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Social Science Matters Series Presents a Panel on Immigration Policy

Wednesday, October 23, 2019

The College of Social and Behavioral Science is hosting a panel on U.S. immigration policy as part of the Social Science Matters Series on Tuesday, Nov. 19 in Old Chapel from noon until 1:30 p.m.

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Libraries Announce Launch of “Translat Library”

Wednesday, October 23, 2019

The Libraries have announced the launch of “Translat Library,” a new journal based at UMass and published through ScholarWorks@UMassAmherst in collaboration with the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona in Spain.

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Master of The Sarod, Amjad Ali Khan, Returns to Campus with Two Sons

Wednesday, October 23, 2019

The Fine Arts Center (FAC) will host Amjad Ali Khan, along with his two sons, Amaan Ali Bangash and Ayaan Ali Bangash, for a performance billed as “Sarod Trilogy” on Friday, Oct. 25 at 8 p.m.

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Fine Arts Center to Host an Open Rehearsal for Campus Community

Wednesday, October 23, 2019

The Fine Arts Center will host Circa Contemporary Circus in the Concert Hall for an open rehearsal on Monday, Oct. 28 from 10:30 a.m. until noon. UMass students, faculty and staff are exclusively invited to the rehearsal. Admission is complimentary and tickets are not required.

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Information and Computer Sciences Researchers Receive Award for Work on Serverless Computing

Wednesday, October 23, 2019

College of Information and Computer Sciences (CICS) doctoral students Abhinav Jangda and Donald Pinckney, along with professors Arjun Guha and Yuriy Brun, have received an Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) Special Interest Group on Programming Languages (SIGPLAN) 2019 Distinguished Paper Award.

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Sustainability Survey Underway

Wednesday, October 23, 2019

A random sample of 2,000 staff members and 1,200 faculty have been invited to participate in the university's sustainability survey. Faculty and staff who have been selected to participate are encouraged to complete the survey before Tuesday, Nov. 12.

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Harvard Lecturer Johnathan M. Square to Deliver Guest Lecture

Wednesday, October 23, 2019

The Interdisciplinary Studies Institute announces that Jonathan M. Square of Harvard University will give a public lecture “The Myth of the Tignon and the Invention of New Orleans,” Thursday, Oct. 31 from 4 to 5:30 p.m. at the Integrative Learning Center room S140.

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Campus Community Invited to Attend “Combating Polarization: A Symposium on Obstacles to Community”

Wednesday, October 23, 2019

The campus community is invited to participate in “Combating Polarization: A Symposium on Obstacles to Community” on Thursday, Oct. 31 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the Campus Center Auditorium.

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ADVANCE Team Announces Collaborative Research Seed Grant Recipients

Wednesday, October 23, 2019

The ADVANCE program has announced that two research teams are recipients of ADVANCE’s first Collaborative Research Seed Grants. The competitive grants aim to foster the development of innovative and equitable collaborative research projects among faculty.