Advanced Search

E.g., 2017-06-24
E.g., 2017-06-24
Doctoral Oral Exams for July 3-7
Friday, June 23, 2017
The graduate dean invites all graduate faculty to attend the final oral examinations for the doctoral candidates scheduled as follows: Lisa Raring, Ph.D., Communication. Thursday, July 6, 11 a.m., N340 Integrative Learning Center. Dissertation: “The Help/Hurt Duality at Work in MakeupAlley....
Read Story
Postdoctoral Researcher Sant Receives NIH Fellowship Award
Friday, June 23, 2017
Environmental health sciences postdoctoral researcher Karilyn Sant recently received a three-year, $183,234 Ruth L. Kirschstein Postdoctoral Individual National Research Service Award from the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences to examine the mechanisms by which environmental...
Kari Sant
Read Story
Akli Named Director of the Office of National Scholarship Advisement
Thursday, June 22, 2017
Madalina Akli has been named director of the Office of National Scholarship Advisement (ONSA) and lecturer of international studies. The appointment, effective in July, was announced by Gretchen Gerzina, dean of the Commonwealth Honors College. “We are delighted to have someone with Dr. Akli...
Madalina Akli
Read Story
iCons Students Honored for Solar Panel Cooling Proposal
Wednesday, June 21, 2017
Four students in the Integrated Concentration in Science (iCons) program have been awarded first place in the UMass Amherst Undergraduate Sustainability Research Award 2017 for their research paper “What is it Going to Take to Make Solar Panels Cool?” The honor, which carries a $1,000...
From left: Cameron Smith-Freedman, Matthew “Donnie” Rollings, Matthew Yee who joined the team in iCons 3, Cameron Lane and Lute Fateiger.
Read Story
Nagurney Co-Organizes International Conference on Dynamics of Disasters
Wednesday, June 21, 2017
Anna Nagurney, the John F. Smith Memorial Professor of Operations Management at the Isenberg School of Management, has co-organized the 3rd International Conference on Dynamics of Disasters to be held in Kalamata, Greece, July 5-9. Conference co-organizers are: Fuad Aleskerov of the Higher School...
Anna Nagurney
Read Story
Hoang among Five Honored with Manning Teaching Awards
Tuesday, June 20, 2017
Haivan V. Hoang, English, is among five outstanding University of Massachusetts system faculty awarded the 2017 Manning Prize for Excellence in Teaching for their exemplary dedication to students and the university. The faculty members—one from each UMass campus—will receive $10,000...
Haivan Hoang
Read Story
Fine Arts Center Announces 2017-18 Season
Tuesday, June 20, 2017

The Fine Arts Center (FAC) released its 2017-18 season and theme, “Finding Home,” featuring performances from around the world that seek to define the idea of home. The season begins with a rocking night featuring the Fab Faux on Sept. 23, celebrating the 50th anniversary of the Beatles’ seminal recordings “Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band” and “Magical Mystery Tour.”

Fab Faux
Read Story
Flags Lowered for State Rep. Gailanne Cariddi
Monday, June 19, 2017
Gov. Charlie Baker has ordered that the United States and Commonwealth flags be lowered to half-staff at all state buildings from sunrise until sunset through Thursday, June 22, the day of interment, in honor of state Rep. Gailanne Cariddi of North Adams, who died June 17.
U.S. Flag
Read Story
Grueling Turf Tests at UMass Amherst to Enhance Quality and Safety of Tennis, Other Grass Sports with Video
Monday, June 19, 2017

Some of the most accomplished amateur lawn tennis players in the country have tested the footing for a groundstroke or an overhand smash at the University of Massachusetts Amherst’s Joseph Troll Turf Research and Education Center in South Deerfield to help researchers there evaluate how different turfgrass surfaces affect play and stand up under real-life, match-play punishment. 

Joseph Troll Turf Research and Education Center in South Deerfield
Read Story
Alumna, Educator Mary Custard Receives MTA Human and Civil Rights Award
Monday, June 19, 2017
Mary E. Custard, a UMass Amherst alumna and dean of students and former athletic director at Amherst-Pelham Regional High School, has been presented the 2017 Louise Gaskins Lifetime Civil Rights Award from the Massachusetts Teachers Association (MTA). The award was presented at the 35th annual...
Mary E. Custard
Read Story

Pages