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Faculty Convocation Faculty Convocation
The annual Faculty Convocation on October 2 will include the installation of Robert C. Holub as UMass Amherst's 29th Chancellor. Live video of the event will be broadcast online.
September 30, 2009 • University Relations
Offense Explodes in Men's Soccer Win Over Colgate Offense Explodes in Men's Soccer Win Over Colgate
The Minutemen increased their unbeaten streak to five games and gave head coach Sam Koch his 200th win in Amherst after a 3-0 shutout Tuesday afternoon.
September 30, 2009 • Athletic Department
Nutrition Researchers Track Down How Soy Reduces Diabetes Risk Nutrition Researchers Track Down How Soy Reduces Diabetes Risk
Scientists led by Young-Cheul Kim at UMass Amherst have identified the molecular pathway that lets foods rich in soy bioactive compounds called isoflavones lower diabetes and heart disease risk.
September 30, 2009 • Office of News & Media Relations
Stoffel is Campus’s First Sustainability Coordinator Stoffel is Campus’s First Sustainability Coordinator
Josh Stoffel holds the position as a part-time graduate assistantship. His duties include a range of green initiatives and the development of an institutional climate action plan.
September 29, 2009 • In the Loop
Campus Launches Google Apps for Undergrads Campus Launches Google Apps for Undergrads
UMass Amherst's 19,000 undergraduates can now choose to have their @student.umass.edu email delivered to Google Mail and begin using the other apps in the Google Apps suite.
September 29, 2009 • In the Loop
Women's Soccer Extends Unbeaten Streak Women's Soccer Extends Unbeaten Streak
With a 1-0 win over Dusquesne on Sunday, the Minutewomen increased their unbeaten streak to five straight games and are off to their best A-10 start since 2005, at 2-0-0.
September 27, 2009 • Athletic Department
UMass Football Improves to 3-1 with Win Over Stony Brook UMass Football Improves to 3-1 with Win Over Stony Brook
Jonathan Hernandez rushed for 140 yards and 3 scores while Jeremy Horne caught 5 balls for 124 yards, as No. 15 UMass topped Stony Brook, 44-17 on Saturday night at McGuirk Alumni Stadium.
September 27, 2009 • Athletic Department
UMass Amherst Lands $7 Million in Stimulus Funds for Lab Renovations UMass Amherst Lands $7 Million in Stimulus Funds for Lab Renovations
Federal stimulus money from the National Institutes of Health will fund renovations to create lab and instrument space and build two new laboratories in the Lederle Graduate Research Center.
September 25, 2009 • Office of News & Media Relations
Field Hockey Cracks Top 10 in Coaches Poll Field Hockey Cracks Top 10 in Coaches Poll
After steadily climbing throughout the first month of the season, UMass field hockey has reached No. 10 in the latest Kookaburra/NFHCA Division I National Coaches Poll.
September 22, 2009 • Athletic Department
Minutemen Roll Over the Rams Minutemen Roll Over the Rams
UMass continued to dominate Rhode Island, beating the Rams for the ninth time in a row at home, winning 30-10 on a picture-perfect Saturday afternoon at McGuirk Stadium.
September 19, 2009 • Athletic Department
UMass-Memphis Men's Basketball Tickets Now Available UMass-Memphis Men's Basketball Tickets Now Available
The Minutemen play Memphis at the TD Garden in Boston on Dec. 19. Tickets for the general public are now on sale. Special packages will be announced in the coming weeks.
September 18, 2009 • Athletic Department
Public Television Stations to Show UMass Documentary Public Television Stations to Show UMass Documentary
Model T’s to War: American Ambulances on the Western Front 1914-1918, made by UMass Amherst filmmakers, will be seen by a national audience in the coming months.
September 17, 2009 • Office of News & Media Relations
Leaders, Faculty Celebrate 'Birth' of New College Leaders, Faculty Celebrate 'Birth' of New College
The new College of Natural Sciences was celebrated at its first convocation on Sept. 8 at Bowker Auditorium.
September 17, 2009 • In the Loop
UMass Amherst Ranked Among Top Public Universities UMass Amherst Ranked Among Top Public Universities
The university is listed in the 2010 edition of America's Best Colleges, released by U.S. News & World Report.
September 17, 2009 • Office of News & Media Relations
Record Eight Students Awarded Fulbright Scholarships Record Eight Students Awarded Fulbright Scholarships
The recipients of scholarships for international study include four graduate students and four undergraduates who completed their degrees during the past year.
September 15, 2009 • In the Loop