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UMass Amherst Economics Professor Léonce Ndikumana Lectures on What Plato Would Say about Africa's Odious Debts

AMHERST, Mass. – University of Massachusetts Amherst economist Léonce Ndikumana will speak on “What Would Plato Say about Africa’s Odious Debts?” on Wednesday, Oct. 3 at 7:30 p.m. in the Campus Center Auditorium to open the Commonwealth Honors College Faculty Lecture Series.
 
Ndikumana is the Andrew Glyn Professor of Economics and director of the African development policy program at the Political Economy Research Institute (PERI) at UMass Amherst.
 
Portrayed as heavily dependent on the rest of the world and a burden on Western taxpayers, the African continent is actually a net creditor,

State Street and the UMass Amherst Announce New Career Development Program in Hadley

 
Eligible UMass students receive real-world workplace opportunities to supplement traditional classroom learning
 
Boston and Amherst  — State Street Corporation (NYSE: STT) and the University of Massachusetts Amherst today announced the creation of a new career development program that creates skilled, part-time jobs for 100 students who will be based in a new office in nearby Hadley, Mass.
 
The UMass Amherst students will join State Street in a part-time capacity beginning this fall with responsibility for performing select back-office functions and supporting business lines across the

UMass Amherst Awarded $308,000 for Life Sciences Research Project Focused On Regional Growth

 
Massachusetts Life Sciences Center Board Approves State Funding for Project

AMHERST, Mass. – The Massachusetts Life Sciences Center (MLSC) announced today the approval of a $308,000 capital grant to support a research project at the University of Massachusetts (UMass) Amherst entitled “Life Sciences Research & Innovation: Growth Strategy for UMass Amherst in the Massachusetts Bioeconomy.”

The project is a formal study of opportunities to catalyze life sciences and life sciences-related economic development in Western Massachusetts. The $308,000 grant will:

• Enable UMass Amherst to

'Crickets in the Hybrid Zone' Is Topic of Oct. 8 Science Café

AMHERST, Mass. – Charles Ross, assistant professor of evolutionary biology at Hampshire College, will speak on “Forbidden Love: Crickets in the Hybrid Zone” as the Science Café series continues on Monday, Oct. 8 at 5:30 p.m. at the Esselon Café in Hadley.
 
Ross will discuss his work exploring adaptation, reproductive isolation and hybridization – all from a cricket’s eye view. Light snacks will be provided and drinks will be available for purchase. All Science Café events are free and designed for a public audience. 
 
The Science Café series is organized by graduate students in the

U.S. Senate Debate at Springfield Symphony Hall

 
MEDIA ADVISORY
 
Wednesday, October 10, 2012
Live Broadcast 7 to 8 p.m.
 
Candidates: U.S. Senator Scott Brown, Republican, and Elizabeth Warren, Democrat
Moderator: Jim Madigan, WGBY-TV
Springfield Symphony Hall
34 Court Street, Springfield, Mass.
Media Room open 4-10 p.m.
Symphony Hall doors close promptly at 6:30 p.m. for technical checks
Sponsored by the Western Massachusetts U.S. Senate Debate Consortium
 
Media Credentials
Contact: Ed Blaguszewski, UMass Amherst Office of News and Media Relations
Office: (413) 545-0444; Cell: (413) 695-4522; edblag@admin.umass.edu
The press will be

Massachusetts Academy of Sciences Names 2012 Fellows

AMHERST, Mass. – University of Massachusetts Amherst alumna and astronaut Catherine “Cady” Coleman is among the new class of Fellows of the Massachusetts Academy of Sciences (MAS) elected by their peers to its prestigious community of scientists, engineers, research physicians and others who are deeply concerned about science and science education in the Commonwealth.
 
University of Massachusetts Amherst biology professor Peg Riley, president and founder of MAS, announced the academy’s latest fellows.

UMass Innovation Institute Executive Director James D. Capistran Appointed to State Advanced Manufacturing Collaborative

AMHERST, Mass. – James D. Capistran, executive director of the UMass Innovation Institute (UMII), has been appointed to be a member of the executive committee of state’s Advanced Manufacturing Collaborative. The appointment was announced Sept. 11 by Gregory P. Bialecki, state secretary of Housing and Economic Development.
 
Capistran was appointed executive director of UMII in September 2011after serving as interim for three months.

UMass Amherst Study Tailors Exercise, Nutrition for Pregnant Latina Women, Aiming to Prevent Adult-Onset Diabetes

AMHERST, Mass. – Over the next five years, 300 Latina women in western and central Massachusetts with a history of diabetes while pregnant will receive personalized exercise, weight loss and other healthy lifestyle support to help them avoid developing type 2 diabetes after they give birth. This is thanks to a $2.56 million grant from the NIH’s National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive Kidney Diseases to Lisa Chasan-Taber, professor of epidemiology at the University of Massachusetts Amherst.
 
Chasan-Taber will lead a team to study the effects of individually tailored, culturally matched,

UMass Amherst Fish Ecologist's Film 'Fish Meat' Will Show at Prestigious Blue Ocean Film Festival

AMHERST, Mass. – The prestigious Blue Ocean Film Festival will screen the documentary film, “Fish Meat: Choose Your Farm Wisely,” by eco-filmmaker Ted Caplow and featuring University of Massachusetts Amherst fish ecologist Andy Danylchuk, on Sept. 26 in Monterey, Calif.
 
Festival organizers say it honors the world’s finest ocean films through best-in-class film competition, promotes dialogue between filmmakers and scientists to inspire great films, connects ocean filmmakers with the latest technology, financing and distribution resources and engages the public internationally by sharing the

G.I. Jobs Magazine Names UMass Amherst a 'Military Friendly School'

AMHERST, Mass. – The University of Massachusetts Amherst ranks among the 15 percent of schools that are the most “military friendly” in the country, offering the best education, value and welcome to service members and veterans, according to G.I. Jobs magazine.
 
Based on a survey of 12,000 universities, colleges and trade schools, the magazine selected schools that offer a range of academic programs, support services and policies that help veterans and their dependents achieve their educational goals.
 
UMass Amherst was cited for having full-time veterans counselors on staff, its Reserve

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