AMHERST, Mass. - Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (AD/HD) is a culturally defined disorder rather than a medical one, says University of Massachusetts Ph.D. candidate in anthropology Ken Jacobson.

AMHERST, Mass. - Mary E. Musgrave has been named associate dean of the College of Natural Sciences and Mathematics at the University of Massachusetts. Linda Slakey, dean of the college, announced Musgrave''s appointment.

AMHERST, Mass. - The W.E.B. Du Bois Library (the main library at the University of Massachusetts Amherst) will be closed to all staff and users at 5:00 p.m. Wednesday, November 24 and will reopen on Sunday, November 28 at 2:00 p.m. To support the UMass Amherst campus telephone system, a new back-up generator will be installed in the building during the Thanksgiving weekend. The generator will provide an alternate source of electricity for the telephone system in the event of power loss. The installation work involves a gas line and so requires that the building be vacant for a 72-hour period.

AMHERST, Mass. - Paul C. Stern, author, sociologist, environmental scientist and global change researcher, will meet with members of the faculty with interests in environmental, social, and behavioral sciences at the University of Massachusetts, Monday, Nov. 8. At the invitation of UMass Senior Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs and Provost Cora B. Marrett, Stern will lead a discussion on the role of social change in environmental issues. "We believe UMass can be the center for environmental change for the entire region. By bringing together experts from many areas - from the social and behavioral sciences, as well as life and environmental sciences - we can effect change at the local level that, ultimately, will reach the global level," said Marrett. "Dr. Stern will help us stimulate discussion across departmental lines."