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Wednesday, December 19, 2007
Sunday, December 09, 2007
News Update 12-10-07
Campus News
The River Ambassador Program here at UMass Lowell to advantage of All America Recycles Day to host its Environmental Expo. The youth-based environmental group got to spread its message correlating recycling with environmental benefits. The Expo taught the students all aspects of recycling and incorporated fashion into the cause. A guest at the Expo, Pat Howland, did her part by shrinking old adult-sized sweaters and redecorating them for use by children. Amy Glowacki, Park Ranger for the Lowell National Historical Park, taught the pros and cons of polyester. The Park Ranger Uniforms are made almost solely from polyester, a material that isn’t eco-friendly and a contributor to global warming. The main point of these lessons was to show innovative ways to recycle.
Chancellor Marty Meehan spoke at a science-based state conference a few weeks ago, and is working steadfastly on what he has promised. “This year is the 50th anniversary of the launching of Sputnik by the USSR. That tiny craft streaking across the night sky set off an international space race but, more importantly, it got America in gear,” Meehan said in his keynote address. “All of a sudden, it was a matter of national security to be at the top of our game in science and technology. “Today, it’s a matter of national economic insecurity when you look at how fast India, China and other nations are wearing down our edge in research, technology, inventions and development of talent.” The main message of the speech was that Science and technology are going to play a very big role in our economic future, and that our educational efforts in these areas need to be coordinated and accelerated.
This month, this Tuesday as a matter of fact, Chancellor Marty Meehan will speak to Dr. Fred Lewis's Political Science classes. He is inviting all students to attend his speech, which will be in O' Leary Library Room 222 at 12:30 PM.
Students will also get one more chance to get their flu shots before the end of the holiday season. Students will be able to recieve their shots on December 14th, from 9 AM to 1 PM in the West Wing meeting room of the Costello Gym on North Campus. Anyone with questions can send them by email to Joan_Lehoullier@uml.edu. This is being done before the winter and flu season kick into high gear.
National News
Bob Jones University in Greenville, South Carolina has been forced to end its fall semester early last Friday, due to an outbreak of whooping cough. 16 students have been suspected to have the sickness so far. The outbreak appears to have started when one infected student returned to campus this fall, Keirstead said. Twelve students are confirmed to have the bacterial infection, while another four cases are suspected, Keirstead said. An additional 158 students were tested, isolated and given antibiotics, while 1,200 students who showed no symptoms were given antibiotics as a precaution. 4200 more students will be given a vaccination to prevent the sickness. About 2,000 have already been given the vaccine.
Lastly, from Cape Canaveral in Florida, NASA delayed the launch of the space shuttle Atlantis yesterday, until next January. The shuttle launch was delayed due to a gauge in the fuel tank failing for the second time in four days. With only a few days remaining in the launch window for the shuttle, senior managers have decided to stand down until next month so that the problem can be better understood. Shuttle managers had said they would halt the countdown and call everything off if any of the four hydrogen fuel gauges acted up. Three failed during Thursday's launch attempt; no one knows why. Launch director Doug Lyons said Sunday's failure was similar to what happened before, except only one gauge malfunctioned this time.
That pretty much does it for the news today on Monday, December 10th.
The River Ambassador Program here at UMass Lowell to advantage of All America Recycles Day to host its Environmental Expo. The youth-based environmental group got to spread its message correlating recycling with environmental benefits. The Expo taught the students all aspects of recycling and incorporated fashion into the cause. A guest at the Expo, Pat Howland, did her part by shrinking old adult-sized sweaters and redecorating them for use by children. Amy Glowacki, Park Ranger for the Lowell National Historical Park, taught the pros and cons of polyester. The Park Ranger Uniforms are made almost solely from polyester, a material that isn’t eco-friendly and a contributor to global warming. The main point of these lessons was to show innovative ways to recycle.
Chancellor Marty Meehan spoke at a science-based state conference a few weeks ago, and is working steadfastly on what he has promised. “This year is the 50th anniversary of the launching of Sputnik by the USSR. That tiny craft streaking across the night sky set off an international space race but, more importantly, it got America in gear,” Meehan said in his keynote address. “All of a sudden, it was a matter of national security to be at the top of our game in science and technology. “Today, it’s a matter of national economic insecurity when you look at how fast India, China and other nations are wearing down our edge in research, technology, inventions and development of talent.” The main message of the speech was that Science and technology are going to play a very big role in our economic future, and that our educational efforts in these areas need to be coordinated and accelerated.
This month, this Tuesday as a matter of fact, Chancellor Marty Meehan will speak to Dr. Fred Lewis's Political Science classes. He is inviting all students to attend his speech, which will be in O' Leary Library Room 222 at 12:30 PM.
Students will also get one more chance to get their flu shots before the end of the holiday season. Students will be able to recieve their shots on December 14th, from 9 AM to 1 PM in the West Wing meeting room of the Costello Gym on North Campus. Anyone with questions can send them by email to Joan_Lehoullier@uml.edu. This is being done before the winter and flu season kick into high gear.
National News
Bob Jones University in Greenville, South Carolina has been forced to end its fall semester early last Friday, due to an outbreak of whooping cough. 16 students have been suspected to have the sickness so far. The outbreak appears to have started when one infected student returned to campus this fall, Keirstead said. Twelve students are confirmed to have the bacterial infection, while another four cases are suspected, Keirstead said. An additional 158 students were tested, isolated and given antibiotics, while 1,200 students who showed no symptoms were given antibiotics as a precaution. 4200 more students will be given a vaccination to prevent the sickness. About 2,000 have already been given the vaccine.
