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Professor at UMass Amherst to Co-Write the Life Story of Stokely Carmichael
Thursday, January 15, 1998

AMHERST, Mass. - Ekwueme Michael Thelwell, a professor in the W.E.B. Du Bois Afro-American studies department at the University of Massachusetts, is co-writing the life story of Stokely Carmichael, now known as Kwame Ture. The book, which will be released in 1999, will chronicle Carmichael’s experiences as a political activist and organizer in the Civil Rights, Black Panther, and Pan-African movements for four decades. Thelwell says Carmichael has decided to tell his story now because he was recently diagnosed with prostate cancer.

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UMass Amherst Researcher Helps Organize Major Meeting on Cloning Research and Policies
Wednesday, January 14, 1998

AMHERST, Mass. - James Robl, a professor of veterinary and animal sciences at the University of Massachusetts, is among the organizers for next week’s meeting of the International Embryo Transfer Society (IETS). Approximately 500 scientists from around the world will gather in Boston at the Copley Marriott from Sunday through Tuesday, Jan. 18-20, to present the latest research related to cloning and genetic engineering, as well as to discuss policy issues in this field. Attendees will include not just pioneers in the field of cloning, Robl says, but also many of the scientists responsible for advances in cloning and related technologies. The latest research developments, including both the vast number of legitimate uses of cloning and genetic engineering, will be discussed, along with the limitations of the technology.

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Professor at UMass Amherst Wins Prestigious Award to Continue Research on Smart Bearings
Tuesday, January 13, 1998

AMHERST, Mass. - University of Massachusetts engineer Robert Gao has received $310,000 from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to continue his research on "smart" bearings that could help prevent airplane, helicopter or even car accidents.

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UMass Amherst Joins National Consortium for Geographic Information Systems
Tuesday, December 30, 1997

AMHERST, Mass. - The University of Massachusetts was recently accepted as one of 48 members of the University Consortium for Geographic Information Science, a not-for-profit organization dedicated to advancing high-tech research in geographic information systems (GIS). UMass was accepted for membership based on its strong interdisciplinary interests in this field. The announcement was made by Richard Taupier, associate director of the University’s Office of Geographic Information and Analysis (OGIA).

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UMass Amherst Professor of Communication Examines the Difficult Art of Just Saying No
Tuesday, December 23, 1997

AMHERST, Mass. - Donal Carbaugh wasn''t surprised when the much-touted "Just Say No" anti-drug campaign was reported to be only marginally effective. Carbaugh, a communication professor at the University of Massachusetts, says that saying ‘no'' is more difficult than it sounds.

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College of Engineering at UMass Amherst Welcomes Three New Faculty Members
Thursday, December 18, 1997

AMHERST, Mass. - Three new faculty members joined the College of Engineering at the University of Massachusetts this fall: Stephen J. Frasier, Blair Perot, and Ian G. Harris. Joseph I. Goldstein, dean of the College of Engineering, made the announcement.

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UMass Amherst Scientist to Appear in Upcoming Biotechnology Series on Public Television
Thursday, December 11, 1997

AMHERST, Mass. - University of Massachusetts professor James Robl is scheduled to appear on "Innovation," a three-part series slated to air later this month on the Public Broadcasting Service (PBS). The series, which was produced at WNET New York, focuses on advances in biomedical technology. Robl, an animal reproductive biologist in the University’s veterinary and animal sciences department, appears in the first segment, "Cracking the Code," which will be broadcast beginning Tues., Dec. 16, in some markets, and Tues., Dec. 23 elsewhere.

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Chlamydia Vaccine Developed by UMass Amherst Scientists Receives Patent
Monday, December 8, 1997

AMHERST, Mass. - University of Massachusetts scientists are among those who have formulated a vaccine that prevents the disease chlamydia, the leading cause of female infertility in this country. A patent for the vaccine has been granted based on work by microbiology professor A. Bruce MacDonald, who died last September, and his colleague, Elizabeth Stuart, a lecturer in microbiology. The work was done in conjunction with Judith Whittum-Hudson, an immunologist at Johns Hopkins University, and William Mark Saltzman, a chemical engineer at Cornell University.

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UMass Amherst Students Learning to Think Like Scientists by Researching Steroids
Thursday, December 4, 1997

AMHERST, Mass. - University of Massachusetts biology professor Sandra L. Petersen wanted her endocrinology students to think like scientists, so she has assigned them to act like scientists. Six undergraduates and two graduate students spent the fall semester researching steroids. Specifically, they studied the pros and cons of estrogen replacement therapy, and the male hormones called androgens.

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UMass Amherst and Mexico Select Designer for Large Millimeter Wave Telescope
Wednesday, November 26, 1997

AMHERST, Mass. - MAN Technologie AG, Munich, Germany, has won a competitive bid to do the critical design work for a large millimeter wave telescope (LMT) to be built on Cerro LaNegra mountain in central Mexico, a joint project of the University of Massachusetts and Mexico. When finished, it will be the world’s largest, most sensitive radio telescope.

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