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UMass Amherst Artist Young Min Moon Receives Guggenheim Fellowship
Tuesday, April 15, 2014

Young Min Moon, associate professor of studio art at UMass Amherst, has been selected to receive a John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation Fellowship.

Abercrombie is Celebrity Lecturer at Renaissance Center
Tuesday, April 15, 2014
Wayne Abercrombie, professor emeritus of music, will give the Renaissance Center’s Annual Celebrity Lecture on Tuesday, April 29 at 4 p.m. Abercrombie will discuss the relationship between text and music in Renaissance and early Baroque music. The lecture is free and open to the public;...
Fountain Named to ‘Top Fed 100’ by Federal Computer Week
Monday, April 14, 2014
Jane Fountain, Distinguished Professor in political science and public policy, was named last month to the “Top Federal 100” by Federal Computer Week. She is one of only two academics to make the list. “Federal IT would not function without people like this year’s Fed 100,...
Williams Presents Mathematics Research at Conference in Albuquerque
Monday, April 14, 2014
Floyd L. Williams, professor emeritus of mathematics and statistics, spoke on “Magnetic resolvent trace formula for 2d black hole vacua” during the western spring sectional meeting of the American Mathematical Society held April 4-6 at the University of New Mexico in Albuquerque....
Rothstein Presents Paper on Yiddish Folk Song Collecting at NY Institute
Friday, April 11, 2014
Robert A. Rothstein, Amesbury Professor of Polish Language, Literature and Culture, was an invited speaker at "Passing the Torch," a symposium on Jewish music archives and the future of Yiddish song held April 6 at the YIVO Institute for Jewish Research in New York. His paper, "In...
Faculty and Staff Contribute More than $1.25 Million to UMass Rising Campaign
Friday, April 11, 2014
The campus community demonstrated its pride and support for the Commonwealth’s flagship during the past year as more than 1,200 faculty and staff contributed $1,251,465 to the 2013-14 UMass Rising Faculty and Staff Campaign, according to Nathan Adams, interim co-director of Annual Giving....
Krauthamer Named Spotlight Scholar
Friday, April 11, 2014
Historian Barbara Krauthamer is being recognized as a UMass Amherst Spotlight Scholar for her unique view of the history of slavery and emancipation in the Americas. Her groundbreaking research and award-winning books give voice to those who are underrepresented in the historical record, presenting...
Felton Cited for Excellence in Teaching by Classical Association
Thursday, April 10, 2014
Debbie Felton, associate professor of classics, received the 2013-14 Award for Excellence in College Teaching from the Classical Association of the Middle West and South (CAMWS) during the organization’s annual meeting held April 2-5 in Waco, Texas. CAMWS, founded at the University of...
SMART Plan Representative Available April 24
Thursday, April 10, 2014
A representative from the Massachusetts SMART Plan will be available to meet with employees regarding retirement readiness on Thursday, April 24, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. in 333 Whitmore. The representative can discuss ways to reduce one’s tax burden, review existing accounts and answer...
Panel Shares Research on Sleep and Menopause Health Issues
Thursday, April 10, 2014
A panel of researchers, including two UMass Amherst faculty members, will discuss “Coping with Menopause: Hot Flashes, Sleep Disruption and Cognitive Impairment” on Thursday, April 24 from noon to 2 p.m. in 163C Campus Center as part of the Center for Research on Families’ Tay...

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