Lastly, from Cape Canaveral in Florida, NASA delayed the launch of the space shuttle Atlantis yesterday, until next January. The shuttle launch was delayed due to a gauge in the fuel tank failing for the second time in four days. With only a few days remaining in the launch window for the shuttle, senior managers have decided to stand down until next month so that the problem can be better understood. Shuttle managers had said they would halt the countdown and call everything off if any of the four hydrogen fuel gauges acted up. Three failed during Thursday's launch attempt; no one knows why. Launch director Doug Lyons said Sunday's failure was similar to what happened before, except only one gauge malfunctioned this time.
That pretty much does it for the news today on Monday, December 10th.
Thursday, December 06, 2007
12/6/07 News Update
National News
The 19 year-old gunman who, according to police, killed eight people and then himself at a Nebraska mall left a suicide note, recently discovered. The note stated that the 19 year-old gunman predicted that the shootings would make him famous. The note was discovered by the gunman's landlord, Maruca Kovac, who found the suicide note after receiving a phone call from him a few minutes before the shootings.
"He basically said how sorry he was for everything. He didn't want to be a burden to people and that he was a piece of s--- all his life and that now he'd be famous." Is what Kovac had to say about the note.
Chief Thomas Warren of the Omaha Police Department believes the shootings were "premeditated", but also "appeared to be very random and without provocation."
The gunman is identified as Robert A. Hawkins of Bellvue, Nebraska.
The weather forecast for Thursday afternoon in Cape Canaveral, FL, seems like it will be perfect for the launch of Space Shuttle Atlantis, which will hopefully allow the continuation of on-time takeoffs. Fueling of the shuttle bean at daybreak. If the shuttle does launch on time today, it will make it the 4th on time launch in a row for Atlantis.
The shuttle will carry a crew of seven and Europes space station lab, named Columbus. NASA's Destiny lab went up in 2001, and Columbus will be the second laboratory added to the space station, Japan will follow with a huge lab Kibo, which will go up in three sections beginning with the next shuttle mission in February.
Scientific work in Columbus will start almost immediately.
Local News
A rollover accident on the Lowell Connector caused some problems during the commute this morning, around 8:05am. The motorist in the accident had minor injuries, and police were able to open the road to traffic at about 8:40am.
Lowell City Manager Bernie Lynch said last night that the average home in Lowell will see a $30 increase in taxes this year, amounting to a 1% increase. The state average for the tax hike is $170. "The city of Lowell only owing up $20 is a really remarkable achievement for us," Lynch said. He also mentioned that 40% of the nearly 23,000 residential properties in the city could see tax bills actually decrease this year.
Campus News
Beginning next fall, students who live within 20mi of UMass Lowell in Southern NH can save more than $6,000 per year on the cost of their education. For the 2007-2008 academic year, out-of-state tuition and fees total just over $20,000 annually. Under the new program, students who qualify will be able to pay just under $14,000 annually. The program, called Proximity Regional Rate Program is based on the New England regional program, which allows out of state students studying a major not offered at their home-state campus to receive a reduced tuition, and also provides a reduction of about $6,000 per year.
Participating students are also eligible for on-campus housing after their first semester.
Sports News
Five of the University's six varsity teams qualified for the NCAA championships this fall, which makes this a strong season for UML athletics. The field hockey team advanced the furthest, and competed in the Division II national championship game for the third time in five years.
The men's soccer team ended one of its bests seasons by losing to Franklin Pierce in the New England Region Championship game. The women's soccer teams were also qualified for the NCAA's, but were eliminated in the first round by Merrimack College.
The Menes cross country team finished 13th, and the women's cross country team finished 21st at the NCAA Division II Cross Country Championship. Both were the top finishing team in the Northeast region, and Junior Ruben Sanca placed 24th overall to earn All-America status.
For all of UMass Lowell's sports details and schedules, visit GORIVERHAWKS.com
That's the latest on news and sports on WULM Lowell 91.5FM!
The 19 year-old gunman who, according to police, killed eight people and then himself at a Nebraska mall left a suicide note, recently discovered. The note stated that the 19 year-old gunman predicted that the shootings would make him famous. The note was discovered by the gunman's landlord, Maruca Kovac, who found the suicide note after receiving a phone call from him a few minutes before the shootings.
"He basically said how sorry he was for everything. He didn't want to be a burden to people and that he was a piece of s--- all his life and that now he'd be famous." Is what Kovac had to say about the note.
Chief Thomas Warren of the Omaha Police Department believes the shootings were "premeditated", but also "appeared to be very random and without provocation."
The gunman is identified as Robert A. Hawkins of Bellvue, Nebraska.
The weather forecast for Thursday afternoon in Cape Canaveral, FL, seems like it will be perfect for the launch of Space Shuttle Atlantis, which will hopefully allow the continuation of on-time takeoffs. Fueling of the shuttle bean at daybreak. If the shuttle does launch on time today, it will make it the 4th on time launch in a row for Atlantis.
The shuttle will carry a crew of seven and Europes space station lab, named Columbus. NASA's Destiny lab went up in 2001, and Columbus will be the second laboratory added to the space station, Japan will follow with a huge lab Kibo, which will go up in three sections beginning with the next shuttle mission in February.
Scientific work in Columbus will start almost immediately.
