College of Information and Computer Sciences (CICS) professor Erik Learned-Miller, along with CICS alumnus Gary Huang and Facebook research scientist Tamara Berg, have received the Mark Everingham Award from the International Conference on Computer Vision, sponsored by the Institute of Electrical Engineers.
One of the more complex problems facing social psychologists today is whether any intervention can move people to change their behavior about climate change and protecting the environment for the sake of future generations.
UMass Amherst will host “Can We Build Social Media That’s Good for Society?,” a seminar presented by author and Massachusetts Institute of Technology faculty member Ethan Zuckerman, from 4-5 p.m., Dec. 2 in the Communication Hub of the Integrated Learning Center. The event is free and open to the public.
UMass Amherst Distinguished Professor David Julian McClements was honored Monday in Hillerød, Denmark, with the 2019 Nils Foss Excellence Prize for his pioneering work in food design and nanotechnology.
As part of International Education Week, the university is hosting events beginning Nov. 18 though 22 celebrating international exchange, the richness of cultures from around the world, education and community.
AMHERST, Mass. – UMassSafe, a division of the UMass Transportation Center, is hosting the 2019 Commercial Vehicle Safety Summit, “Best Practices for Industry & Law Enforcement Partnerships,” on Nov. 19-20 at the Hotel Northampton, 36 King St., Northampton, MA.
On Saturday, Dec. 7, the department of music and dance will present the third annual “Holiday Card to Amherst” concert by the Chamber Choir, Chorale and Lab Choir at 7:30 p.m. in the Fine Arts Center Concert Hall.
The department of biostatistics and epidemiology, part of the School of Public Health and Health Sciences, will host a seminar, “Cox model analyses with disease subtypes defined by partially observed multiple markers” on Friday, Dec. 6 at 10 a.m. in Life Science Laboratories N210.
The Graduate Dean invites all graduate faculty to attend the final oral examinations for the doctoral candidates scheduled as follows:
Samantha Glaze-Corcoran, Ph.D., Plant Biology, Monday, Nov. 25, 9 a.m., 107 Fernald Hall. Dissertation: “Developing Alternative Forage Production...
As winter approaches, all staff and faculty should know how to obtain information related to severe weather, including closing announcements, parking rules, staggered departure procedures for early closings, related time and attendance policies and the rescheduling of final exams on snow days.
