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Epidemiology to Host Seminar on Environmental Chemicals and Pregnancy
Wednesday, November 13, 2019

The department of biostatistics and epidemiology, part of the School of Public Health and Health Sciences, will host a seminar, “Quest to Understand the Impact of Environmental Chemicals on Adverse Pregnancy Outcomes,” on Friday, Nov. 22 at 10 a.m. in Life Science Laboratories N210.

Carmen Messerlian
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UMass Amherst Presents Journalist Jodi Kantor at Springfield Public Forum
Wednesday, November 13, 2019

UMass Amherst is sponsoring the appearance of Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter Jodi Kantor at the Springfield Public Forum on Monday, Nov. 18 at 6 p.m. in Symphony Hall. Chancellor Kumble Subbaswamy will introduce Kantor, and Kathy Roberts Forde, a UMass journalism professor, will serve as moderator for the evening. 

Jodi Kantor
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Campus Improvements Update: New Recreation Turf Fields Completed
Wednesday, November 13, 2019

The campus recreation turf field installation is complete. The 234,000 square foot fields will primarily serve campus recreation programming, including intramural and club sports.

New turf fields
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Institute for Global Health to Host Symposium on Achieving Global Equity through STEM Education
Wednesday, November 13, 2019

The UMass Amherst Institute for Global Health in collaboration with the STEM Ambassadors Program will host a symposium titled “Achieving Global Equity through STEM Education: Health, Environment & Policy” on Thursday, Nov. 21, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. in Old Chapel.

IGH Symposium poster
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Geosciences Graduate Student to Study Extreme Floods in Norway
Wednesday, November 13, 2019

Geosciences Ph.D. student Karin Lehnigk has been selected for a GROW-Norway award that will send her to the University of Bergen from January to August 2020 to conduct mapping and modeling work.

Karin Lehnigk
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Chancellor Subbaswamy to Receive Honorary Degree from Indiana University Bloomington
Wednesday, November 13, 2019

Chancellor Kumble Subbaswamy, an Indiana University Bloomington alumnus, will be presented with an honorary degree during the bicentennial winter commencement on Saturday, Dec. 21.

Kumble R. Subbaswamy
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Thanksgiving Dinner Hosts Needed for International Students
Wednesday, November 13, 2019

The International Programs Office is looking for local UMass community members to consider hosting international students for a Thanksgiving meal on Thursday, Nov. 28.

Thanksgiving Dinner
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Flags Lowered in Honor of Fallen Firefighter Jason Menard
Wednesday, November 13, 2019
As a mark of solemn respect for Firefighter Lieutenant Jason Menard of the Worcester Fire Department, who died tragically Wednesday, Nov. 13, Gov. Charles D. Baker has ordered that the U.S. and the Commonwealth of Massachusetts flags be lowered to half-staff at all state buildings beginning...
U.S. Flag
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Computer Science-Math-Engineering Team Forms New NSF Institute
Tuesday, November 12, 2019

The National Science Foundation (NSF) recently awarded a collaborative team led by Andrew McGregor, computer science, a three-year, $1.5 million grant to further develop the foundations of data science in a project that will create NSF’s national TRIPODS Institute for Theoretical Foundations of Data Science.

Andrew McGregor
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Pioneering a System for 360-degree Video Creation and Delivery
Tuesday, November 12, 2019

Professors Michael Zink, electrical and computer engineering, and Ramesh Sitaraman of the College of Information and Computer Sciences, invite you to imagine watching a Super Bowl game from the comfort of your own living room, but experiencing the game as if you were on the field with the quarterback.

Ramesh Sitaraman and Michael Zink
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