Local News
A rollover accident on the Lowell Connector caused some problems during the commute this morning, around 8:05am. The motorist in the accident had minor injuries, and police were able to open the road to traffic at about 8:40am.
Lowell City Manager Bernie Lynch said last night that the average home in Lowell will see a $30 increase in taxes this year, amounting to a 1% increase. The state average for the tax hike is $170. "The city of Lowell only owing up $20 is a really remarkable achievement for us," Lynch said. He also mentioned that 40% of the nearly 23,000 residential properties in the city could see tax bills actually decrease this year.
Campus News
Beginning next fall, students who live within 20mi of UMass Lowell in Southern NH can save more than $6,000 per year on the cost of their education. For the 2007-2008 academic year, out-of-state tuition and fees total just over $20,000 annually. Under the new program, students who qualify will be able to pay just under $14,000 annually. The program, called Proximity Regional Rate Program is based on the New England regional program, which allows out of state students studying a major not offered at their home-state campus to receive a reduced tuition, and also provides a reduction of about $6,000 per year.
Participating students are also eligible for on-campus housing after their first semester.
Sports News
Five of the University's six varsity teams qualified for the NCAA championships this fall, which makes this a strong season for UML athletics. The field hockey team advanced the furthest, and competed in the Division II national championship game for the third time in five years.
The men's soccer team ended one of its bests seasons by losing to Franklin Pierce in the New England Region Championship game. The women's soccer teams were also qualified for the NCAA's, but were eliminated in the first round by Merrimack College.
The Menes cross country team finished 13th, and the women's cross country team finished 21st at the NCAA Division II Cross Country Championship. Both were the top finishing team in the Northeast region, and Junior Ruben Sanca placed 24th overall to earn All-America status.
For all of UMass Lowell's sports details and schedules, visit GORIVERHAWKS.com
That's the latest on news and sports on WULM Lowell 91.5FM!
Sunday, December 02, 2007
News Update 12-3-07
Campus News
A new, fire-retardant paint has been introduced into campus buildings, due to a partnership with a local company dealing with fire safety. The paint is called PyroTarp, and is made by the company Bradford Industries. Since many of the on-campus buildings are almost a hundred years old, and thus are constructed primarily of wood and other flammable materials, many believe that the use of Pyro Tarp will help reduce risk of fire on campus. The paint reflects the heat and absorbs it. It is designed to stop combustion of materials, preventing fire from spreading and limiting smoke, according to Bradford Industries.
Victor Piper, a former undergraduate student here at UMass Lowell's Electrical Engineering Department, helped design a special computer keyboard for a man living in the area that has cerebral palsy. The man, Yeth John Kong, is a resident in Tyngsboro who loves to write poetry, but found it difficult due to his condition. He conducted a survey of commercial solutions already on the market, but found them unsuitable for Kong’s specific need. “Yeth needed a way to enter text more rapidly,” he says. “I decided to seek an approach that would combine hardware and software.” He was assisted by ZiCorp, a Canadian company dealing with intelligent interface solutions, in its development. The project cost less than $100 dollars.
Many scientific disciplines and institutions, including biologists, taxonomists and research institutions have been working quietly on a massive and ambitious project: to identify and catalog every living biological species on planet Earth. Called the Consortium for the Barcode of Life, or CBOL, the project, which was launched in 2004 by the Smithsonian Institution with funding from the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, is committed to applying molecular barcode technology as a means of identifying every organism. Rick Hochberg, an assistant professor of zoology in UMass Lowell’s Biological Sciences Department, is involved in CBOL as an associate researcher for the Smithsonian. “A molecular bar code is a short sequence of DNA, or nucleotides, from a mitochondrial gene called cytochrome c oxidase I,” says Hochberg. “This gene varies by about 1 to 2 percent per species, which means that in theory, each species will have a unique DNA barcode.”
The UMass Lowell hockey team, the Riverhawks, have been enjoying a huge growth of popularity and attendance lately. This is believed to be a result of a strong season ticket sales effort and creative promotional activities that are attracting new fans. Despite playing teams that historically don’t draw big audiences — in months when baseball is more on sports fans minds than hockey — the River Hawks are averaging about 3,500 fans per game, including a large student fan base. “The buzz I’m hearing is about the change in the environment at the arena,” says Athletic Director Dana Skinner. “Coach Blaise MacDonald told me the UMass Amherst game (on Nov. 10) was the first time he could remember when the fans cheering actually picked the team up in the third period. There’s really a buzz at home games this year.” It's interesting to note that two of the first home games of the season were wins against the University of Alabama-Huntsville, a team without a local fan base or a well-known national reputation.
National and World News
Thousands of customers with without power in the Midwest Sunday, as a huge winter storm made its way across it and is currently affecting New England right now. At least 10 traffic deaths have been blamed on weather-related traffic accidents. Winter storm warnings were in effect into Monday in Vermont, New Hampshire and Maine and into Tuesday in parts of New York state. On the other side of the weather system, warnings were issued for parts of Michigan, where freezing rain and sleet was predicted to turn to all snow late Sunday. As of now, the snow is expected to continue until 11:00 AM this morning.
Lastly, a pardon is being discussed by Sudan's president Omar al-Bashir and two British lawmakers for a teacher who is being charged with insulting religion in the region. The announcement came shortly after the two British lawmakers -- in Khartoum since Saturday to secure the release of Gillian Gibbons -- announced they were delaying their planned departure from the capital. Nazir Ahmed and Sayeeda Warsi, Muslim members of the House of Lords, have been working to persuade the Sudanese government that releasing Gibbons would create international goodwill toward their country. Gibbons is currently under fire for allowing her classmates to name a teddy bear "Mohammed," the name shared by a prophet of the Muslim faith. Some protestors have even gone as far to call for her execution. The pardon will be discussed for most of the day today.
