Three UMass Amherst faculty members were named Distinguished Professors, one was awarded a named professorship and 41 were awarded tenure following approval by the Board of Trustees at its Monday, July 20 meeting.
Alice Harris, professor emerita in the department of linguistics, has been named a Corresponding Fellow of the British Academy. The British Academy’s purpose is “to deepen understanding of people, societies and cultures, and enabling everyone to learn, progress and prosper.”
Anna Maria Siega-Riz, dean of the School of Public Health and Health Sciences and professor in the departments of nutrition and biostatistics and epidemiology, has been appointed to the Food and Nutrition Board of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine.
Professor Daniel Wang in the astronomy department is a co-author of a paper with a composite image showing the huge extent of a spiral galaxy’s magnetic field, released on July 21.
A research team led by a UMass Amherst researcher recently received a $749,998 National Science Foundation (NSF) grant to improve drone capabilities through edge- and cloud computing.
Woodrow Winchester, a senior lecturer and director of engineering management in the mechanical and industrial engineering (MIE) department at UMass Amherst, was today named a fellow in the second cohort of the IAspire Leadership Academy, a leadership program aimed at helping STEM faculty from underrepresented backgrounds ascend to leadership roles at colleges and universities. The IAspire Leadership Academy is part of Aspire Alliance’s Institutional Change Initiative, led by the Association of Public and Land-grant Universities (APLU) and the University of Georgia.
This month the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced $132 million in funding awards to researchers at more than 50 universities, including physicist Stephane Willocq and his team, who are working on topics in high energy physics. The purpose is “to advance knowledge of how the universe works at its most fundamental level.”
Michael Ash, economics and public policy, has developed a visualization that offers a novel perspective on President Donald Trump’s approval and disapproval ratings leading up to the November election.
