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Gerber Leads SPHHS Effort to Assist State
Wednesday, April 1, 2020

Daniel Gerber, associate dean for academic affairs, is leading a School of Public Health and Health Sciences (SPHHS) effort to assist the state with its COVID-19 response efforts. Gerber, along with Karen Helfer, communication disorders; Andrew Lover, epidemiology; Risa Silverman, office of public health practice and outreach; and Mary Ellen Liseno and Aimee Gilbert Loinaz, office of career planning; are responding to Gov. Charlie Baker's call for academic health departments to help the Massachusetts Department of Public Health during the ongoing public health crisis.

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UMass ADVANCE Honors Seven Faculty with Mentoring Awards
Wednesday, April 1, 2020

The UMass ADVANCE team has announced the seven faculty who are the inaugural winners of their college’s Faculty Mentoring Award for 2020.

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UMass Music and Dance Alum Organizes ‘COVID-Stock’ Concerts by Recent Graduates
Wednesday, April 1, 2020

Weekend live-streamed performances to feature over 40 department of music and dance alums, performing a variety of musical genres, from locations around the world. 

Ryan Hollander
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Irma Mcclaurin Wins Grant for Development of Black Feminist Archive in Special Collections and University Archives
Wednesday, April 1, 2020

Irma McClaurin, a Distinguished Alumni Award recipient, was recently awarded a $15,000 Historical Archives Grant from the Wenner-Gren Foundation for Anthropological Research, Inc. for the continuing development of the Irma McClaurin Black Feminist Archive in Special Collections and University Archives (SCUA).

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Public Policy Student Presents at International Research Conference
Wednesday, April 1, 2020

Olivia Laramie, a graduate student at the School of Public Policy, presented a paper at the 16th International Research Association for Interdisciplinary Studies Conference on Social Sciences and Humanities.

Olivia Laramie with students
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Student Firefighters from UMass Amherst Help Boost Staffing at the Amherst Fire Department
Wednesday, April 1, 2020

Five student firefighters from the University of Massachusetts Amherst Student Force have been promoted to full-time at the Amherst Fire Department, boosting the department back up to full staffing through June. They will assist with staffing during this period of responding to COVID-19.

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School of Public Policy Stays Connected Virtually
Wednesday, April 1, 2020

As UMass Amherst shifts to remote learning for the remainder of the spring semester, the School of Public Policy is finding ways to keep students and faculty connected outside of the classroom as well, with virtual discussion groups, community meetings and even an online networking “road trip” for students.

Do-Han Allen, manager of the Wellspring Harvest greenhouse, speaks to students via Zoom.
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State’s COVID-19 Response Gets Vital Assistance from School of Public Health and Health Sciences at UMass Amherst
Wednesday, April 1, 2020

Daniel Gerber, associate dean for academic affairs, is leading a School of Public Health and Health Sciences effort to assist the state with its COVID-19 response efforts. Student involvement is a key aspect.

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CICS Professor Yuriy Brun Receives SEAMS 2020 Most Influential Paper Award
Tuesday, March 31, 2020

Yuriy Brun, an associate professor in the College of Information and Computer Sciences, has been selected to receive the Most Influential Paper Award at the 15th International Symposium on Software Engineering for Adaptive and Self-Managing Systems (SEAMS 2020).

Yuriy Brun
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Doctoral Oral Exams for April 6–10
Monday, March 30, 2020
The Graduate Dean invites all graduate faculty to attend the final oral examinations for the doctoral candidates. All exams will be held via videoconferencing. Contact the department for online meeting information.  The exams are scheduled as follows: Yolanda Wiggins, Ph.D.,...
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