That just about does it for the news for this Monday, December 3rd.
A new, fire-retardant paint has been introduced into campus buildings, due to a partnership with a local company dealing with fire safety. The paint is called PyroTarp, and is made by the company Bradford Industries. Since many of the on-campus buildings are almost a hundred years old, and thus are constructed primarily of wood and other flammable materials, many believe that the use of Pyro Tarp will help reduce risk of fire on campus. The paint reflects the heat and absorbs it. It is designed to stop combustion of materials, preventing fire from spreading and limiting smoke, according to Bradford Industries.
Victor Piper, a former undergraduate student here at UMass Lowell's Electrical Engineering Department, helped design a special computer keyboard for a man living in the area that has cerebral palsy. The man, Yeth John Kong, is a resident in Tyngsboro who loves to write poetry, but found it difficult due to his condition. He conducted a survey of commercial solutions already on the market, but found them unsuitable for Kong’s specific need. “Yeth needed a way to enter text more rapidly,” he says. “I decided to seek an approach that would combine hardware and software.” He was assisted by ZiCorp, a Canadian company dealing with intelligent interface solutions, in its development. The project cost less than $100 dollars.
Many scientific disciplines and institutions, including biologists, taxonomists and research institutions have been working quietly on a massive and ambitious project: to identify and catalog every living biological species on planet Earth. Called the Consortium for the Barcode of Life, or CBOL, the project, which was launched in 2004 by the Smithsonian Institution with funding from the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, is committed to applying molecular barcode technology as a means of identifying every organism. Rick Hochberg, an assistant professor of zoology in UMass Lowell’s Biological Sciences Department, is involved in CBOL as an associate researcher for the Smithsonian. “A molecular bar code is a short sequence of DNA, or nucleotides, from a mitochondrial gene called cytochrome c oxidase I,” says Hochberg. “This gene varies by about 1 to 2 percent per species, which means that in theory, each species will have a unique DNA barcode.”
The UMass Lowell hockey team, the Riverhawks, have been enjoying a huge growth of popularity and attendance lately. This is believed to be a result of a strong season ticket sales effort and creative promotional activities that are attracting new fans. Despite playing teams that historically don’t draw big audiences — in months when baseball is more on sports fans minds than hockey — the River Hawks are averaging about 3,500 fans per game, including a large student fan base. “The buzz I’m hearing is about the change in the environment at the arena,” says Athletic Director Dana Skinner. “Coach Blaise MacDonald told me the UMass Amherst game (on Nov. 10) was the first time he could remember when the fans cheering actually picked the team up in the third period. There’s really a buzz at home games this year.” It's interesting to note that two of the first home games of the season were wins against the University of Alabama-Huntsville, a team without a local fan base or a well-known national reputation.
National and World News
Thousands of customers with without power in the Midwest Sunday, as a huge winter storm made its way across it and is currently affecting New England right now. At least 10 traffic deaths have been blamed on weather-related traffic accidents. Winter storm warnings were in effect into Monday in Vermont, New Hampshire and Maine and into Tuesday in parts of New York state. On the other side of the weather system, warnings were issued for parts of Michigan, where freezing rain and sleet was predicted to turn to all snow late Sunday. As of now, the snow is expected to continue until 11:00 AM this morning.
Lastly, a pardon is being discussed by Sudan's president Omar al-Bashir and two British lawmakers for a teacher who is being charged with insulting religion in the region. The announcement came shortly after the two British lawmakers -- in Khartoum since Saturday to secure the release of Gillian Gibbons -- announced they were delaying their planned departure from the capital. Nazir Ahmed and Sayeeda Warsi, Muslim members of the House of Lords, have been working to persuade the Sudanese government that releasing Gibbons would create international goodwill toward their country. Gibbons is currently under fire for allowing her classmates to name a teddy bear "Mohammed," the name shared by a prophet of the Muslim faith. Some protestors have even gone as far to call for her execution. The pardon will be discussed for most of the day today.
That just about does it for the news for this Monday, December 3rd.
Sunday, November 25, 2007
News Update 11-26-07
Campus News
On November 30th, the memory of the late Prof. Sukant Tripathy will be honored this Friday at the Wannalancit Mills from 8:15 AM to 4:30 PM. Several top scientists, in the fields of semiconductors, metals, ceramics and polymers, will speak at the 2007 Sukant Tripathy Annual Memorial Symposium. Tripathy was a renowned researcher and was the fromer director for the Center for Advanced Materials. Colleaguse from both university and industry will be brought together at this event, and many topics concerning scientific study of materials will be discussed.
Also this Friday, the UMass Lowell Center for Women and Work will be celebrating its 10-year anniversary. From 11:30 AM to 7 PM in Cumnock Hall, a ceremony called "Women's Works: A Celebration of Creativity and Schlarship" will be held. It will primarily feature women with ties to the university displaying and selling their own creations. Things that will be available there will include crafts, art, poetry, food, and publications, including Meg Bond's new book, "Workplace Chemistry: Promoting Diversity through Organizational Change." The center is an interdisciplinary institution that has worked to advance knowledge about the relationship between gender and work through research, enhance understanding through education and training, and challenge inequalities through institutional change for the past decade.
