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New Research from UMass Amherst Political Scientist Shows Americans Would Oppose War Crimes in a War with Iran
Monday, November 9, 2020

Three years ago, when tensions were high with Iran, political scientists from Dartmouth and Stanford released a study claiming that Americans would have little respect for the norm of civilian immunity in a war with Iran. Their survey experiment appeared to show that Americans would support targeting a city full of Iranian civilians, World War II-style, even if nuclear—instead of conventional—weapons were used, and even if up to two million Iranian civilians were killed.

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A Message about the Presidential Election Results from Chancellor Subbaswamy
Saturday, November 7, 2020

Letter to the campus community acknowledges the significance of this election as a testament to the power of participatory democracy

UMass Amherst Chancellor Kumble Subbaswamy
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Retired Faculty Association Meeting to Feature Talk on Election Results
Friday, November 6, 2020

The Retired Faculty Association meeting on Wednesday, Nov. 18, will feature political scientists Ray La Raja and Alexander Theodoridis, presenting “National Elections Analysis.”

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Doctoral Oral Exams for Nov. 16–20
Friday, November 6, 2020
The graduate dean invites all graduate faculty to attend the final oral examinations for the doctoral candidates. All exams will be held via video conferencing. Contact the department for online meeting information. Final oral examinations for the doctoral candidates are scheduled as...
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How Cell Processes Round Up and Dump Damaged Proteins
Friday, November 6, 2020

In a new paper with results that senior author Eric Strieter at UMass Amherst calls “incredibly surprising,” he and his chemistry lab group report that they have discovered how an enzyme known as UCH37 regulates a cell’s waste management system.

Eric Strieter
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Update on New Massachusetts COVID-19 Measures
Thursday, November 5, 2020

In response to new measures aimed at minimizing increases in COVID-19 cases in the state, Jeff Hescock, executive director of environmental health and safety, and Ann Becker, public health director, sent an email to the UMass Amherst community outlining how these measures should be observed on campus.

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Annual Walk for Light Safety Check Being Conducted Nov. 10
Thursday, November 5, 2020

The annual Walk for Light, a comprehensive campus safety check led by the UMass Amherst Police Department in which students, staff and faculty spread across campus to identify and report safety-related issues, will take place Tuesday, Nov. 10, beginning at 5:30 p.m. outside of the Campus Center near the UMass Store entrance.

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Researchers Seeking Participants for Campus' First Whole-Room Calorimetry Study
Wednesday, November 4, 2020

Researchers in Jane Kent's Muscle Physiology lab are seeking participants for a new study investigating the links between muscle bioenergetics (measured through magnetic resonance spectroscopy) and whole-body energy metabolism (measured through indirect calorimetry). 

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Badgett to Talk on ‘The Economic Case for LGBT Equality’
Wednesday, November 4, 2020

Professor Lee Badgett of the School of Public Policy and the department of economics will speak on “The Economic Case for LGBT Equality” on Monday, Nov. 16, at noon, via Zoom.

Lee Badgett
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Kevrekidis to Deliver Talk in Fall 2020 Distinguished Faculty Lecture Series
Wednesday, November 4, 2020

On Tuesday, Nov. 10, from 4 to 5:15 p.m., Panos Kevrekidis, department of mathematics and statistics, will present the second talk in the Fall 2020 Distinguished Faculty Lecture Series. His talk,“Nonlinear Waves and their Applications: From Oceans to Planets, From Lasers to Quantum Fluids, From Origami to Pandemics,” will be delivered via Zoom webinar.

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