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UMass Amherst Building Scientist, Federal Panel Advise U.S. Department of Defense on Green Buildings

AMHERST, Mass. – New recommendations by a National Research Council (NRC) expert panel on green and sustainable building performance could lead to a revolution in building science by creating the first large building performance database, says panel member Paul Fisette, a nationally recognized sustainable building expert at the University of Massachusetts Amherst.
 
Fisette and six other NRC panel members were asked to consider whether nearly 500,000 structures owned by the U.S.

Student Discipline Report Released by UMass Amherst Details Extensive Sanctions, Including Suspensions

AMHERST, Mass. – The University of Massachusetts Amherst today released an updated report on student discipline for off-campus incidents, noting that more than eight out of 10 students in cases reviewed this academic year have been found responsible and sanctioned for a violation of the Code of Student Conduct.
 
Dean of Students Enku Gelaye said, “We are sanctioning misbehaving students consistently, including suspensions, and moving students more quickly to deferred suspensions, which means they are on notice that one more violation results in immediate departure from the university.

World’s Fastest Animals Are Focus of Next Science Café

AMHERST, Mass. – University of Massachusetts Amherst biologist Sheila Patek will talk about “Speed: Life in the Fast Lane,” exploring some of the world’s fastest animals – but maybe not the ones most people think of – at a Science Café on Monday, April 15 at 6 p.m. at Esselon Café in Hadley.
 
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 organismic and evolutionary biology (OEB) program at UMass Amherst, and is supported by the

UMass Amherst to Celebrate Life of the Late Randolph W. Bromery

AMHERST, Mass. – The University of Massachusetts Amherst will honor and celebrate the life of the late Randolph W. Bromery on Friday, May 17 from 2-4:30 p.m. in the Marriott Center on the 11th floor of the Campus Center. The memorial event will be hosted by UMass Amherst Chancellor Kumble Subbaswamy.
 
Bromery, who served as chancellor of the Amherst campus from 1971-79 and was Commonwealth Professor emeritus of geophysics, died Feb.

UMass Amherst Ecologist Wins British Ecological Society Prize

AMHERST, Mass. – Evolutionary ecologist Sonya Auer of the University of Massachusetts Amherst has won the Elton Prize, one of only five British Ecological Society (BES) young investigator awards given each year to recognize the best research papers published in the society’s journals by early-career scientists.
 
Auer won for the best paper of 2012 in the Journal of Animal Ecology for her research and writing on the effects of variation in food availability across life stages on growth rates in wild Trinidadian guppies.

UMass 5K ‘Dash and Dine’ to Benefit Amherst Survival Center

AMHERST, Mass. – Dining Services at the University of Massachusetts Amherst is hosting the fourth annual “UMass 5K Dash and Dine” on campus Saturday, April 6.
 
The run/walk is being held to raise money for the Amherst Survival Center and to promote health and fitness at the university. The race fee, $5 for UMass Amherst community members and $15 for the public, includes registration, and a complimentary meal following the award ceremony. The first 500 registrants receive a T-shirt.
 

Schedule of events:

  • 9 a.m. – Check-in at Berkshire Dining Commons

  • 11 a.m. – Race begins

  • Noon

UMass Amherst Sends Messages to Students Emphasizing Importance of Responsible Behavior This Spring

AMHERST, Mass. – The University of Massachusetts Amherst, as part of a campaign to improve public safety in the community this spring, today sent messages to all undergraduate students as well as their parents emphasizing the importance of responsible behavior and the consequences for violating the law or the Code of Student Conduct.
 
Chancellor Kumble Subbaswamy said the messaging is part of a multi-faceted campaign that reflects his commitment to address unacceptable behavior by some students.

Springtime Brings UMass Amherst Gardening Workshops across State

AMHERST, Mass. – A series of seminars on home gardening topics taught by University of Massachusetts Amherst agriculture faculty and professional staff is being offered at sites around the state in April and May.
 
All of the workshops take place on Saturdays. Registration fees vary. Online registration and full descriptions of the workshops and other upcoming events are available at http://umassgarden.com or call 413/545-2254.

  • The 100-Square-Foot, 25-Tree, 5-Variety Backyard Apple Orchard Fruiting Wall, April 20, 9 a.m.-2:30 p.m., Sholan Farms, 1125 Pleasant St., Leominster (registration

Mark H. McCormack Department of Sport Management at UMass Amherst Names Influential Hockey Executive Brian Burke as Executive-in-Residence

AMHERST, Mass. – The Mark H. McCormack Department of Sport Management at the Isenberg School of Management, UMass Amherst, has announced that influential hockey executive Brian Burke will be the next featured guest in its Executive-in-Residence program. Burke boasts an impressive resume of wide-ranging experience in professional hockey serving as the general manager of four National Hockey League teams including guiding the Anaheim Ducks to their first Stanley Cup in 2007. He also served as the general manager of the 2010 U.S.

Artist Tim Rollins, Springfield Middle School to Create Works for ‘Du Bois in Our Time’ Exhibit at UMass Amherst

 
*** MEDIA ADVISORY ***
 
DATE:           Thursday, March 28
TIME:            2:30 p.m.
WHERE:       Renaissance Public School, Room 50, 1170 Carew St., Springfield
 
Renowned artist Tim Rollins and members of his collective, Kids of Survival (K.O.S.), is conducting a special residency/workshop March 26-28 with middle school students and teachers at Springfield’s Renaissance Public School.
 
Sponsored by the University Museum of Contemporary Art (UMCA) at UMass Amherst, the project will combine lessons in reading and writing with the production of works of art.

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