, the Graduate School has about 6,300 students pursuing advanced degrees, including those enrolled in online programs.
John McCarthy is vice provost for graduate education and dean of the Graduate School.
AMHERST, Mass. – Some of best raisin bread in the country may be closer than you think.
AMHERST, Mass. – Political scientist Jane E. Fountain of the Center for Public Policy and Administration will lead off the 2012-13 Distinguished Faculty Lecture Series at the University of Massachusetts Amherst on Wednesday, Oct. 24. Fountain, who is the founder and director of the National Center for Digital Government, will discuss “Technological Change as a Variable in State Development.”
AMHERST, Mass. – As orders for the UMass Amherst license plate continue to be collected, the UMass Amherst Alumni Association board of directors has announced special designations for UMass Amherst license plate #1 and plate #1863.
AMHERST, Mass. – Neuroscientist Rebecca Spencer at the University of Massachusetts Amherst recently launched sleep research in older adults that could provide new directions for treatment of age-related memory decline. If sleep patterns are at the root of declines in learning and memory for some tasks in older adults, “Perhaps we can design new treatments, adding those that enhance sleep, for people at this stage of life,” she says.
AMHERST, Mass. – Carl Caspersen, an expert in physical activity and diabetes at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Atlanta, will be the keynote speaker at a public diabetes prevention and management seminar and panel discussion at the University of Massachusetts Amherst’s Marriott Center on Monday, Oct. 22 from 3 to 5 p.m. A reception will follow.
Poster-sized pages of the new bilingual children’s book, “Henry Gets Moving,” published this week by University of Massachusetts Amherst athletic team physician Dr. Pierre Rouzier, will be presented at a “Story Walk” for parents and children as part of Holyoke’s Envision Depot Square block party beginning at 4 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 13.
AMHERST, Mass. – University of Massachusetts Amherst neuroscientist Luke Remage-Healey will receive the 2012 Frank A. Beach Award from the Society for Behavioral Neuroendocrinology for work showing exceptional promise and significant contributions in the field of behavioral neuroendocrinology. Named after a founder of the field, the award will be presented during the society’s annual meeting this week in New Orleans. Remage-Healey will also give a lecture at the society’s annual meeting next year.