AMHERST, Mass. - The Center for the Family of the University of Massachusetts will present its first Tay Gavin Erickson Lecture on Tues. May 9 at 5:30 p.m. in the Campus Center Auditorium, when author Patricia Hersch addresses the pain and confusion American adolescents feel in today''s society. The lecture is free, open to the public, and co-sponsored by the UMass department of consumer studies, the Office of University Outreach, and the 4-H Youth and Family Program of UMass Extension.

AMHERST, Mass. - The University of Massachusetts is going forward with its decision to close the dental clinic operated by University Health Services (UHS) July 1. It was announced by F. Javier Cevallos, interim vice chancellor for student affairs, and Jo-Anne Vanin, associate vice chancellor for student affairs and dean of students.

AMHERST, Mass. - The Bilingual Collegiate Program (BCP) at the University of Massachusetts will hold its 26th graduation and awards banquet on Friday, May 5 at 6 p.m. in the Student Union Ballroom.

AMHERST, Mass. - The Stockbridge School of Agriculture at the University of Massachusetts is the first academic institution ever to receive the Award of Merit from the National Arborists Association (NAA), according to Cynthia Mills, executive vice president of the NAA. The award is the highest honor awarded by the NAA to an individual or organization that has "positively influenced the practice of arboriculture."