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Three Honorary Degrees to Be Awarded By UMass Amherst at Commencement Ceremonies May 27-28
Friday, May 5, 2006

AMHERST, Mass. – The University of Massachusetts Amherst will award three honorary degrees during its undergraduate, graduate and Stockbridge School commencement ceremonies May 27-28.

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WFCR marks 45th year of operation
Friday, May 5, 2006

Public radio station WFCR will mark 45 years of continuous broadcasting to the region on May 6.

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Barr to begin term as NASSM president
Friday, May 5, 2006

Carol A. Barr, associate professor in the Department of Sport Management, will be introduced as president of the North American Society for Sport Management (NASSM) at its annual convention from May 30 to June 3 in Kansas City, Mo.

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Weekend conference to mark Staub's retirement
Thursday, May 4, 2006

The doctoral program in the Psychology of Peace and Prevention of Violence is convening a weekend conference to honor retiring professor Ervin Staub, the program’s founding director.

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Robert L. Bratzler Will Explore Trends in Bioengineering at Annual Tang Lecture on May 9
Thursday, May 4, 2006

AMHERST, Mass. – Robert L. Bratzler, president and chief executive officer of the Coley Pharmaceutical Group (CPG) of Wellesley, Mass. will speak at the University of Massachusetts Amherst on Tuesday, May 9 at 4 p.m. in the Massachusetts Room of the Mullins Center.

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Cumberledge helps develop Iraqi Virtual Science Library
Wednesday, May 3, 2006

Susan Cumberledge of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology helped develop the Iraqi Virtual Science Library (IVSL), a digital resource that provides Iraqi universities and research institutes with free access to thousands of science and engineering journals, technical information and educational resources.

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Iraqi Virtual Science Library Launched With Help from UMass Amherst Biochemist
Wednesday, May 3, 2006

AMHERST, Mass. – Information is the currency of science. But access to the scholarly journals that publish new research can be severely limited in a country with the infrastructure problems that exist in Iraq.

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UMass Amherst Facilities Awarded Green Certification for Cleaning Programs
Wednesday, May 3, 2006

AMHERST, Mass. – The Murray D. Lincoln Campus Center and Worcester Dining Hall at the University of Massachusetts Amherst are the first organizations in Massachusetts to qualify for the (OS1) Green Certified Cleaning Program, which recognizes sanitary programs with environmental practices.

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Obituary: Louise Casa, Library clerical staffer
Wednesday, May 3, 2006

Mary Louise Casa, 58, of Colrain, clerk III in the Library, died May 1 at Charlene Manor Extended Care Facility in Greenfield.

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Bair nominated by Bush to head FDIC
Wednesday, May 3, 2006

Sheila C. Bair, a professor at the Isenberg School of Management, has been nominated by President George W. Bush to be the next head of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. (FDIC)

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