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New Study Compiles Gulf of Maine Seasonal Wildlife Timing Shifts, Urges Broader Use of Marine Data in Understanding Climate Change
Tuesday, April 23, 2019

Many researchers and amateur naturalists keep track of dates for the first robin of spring, the first peepers or ice-out on ponds, and such records can offer decades of data on the timing of plant and animal life cycle events known as phenology.

Puffin
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Hadley Farm Fleeces Available for Hand Spinners May 2
Monday, April 22, 2019

Raw wool sheep fleeces for hand spinners will be available at the Hadley Farm on May 2, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., when workers shear the UMass Amherst flock.

Sheep
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UMass Amherst Sponsors Electric Vehicle Ride & Drive for Community
Monday, April 22, 2019

In an ongoing celebration of Earth Day at UMass Amherst, the public is invited to test-drive or ride in electric vehicles (EVs) and plug-in hybrids, including such brands as BMW, Chevy, Honda, Hyundai, Mercedes, Nissan, Tesla and VW. The test drive and vendor fair will run from 10 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.

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Flags Lowered for Leominster Soldier
Friday, April 19, 2019
Gov. Charlie Baker has ordered that the United States and Commonwealth flags be lowered to half-staff from sunrise until sunset at all state buildings on Saturday, April 20, the day of interment, in honor of Private First Class Zacharay Arsenault, United States Army, of Leominster, who...
U.S. Flag
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Doctoral Oral Exams for April 29 – May 3
Friday, April 19, 2019
The Graduate Dean invites all graduate faculty to attend the final oral examinations for the doctoral candidates scheduled as follows: Russell Johnson, Ph.D., Kinesiology, Monday, April 29, 12:00 p.m., S231 Integrative Learning Center. Dissertation: “The Roles of Morphology and Posture...
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Earth Day Waste Sort at UMass Amherst
Friday, April 19, 2019

The public is invited to an Earth Day waste sort demonstration, designed to raise awareness about the amount of items mistakenly thrown in the trash.

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Shakespeare’s Birthday Celebration to be Held on April 23
Thursday, April 18, 2019

A 455th birthday bash will be held in honor of William Shakespeare on Tuesday, April 23 in the Fine Arts Center following the presentation of the Reduced Shakespeare Company in “The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged and Revised).”

 

The Reduced Shakespeare Company
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Norden Edits Essay Collection on Pop Culture
Thursday, April 18, 2019

Martin F. Norden, professor of communication, and Rob Weir, retired professor of history, have recently co-edited a conference proceedings volume, titled “Pop Culture Matters.”

Martin F. Norden
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The Micro-level Beauty of Science on Display
Thursday, April 18, 2019

The campus community is invited to attend the second annual Research Art-Science Exhibition from 2 to 5 p.m. on Thursday, April 25 in the Digital Media Lab (DML) on the third floor of the W.E.B. DuBois Library.

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Biostatistics and Epidemiology to Host April Seminars
Thursday, April 18, 2019

The department of biostatistics and epidemiology will be hosting two seminars this month. One will be on the effects of air pollution on April 19 and the other on polygenic risk scores April 26. 

Tarik Benmarhnia (left) and Peter Kraft
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