In Health news, it is once again flu season, and people are already scrambling to get flu shots. It is said that starting November 27th, UMass Lowell will be offering flu shots to students on campus and commuting. You can get your flu shot at Cumnock Hall from 10 AM to 2 PM on the 27th, as long as you flash your UML ID and pay $15 dollars in cash or credit.
The entire University of Massachusetts system set a record this year, with all UMass schools combined spending well over $400 million dollars on research and development for all the schools. According to National SWcience Foundation figures released last week, this makes the University of Massachusetts in general the third largest academic research institution in the state, behind MIT and Harvard. Of total spending, 60 percent went to life sciences, 20 percent to physical sciences and engineering, 6 percent to mathematical and computer sciences, and 5 percent to environmental sciences. UMass Lowell took part in this massive spending effort by spending $29 million dollars over the fiscal year.
3,035 high school students in the Boston region won John and Abigail Adams Scholarships this fall, around the South Boston region. Hull, Middleborough, Pembroke, Brockton, Scituate, West Bridgewater, Holbrook, and Rockland high schools were the ones that had the biggest increases of winning students, at least over 20 percent. To win, students must be in the top 25 percent in their district and score Advanced on one MCAS exam and either Advanced or Proficient on the other. Students must also maintain a grade point average of 3.0 or better while in college to keep receiving aid. This scholarship awards free tuition for state colleges, including UMass Lowell. It is speculated that some of these scholarship winners will be onsidering UMass Lowell as their school of choice.
Investigation continues over the case of a woman who was found dead in the home of a motorist who crashed his car in Methuen on November 20th. Jeffrey McGee, 36, was injured in the crash along with a 4-year old passenger. The woman was found in his home in Chelmsford, her throat slashed. Middlesex District Attorney Gerard T. Leone Jr. has stated that this incident of violence is an isolated case, and is not a cause for public alarm. The woman is speculated to be 31 years old, and to be McGee's wife and mother to the 4-year old. Elizabeth Stachowicz, a 20-year-old student at the University of Massachusetts at Lowell who lives there, said the residents are quiet and trouble is rare at the apartment complex where the murder is said to have taken place. This news comes within weeks after a series of burglaries took place at UMass Lowell, which is partially the reason why Leone had to state that this was not a cause for public alarm.
National News
In New York City, homelessness has been on the rise, with some homeless families unfairly being denied shelter. While the number of homeless single adults has declined 19 percent since then, officials acknowledge that the number of homeless families is at an all-time high, with more than 9,500 in the shelter system. The Legal Aid Society has been taking city officials to court, saying that some families have unfairly been considered ineligible for aid, but the city has vehemently denied this. For example, recently a family of five, the Rosas, were denied shelter by the city because it was believed that they had relatives in Puerto Rico with whom they could stay, and because of a new city policy, social workers also denied the family emergency one-night shelter. Last year, 51.6 percent of homeless families that were deemed to be ineligible for shelter in the city were found later to be eligible. The City Council of New York is trying their best at this time to resolve the situation.
Lastly, Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney had some pessimistic comments about this week's upcoming Middle East Peace Conference in Annapolis, Maryland. His reply to a question in an audience yesterday when asked about it was "I always like people to talk to each other and I'm hopeful, but I'm not terribly optimistic about it." At this time, Romney does not currently believe that the Palestinians are at all capable of forming a secure and stable government in Israel. "It's very difficult to establish peace when you don't have somebody across the table who has responsibility and can manage their side of the table," he said. "My expectations are modest because of their inability to really follow the road map." This is not the first time that Romeny has expressed this sentiment about Israel or the Middle East.
That'll do it for the news on this Monday, November 26th 2007.
On November 30th, the memory of the late Prof. Sukant Tripathy will be honored this Friday at the Wannalancit Mills from 8:15 AM to 4:30 PM. Several top scientists, in the fields of semiconductors, metals, ceramics and polymers, will speak at the 2007 Sukant Tripathy Annual Memorial Symposium. Tripathy was a renowned researcher and was the fromer director for the Center for Advanced Materials. Colleaguse from both university and industry will be brought together at this event, and many topics concerning scientific study of materials will be discussed.
Also this Friday, the UMass Lowell Center for Women and Work will be celebrating its 10-year anniversary. From 11:30 AM to 7 PM in Cumnock Hall, a ceremony called "Women's Works: A Celebration of Creativity and Schlarship" will be held. It will primarily feature women with ties to the university displaying and selling their own creations. Things that will be available there will include crafts, art, poetry, food, and publications, including Meg Bond's new book, "Workplace Chemistry: Promoting Diversity through Organizational Change." The center is an interdisciplinary institution that has worked to advance knowledge about the relationship between gender and work through research, enhance understanding through education and training, and challenge inequalities through institutional change for the past decade.
In Health news, it is once again flu season, and people are already scrambling to get flu shots. It is said that starting November 27th, UMass Lowell will be offering flu shots to students on campus and commuting. You can get your flu shot at Cumnock Hall from 10 AM to 2 PM on the 27th, as long as you flash your UML ID and pay $15 dollars in cash or credit.
The entire University of Massachusetts system set a record this year, with all UMass schools combined spending well over $400 million dollars on research and development for all the schools. According to National SWcience Foundation figures released last week, this makes the University of Massachusetts in general the third largest academic research institution in the state, behind MIT and Harvard. Of total spending, 60 percent went to life sciences, 20 percent to physical sciences and engineering, 6 percent to mathematical and computer sciences, and 5 percent to environmental sciences. UMass Lowell took part in this massive spending effort by spending $29 million dollars over the fiscal year.
