AMHERST, Mass. - University of Massachusetts School of Education Dean Bailey Jackson, and at least 10 other faculty from the School of Education, will join deans and faculty from New England’s land-grant universities as part of a conference aimed at improving K-12 education throughout the region. The conference will take place Feb. 6-7 at the New England Center at the University of New Hampshire in Durham, N. H.

AMHERST, Mass. - "Food, Fat and Fertility" will be the focus of a Distinguished Faculty Lecture by University of Massachusetts psychology professor George Wade on Wed. Feb. 26, at 4 p.m. in Memorial Hall. The event is the fourth in this academic year’s Distinguished Faculty Lecture series, and is free and open to the public. A reception will follow the lecture.

AMHERST, Mass. - When roughly 1,400 UMass students sit down to do their introductory chemistry homework this semester, they won’t need to sharpen their pencils. Instead, they’ll log on to the chemistry department’s homework site on the World Wide Web.

Amherst, Mass. - A number of educational, cultural, and social events are planned at the University of Massachusetts in February in honor of African-American History Month, beginning with a performance of "Having Our Say," the hit Broadway play based on the lives of two African-American sisters, Sarah and Elizabeth Delany; and including an exhibit of memorabilia paying tribute to the legendary Jackie Robinson. For further information, call the numbers listed beside each event below. All telephone numbers are in the 413 area code, unless otherwise indicated.