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UMass Amherst History Class Heading to Underground Bunker to Revisit the Cold War
Thursday, March 27, 1997

AMHERST, Mass. - University of Massachusetts history professor David Glassberg is commemorating the 25th anniversary of the Cuban Missile Crisis in a novel way.

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UMass Amherst Alumna Catherine Coleman Will Not Be Flying on Next Shuttle Mission
Wednesday, March 26, 1997

AMHERST, Mass. - UMass alumna Catherine G. Coleman won’t be flying on the next shuttle mission, according to a news release from NASA. In February, the space agency said that she might be flying on April 3 to fill in for an astronaut who had suffered a broken ankle.

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Symposium at UMass Amherst to Focus on Families and Violence on April 23
Tuesday, March 25, 1997

b>AMHERST, Mass. - Scholars, family practitioners, and policy makers will confront the issue of violence and its impact on the quality of family life at a day-long symposium at the University of Massachusetts, Wed. April 23.

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Changes Made at UMass Amherst Career Center
Monday, March 24, 1997

AMHERST, Mass. - The Mather Career Center at the University of Massachusetts is changing its name, its focus, and its way of delivering services.

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UMass Amherst Career Center to Announce Major Redesign, Including Seven New Positions
Thursday, March 20, 1997

AMHERST, Mass. - The Mather Career Center at the University of Massachusetts will announce a major redesign, which will include a relocation of advising and counseling services and the hiring of seven new counselors/advisors, at 4 p.m. Mon., March 24, in the Career Center. Reporters are invited to attend.

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UMass Amherst School of Management Placement Director Writes Book on How to Ace Job Interviews
Wednesday, March 19, 1997

AMHERST, Mass. - Job-seekers can significantly improve their chances for success if they’re armed with the knowledge contained in 111 Dynamite Ways to Ace Your Job Interview, says author Richard I. Fein, director of placement for the School of Management at the University of Massachusetts.

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UMass Amherst Biologist Lynn Margulis Awarded Honors by Peers in Russia and Canada
Tuesday, March 18, 1997

AMHERST, Mass. - University of Massachusetts biologist Lynn Margulis is being honored by her peers in the scientific communities of two countries.

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Film and Literature of Vietnam War Era Explored in UMass Amherst Course
Monday, March 17, 1997

AMHERST, Mass. - The war in Vietnam has been over for nearly a quarter of a century, but as a course at the University of Massachusetts makes clear, the wounds from that conflict are still fresh.

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Time Spent in Research Lab Pays Off for UMass Biology Grads, Survey Shows
Wednesday, March 12, 1997

AMHERST, Mass. - University of Massachusetts biology students who spend time in the research lab significantly increase their chances of being happy in the work world after they graduate, according to a survey of the 1996 graduating class.

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UMass Amherst Chancellor David Scott Issues Statement on Recent Sit-In at Goodell
Tuesday, March 11, 1997

AMHERST, Mass. - University of Massachusetts Chancellor David K. Scott issued the following statement today regarding last week’s student sit-in of Goodell Building:

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