The co-chairs of the search committee for dean of the College of Nursing, Tricia Serio, dean of the College of Natural Sciences, and Tilman Wolf, senior vice provost and interim chair of biomedical engineering, have announced that finalists have been identified for the position.
On Tuesday, Dec. 10 at 7:30 p.m., the Wind Ensemble, conducted by Matthew Westgate, and Percussion Ensemble, led by Ayano Kataoka, will share the Fine Arts Center Concert Hall stage for a joint performance. On Wednesday, Dec. 11, also at 7:30 p.m. in the Fine Arts Center Concert Hall, the Symphony Band and Concert Band will present the final concert of the semester.
Stellan Vinthagen, Endowed Chair in Nonviolent Direct Action and Civil Resistance and professor of sociology, has released a new book “Conceptualizing ‘Everyday Resistance’: A Transdisciplinary Approach,” co-authored with Anna Johanssen. A launch party for the book will be held at Amherst Books on Monday, Dec. 9 from 7 to 8:30 p.m., where Vinthagen will give a brief talk and leave time for discussion.
As part of the Resistance Studies Initiative’s Fall Speaker Series, Mandy Carter, resistance studies fellow will deliver a talk, “Possible Models of How to Build Intersectional Resistance Alliance,” on Wednesday, Dec. 4 at 4 p.m. in the Integrated Science Building, room 145.
Students are invited to take a study break and explore natural, healthy ways to reduce stress and balance body and mind at De-Stress Fest 2019, Thursday, Dec. 12, from noon to 3 p.m. in the Campus Center Auditorium.
An international team of researchers from UMass Amherst, the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) and universities in China and Singapore, is using artificial intelligence to develop a system that minimizes the dosage of drugs used to treat human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) as a way to reduce side effects. The findings are published in the journal Advanced Therapeutics.
The Center for Educational Assessment at the College of Education has announced it will become the publisher of the online journal “Practical Assessment, Research and Evaluation.” All editorial and publishing responsibilities will be transferred as of January 2020.
The Graduate Dean invites all graduate faculty to attend the final oral examinations for the doctoral candidates scheduled as follows:
Shahrzad Keshavarz, Ph.D., Electrical and Computer Engineering, Monday, Dec. 2, 10 a.m., 309 Knowles Engineering Building Conference Room. Dissertation:...
Ten researchers at UMass have been recognized for being among the world’s most highly cited researchers in 2019 by London-based Clarivate Analytics, owner of the “Web of Science.”
