Ten Chefs, 35 Dishes, Representing Five Canadian Universities, Join Forces at One Venue at UMass Amherst

AMHERST, Mass. – Billed as the largest Canadian college chefs gathering south of the border, 10 chefs representing five universities from the provinces of Quebec, Ontario and Saskatchewan, assisted by UMass Amherst chefs, will prepare the menu for the “Flavors of Canada” event on Tuesday, Feb. 5, from 5-9 p.m. at the Berkshire Dining Commons of the University of Massachusetts Amherst. The event is part of UMass Dining Services’ Visiting College Chef Series.
 
The chefs, who hail from McGill University, three Ontario universities – McMaster, Waterloo and Guelph – and the University of

UMass Amherst's Center for Women & Community to Celebrate 40th Anniversary with Gala on Feb. 22

AMHERST, Mass. – The Center for Women & Community (CWC) at the University of Massachusetts Amherst will mark its 40th anniversary with a gala celebrating women’s achievements on Friday, Feb. 22 from 7-10 p.m. in the Amherst Room of the Campus Center.
 
Formerly known as the Everywoman’s Center, CWC is one of the oldest continually operating women’s centers in the country. According to Everywoman’s Center: Evolution of an Alternative, a “herstory” penned by its founders, an organized collective of Pioneer Valley women approached UMass Amherst in the early 1970s about the educational and

University Health Services at UMass Amherst Earns Reaccreditations

AMHERST, Mass. – University Health Services (UHS) at the University of Massachusetts Amherst has been reaccredited by two independent national organizations recognized as standard-bearers for healthcare excellence.
 
The Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care (AAAHC) granted UHS a three-year term, the maximum possible as a result of the voluntary accreditation process. The UHS Laboratory was also reaccredited by COLA, a leading medical laboratory consultation, education and accreditation organization, for its maximum two-year term.
 
The AAAHC is the preeminent leader in

UMass Amherst Launches 'Campus Sustainability Explorer' Website

AMHERST, Mass. – A campus that prides itself on hosting a broad array of sustainability projects and programs from green transportation to LEED-certified greenhouses, the University of Massachusetts Amherst this month is introducing an interactive website, the Campus Sustainability Explorer. There, students, faculty, staff and the public can click on more than 100 icons to read about “green” buildings, research programs in sustainability, a student farmers’ market and more.
 
Bill Stanton, the Sustainability Explorer’s lead designer and developer, says, “a powerful tool like this is intended

UMass Amherst's Julie Caswell and Sheila Mammen of Resource Economics Help Draft Report on the Adequacy of the SNAP Program

AMHERST, Mass. – A new report, drafted by a national panel that included two University of Massachusetts Amherst faculty members, says the federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), run by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), should consider several factors in determining whether benefits are adequate. These include time constraints on low-income families and their ability to cook healthy meals, differing food prices across the country and the availability of healthy foods from local food stores.
 
The report was drafted by a committee of the Institute of Medicine of the

Canadian Company Acquires Text Analytics Software Developed by UMass Amherst Faculty Member

AMHERST, Mass. - After more than a decade in development, DiscoverText, a cloud-based text analytic software developed by University of Massachusetts Amherst faculty member Stuart Shulman, has been purchased by Vision Critical, a Vancouver-based provider of consumer insight technologies and services.
 
Vision Critical officials announced the deal with Shulman’s company, Texifter, LLC, on Jan.

UMass Amherst Chancellor Kumble Subbaswamy to Discuss Partnership with Greater Springfield

*** MEDIA ADVISORY ***
 
DATE:            Wednesday, Jan. 30, 2013
TIME:             4:30 p.m. 
PLACE:          Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame
                       1000 Hall of Fame Ave., Springfield
 
New England Public Radio (NEPR) and the Affiliated Chambers of Commerce of Greater Springfield are hosting a formal welcome for University of Massachusetts Amherst Chancellor Kumble Subbaswamy, who will discuss the university’s role in Springfield and the campus’s partnership with the city.
 
Martin Miller, CEO and general manager of NEPR, will speak about the station’s planned

Multicultural Film Festival 'Continuities' Begins Feb. 6 at UMass Amherst

AMHERST, Mass. – The interdepartmental program in film studies at the University of Massachusetts Amherst is presenting the 20th annual Massachusetts Multicultural Film Festival starting Feb. 6 and continuing through April 25.
 
This year’s festival focuses on the theme of “Continuities.” With weekly screenings and events at UMass Amherst and in the Five College area, the entertaining and provocative line-up headlines award-winning narrative features and documentaries from France, Brazil, Colombia, Peru, Germany, Hungary, Israel, Italy, Romania, Spain and the U.S. 
 
Unless otherwise noted,

Science Café Series Resumes with 'Smell: the Secret Sense'

AMHERST, Mass. – The Science Café resumes Monday, Feb. 4 at 6 p.m. with “Smell: the Secret Sense,” presented by Tom Eiting, a University of Massachusetts Amherst graduate student in organismic and evolutionary biology. The program takes place at the Esselon Café in Hadley.
 
Eiting will spotlight his work exploring how the sense of smell works in mammals, from the anatomy of nasal passages to how smell is perceived. All Science Café events are free and designed for a public audience. Light snacks will be provided and drinks available for purchase. 
 
The Science Café series is organized by

UMass Amherst Archaeologist to Discuss Using Modern Methods and Technologies to Probe History of Pompeii

AMHERST, Mass. – Eric Poehler, assistant professor of classics at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, will speak on “The Roles of Innovation and Imagination in the Archaeology of Pompeii” on Wednesday, Feb. 6 at 6:30 p.m. in the Campus Center Auditorium.
 
The talk is part of the Honors Faculty Lecture series presented by Commonwealth Honors College and is free and open to the public.
 
Poehler is a classical archaeologist with 16 years of field experience at Pompeii and another seven years at the Pan-Hellenic sanctuary at Isthmia, Greece.

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