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UMass Stars Forbes, Freeman and Lasme Compete for NBA UMass Stars Forbes, Freeman and Lasme Compete for NBA
The three basketball players are playing in the NBA's summer league for the Washington Wizards, Chicago Bulls and Miami Heat, respectively.
July 8, 2008 • The Springfield Republican
Construction Begins on WFCR Satelite Studio in Springfield Construction Begins on WFCR Satelite Studio in Springfield
The project is part of a $4 Million campaign that the WFCR Foundation is conducting. WFCR’s main headquarters will remain in Hampshire House on the UMass Amherst campus.
July 7, 2008 • Office of News & Information
Researcher’s Book on Raising Bilingual Children Encourages Parents Researcher’s Book on Raising Bilingual Children Encourages Parents
Parents who want to raise their young children to speak more than one language have a new guide in the book, “Raising a Bilingual Child,” by UMass researcher Barbara Zurer Pearson.
July 7, 2008 • Office of News & Information
Breast Cancer Researcher Receives $1.1 Million NIH Grant Breast Cancer Researcher Receives $1.1 Million NIH Grant
Pioneer Valley Life Sciences Institute scientist Rong Shao has received a five-year grant from the National Cancer Institute.
July 3, 2008 • Office of News & Information
Bill Mitchell named Stockbridge School Director Bill Mitchell named Stockbridge School Director
Mitchell, an alumnus of the UMass Amherst Landscape Architecture program, becomes the first Stockbridge School Director to be backed by the Fred P. Jeffrey endowment.
July 1, 2008 • Office of News & Information
Researchers Growing Trial Crops for Biofuel Researchers Growing Trial Crops for Biofuel
Researchers are planting crops that can be used to make biofuels on land in the Pioneer Valley that is not suitable for food production.
June 30, 2008 • Office of News & Information
UMass Alums Ride Cross-Country for Needy Children UMass Alums Ride Cross-Country for Needy Children
Jon Korhonen and Andy McCarron have embarked on a 3,500 mile bicycle trip from Amherst to San Fransisco, raising money for the Children's Hunger Fund.
June 30, 2008 • Athletic Department
Early Exercise Plan for Preschoolers may Thwart Obesity Early Exercise Plan for Preschoolers may Thwart Obesity
Sofiya Alhassan is trying to reverse the threat of obesity by introducing preschoolers to a program that makes physical activity fun.
June 26, 2008 • Office of News & Information
Researchers Recieve Grant to Develop Emotion-Detection Software Researchers Recieve Grant to Develop Emotion-Detection Software
UMass researchers received a grant of $890,419 from the National Center for Education Research to advance technology that uses sensors to detect student emotions such as boredom or motivation.
June 26, 2008 • eSchool News
Stacia Marcelynas Places UMass Amherst Eighth in Supermileage Competition Stacia Marcelynas Places UMass Amherst Eighth in Supermileage Competition
Despite tornado warnings and torrential rain, Stacia Marcelynas led the UMass Amherst Team to an eighth-place finish in the 2008 Society of Automotive Engineers Supermileage Competition.
June 26, 2008 • Office of News & Information
UMass Professor's Films Chosen for Preservation UMass Professor's Films Chosen for Preservation
Two early films by Liane Brandon, professor emeritus at UMass Amherst, have been selected for preservation by the New York Women in Film & Television’s Women’s Film Preservation Fund.
June 25, 2008 • Office of News & Information
New England News Forum Sponsors ‘Sharing the News’ New England News Forum Sponsors ‘Sharing the News’
The UMass Amherst-based organization will co-sponsor a workshop on how to support the new generation of news consumers and creators on Saturday, June 28 at UMass Lowell.
June 25, 2008 • Office of News & Information
Juniper Writing Institute Hosts Poetry and Fiction Readings Juniper Writing Institute Hosts Poetry and Fiction Readings
The Juniper Summer Writing Institute is hosting seven nights of poetry and fiction readings.
June 22, 2008 • Advancement Communications
Antwon Jackson Named Assistant Men's Basketball Coach Antwon Jackson Named Assistant Men's Basketball Coach
A top recruiter and skilled coach, Antwon Jackson has been hired by Derek Kellogg as an assistant coach at UMass Amherst.
June 19, 2008 • Athletic Department
UMass Researcher Opens the First Plant Disease Clinic in Southeast Asia UMass Researcher Opens the First Plant Disease Clinic in Southeast Asia
Farmers in Bangladesh who are battling outbreaks of leaf blight and insect pests are now getting expert help at the clinic.
June 19, 2008 • Office of News & Information