3,035 high school students in the Boston region won John and Abigail Adams Scholarships this fall, around the South Boston region. Hull, Middleborough, Pembroke, Brockton, Scituate, West Bridgewater, Holbrook, and Rockland high schools were the ones that had the biggest increases of winning students, at least over 20 percent. To win, students must be in the top 25 percent in their district and score Advanced on one MCAS exam and either Advanced or Proficient on the other. Students must also maintain a grade point average of 3.0 or better while in college to keep receiving aid. This scholarship awards free tuition for state colleges, including UMass Lowell. It is speculated that some of these scholarship winners will be onsidering UMass Lowell as their school of choice.
Investigation continues over the case of a woman who was found dead in the home of a motorist who crashed his car in Methuen on November 20th. Jeffrey McGee, 36, was injured in the crash along with a 4-year old passenger. The woman was found in his home in Chelmsford, her throat slashed. Middlesex District Attorney Gerard T. Leone Jr. has stated that this incident of violence is an isolated case, and is not a cause for public alarm. The woman is speculated to be 31 years old, and to be McGee's wife and mother to the 4-year old. Elizabeth Stachowicz, a 20-year-old student at the University of Massachusetts at Lowell who lives there, said the residents are quiet and trouble is rare at the apartment complex where the murder is said to have taken place. This news comes within weeks after a series of burglaries took place at UMass Lowell, which is partially the reason why Leone had to state that this was not a cause for public alarm.
National News
In New York City, homelessness has been on the rise, with some homeless families unfairly being denied shelter. While the number of homeless single adults has declined 19 percent since then, officials acknowledge that the number of homeless families is at an all-time high, with more than 9,500 in the shelter system. The Legal Aid Society has been taking city officials to court, saying that some families have unfairly been considered ineligible for aid, but the city has vehemently denied this. For example, recently a family of five, the Rosas, were denied shelter by the city because it was believed that they had relatives in Puerto Rico with whom they could stay, and because of a new city policy, social workers also denied the family emergency one-night shelter. Last year, 51.6 percent of homeless families that were deemed to be ineligible for shelter in the city were found later to be eligible. The City Council of New York is trying their best at this time to resolve the situation.
Lastly, Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney had some pessimistic comments about this week's upcoming Middle East Peace Conference in Annapolis, Maryland. His reply to a question in an audience yesterday when asked about it was "I always like people to talk to each other and I'm hopeful, but I'm not terribly optimistic about it." At this time, Romney does not currently believe that the Palestinians are at all capable of forming a secure and stable government in Israel. "It's very difficult to establish peace when you don't have somebody across the table who has responsibility and can manage their side of the table," he said. "My expectations are modest because of their inability to really follow the road map." This is not the first time that Romeny has expressed this sentiment about Israel or the Middle East.
That'll do it for the news on this Monday, November 26th 2007.
Tuesday, November 20, 2007
News Update 11/20/07
National News
California Attorney General Jerry Brown is suing nearly two-dozen companies for manufacturing and selling toys that contain lead. The suit would force the companies, including Mattel and Toys R Us, to change the way the products are inspected. Michael Green with the Center for Environmental Health says he applauds the state for doing what the federal government won't. Some of the other toy sellers named in the suit include Wal-Mart, Target, Sears and Costco.
Nearly ten-thousand people in the U.S. were targets of hate crimes last year. FBI statistics show the number of hate crimes reported to law enforcement agencies rose eight percent, after hitting a decade low in 2005. ABC News cites the statistics as showing that more than half the reported hate crimes were motivated by a racial bias. Statistics also show that almost 20 percent of hate crimes showed a religious bias, 15-and-a-half percent involved a sexual orientation bias and 12 percent demonstrated bias based on ethnicity or national origin.
State News
Sixteen years, six governors, and 15-billion-dollars later the Big Big project is finally coming to an end. The "Boston Globe" reports the Big Dig office will officially close on December 31st. The largest public works project in the nation's history has brought years of detours,161 new highway lanes, tunnel leaks, lawsuits and a skyrocketing price tag that started out at under three-billion-dollars. At the height of the project the staff numbered eleven-hundred, in addition to five-thousand construction workers. By the end of the year just 38 people will remain on the project. Officials say it could take up to three years to wrap up all the financial and legal details.
Governor Patrick's life science bill has hit a roadblock on Beacon Hill. Despite a push by the administration, the legislature is not likely to act on it before they adjourn for the year tomorrow. Patrick wants the state to invest a billion-dollars in the biotechnology industry over ten years. The governor argues if the state doesn't make the commitment life science companies could decide not to expand in Massachusetts.
Sports
Around the majors, Mike Lowell is reportedly returning to the Red Sox with a new three-year deal, Tom Glavine agreed to a one-year pact with Atlanta, Mariano Rivera accepted the Yankees' three-year contract, and Greg Maddux agreed to a one-year pact with the Padres.
The Boston Bruins face off in Toronto tonight against the Maple Leafs. Game starts at 7pm.
UML Field Hockey Players; Michelle Harrington, Missy Seeley, and Jayne Vagenas, were named to the 2007 National Field Hockey Coaches Association (NFHCA) Division II All-American First Team. while Jaci Moulton was named to the All-American Second Team. The River Hawks finished the season 19-3 and made their fourth consecutive trip to the NCAA tournament, including winning the NCAA championship in 2005. UML captured the 2007 Northeast-10 regular season with a 15-1 regular season conference record. The River Hawks won the NE-10 tournament title for the fifth straight year.
