AMHERST, Mass. –This academic year marks the 50th anniversary of the East Asian languages and cultures (EALC) program in the department of languages, literatures, and cultures at UMass Amherst. EALC, formerly Asian languages and literatures, was started in 1969 under the guidance of the late William Naff. Its original mission was to teach Chinese and Japanese language and literature. Over the years, it has grown to incorporate new fields, such as language pedagogy and linguistics, and Korean Language and culture.
Tony Maroulis, executive director of External Relations and University Events at UMass Amherst, is being honored with the Helen Mitchell Community Service award by CHD’s Family Outreach of Amherst (FOA).
AMHERST, Mass. – The University of Massachusetts Amherst is proceeding to solicit proposals from private developers to construct new undergraduate and graduate housing and student family housing.
AMHERST, Mass. – With a $1 million grant from the W. M. Keck Foundation, neuroscience researchers at Washington State University and the University of Massachusetts Amherst will explore whether variations in brain levels of bacterial fragments can account for life’s sleep/wake and 24-hour cycles, known as circadian rhythms.
Dear UMass Boston community,
I am writing to follow up on my email yesterday confirming that a member of our community has been diagnosed with the novel coronavirus. We are grateful that this young man sought medical attention immediately and greatly limited his contact with others. The student did not participate in any classes or campus activities last week.
As the month of January rolls by, New Year’s dieting promises tend to fizzle out. Many people who’ve resolved to follow the latest fad diet, such as keto, paleo and flexitarian regimes, find themselves back where they started by the time February arrives.
Studies show that for a majority of people, the weight piles back on in the long term. The reason? The restrictions of one particular diet are too difficult to stick to.
Shortly before Thanksgiving 2018, Honors College Dean Jim Canning sent out an email seeking students to volunteer at Central Food Ministry, a food pantry in Lowell’s Centralville neighborhood that serves thousands of people each year.
The Autism Insurance Resource Center at UMass Medical School’s Eunice Kennedy Shriver Center has received a $15,000 grant from the Doug Flutie, Jr. Foundation for Autism Inc. to help expand its outreach program to culturally and linguistically diverse communities.
The Association of Maternal & Child Health Programs has named UMass Medical School perinatal depression expert Nancy Byatt, DO, MS, MBA, the recipient of the 2020 John C. MacQueen Lecture Award. The award recognizes innovation by individuals who have made exemplary contributions to maternal and child health issues. Past recipients include former U.S. Surgeon General Everett C. Koop and child rights advocate Marian Wright Edelman.
Researchers in the muscle biology laboratory in the department of kinesiology are seeking participants for a study of the effects of different resistance training exercise programs on skeletal muscle function in healthy men and women from 65 to 75 years old.
It is not clear what type of resistance training is best to improve the muscle function of older men and women and study results will help in the development of more effective resistance training programs for them.