University of Massachusetts Amherst

February 22, 2008

Lecture: Determinants of Brand Sensitivity in Organizational Buying Contexts
Marketing Professor Brian Brown will be the guest speaker at this week's Marketing Department Pro-Seminar.
Murder Markets: Group Dominance and the Social Contagion of Gang Homicide in Chicago
Professor Andrew Papachristos of the UMass Department of Sociology will deliver this lecture as part of the Spring 2008 Operations Research / Management Science Seminar series. All are invited to attend.
Seminar: "The Future Range of Variability"
Brenda McComb will be presenting "The Future Range of Variability: Synergistic Effects of Climate Change, Land Use and Invasive Species on Biodiversity Conservation."
Australia & New Zealand Study Abroad Info Session
If you're interested in studying abroad in Australia or New Zealand, stop by this info session to learn more about it!
Lecture: Hedge Fund Incubation, Development, and Performance
Professor Thomas Schneeweis will be the guest speaker at this week's Finance Seminar.
Female Hip Hip Dance Audition
Seeking female Hip Hop dancers to form a student Hip Hop dance team.
Exhibit: The Unexpected Encounters of Looking Again
University Gallery’s annual exhibition, organized by M.A. candidates in Art History, utilizes the university’s significant collection of contemporary works of art on paper and corresponds with a graduate art history seminar.
Exhibit: "Images from VISUAL"
This exhibit builds on synergy between art and science to provide a unique avenue by which both disciplines can be promoted, appreciated and encouraged.
Exhibit: A World of Cities
Universal aspects of urban life are explored across time and place, while defining the sharp differences in how people live, work, and interact in cities around the world.
Registration: Dissertation Support Group
This group will focus on providing support and encouragement for women who are in the dissertation writing phase.
Cover Me: Curated by Mo Ringey
Thirteen artists address the black hole of arts coverage.
Exhibit: "Lost Horizon"
This exhibition features works by twelve artists, each of whom examines the various ways in which "architecture" and "architectural forms" have been conceptually incorporated into their current painting practice.
Exhibit: "Recent Architecture"
"Recent Architecture" is an exhibit of drawings, models and photographs of architectural projects and furniture designed by architect Sigrid Miller Pollin, AIA.
Bethan Huws: Piss Off, I'm a Fountain
Over the the past twenty-five years Bethan Huws has produced a multifaceted body of work in various media—watercolors, sculptures, text based works presented both in museums and in outdoor spaces and, more recently 35 mm films that she has scripted and directed.
Registration: Everywoman's Center Support Groups
All of the Everywoman's Center support groups and workshops are free and provide a safe and confidential space.