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Distinguished Statistician Howard Wainer to Discuss the ‘Magic’ of Data Visualization March 25
Thursday, March 21, 2019

Statistician Howard Wainer will present the seminar “Graphs as Poetry” in W201 Furcolo Hall at 2:30 p.m. on Monday, March 25. The lecture, which is free and open to the public, is part of the Stetz Memorial Lecture Series for the research, educational measurement and psychometrics concentration in the College of Education. Data visualization can communicate emotions and feelings in addition to cold, hard facts and, when done well, can make good scientists great and transform great scientists into giants of their field. This talk will explore how the combination of critical questions addressed by important data and illuminated by evocative displays can achieve a transcendent, and often wholly unexpected, result.

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Teach-in Scheduled for “Islamophobia: Religion, Fear and the Consequences of Dehumanization”
Thursday, March 21, 2019

The Office of Equity and Inclusion will host a teach-in titled “Islamophobia: Religion, Fear, and the Consequences of Dehumanization” on Wednesday, April 3 at 5 p.m. in the Bernie Dallas Room of Goodell Hall. This teach-in is in response to the tragic March 15 massacres at mosques in Christchurch, New Zealand that left 50 dead and another 50 injured, and is free and open to the public.

Silhouette of minarets with Martin Luther King, Jr. quote: "Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere. We are caught in an inescapable network of mutuality, tied in a single garment of destiny. Whatever affects one directly, affects all indirectly."
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UMass Amherst’s Amilcar Shabazz Inaugurated as President of The National Council for Black Studies
Thursday, March 21, 2019

Amilcar Shabazz, professor in the W.E.B. Du Bois Department of Afro-American studies at UMass Amherst, has been inaugurated as the new president of the National Council for Black Studies (NCBS) at the group’s annual conference held recently in New Orleans.

Amilcar Shabazz
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UWiL and School of Public Policy Students Spend Spring Break Networking in NYC
Wednesday, March 20, 2019

A group of students from UMass Women into Leadership (UWiL) and the School of Public Policy spent part of their spring break in New York City, visiting the United Nations and the Alliance for Downtown New York, meeting with UMass Amherst alumnae and learning about career opportunities in the public service field. 

Students from UMass Women into Leadership and the School of Public Policy in New York City
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2019-20 Lilly Fellows for Teaching Excellence Announced
Wednesday, March 20, 2019

The Institute for Teaching Excellence & Faculty Development (TEFD) has announced the selection of the eight 2019-20 Lilly Fellows for Teaching Excellence. Established in 1986, the Lilly Fellowship for Teaching Excellence has fostered leadership in teaching by training over 235 faculty members, many of whom have gone on to win Distinguished Teaching Awards and College Outstanding Teaching Awards, chair departments and serve in leadership positions across campus

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Stockbridge School's Bhowmik Organized Symposium at Weed Science Society of America's Annual Meeting
Wednesday, March 20, 2019

Prasanta C. Bhowmik, Stockbridge School of Agriculture, organized a symposium on “Herbicide resistant weeds in turf, ornamental and nursery crops” at the 59th Annual Meeting of the Weed Science Society of America in New Orleans on February 13. Bhowmik, who chaired and moderated the session that featured nine speakers representing academia, manufacturers and government agencies, provided the introduction.

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UMass Amherst Graduate Programs Receive National Recognition in U.S. News & World Report Rankings
Wednesday, March 20, 2019

Graduate programs in several science and social science disciplines at the University of Massachusetts Amherst rank among the best in the nation in fresh rankings featured in the 2020 edition of U.S. News & World Report’s Best Graduate Schools, which was released this month. 

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UMass Amherst Graduate Programs in Professional Schools Earn National Rankings from U.S. News & World Report
Wednesday, March 20, 2019

Graduate programs in business, education, engineering and nursing at the University of Massachusetts Amherst rank among the best in the nation as reported in the 2020 edition of U.S. News & World Report’s Best Graduate Schools, which was released this month. 

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Family of UMass Alumna Samya Stumo, Killed in Ethiopian Airlines Crash, To Honor Her March 23 at Family Home in Sheffield
Wednesday, March 20, 2019

The parents of Samya Stumo, the 24-year-old UMass Amherst alumna who died in the Ethiopian Airlines crash on March 10, will host a reception this weekend at their home in Sheffield to celebrate the life of their daughter. Nadia Milleron and Mike Stumo say, “We invite everyone who cared about our daughter, Samya Rose Stumo, to a reception in her honor, Saturday, March 23 at 1:30 p.m. in the barn at our farm, 615 Boardman St., Sheffield Mass. There we will remember her together.”

Samya Stumo
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Center for Research on Families Names 2019-20 Class of Family Research Scholars
Wednesday, March 20, 2019

Six faculty members representing five departments and four colleges have been selected to the 2019-20 class of Family Research Scholars by The Center for Research on Families (CRF). Each academic year faculty members are selected to participate in the program based on their promising work in family-related research. They participate in an intensive year-long seminar that provides concrete skills for successful grant submission, peer and faculty feedback on their developing proposals, individualized methodology consultation with CRF faculty and renowned experts and guidance on funding sources. 

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