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Marcou's Overtime Heroics Lift UMass over Vermont at Fenway Marcou's Overtime Heroics Lift UMass over Vermont at Fenway
Michael Marcou's power play goal with 22.3 seconds left in overtime lifted UMass to a 3-2 victory over Vermont in the opening game of 2012 Sunlife Frozen Fenway Saturday afternoon at Fenway.
January 8, 2012 • Athletic Department
UMass Computer Scientist Appointed to Federal Information Privacy and Security Advisory Board UMass Computer Scientist Appointed to Federal Information Privacy and Security Advisory Board
Kevin Fu, associate professor of computer science, has been appointed to a four-year term on the National Institute of Standards and Technology Information Security and Privacy Advisory Board.
January 6, 2012 • Office of News & Media Relations
School of Education Offers Fellowships to Math and Science Professionals Interested in Teaching School of Education Offers Fellowships to Math and Science Professionals Interested in Teaching
Supported in part by a six-year NSF grant, the fellowships are available to professionals holding a bachelor’s degree or the equivalent in a STEM discipline who would like to be teachers.
January 6, 2012 • Office of News & Media Relations
Men's Basketball Claims A-10 Opener 80-76 Over Fordham Men's Basketball Claims A-10 Opener 80-76 Over Fordham
UMass pulled out a hard-fought 80-76 win over Fordham Thursday night at the Mullins Center and extending its win streak to six games.
January 5, 2012 • Athletic Department
Strickland Honored for Inspiring Student Community Commitment Strickland Honored for Inspiring Student Community Commitment
Professor emerita of Sociology Bonnie Strickland is being honored at the Carter Center in Atlanta on Saturday for her success in inspiring her students to make a difference in their communities.
January 4, 2012 • In the Loop
UMass Football to Play in MAC East Division Alignment UMass Football to Play in MAC East Division Alignment
The Mid-American Conference announced a new divisional alignment beginning with the 2012 season. UMass joins the MAC East Division, along with Akron, Buffalo, Kent State, Miami, Ohio, and Temple.
January 4, 2012 • Athletic Department
UMass Ecologists Call for Screening of Imported Plants to Prevent New Wave of Invasive Species UMass Ecologists Call for Screening of Imported Plants to Prevent New Wave of Invasive Species
An analysis led by ecologist Bethany Bradley suggests climate change may boost demand for imported heat-tolerant plants, increasing the risk for invasive species to overrun native ecosystems.
January 4, 2012 • Office of News & Media Relations
Afro-American Studies Professor is Named Chu Tian Scholar Afro-American Studies Professor is Named Chu Tian Scholar
Steven Tracy has been awarded the Chu Tian Scholar Fellowship Award by the Hubei Provincial Department of Education in China and was officially named Lecture Professor of the Chu Tian Program.
January 3, 2012 • In the Loop
Students at Springfield's Rennaissance School Get a Kick Out of Five College Volunteers Students at Springfield's Rennaissance School Get a Kick Out of Five College Volunteers
“Sneakers 4 Success,” the idea of UMass engineering student Samuel Del Pillar, uses the popularity of urban sneaker culture to teach students real world applications of business and technology.
January 3, 2012 • MassLive.com
UMass Amherst Named a ‘Best Value’ Public College by Kiplinger's Personal Finance UMass Amherst Named a âBest Valueâ Public College by <i>Kiplinger's Personal Finance</i>
For the third consecutive year, the University of Massachusetts Amherst is among the "100 Best Values in Public Colleges" compiled by Kiplinger’s Personal Finance magazine.
January 3, 2012 • Office of News & Media Relations
Men's Basketball Races Past CCSU, 97-65 Men's Basketball Races Past CCSU, 97-65
Five different Minutemen reached double- figures in scoring the victory over the Blue Devils on Friday and improving the UMass home record to 7-0 on the season.
December 30, 2011 • Athletic Department
Sheary Leads Hockey Past Cornell, 5-2 Sheary Leads Hockey Past Cornell, 5-2
Conor Sheary scored a pair of power play goals and Steven Guzzo netted the third-period game-winner as the UMass hockey team defeated No. 13 Cornell 5-2 on Thursday night.
December 30, 2011 • Athletic Department
Sharp-Shooting Minutewomen Down Elon, Run Winning Streak to Four Sharp-Shooting Minutewomen Down Elon, Run Winning Streak to Four
The UMass women's basketball team downed Elon, 76-56, in the opening round of the Marriott Cavalier Classic, and advance to take on host Virginia in the tournament's championship game.
December 28, 2011 • Athletic Department
UMass Amherst Ranks Third Nationally in Federal Gilman Scholarships for Study Abroad UMass Amherst Ranks Third Nationally in Federal Gilman Scholarships for Study Abroad
Fifteen UMass Amherst students have been awarded Benjamin A. Gilman Scholarships for students to study abroad. This places UMass third in the U.S. behind UC Berkeley and New York University.
December 27, 2011 • Office of News & Media Relations
Men's Basketball Extends Win Streak to Four, Defeating Davidson, 73-65 Men's Basketball Extends Win Streak to Four, Defeating Davidson, 73-65
The Minutemen improved to 10-3 Thursday night, beating Davidson (7-4), 73-65. UMass remains undefeated in the friendly confines of the Mullins Center.
December 22, 2011 • Athletic Department