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On Debate Night, UMass Amherst Journalism Classes Aflutter Over Twitter

October 8, 2008

AMHERST, Mass. - UMass Amherst journalism professors Steve Fox, Scott Brodeur and B.J. Roche had their classes plug into Twitter during the recent presidential and presidential debates. The classes — Politics, Journalism and the Web, Multimedia Journalism, and Writing for the Web — made tweets to a group feed throughout the debate. More...



UMass Amherst Observes Domestic Violence Day, Launches Prevention Initiative

October 8, 2008

AMHERST, Mass. – University Health Services (UHS) at the University of Massachusetts Amherst is joining healthcare organizations nationwide in marking Health Cares about Domestic Violence Day, Wednesday, Oct. 8. More...



UMass Amherst Announces Distinguished Faculty Lectures for 2008-09, With First Event Set for Oct. 20

October 8, 2008

AMHERST, Mass. – The University of Massachusetts Amherst has announced its 2008-09 Distinguished Faculty Lecture Series. All lectures are at 4 p.m. in the Massachusetts Room of the Mullins Center and are free and open to the public. More...



Astronomer Seth Shostak to Discuss Search for Extraterrestrial Life in Lecture at UMass Amherst

October 8, 2008

AMHERST, Mass. – Seth Shostak, senior astronomer at the SETI institute in California, will speak on “When Will We Find the Extraterrestrials? (And What Will We Do When We Find Them?)” on Wednesday, Oct. 15 at 4:30 p.m. in 904-08 Campus Center at the University of Massachusetts Amherst. More...



Ride to Provide Will Benefit Projects and Programs at UMass Amherst’s Hillel House

October 8, 2008

AMHERST, Mass. – The second annual Ride to Provide, a family friendly bike ride to support community service programs and Earth-friendly projects of Hillel House at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, is being held Sunday, Oct. 19. More...



UMass Amherst Psychological Services Center Offering Group On Changing Children’s Challenging Behavior

October 7, 2008

AMHERST, Mass.– The Psychological Services Center at the University of Massachusetts Amherst is offering “Changing Challenging Behavior,” a parenting group designed to improve parental response to the challenges of raising children with attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) or other behavioral problems. More...



Top UMass Amherst Students, Award-Winning Faculty To Be Honored at Football Halftime Ceremonies

October 3, 2008

AMHERST, Mass. – Some of the top students in the nation, and the internationally known faculty who teach them, will be celebrated this Saturday, Oct. 4 at the University of Massachusetts Amherst. Bringing together athleticism with academics, the university will applaud the recent achievements of faculty and students when the Minuteman take on Delaware at McGuirk Stadium. More...



UMass Amherst Police Arrest Student Worker for Theft of Controlled Substance from University Pharmacy

October 3, 2008

AMHERST, Mass. – University of Massachusetts Amherst police have charged a student worker with stealing a controlled substance, Adderall, from the pharmacy at University Health Services (UHS). More...



Market Meltdown 101: A UMass Amherst Economics Video Primer

October 1, 2008

AMHERST, Mass. - Want some insight from leading economic thinkers about the nation''s financial crisis? Then head to Market Meltdown 101, a primer featuring video clips from UMass Amherst professors, compiled by journalism students at the university''s flagship campus. More...



UMass Amherst Center for Public Policy and Administration Celebrates 10th Anniversary with Events Oct. 3-4

October 1, 2008

AMHERST Mass. – The Center for Public Policy and Administration (CPPA) at the University of Massachusetts Amherst is celebrating a decade of accomplishments with weekend events Oct. 3-4 that include panels, receptions and a photo exhibit opening. More...

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How Much Security Do You Expect From Your Pacemaker? UMass Amherst Expert Works to Provide Cyber Trust

AMHERST, Mass. – A University of Massachusetts Amherst researcher who earlier this year showed that an implantable heart defibrillator is vulnerable to hacking has received a three-year, $449,000 National Science Foundation grant to improve future security in implanted cardiac devices without compromising safety and effectiveness.

UMass Amherst Study Pushes Appearance of Northern Hemisphere Ice Sheets Back By 22 Million Years

AMHERST, Mass. – Climatologist Robert DeConto of the University of Massachusetts Amherst and colleagues at four institutions are reporting in the Oct. 2 issue of the journal Nature that their latest climate model of the Northern Hemisphere suggests conditions would have allowed ice sheets to form there for the last 25 million years, or about 22 million years earlier than generally assumed. Their research has implications for the evaluation of global climate change.

UMass Amherst Welcomes ‘Cyclops,’ a Computer That Can Perform About 5 Billion Math Operations per Second

AMHERST, Mass. – On Monday, Oct. 6, at noon the College of Engineering at the University of Massachusetts Amherst will introduce Cyclops, a new supercomputer purchased to support undergraduate research projects, among a variety of goals. Its nickname comes from the fact that the supercomputer is an array of 608 linked processors but has only a single screen, like the one-eyed monster in ancient myths. The event will take place in the college’s Gunness Student Center.

Pioneer Valley Life Sciences Institute Adds Researcher to Its Springfield Staff

AMHERST, Mass. – Nagendra Yadava has joined PVLSI’s staff of principal investigators and its Center of Excellence in Apoptosis Research (CEAR). He will hold the title of scientist and be based in the Institute’s Springfield laboratory.

Learn the Basics of Taking an Invention from Pipe Dream to Market at a UMass Amherst Workshop On Saturday, Sept. 27

AMHERST, Mass. – Entrepreneurs can learn the basics of developing an invention or idea into a marketable product at a University of Massachusetts Amherst workshop on Saturday, Sept. 27. “Invention to Venture” will meet in the Engineering Laboratory II auditorium from 8 a.m. to 4:15 p.m.

Improved Computer Graphics Is Focus of Research by UMass Amherst Professor

AMHERST, Mass. – Rui Wang, assistant professor of computer science at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, has received a five-year, $400,000 Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) award from the National Science Foundation to support his research on improved computer graphics.

In National Briefing, UMass Amherst Researcher George Huber Will Explain Quick New Way to Make ‘Green Gasoline’

AMHERST, Mass. – George Huber, a researcher at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, is one of three experts invited to speak next week in Washington at a National Science Foundation briefing on “green gasoline,” an alternative fuel made from plant material.

UMass Amherst Will Showcase Biofuel Industry Promise and Research at Conference on Sept. 19

AMHERST, Mass. – The University of Massachusetts Amherst, a national leader in developing non-food-based, non-fossil fuels, will host its first Conference on Cellulosic Biofuels on Friday, Sept. 19 in Room 163 of the Murray D. Lincoln Campus Center.

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