AMHERST, Mass. – Two University of Massachusetts Amherst alumnae are recovering from injuries sustained during the April 15 terrorist bombing in Boston.
Brittany A. Loring of Ayer, a 2006 graduate, remains hospitalized but her condition has been upgraded from critical to serious, according to the Ayer News. Longmeadow native Ryan C. McMahon, 33, of Boston, a 2002 graduate, received a fractured vertebra and two broken arms when she fell as the crowd in the viewing stand fled the scene after the blasts, according to the Republican.
A recovery fund has been established for Loring.
AMHERST, Mass. – Today the National Academy of Sciences announced a three-year, $271,930 grant to chemist Vincent Rotello at the University of Massachusetts Amherst to develop, test and deploy new, sensitive, reliable and affordable inkjet-printed, nanoparticle-based test strips for detecting disease-causing bacteria in drinking water, with researchers at the Lahore University of Management Sciences (LUMS), Pakistan.
AMHERST, Mass. – Leading Bluefin tuna researchers at the universities of Massachusetts and Maine issued a rebuttal to a “factsheet” they say is an “irresponsible distortion of the information available” issued by the Pew Charitable Trusts this week, as the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tuna’s (ICCAT) expert working groups meet in Montréal beginning today to discuss tuna stocks.
AMHERST, Mass. – Reporting this month in Molecular Microbiology, Peter Chien and colleagues at the University of Massachusetts Amherst describe using a combination of biochemistry and mass spectrometry to “trap” scores of new candidate substrates of the protease ClpXP to reveal how protein degradation is critical to cell cycle progression and bacterial development. The new understanding could lead to identifying new antibiotic targets.
AMHERST, Mass. – In the cover story for the journal Genetics this month, neurobiologist Dan Chase and colleagues at the University of Massachusetts Amherst describe a new experimental technique they developed that will allow scientists to study the function of individual proteins in individual cell types in a living organism.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
AMHERST, Mass. – The University of Massachusetts Amherst will conduct a routine test of its Emergency Notification System on Wednesday, April 24 after 10:30 a.m.
Highlights of this year’s Earth Day Festival at the University of Massachusetts Amherst will include a “Trashion Show” on Monday, April 22 from about 2 to 2:45 p.m. on the lawn in front of Goodell Hall. Students who designed clothing made from materials that would be considered trash or recyclables will model their creations and compete for a prize.
AMHERST, Mass. – A sport management student at the University of Massachusetts Amherst is organizing a 2.62-mile run on the Amherst campus to raise money for victims of the Boston Marathon bombing. The event is being held tonight, April 18. The runners are to gather at 6 p.m. on the plaza between the Mullins Center and the practice skating rink with the run starting off at 6:30 p.m.