http://www.umass.edu/loop/RSS/rss_category.php?category=Talking Points,Weekly Bulletin,Looking Back,People UMass Amherst In The Loop en-us edblag@admin.umass.edu http://www.umass.edu/loop/talkingpoints/articles/76973.php July 23, 2008 Computer scientists are working with Massachusetts health care professionals to analyze medical procedures, including blood transfusions and chemotherapy treatments, with the goal of improving patient safety. The team is also analyzing the flow of patients in emergency rooms to reduce waiting time. Wed, 23 Jul 2008 00:00:00 EDT http://www.umass.edu/loop/talkingpoints/articles/76959.php July 23, 2008 Recent research by UMass Amherst food scientist, Kalidas Shetty and Lena Galvez Ranilla of the University of San Paolo, Brazil, shows that when it comes to managing Type 2 diabetes, all sweeteners may not be the same. Wed, 23 Jul 2008 00:00:00 EDT http://www.umass.edu/loop/people/articles/76957.php Anthony Jung, chef at Berkshire Dining Commons, won a gold medal in the culinary challenge competition held during the National Association of College and University Food Services’ national conference in Washington, D.C. in July. Wed, 23 Jul 2008 00:00:00 EDT http://www.umass.edu/loop/talkingpoints/articles/76967.php July 23, 2008 Sofiya Alhassan, assistant professor of kinesiology, has received federal funding to help her develop and validate new methods for processing physical activity in children age 8 through 16. Wed, 23 Jul 2008 00:00:00 EDT http://www.umass.edu/loop/weeklybulletin/articles/76976.php The intersection of Chancellors Way and Thatcher Way will be closed beginning Thursday, July 24 through Wednesday, July 30 to allow for manhole construction. The closure will take place on a daily basis, from 7 a.m. until 3:30 p.m. The intersection will reopen to traffic for evenings/nights and over the weekend. Wed, 23 Jul 2008 00:00:00 EDT http://www.umass.edu/loop/talkingpoints/articles/76971.php July 23, 2008 UMass police and other campus emergency operations officials conducted a successful emergency drill this month to evaluate police response time and test activation of the Campus Alerts system. In addition, the notification and assembly of the campus’ emergency management team was rehearsed. Wed, 23 Jul 2008 00:00:00 EDT http://www.umass.edu/uclub The University Club & Restaurant has re-opened for lunch during the summer. It also offers evening dining. Wed, 23 Jul 2008 00:00:00 EDT http://www.umass.edu/loop/talkingpoints/articles/76972.php July 23, 2008 Nonprofit groups and town governments in western Massachusetts struggling to make sense of large amounts of data can now receive free statistical consulting from Statistics in the Community (STATCOM), a volunteer organization housed at the University of Massachusetts Amherst. Wed, 23 Jul 2008 00:00:00 EDT http://www.umass.edu/loop/weeklybulletin/articles/76975.php The Office of Information Technologies will conduct a major hardware upgrade on Saturday, July 26 from 8 a.m. to noon. As a result, the following services and resources will be unavailable during this upgrade period: Wed, 23 Jul 2008 00:00:00 EDT http://https://www.parkinson.org/NETCOMMUNITY/SSLPage.aspx?pid=281&srcid=201 Dennis Burkh, 72, of Chicago, a former director of the Five College Orchestra and faculty member in the music department at UMass Amherst, died July 13, 2008. Mon, 21 Jul 2008 00:00:00 EDT http://www.umass.edu/loop/talkingpoints/articles/76851.php July 21, 2008 STA Travel has closed its retail store in the Campus Center along with 48 other retails locations owned by the company. Mon, 21 Jul 2008 00:00:00 EDT http://www.umass.edu/loop/talkingpoints/articles/76977.php July 22, 2008 Jazz great Billy Taylor, one of the founders of Jazz in July back in 1982, gave his final performance for the program at Bowker Auditorium on July 17. Taylor, who turns 87 this week, has been a stalwart of jazz education and a key personality in the Jazz in July program where he has supported and mentored more than 1,500 young people over the years. Mon, 21 Jul 2008 00:00:00 EDT http://www.umass.edu/loop/people/articles/76918.php Ernest Harrison Hofer, 84 of Riveracres, Sunderland, and Lewes Crescent, Brighton, England, a former professor of English and founder of the Oxford Summer Seminar, died peacefully at Royal Sussex Hospital in Brighton on July 15, 2008. Mon, 21 Jul 2008 00:00:00 EDT http://www.umass.edu/loop/weeklybulletin/articles/76683.php A reception in honor of Anne C. Moore, associate director for User Services, is being held Friday, July 25 from 3-5 p.m. in the 4th floor conference of the Du Bois Library. Sun, 20 Jul 2008 00:00:00 EDT http://www.umass.edu/loop/weeklybulletin/articles/76637.php Registration is open for the Green School, a comprehensive certificate short course for green industry professionals taught by UMass Extension specialists and University faculty, which begins Nov. 6. Sun, 20 Jul 2008 00:00:00 EDT http://www.umass.edu/loop/weeklybulletin/articles/76877.php The graduate dean invites all graduate faculty to attend the final oral examinations for the doctoral candidates scheduled as follows: Sun, 20 Jul 2008 00:00:00 EDT http://www.umass.edu/loop/weeklybulletin/articles/76657.php The campus community is invited to attend a farewell celebration for Interim Chancellor Thomas W. Cole, Jr. on Thursday, July 24 from 4-6 p.m. in the Marriott Center, 11th floor of the Campus Center. Sun, 20 Jul 2008 00:00:00 EDT http://www.umass.edu/loop/talkingpoints/articles/76850.php July 17, 2008 Polymer scientist Maria Santore and her colleagues have developed a novel surface containing tiny nanoparticles that can capture and manipulate much larger particles in a flowing solution with great precision. Santore’s research, performed in collaboration with chemist Vincent Rotello and chemical engineer Jeffrey Davis, was recently featured in Nature Nanotechnology. Thu, 17 Jul 2008 00:00:00 EDT http://www.umass.edu/loop/people/articles/76811.php John Stifler, a senior lecturer in the economics department, has received a Fulbright scholar's grant to teach for nine months in Kandy, Sri Lanka. Thu, 17 Jul 2008 00:00:00 EDT http://www.umass.edu/loop/people/articles/76776.php Brian Umberger, assistant professor of Kinesiology, gave an invited talk on the "biomechanics and energetics of human walking" at the annual meeting of the Society for Experimental Biology. The SEB meeting was held from July 6-10 in Marseille, France. Tue, 15 Jul 2008 00:00:00 EDT