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Studying Midwest Soil Erosion from Space
Friday, April 20, 2018

Geologist and geochemist Isaac Larsen at UMass Amherst is used to tramping around in the dirt to conduct his soil research, but satellite photos of the Iowa farmhouse where he grew up have added a new dimension to the work, and he now has a grant from NASA to study soils in a whole new way, from space.

agricultural landscape south of Clear Lake, Iowa
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UMass Amherst Hosts Climate Leadership Summit
Tuesday, April 17, 2018

Prominent policy and thought leaders will discuss how communities and institutions can mitigate climate change and become more resilient. The event is convened in partnership with the UMass Amherst School of Earth and Sustainability and the Chancellor’s Sustainability Advisory Committee.

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Tibetan Monks Return to Campus to Construct Sand Mandala
Thursday, April 12, 2018
For four days, April 17-20, the public will be able to watch as seven Tibetan monks working in Old Chapel create a unique and colorful sand mandala, considered a tool for re-consecrating the earth and its inhabitants. Painstakingly formed from millions of grains of sand placed on a flat platform...
Mandala from above
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Wang Awarded Support as Visiting Scholar at Arnold Arboretum
Tuesday, April 10, 2018
Dong Wang, biochemistry and molecular biology, has been honored with one of Harvard University’s two 2018 Sargent Award for Visiting Scholars at the Arnold Arboretum. The award will support his further research on bacteria known as rhizobia. They live in nodules on the roots of legumes to fix...
Dong Wang
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Climate Leadership Summit Opens Earth Day Observance at UMass Amherst
Monday, April 9, 2018

This year’s celebration of Earth Day at UMass Amherst will be preceded by the Massachusetts Climate Leadership Summit, a gathering of prominent policy and thought leaders who will share how communities and institutions can mitigate climate change and become more resilient.

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Green Building Tour Scheduled for April 5
Tuesday, April 3, 2018
Ludmilla Pavlova, senior campus planner, will lead a tour of the university’s “green” buildings on Thursday, April 5 from 4 -5:30 p.m., beginning at Crotty Hall, North Pleasant Street entrance. The tour is free and open to the public, and will include Crotty Hall, the John W....
Crotty Hall
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University, Stockbridge Students Score at National Collegiate Landscaping Competition
Tuesday, March 27, 2018
A team of 13 students from majors across campus earned 15th place overall for the university in competition at the National Collegiate Landscaping Competition (NCLC), held March 14-17 at Alamance Community College in Graham, North Carolina. More than 700 horticulture and landscape students from...
The team
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Health Equity Network Co-Sponsors Transportation Justice Event
Thursday, March 22, 2018
The Western Massachusetts Health Equity Network, led by the School of Public Health and Health Sciences, is hosting “Transportation Access as a Social Justice Determinant of Health” on Friday, March 23 from 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. in 168C Campus Center. The event is the first in a planned...
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Environmental Scientist to Address Reducing Chemical Risks to Families
Tuesday, March 20, 2018
Damian Shea, professor of environmental chemistry and toxicology at North Carolina State University, will speak on “Reducing Chemical Risks to Families: Linking the External Chemical Exposure to Biological Effects and Reduction in Adverse Health Outcomes” on Thursday, March 22 at 4 p.m...
Damian Shea
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University Opposes Planned PVTA Service Reductions
Tuesday, March 20, 2018
The following letter was sent to the Pioneer Valley Transit Authority Advisory Board on March 16 by Andrew P. Mangels, vice chancellor for Administration and Finance, in response to proposed service reductions that would take effect this year. To the members of the PVTA Advisory Board: On...
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