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Aug. 28, 2008
A new branch library, the Image Collection Library, dedicated to assisting the campus community in the use of images in the classroom and in research, is open in 225 Bartlett Hall.
Aug. 28, 2008
In his first public appearance since taking office earlier this month, new Chancellor Robert C. Holub called for moving the Amherst campus into the “upper echelon of public institutions of higher education in the United States.”
Aug. 28, 2008
As work on several major building projects continued this summer, more than $40 million in safety, building and infrastructure improvements and repairs were also in progress across the campus.
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Aug. 27, 2008
Three studies published by Kinesiology Department researchers suggest that, unless you are a competitive athlete, consuming sports drinks or high-carbohydrate foods such as energy bars right after exercising may negate the health benefits that physical exercise creates.
Aug. 27, 2008
Computer Science professor Jim Kurose has been named interim dean of the College of Natural Sciences and Mathematics, and associate professor of Nursing Jean E. Swinney has been appointed interim dean of the School of Nursing, according to Provost Charlena Seymour.
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Aug. 26, 2008
If it’s August, it means that band camp is running day and night under the tutelage of director George N. Parks.
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Aug. 26, 2008
C. Marjorie Aelion, associate dean of the Arnold School of Public Health at the University of South Carolina, has been named the new dean of the School of Public Health and Health Sciences.
Aug. 22, 2008
For the first time since the Campus Center Hotel opened its doors in 1970, the facility is undergoing a complete renovation of its guest rooms, lobby and adjoining areas.
Aug. 21, 2008
Drawn from a record number of applicants, the incoming 4,100 members of the Class of 2012 are bringing some impressive academic credentials when they arrive on campus Labor Day weekend, according to Undergraduate Admissions.
Aug. 19, 2008
Seven Amherst campus faculty are among the recipients of $1.4 million in awards from the President’s Science and Technology Initiatives and the President’s Creative Economy Initiatives funds for the 2008-09 academic year.
Aug. 18, 2008
By summer’s end, an additional 60 security cameras will be installed on campus, bringing the total to more than 500 placed in residence halls, dining commons and other buildings as part of a campus safety program.
Aug. 18, 2008
Teachers, speech pathologists and researchers from around the country participated in the Summer Dialect Teacher Project (SDTP) sponsored by the Center for the Study of African American Language from July 9-11.
