Growing up in Beaumont, TX, Amilcar Shabazz, Afro-American studies, celebrated Independence Day on June 19 – Juneteenth. In Massachusetts, the day has been recognized with an annual proclamation, but it was not a legal holiday. This year, as June 19 drew near, Shabazz decided that now was the time.
A new book by Zhongwei Shen, professor of East Asian languages and cultures, was recently published by the Cambridge University Press. “Phonological History of Chinese” provides an account of the standard phonological system of the major Chinese historical periods: Old Chinese, Middle Chinese and Old Mandarin.
On Saturday, Aug. 1, the Kinney Center for Interdisciplinary Renaissance Studies hosted the first in a series of workshops that bring together local artists, farmers, herbalists and chefs with students and scholars to explore connections between the Renaissance Center’s kitchen gardens, apple orchard and rare book collection.
The College of Social and Behavioral Sciences (SBS) has appointed David Cort, associate professor of sociology, and Kathy Roberts Forde, associate professor of journalism, to the positions of SBS associate deans for equity and inclusion.
In an unexpected new finding, biochemists at UMass Amherst report observing that a damage-containment system in stressed bacteria can become overrun and blocked, but that this leads to cells responding by turning on very different pathways to make sure that normal growth continues.
UMass Amherst has established new requirements for the use of face coverings on campus. All individuals must now wear face coverings indoors in nearly all circumstances as well as outdoors where social distancing is not possible.
Five educators were recently selected as Isenberg Teaching Fellows, a first-time annual award that recognizes the innovative application of new technologies in the classroom.
Research Corporation for Science Advancement has named Michelle Farkas, chemistry, one of 13 new Fellows for its Scialog: Chemical Machinery of the Cell initiative.
The National Science Foundation this week announced a five-year, $26 million initial grant to a consortium led by the University of Arizona to form a new Engineering Research Center, the Center for Quantum Networks, with partners at other top universities, including Distinguished Professor Don Towsley of the College of Information and Computer Sciences.
