The following are news items from programs in ECO or affiliated with ECO. All content links to the authors’ webpages.
UMass Main News Office
- U.S. Department of Interior Awards $4.5 Million to Renew Support for Climate Science Center at UMass Amherst
AMHERST, Mass. – The U.S. Department of the Interior has renewed its support for the Northeast Climate Adaptation Science Center (NE CASC) at the University of Massachusetts Amherst with a five-year, … - UMass Amherst Commonwealth Honors College Welcomes Cosmologist Janna Levin as Part of 20th-Anniversary Celebration
AMHERST, Mass. – Cosmologist, author, and Guggenheim Fellow, Janna Levin, will deliver the University of Massachusetts Amherst Commonwealth Honors College Fall 2019 Kathryn and Paul Williamson Lecture … - South African Playwright to Give Sept. 26 Lecture
Malcolm Purkey, noted South African playwright and historian of South African theatre, will give the Interdisciplinary Studies Institute's first public lecture of 2019-20. The talk, "The Mar … - California Supreme Court Associate Justice Goodwin Liu to Present 15th Annual Alfange Lecture at UMass Amherst
AMHERST, Mass. – Goodwin Liu, associate justice on the California Supreme Court, will deliver the annual Dean Alfange, Jr. Lecture in American Constitutionalism at the University of Massachusetts Amhe … - Biostatistics and Epidemiology to Host Sept. 27 Seminar
The department of biostatistics and epidemiology in the School of Public Health and Health Sciences will host a seminar, "Pan-disease clustering analysis of the trend of period prevalence," …
College of Natural Sciences
- Naturally evolving
State of the College community gathering celebrates new faces, initiatives - Making the leap from student to scientist
Lee SIP scholars find training — and community — in labs across campus - Pulling all-nighters— black bears’ response to human development
Study shows human proximity affecting the sleeping patterns of black bears - City planning for a changing climate
Ecologist developing new tool to aid cities and towns in land-use decisions - Sea turtles, drones, and remote islands of Brazil
UMass ecologist will lead study using new methods to follow green sea turtles
Building and Construction Technology Program
- BCT’s Fall 2019 Lecture Series Announced
The BCT program just announced its lecture series for the Fall semester 2019. All lectures are free and open to the public. AIA and USGBCI CES credits are available. You can find these events in our c … - BCT Welcomes Students (Back) to UMass for Fall 2019!
Welcome back to UMass to all our undergrad and grad students! And welcome to all incoming students of the class of 2023! News As we start the new semester, there is some exciting news to share: We are … - We’re Hiring: Lecturer in Sustainable Construction (at UMass’ Mount Ida Campus)
Lecturer in Sustainable Construction – Mount Ida Campus Application link: http://careers.umass.edu/amherst/en-us/job/501059/lecturer-in-sustainable-construction-mount-ida Job no: 501059 Work type: Fac … - Congratulations to BCT’s Class of 2019!
Congratulations to our graduating students in BCT’s class of 2019! We are tremendously proud of you and we wish you all the best for your upcoming professional life. You are now part of the ever-growi … - 2018-2019 BCT Awards and Scholarships Handed Out
Reading Day is traditionally when where we honor this year’s group of BCT award and scholarship winners at the annual ECO departmental awards picnic. This is always an exciting part of the academic ye …