The following are news items from programs in ECO or affiliated with ECO. All content links to the authors’ webpages.
UMass Main News Office
- Online Workshop Available for Translators and Interpreters in Public Health
In partnership with the Western MA Health and Medical Coordinating Coalition, the UMass Translation Center will be hosting an online workshop entitled “Working with Translators and Interpreters in Pub … - Contemplative Pedagogy Working Group Continue Workshops
The UMass Amherst Contemplative Pedagogy Working Group (CPWG), comprised of instructors at all career stages across the disciplines, continues its monthly meetings to share resources, discuss contempl … - Connect UMass a New Global Community for Students and Alumni
UMass Amherst has launched a new online community for students and alumni called Connect UMass. The platform offers an alumni directory, private chats, interest groups, job listings and more to facili … - Fine Arts Center Launches BIPOC-focused Series with Black Violin in Performance and Dialogue
The UMass Amherst Fine Arts Center launches its new “Bodies at Risk” event series with a free livestream presentation of classical hip-hop duo Black Violin on Friday, Oct. 2 at 7 p.m. ET. Black Violin … - Augusta Savage Gallery to Launch Jules Jones: Piece Me Back Together
The Augusta Savage Gallery announces a digital online exhibition by Jules Jones entitled “Piece Me Back Together.” It will run from Oct. 7 through 28. There will be an opening reception on Zoom, Wedne …
College of Natural Sciences
- A community collaboration to create sustainable lobster fishing
UMass food science and environmental conservation researchers team up with Massachusetts fishing communities to develop sustainable alternative bait for lobster trapping - 'A mosaic' of unequal protection in wildlife conservation
Ecologists find that wildlife management and conservation models in South Africa do not provide equal protection to all carnivores - Playing a ‘pivotal research and development role’ in cranberry agriculture
UMass Cranberry Station receives a $5.7 million in funding to improve the facility’s maintenance and research capabilities - Honoring a student’s ‘tremendous potential to become a scientific leader in her field’
Doctoral student and advisor are selected for the highly competitive 2020 HHMI Gilliam Fellowship, a program that funds graduate research and diversity in science - New breeding behavior for Boreal birds
Scientists review data on 43 seasons of Boreal bird breeding and find that breeding time and duration have changed
Building and Construction Technology Program
- BCT Welcomes Students to UMass for Fall 2020!
Welcome back to UMass to all our undergrad and grad students! And welcome to all incoming students of the class of 2024! Fall 2020 is certainly a semester like no other. While we are all protecting ou … - BCT’s Fall 2020 Lecture Series Announced
The BCT program has announced its lecture series for the Fall 2020 semester. All lectures are free and open to the public (via Zoom). AIA and USGBCI CES credits are available. You can find these event … - Introducing: Graduate Certificate in Sustainable Building Construction
BCT is now offering a graduate certificate in sustainable building construction to professionals seeking an opportunity to pursue in-depth studies in sustainability in building design and construction … - Olver Design Building and LWA Receive 2020 AIA COTE Top Ten Award
Boston, MA – May 21, 2020 – Conferred by the AIA Committee on the Environment, the COTE® Top Ten Awards is the industry’s best-known award program for sustainable design excellence. Each year, ten inn … - Congratulations to BCT’s Class of 2020!
Congratulations to our graduating seniors in BCT’s class of 2020! We are tremendously proud of them all and we wish them all the best for their upcoming professional lives. They may be entering a chan …