The university will celebrate Black History Month, also known as Black Heritage Month, during February with a series of art performances, activities, lectures, films and more. Events include:, Film Showings: Black History Month Films, Wednesdays, 7 p.m. New Africa House Theatre (basement) Each Wednesday of this month, the Afro-Am Undergraduate Council will host a showing of Black History films starting at 7 p.m. Films include “…, Police Violence and the Black Community: A Creative Response, Monday, Feb. 3, 6:30-8 p.m. New Africa House Theatre (basement) A lively conversation focused on the impact of police violence on black communities and how artists offer creative responses. This…, The Cyph, Friday, Feb. 7, 6 p.m. New Africa House Theatre (basement) The Cyph is a creative series where artists of the African Diaspora come together to share work and joy with the community., Talk: Running from the Washingtons: Ona Judge and the Quest for Freedom, Wednesday, Feb. 12, 5 p.m. Commonwealth Honors College Events Hall Historian, writer and lecturer Erica Armstrong Dunbar will discuss the life of Ona Judge, a woman whose life story examines the…, Community Building Dinner, Thursday, Feb 27, 5:30 p.m. Campus Center, Amherst Room The Malcolm X Cultural Center will celebrate Black History Month with a dinner where students, faculty and staff get together to identify…
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A group of researchers in Mexico report observing sexual differences in some body parts of the Mexican fruit fly that may play a role in regurgitation in a recent study the authors believe is the…
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On the morning of February 8, students woke up to find 4 large, hand-made VOTE sculptures placed throughout the campus. The project created awareness for the February 12 deadline to register to vote…, Elizabeth Anusauskas, ('21, Political Science and Economics), “Professor Stacy Latt Savage has been so supportive, sharing her expertise and sculpture lab space. She connected us to Shingo Furukawa in CVPA who used the…
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Associate Professor of Chemistry Jason Green is taking on the laws of chemistry through a two-year $234,800 grant from the John Templeton Foundation . The Templeton Foundation is interested in…, About the John Templeton Foundation, Founded in 1987, the John Templeton Foundation supports research and dialogue on the deepest and most perplexing questions facing humankind. The foundation funds work on subjects ranging from black…
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SPRINGFIELD, Mass. – Jamina Scippio-McFadden, a senior program manager at the UMass Center at Springfield and a deeply engaged community leader, has been named director of the center by the…
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Their mission was Mars. But for two days in January, 25 grade-school students from South Korea landed at UMass Lowell, in the hands of Oda-Yuko Yuko Oda and four of her student aides. Oda, an link…
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Coburn Hall, UMass Lowell’s oldest and most iconic building, is filled with history. But for decades, one of its most colorful chapters has been hidden from sight — covered by a thick curtain and two…
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The UMass Worcester Prevention Research Center at UMass Medical School has been awarded a $3.75 million, five-year grant renewal from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control. The center, co-led by…
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A business incubator working to improve the lives of patients with heart, lung, blood and sleep disorders is expanding its reach to the next generation of biotech and medical device entrepreneurs.…
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In an emotional ceremony before his family, colleagues and friends, C. Leon Pierce was sworn in as director of public safety and chief of police at UMass Medical School on Thursday, Feb. 6. Two of…
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