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All-Girl Teams to Build LEGO Robots at UMass Amherst Computer Science Learning Event on Saturday, April 27

 
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DATE:      Saturday, April 27, 2013
TIME:       9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.; 3:45 p.m. is best for team robot competition
WHAT:    Girls’ team workshop to build and program LEGO NXT robots
WHERE:  UMass Amherst Computer Science Building, 140 Governor’s Drive
 
Dozens of middle school girls will converge on the University of Massachusetts Amherst campus on Saturday, April 27, for the fourth annual “Girls Connect,” where they will learn how to build and program LEGO robots.
 
Six teams of girls ages 9 to 13 in grades 4-8 from western Massachusetts towns with their adult coaches

UMass Amherst Launches UMassGives, Its First Online Fundraising Drive as part of Sesquicentennial Celebration

AMHERST, Mass. – The University of Massachusetts Amherst is celebrating its 150th birthday and is asking supporters to be part of the festivities by making a gift to the university during its first-ever fundraising campaign driven by social media.
 
The 36-hour UMassGives campaign will be launched at noon on Founders Day, Monday, April 29. “The goal is to increase the number of donors among alumni and other supporters, who will be invited to contribute to areas most meaningful to them,” says Sarah Sligo, executive director of annual giving.

Celebrating 150 Years, UMass Amherst Breaks Ground for New Agricultural Learning Center on April 25

 
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DATE:           Thursday, April 25, 2013
TIME:            12:30 to 2 p.m.
WHAT:          Groundbreaking Ceremony, Celebration of 150 Years of Ag Education
WHERE:       Agricultural Learning Center, 911 North Pleasant Street, Amherst
                    Free parking off Residential Drive marked by balloons
 
One hundred fifty years after Levi Stockbridge founded the agricultural college in 1863 that would become the University of Massachusetts Amherst, his descendant Kay Stockbridge will join other dignitaries in a groundbreaking ceremony and celebratory lunch on

UMass Amherst Psychology Department, Northampton Senior Center to Conduct Memory Screening Clinic May 6

AMHERST, Mass. – As part of Older Americans Month, faculty and graduate students from the clinical psychology program at the University of Massachusetts Amherst will conduct free, confidential memory screenings on Monday, May 6 from 9 a.m. to noon at the Northampton Senior Center at 67 Conz St.
 
Information about successful aging will also be available at the event.
 
“Memory screenings are useful to assure some persons that their thinking abilities are normal and to identify, for other persons, if more testing might be needed,” says Rebecca Ready, associate professor at UMass Amherst and a

Kumble Subbaswamy to Be Inaugurated as Chancellor of University of Massachusetts Amherst

 

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DATE:           Saturday, April 27, 2013
TIME:            11 a.m.
WHERE:       Mullins Center, UMass Amherst
 
Kumble R. Subbaswamy will be formally inaugurated as chancellor of the University of Massachusetts Amherst as part of Founders Week marking the 150th anniversary of the commonwealth’s flagship campus.
 
Subbaswamy, who took office July 1, 2012, is the 30th leader of the campus since the founding of Massachusetts Agricultural College in 1863. UMass President Robert L. Caret and Henry M.

Area Students Help Celebrate Diversity in Nursing at UMass Amherst April 25

AMHERST, Mass. – More than 300 students from Springfield, Holyoke, Northampton and Amherst are scheduled to attend the first annual Achieving Diversity in Nursing Celebration and Conference to be held Thursday, April 25 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the Campus Center Auditorium at the University of Massachusetts Amherst.
 
The keynote speaker will be Judy Jones of Springfield, the daughter of the late Springfield City Councilor Morris Jones. Jones attended the UMass Amherst School of Nursing where she received her baccalaureate, master’s and doctoral degrees.
 
Jean Swinney, principle investigator

Activists Gather at UMass to Chart Newly-Balanced Vision for U.S. Economy

AMHERST, Mass. – Hedrick Smith, author of “Who Stole the American Dream,” along with a special pre-recorded video address by U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren, will kick off a three-day summit conference on corporate “rules change” on Friday, May 3 at 7:30 p.m. in Bowker Auditorium at the University of Massachusetts Amherst.
 
“Rules Change: Resetting the Playing Field for Corporations, People and Democracy,” is a three-day gathering organized by the UMass Donahue Institute at the request of U.S. Rep. James P. McGovern and four other non-profit policy groups.

UMass Amherst Launches New Online Training to Help Students Make Good Decisions When Moving Off Campus

AMHERST, Mass. – The University of Massachusetts Amherst has launched a new online training program for students who are moving into off-campus housing to help them become more responsible and successful tenants. The program emphasizes personal finances, rental rules and regulations, and information about responsible behavior and how to be good neighbors.
 
The Moving Off Campus OWL (Online Web-based Learning) training began operation April 5 and is available to UMass Amherst students and local landlords.

UMass Amherst Launches Year-Long Celebration of 150th Birthday with Series of Sesquicentennial Events April 22-29

AMHERST, Mass. – The University of Massachusetts Amherst will kick off a year-long sesquicentennial celebration of its founding in 1863 with Founders Week, April 22 -29, an expansion of the university’s annual Founders Day celebration.
 
Students, faculty and staff have the opportunity to demonstrate their commitment to a healthy, sustainable campus on Earth Day, April 22. The full day of activities celebrating Earth Day features an afternoon student fair and concert on Goodell Lawn, a Trashion Show featuring student-designed outfits made from recycled materials, and an evening keynote

UMass Amherst Programs to Participate in National YWCA Take a Stand against Racism Day on April 26

AMHERST, Mass. – As part of National YWCA Take a Stand Against Racism Day on Friday, April 26, several University of Massachusetts Amherst programs are sponsoring campus events focused on civil rights, the legal system and social justice.
 
The program opens at noon with a Stand Against Racism Walk starting at Haigis Mall in front of the Fine Arts Center.
 
From 1-6 p.m. in 201 Wilder Hall, there will be series of presentations, including speakers, a film screening, media gallery, student testimonials and performances.
 
Shelley Perdomo, director of the Center for Multicultural Advancement

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