For all of UMass Lowell’s sports details and schedules, visit goriverhawks.com.
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California Attorney General Jerry Brown is suing nearly two-dozen companies for manufacturing and selling toys that contain lead. The suit would force the companies, including Mattel and Toys R Us, to change the way the products are inspected. Michael Green with the Center for Environmental Health says he applauds the state for doing what the federal government won't. Some of the other toy sellers named in the suit include Wal-Mart, Target, Sears and Costco.
Nearly ten-thousand people in the U.S. were targets of hate crimes last year. FBI statistics show the number of hate crimes reported to law enforcement agencies rose eight percent, after hitting a decade low in 2005. ABC News cites the statistics as showing that more than half the reported hate crimes were motivated by a racial bias. Statistics also show that almost 20 percent of hate crimes showed a religious bias, 15-and-a-half percent involved a sexual orientation bias and 12 percent demonstrated bias based on ethnicity or national origin.
State News
Sixteen years, six governors, and 15-billion-dollars later the Big Big project is finally coming to an end. The "Boston Globe" reports the Big Dig office will officially close on December 31st. The largest public works project in the nation's history has brought years of detours,161 new highway lanes, tunnel leaks, lawsuits and a skyrocketing price tag that started out at under three-billion-dollars. At the height of the project the staff numbered eleven-hundred, in addition to five-thousand construction workers. By the end of the year just 38 people will remain on the project. Officials say it could take up to three years to wrap up all the financial and legal details.
Governor Patrick's life science bill has hit a roadblock on Beacon Hill. Despite a push by the administration, the legislature is not likely to act on it before they adjourn for the year tomorrow. Patrick wants the state to invest a billion-dollars in the biotechnology industry over ten years. The governor argues if the state doesn't make the commitment life science companies could decide not to expand in Massachusetts.
Sports
Around the majors, Mike Lowell is reportedly returning to the Red Sox with a new three-year deal, Tom Glavine agreed to a one-year pact with Atlanta, Mariano Rivera accepted the Yankees' three-year contract, and Greg Maddux agreed to a one-year pact with the Padres.
The Boston Bruins face off in Toronto tonight against the Maple Leafs. Game starts at 7pm.
UML Field Hockey Players; Michelle Harrington, Missy Seeley, and Jayne Vagenas, were named to the 2007 National Field Hockey Coaches Association (NFHCA) Division II All-American First Team. while Jaci Moulton was named to the All-American Second Team. The River Hawks finished the season 19-3 and made their fourth consecutive trip to the NCAA tournament, including winning the NCAA championship in 2005. UML captured the 2007 Northeast-10 regular season with a 15-1 regular season conference record. The River Hawks won the NE-10 tournament title for the fifth straight year.
For all of UMass Lowell’s sports details and schedules, visit goriverhawks.com.
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Sunday, November 18, 2007
News Update 11-18-07
Campus News
One million dollars was recieved from the state a few weeks ago, by UMass Lowell to renovate the Bellegrade Boathouse, and renovations are starting to go underway. The one million dollars will help to get the project started, however donations and other funds will help with most of the work, according to Marty Meehan. It has already been planned that the Boathouse, which is used by the UML and Lowell High School crew teams and the Merrimack River Rowing Association, will recieve a new roof, new windows, doors, gutters, trim, siding, bathrooms, boat docks, signs, and systems to prevent flooding at the boathouse, as well as repairs to fencing and the building's deck.
UMass Lowell is trying to establish a closer connection with the Lowell business community, and is doing so by forming a partnership with the Lowell Five Cent Savings Bank, along with the Aide Family. The Aides own some 25 area Dunkin Donuts restaurants. In 1968, Tom Adie's father, William, started the first store on Chelmsford Street in Chelmsford, just off I-495. Also, it is worth noting that Lowell Five is the city's oldest financial institution. It is speculated that there is much more to come out of this partnership, including a McDonalds on campus, among other businesses that will hopefully generate more money for the University.
For a brief story in sports, Riverhawks goal Nevin Hamilton is finally starting to hit his stride, even after recovering from an injury last season. So far, Hamilton has been started in the first seven games this season. Hamilton, 1-1-2 with a 2.89 goals-against average and a .906 save percentage in his starts, posted a career-high 36 saves in a 3-3 tie against UMass-Amherst last weekend.
National News
Debate over the use of force, perceptions of threats and police training have arisen this week, after there has been much discussion about an incident in New York where 18 year old Khiel Coppin was shot to death by NYPD officers on November 12th. Coppin was outside of his home, and had a hairbrush in his hand, which the officers believed was a gun. Police came to the home after a 911 call from Coppin was responded to, saying he had a gun. Coppin was mentally ill. It has been said by many debaters and analysts that sometimes on the field, candy bars, wallets, even baggy pants have been percieved as guns or other weapons. A candlelight vigil was held for the teenager Tuesday, and further investigation by the NYPD and federal and state authorities has commenced since the incident.
Lastly, according to a private research group's controversial analysis of annual FBI crime statistics, Detroit has been named America's most dangerous city. The data was published by CQ Press, a unit of Congressional Quarterly Inc. Supposedly, Detroit leads the nation in homicide, rape, robbery, aggravated assault, burglary and auto theft. The study has come under a lot of fire by government officials lately, mostly by the FBI and the American Society of Criminology. Its accuracy and findings have been called into question, and criticized as "too simplistic."
