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Rotello Going Online to Discuss Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria
Friday, April 20, 2018
Vincent Rotello, Distinguished Professor and Goessmann Professor of Chemistry, will discuss “Nanomaterials for Fighting Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria” on a free webinar Thursday, April 26 from 2-3 p.m. The webinar is hosted by the American Chemical Society. Organizers say the...
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Doctoral Oral Exams for April 30-May 04
Friday, April 20, 2018
The graduate dean invites all graduate faculty to attend the final oral examinations for the doctoral candidates scheduled as follows: Xueying Yu, Ph.D., Mathematics and Statistics, Monday, April 30, 1 p.m., 1634 Lederle Graduate Research Tower. Dissertation: “Global Well-Posedness and...
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Beal Addresses Boston Town and Gown Association
Friday, April 20, 2018
Eric Beal, neighborhood liaison in the Office of External Relations, addressed the April meeting of  the Boston Town and Gown Association (BTGA), describing his work in community and town-gown relations and the ongoing collaborations between the university and neighboring towns. The talk,...
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Studying Midwest Soil Erosion from Space
Friday, April 20, 2018

Geologist and geochemist Isaac Larsen at UMass Amherst is used to tramping around in the dirt to conduct his soil research, but satellite photos of the Iowa farmhouse where he grew up have added a new dimension to the work, and he now has a grant from NASA to study soils in a whole new way, from space.

agricultural landscape south of Clear Lake, Iowa
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National Guard Helicopters to Land on Campus
Thursday, April 19, 2018
Three or four Massachusetts Army National Guard UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters will land on the athletic field at Massachusetts and Commonwealth avenues Friday, April 20 at 10 a.m. as part of an Army ROTC training exercise. UMass Amherst Army ROTC cadets (CDTs) will be conducting their final...
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String Chamber Ensemble Offers Free Consert
Thursday, April 19, 2018
The department of music and dance will present a free performance by its String Chamber Ensembles in Bezanson Recital Hall on Monday, April 23 at 7:30 p.m. The concert, coordinated by Elizabeth Chang, will feature works by Beethoven, Schubert, Glinka, Schulhoff and others. The concert is open...
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Reed Interviewed on Conflict in Syria
Thursday, April 19, 2018
Laura Reed, visiting lecturer in political science, was interviewed April 17 on the Bill Newman show on WHMP radio in Northampton, where she talked about the ongoing conflict in Syria. A podcast of that radio interview is available here. Also, Reed will speak on “U.S. global engagement...
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Open Forums Scheduled on New Information Security Policy
Thursday, April 19, 2018
Students, faculty and staff are invited to attend one of three open forums in the coming weeks to discuss the university’s new information security policy. The policy was approved by the chancellor in March, establishing an information security governance structure, rules and procedures...
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UMass Amherst Computer Scientist Awarded Grant to Improve Citizen Science, Big Data Analysis
Thursday, April 19, 2018

Computer science researcher Daniel Sheldon at UMass Amherst has been awarded a five-year, $550,000 faculty early career development (CAREER) grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to design and test new mathematical approaches and algorithms to help ecologists and other scientists better use large data sets generated by citizen science projects, animal tracking devices and earth observation instruments, among other goals.

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Wind Energy Center to Hold Annual Student Poster Session
Thursday, April 19, 2018
The Integrative Graduate Education and Research Traineeship (IGERT) Offshore Wind Energy Program invites the campus community to attend its annual student poster session on Thursday, April 26 from 5-7 p.m. in the Hadley Room, 10th Floor, Campus Center. The 21 posters this year represent an...
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