The Town of Amherst is hosting an early presidential primary voting event on campus for any student registered to vote at their dorm address and voters, including students, registered in any precinct in Amherst. This early voting option will be available in Bartlett Hall, room 316A on Feb. 25, 26, or 27 between 4 and 7:30 p.m.
With support from inspirational women in her family, Jaida Fonfield '21 launched Sinclaire, her own line of bold and beautiful women's pantsuits. Hear about her experience, the challenges and rewards of the pursuit in a video by Katrina Rojas '22 and Joseph Weingrad '20.
The Center for Teaching and Learning (CTL) is hosting a “Diversity Lunch and Learn” event on Thursday, March 5 from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the W.E.B. Du Bois Library, room 2601.
Applications for this year’s Barbara B. Burn Memorial Scholarship for international undergraduate students are open through Friday, March 6. The $1,000 scholarship was established in memory of the International Programs Office’s founder, Barbara B. Burn.
The Interdepartmental Program in Film Studies at UMass Amherst announces the 27th annual Massachusetts Multicultural Film Festival, “Imagine Better,” opening its spring season on Wednesday, Feb. 26.
The UMass Opera program in the department of music and dance will present Mozart’s classic opera, “The Magic Flute,” on Friday, Feb. 21 at 7:30 p.m. and again on Sunday, Feb. 23 at 3 p.m. in Bowker Auditorium
Matt Naeger, a senior trumpet major, recently performed as part of this year’s Mid-Atlantic Collegiate Jazz Orchestra (MACJO) in Rockville, MD. Seniors Jacob Kaplan, saxophone; Ben Powell; guitar, as well as freshman Coleman Hovey, piano, were also chosen to perform on selected pieces at this prestigious event.
On Thursday, Feb. 27 at 4 p.m. the UMass history department, along with the Five College Reproductive Health, Rights and Justice Certificate and the Five College Reproductive Politics Faculty Seminar, will be hosting a panel on reproductive rights and justice cases with nationally recognized law professors and activists.
Adults ages 66 to 77 are needed for a study on hearing in noisy backgrounds. Participating in the study involves one two-hour session in a lab on campus.
On Friday, Feb. 28, the department of communication will host its inaugural Communication Annual Lecture. This year’s talk, “Post-Disciplinarity and Public Scholarship in Communication Studies,” will be given by Silvio Waisbord, professor in the School of Media and Public Affairs at the George Washington University.
