At its annual meeting in Washington, D.C. this spring, the American Association of Geographers adopted a resolution on climate change submitted by Rutherford “Rud” Platt, emeritus professor of geography, and six colleagues.
Katherine Boyer, associate professor of kinesiology, has been elected to the Executive Council of the International Society of Biomechanics (ISB). She will begin her two-year term at the ISB's 27th Congress being held in Calgary, Canada from July 31 through August 4.
In its 38th year, the annual Jazz in July Summer Music Program runs July 8 through July 19. Faculty performances will be held on Thursdays and student performances will be given on Wednesdays and Fridays.
Neurobiologist Luke Remage-Healey, psychological and brain sciences, recently received a five-year, $1.7 million grant, the renewal of a prior period of funding from the National Institutes of Health. He and colleagues plan to investigate fundamental mechanisms of how the brain learns and processes complex stimuli like birdsong.
UMass Amherst anthropologist Lynnette Leidy Sievert has received a three-year, $230,678 National Science Foundation grant to study whether brown adipose tissue – a type of fat that generates heat – may be a factor associated with hot flashes in women. The project will focus on peri-menopausal and early postmenopausal women aged 45-55, during the cold months – late October to early April – in western Massachusetts.
SmartGrant is no longer available for proposal submission. Kuali Research will be live on Monday, July 8 at approximately 8 a.m. for proposal submissions, awards management and conflict of interest (COI).
Salvatore Macchia, professor of composition and string bass, has been named chair of the department of music and dance, effective July 1, 2019. He follows Roberta M. Marvin, who recently completed her three-year appointment as chair.
John Stoffolano, professor of entomology in the Stockbridge School of Agriculture, spent May 24 to June 2 in Foggia, Italy, at the virology unit of medical and veterinary entomology in the Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale della Puglia e della Basilicata.
Researchers from UMass Amherst will share in a $3.8 million grant from The Rockefeller Foundation to support their work to use enhanced data modeling to transform electricity systems in emerging economies. The grant will be shared with a team of researchers at Columbia University, Carnegie Mellon University and Colorado School of Mines.
An open meditation space will be available through Aug. 30 in room 131 in Bartlett Hall. The space is open to the campus community on weekdays from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.
