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Lakecia Benjamin, Avery Sharpe and Christian Sands Featured Guest Artists for Jazz in July's Virtual Public Presentations
Wednesday, July 22, 2020

On Friday, July 24, the Fine Arts Center’s virtual Jazz in July program features three guest artist presentations which will be streamed for the public via Facebook. The guest artists are saxophonist Lakecia Benjamin, bassist Avery Sharpe and pianist Christian Sands. 

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The Magnetic Field in and around a Spiral Galaxy
Wednesday, July 22, 2020

Professor Daniel Wang in the astronomy department is a co-author of a paper with a composite image showing the huge extent of a spiral galaxy’s magnetic field, released on July 21. 

Image credit: Yelena Stein of the Centre de Données astronomiques de Strasbourg, with the support of Jayanne English at the University of Manitoba. VLA radio data from Stein and Ralf-Juergen Dettmar of Ruhr University Bochum. The observations are part of the project Continuum HAlos in Nearby Galaxies – an EVLA Survey (CHANG-ES) led by Judith Irwin of Queen’s University, Canada. Optical data are from the Sloan Digital Sky Survey. The ionized hydrogen data, in red, are from the 0.9m telescope of the Kitt Peak
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Computer Science Meets Behavioral Sciences: Interdisciplinary Research Focuses on Heat Resilience in the Age of Climate Change
Wednesday, July 22, 2020

As high temperatures become more frequent and intense due to climate change, UMass Amherst scientists are developing interdisciplinary research aimed at helping communities increase resilience to extreme heat by monitoring physiological, mental and behavioral health factors.

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Deval Patrick to Speak at School of Public Policy Kickoff
Wednesday, July 22, 2020

Former Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick will be the special guest speaker at the UMass Amherst School of Public Policy virtual fall kickoff on Friday, Aug. 28.

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Trustees Approve School of Public Policy Reorganization
Wednesday, July 22, 2020

The University of Massachusetts Board of Trustees has approved a reorganization plan for the School of Public Policy that adds five tenure-line faculty positions to program.

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Message from Chancellor Subbaswamy: ‘A Most Welcome Decision for our International Students’
Wednesday, July 22, 2020

After U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agreed to rescind draft regulations that would have severely harmed international students, including the 3,400 studying at UMass Amherst, Chancellor Kumble R. Subbaswamy wrote an email on July 9 welcoming that decision and thanking the state attorney general for her leadership in fighting ICE’s original plan.

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Updated COVID-19 Travel Guidance for UMass Amherst
Wednesday, July 22, 2020

UMass Amherst has issued updated information on travel policies for students, faculty and staff.

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Weekly Update (Generated July 21, 2020) on the Cumulative U.S. Death Predictions From the COVID-19 Forecast Hub
Wednesday, July 22, 2020

Weekly update (generated July 21, 2020) on the cumulative U.S. death predictions from the COVID-19 Forecast Hub.

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UMass Amherst-Led Research Team Receives $749,998 NSF Grant to Use Edge and Cloud Computing to Improve Drone Capabilities
Tuesday, July 21, 2020

A research team led by a UMass Amherst researcher recently received a $749,998 National Science Foundation (NSF) grant to improve drone capabilities through edge- and cloud computing.

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UMass Amherst Engineering Professor to Join National STEM Leadership Program
Tuesday, July 21, 2020

Woodrow Winchester, a senior lecturer and director of engineering management in the mechanical and industrial engineering (MIE) department at UMass Amherst, was today named a fellow in the second cohort of the IAspire Leadership Academy, a leadership program aimed at helping STEM faculty from underrepresented backgrounds ascend to leadership roles at colleges and universities. The IAspire Leadership Academy is part of Aspire Alliance’s Institutional Change Initiative, led by the Association of Public and Land-grant Universities (APLU) and the University of Georgia.

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