MHERST, Mass. - The University of Massachusetts has expanded its child care services with the opening Oct. 18 of its new modular classroom building and the start of the new flexible-schedule child care classrooms for toddlers and preschool-age children. The announcement was made by Maryanne Gallagher, director of University Child Care (UCC).

AMHERST, Mass. - Computer science faculty members, researchers, and staff will be moving into the new $14.6-million Computer Science Research Center on the University of Massachusetts campus beginning Oct. 21. The newly completed building, located on the north end of campus off Governors'' Drive, is a three-floor, 78,500 square-foot structure that offers state-of-the-art technology, according to department head James Kurose. The move will be staggered, with a third of the occupants moving on Oct. 21, another third on Oct. 25, and the final group on Oct. 27.

AMHERST, Mass. - The radiation safety program at the University of Massachusetts has been cited as a "model" program that may be emulated by other institutions, according to inspectors following a routine survey at the University last month. The inspection was conducted by state inspectors from the Radiation Control Program in the Department of Public Health, which ensures that federal and state safety regulations are carried out in industry, hospitals, and research institutions.

AMHERST, Mass. - A motor vehicle citation has been issued by University of Massachusetts police to Michael A. Palica, 22, of Marshfield, Mass., operator of a car involved in a car/pedestrian accident Oct. 7 on campus, according to John W. Luippold Jr., director of public safety and chief of police at the University.