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Alice Schaerr Rossi, 87, of Amherst, professor emerita of Sociology and a founder of the National Organization for Women (NOW), died Nov. 3.
Michelle Budig and Joya Misra of the Sociology Department were finalists for this year’s Rosabeth Moss Kanter Award for Excellence in Work-Family Research.
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J. Gary Bernhard, program manager for University Without Walls’ Sustainable Entrepreneurship concentration, was a panelist at the regional fall conference of the University Continuing Education Association held Oct. 28-30 in Hyannis.
Lynn Adler, associate professor of Entomology, gave one of two invited keynote presentations at the annual meeting of the Scandinavian Association for Pollination Ecologists held Oct. 23-25 at the Archipelago Research Institute of the University of Turku in Finland.
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Professor Linda K. Enghagen of Hospitality and Tourism Management received a “Best in Track” award for her presentation at the 15th Sloan Consortium International Conference on Online Learning held Oct. 28-30 in Orlando.
Calvin Swift, professor emeritus in Electrical and Computer Engineering, has been chosen to receive the Special Award from the American Meteorological Society during its annual meeting in Atlanta.
Jennie L. Behaylo, 84, of Greenfield, a retired clerk V, died Oct. 23 at the Buckley HealthCare Center.
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Daniel S. Gerber, director of the undergraduate Public Health major, discussed the new program on Oct. 15 at the sixth biennial New England Regional Minority Health Conference in Providence.
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Andrea Pocar, assistant professor of Physics, recently received a $510,000 National Science Foundation grant through the federal economic stimulus funding program to study neutrinoless double beta decay.
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Stuart Shulman, assistant professor of Political Science, was part of an expert panel that conducted a workshop Sept. 22-23 for the U.S. Secret Service on the relationship between threatening communications sent to those protected by the agency and actual behavior.
Afro-American Studies professor Steve Tracy will be working on three book projects while on sabbatical next semester.
Russell J. “Russ” Myette, 75, of Northampton, a retired supervisor of janitors at Physical Plant, died Oct. 13 after a seven-year battle with ALS, Lou Gehrig’s disease.
