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President Wilson awards grants to accelerate research commercialization President Wilson awards grants to accelerate research commercialization
Grants were awarded to Todd Emrick, Polymer Science; Lloyd Semprevivo, Veterinary and Animal Science; Elizabeth Stuart, Microbiology; Clifford Konold, Scientific Reasoning Research Institute; and Paul Voss, Geosciences.
May 5, 2004 • Office of the President
Herb fest shows the variety of the plant world Herb fest shows the variety of the plant world
Herbal festival shows the variety of the plant world
May 5, 2004 • Advancement Communications
Vigil remembers lives lost in war on terror Vigil remembers lives lost in war on terror
vigil remembers lives lost in war on terror
May 5, 2004 • Advancement Communications
Holtz named to Canadian Olympic Team Holtz named to Canadian Olympic Team
Former UMass pitcher and current assistant coach Kaila Holtz '03 heads to Athens Olympics and becomes second UMass softball Olympian.
May 5, 2004 • Athletic Department
Professor receives Presidential Early Career Science Award Professor receives Presidential Early Career Science Award
The award, a five-year, $500,000 grant to study supermolecular polymer science, was given May 4 at a White House ceremony in Washington, D.C.
May 5, 2004 • Advancement Communications
UMass Amherst to dedicate $25 million engineering facility UMass Amherst to dedicate $25 million engineering facility
Engineering Laboratory II will house portions of the university’s nationally recognized research programs in chemical engineering and civil and environmental engineering.
May 5, 2004 • Advancement Communications
Byzantium: Faith and Power Byzantium: Faith and Power
From WFCR News, Arthur Kinney reviews the Metropolitan Museum of Art exhibit and reflects on the place of Byzantine art in western culture.
May 4, 2004 • WFCR 88.5 FM
UMass Amherst senior wins USA Triathlon Collegiate National Championship UMass Amherst senior wins USA Triathlon Collegiate National Championship
Caitlin Shea-Kenney is the race's top woman finisher. She finished the hilly Olympic-distance course in 2:13:46.
May 3, 2004 • Advancement Communications
The Pizza Parlor Prodigy The Pizza Parlor Prodigy
Cellist and visiting professor Matt Haimovitz travels the nation performing in country and folk cafes, jazz spots and nightclubs.
May 2, 2004 • The New York Times
Civil engineering students win regional Concrete Canoe Competition: head to Washington, DC for nationals in June Civil engineering students win regional Concrete Canoe Competition: head to Washington, DC for nationals in June
UMass Amherst team proves that concrete floats.
May 2, 2004 • Advancement Communications
A Fortnight in Bellagio A Fortnight in Bellagio
In this invited article, professor Anna Nagurney describes her research team's experiences at the Rockefeller Foundation's Bellagio Center in northern Italy. It was the first operations research team in the Center's 45 year history.
April 30, 2004 • OR/MS Today
James Tate elected to American Academy of Arts and Letters James Tate elected to American Academy of Arts and Letters
English professor James Tate has been elected to the American Academy of Arts and Letters.
April 29, 2004 • Advancement Communications
UMass Amherst to award three honorary degrees UMass Amherst to award three honorary degrees
Roberta Soolman, Walter Chesnut, and Michael G. Phillipp will receive honorary degrees during graduate and undergraduate Commencement ceremonies, May 22 and 23.
April 29, 2004 • Advancement Communications
Parking permit sales available online Parking permit sales available online
Students and employees can now buy or renew parking permits online.
April 28, 2004 • Advancement Communications
Study finds seasonal change in cholesterol levels Study finds seasonal change in cholesterol levels
Researchers, including UMass Amherst's Edward J. Stanek III, Patty Freedson, Morton G. Harmatz, and Arnold D. Well, find that blood cholesterol levels peak during autumn and winter and decline in spring and summer.
April 27, 2004 • CNN