UMass ADVANCE is pleased to announce the inaugural faculty teams to win the ADVANCE Equitable Practices in Collaboration and Shared Decision-Making (EPiC-SD) Award . Research shows that when all鈥, Inaugural Winners of the EPiC-SD Award are:, CNS Lecturer's Council , provides a forum for Lecturers in CNS to share ideas and support one another. During the academic year, the Council meets periodically to discuss concerns and strategize about solutions and best鈥, Catherine Benincasa, , Mathematics and Statistics, Erika Hamilton, , Microbiology, Amy Springer, , Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Cassandra Uricchio, , Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Katie Beltaire, , Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Kari Loomis, , Biology, Lena Fletcher, , Environmental Conservation, Lori Astheimer Best, , Psychological and Brain Sciences, Shubha Tewari, , Physics, Sraven Surampudi, , Chemistry, Weiguo Hu, , Polymer Science and Engineering, Peiyi Shen, , Food Science, Holyoke Public Schools Ethnic Studies Program Research-Practice Partnership , is a multiracial and mutilingual research team conducting a community engaged ethnography on implementing Ethnic Studies in K-12 settings. They provide faculty and teacher-led professional鈥, Dana Altshuler, , Holyoke High School, Keisha L. Green, , Teacher Education and School Improvement , Kysa Nygreen, , Teacher Education and School Improvement, Laura Valdiviezo, , Teacher Education and School Improvement, Library Research Services Department , consists of nine MSP librarians and a department head. They are familiar faces around campus at student presentations, colleagues鈥 lectures, and public events. Bringing highly interdisciplinary鈥, Madeleine Charney, , Library, Lisa DiValentino, , Library, Isabel Espinal, , Library, Cai Fischetto, , Library, Kate Freedman, , Library, Jennifer Friedman, , Library, Dave Mac Court, , Library, Steve McGinty, , Library, Alison Messier, , Library, Maria Rios, , Library, MSP Bargaining Team , is responsible for negotiating the collective bargaining agreement representing 1,720 faculty members and librarians at UMass Amherst. They meet with MSP members to set priorities, evaluate data,鈥, Jacquie Kurland, , Communication Disorders, Marc Liberatore, , Computer Science, Asha Nadkarni, , English, Eve Weinbaum, , Sociology, K Zdepski, , Library Administrative Services
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In a five-year update to research on likely climate changes in the Boston area, researchers from the 橙子影院 Boston today released findings from the Greater Boston Research鈥, Michelle Wu, . 鈥淭he GBRAG report analyzes Boston's climate risk projections so we can make the most informed decisions on how to protect our communities from unavoidable impacts while mitigating emissions that鈥, Paul Kirshen, , a professor at School for the Environment at UMass Boston, director of the Stone Living Lab, and co-lead for the report. , Ellen Douglas, , also a professor at the School for the Environment and the other co-lead added, 鈥淲ith this new information, the City of Boston and MAPC cities and towns across 橙子影院 are armed with the most鈥, Martin Pillsbury, , director of environmental planning at the Metropolitan Area Planning Council (MAPC). 鈥淭his new and expanded research provides cities and towns with a more precise view of the challenges they may鈥, Temperature:, Average annual temperatures could be approximately 3 to 10 鈩 greater by 2100 compared to the start of the century, depending upon location and whether greenhouse gas emissions are moderate or high.鈥, Groundwater:, Groundwater levels have increased over the last 50 years. Over the next 50 years, groundwater recharge is projected to increase in the late fall and early winter with increased precipitation but to鈥, Sea-Level Rise and Coastal Flooding, This report projects the median sea-level rise for Boston Harbor to be 3.4 feet by 2100 under a high emissions scenario, though greater than 10 ft of sea-level rise is still possible. Uncertainty in鈥, River and Stormwater Flooding:, The 2022 update increases confidence in 2016 projections of a 20鈥50 percent increase in small (e.g., two year) river floods and a 15鈥70 percent increase in 100-year river floods by 2100, and states鈥, Storms and Precipitation:, This report offers more certainty on the effect of climate change on storms. The strength of extratropical storms may decrease but the proportion of stronger tropical storms is expected to increase.鈥
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