That'll do it for the news on this Monday, November 19th.
One million dollars was recieved from the state a few weeks ago, by UMass Lowell to renovate the Bellegrade Boathouse, and renovations are starting to go underway. The one million dollars will help to get the project started, however donations and other funds will help with most of the work, according to Marty Meehan. It has already been planned that the Boathouse, which is used by the UML and Lowell High School crew teams and the Merrimack River Rowing Association, will recieve a new roof, new windows, doors, gutters, trim, siding, bathrooms, boat docks, signs, and systems to prevent flooding at the boathouse, as well as repairs to fencing and the building's deck.
UMass Lowell is trying to establish a closer connection with the Lowell business community, and is doing so by forming a partnership with the Lowell Five Cent Savings Bank, along with the Aide Family. The Aides own some 25 area Dunkin Donuts restaurants. In 1968, Tom Adie's father, William, started the first store on Chelmsford Street in Chelmsford, just off I-495. Also, it is worth noting that Lowell Five is the city's oldest financial institution. It is speculated that there is much more to come out of this partnership, including a McDonalds on campus, among other businesses that will hopefully generate more money for the University.
For a brief story in sports, Riverhawks goal Nevin Hamilton is finally starting to hit his stride, even after recovering from an injury last season. So far, Hamilton has been started in the first seven games this season. Hamilton, 1-1-2 with a 2.89 goals-against average and a .906 save percentage in his starts, posted a career-high 36 saves in a 3-3 tie against UMass-Amherst last weekend.
National News
Debate over the use of force, perceptions of threats and police training have arisen this week, after there has been much discussion about an incident in New York where 18 year old Khiel Coppin was shot to death by NYPD officers on November 12th. Coppin was outside of his home, and had a hairbrush in his hand, which the officers believed was a gun. Police came to the home after a 911 call from Coppin was responded to, saying he had a gun. Coppin was mentally ill. It has been said by many debaters and analysts that sometimes on the field, candy bars, wallets, even baggy pants have been percieved as guns or other weapons. A candlelight vigil was held for the teenager Tuesday, and further investigation by the NYPD and federal and state authorities has commenced since the incident.
Lastly, according to a private research group's controversial analysis of annual FBI crime statistics, Detroit has been named America's most dangerous city. The data was published by CQ Press, a unit of Congressional Quarterly Inc. Supposedly, Detroit leads the nation in homicide, rape, robbery, aggravated assault, burglary and auto theft. The study has come under a lot of fire by government officials lately, mostly by the FBI and the American Society of Criminology. Its accuracy and findings have been called into question, and criticized as "too simplistic."
That'll do it for the news on this Monday, November 19th.
Thursday, November 15, 2007
News Update 11/15/2007
National News
Last night in Washington, House Democrats pushed a $50 billion bill for the Iraq War, requiring President Bush to bring home troops in the upcoming weeks, and end combat by December 2008. President Bush had already begun reducing the amount of troops in Iraq, however was opposed to a congressionally mandated timetable on the war. The measure pushed through by the House Democrats is considered unlikely to pass in the Senate, however Democrats wanted voters to know that they refuse to give up. The White House did pledge to veto the bill, and republicans stated they would back up the president.
Oregon researches reported yesterday that they had cloned monkey embryos and extracted stem cells, which offers the strongest proof yet that the same can be carried out with human cells. The actual cloning of human embryos, however, remains some time away, due to technical as well as ethical concerns.
Local News
Two 14 year old Lowell boys broke into the Wang Middle School to steal musical equipment, and are currently facing charges. Police were alerted to the break-in by an alarm, and upon showing up at the school, found the boys walking away with the stolen equipment. The alarm sounded 11:34p.m., where the boys broke into the school’s music room. The boys were arrested at midnight and face breaking and entering charges, larceny over $250, possession of burglary tools, and a curfew violation.
Voters in Massachusetts will get a chance to give their opinion on Governor Deval Patricks casino plan as early as Feb. 5th. Primary voters will be given the question: “Do you support the establishment of up to three resort casinos in Massachusetts?”
Sports News
The future of UMass Lowell’s hockey tem has been secured, at least, for the next 2 years. The University has a two-year extension of the Lease of the Tsonga’s arena, which was announced Wednesday. The River Hawks will be traveling to Providence College on Friday, and Northeastern on Saturday, for two games on the road this weekend.
The Boston Red Sox will be raising ticket prices next season by 9%, adding more money to what is already the highest ticket price in baseball. This price raise will bring the bleacher seat price to $26, a $3 raise from this past season, and Field Box seats will raise to $125 a piece. The Upper Bleacher seats, which are the lowest priced tickets, will remain at $12, as well as the Standing Room Only tickets, which will remain at their current process.
For all of UMass Lowell’s sports details and schedules, visit goriverhawks.com.
That's the latest in weather, news, and sports on WUML Lowell 91.5 fm!
National News
Last night in Washington, House Democrats pushed a $50 billion bill for the Iraq War, requiring President Bush to bring home troops in the upcoming weeks, and end combat by December 2008. President Bush had already begun reducing the amount of troops in Iraq, however was opposed to a congressionally mandated timetable on the war. The measure pushed through by the House Democrats is considered unlikely to pass in the Senate, however Democrats wanted voters to know that they refuse to give up. The White House did pledge to veto the bill, and republicans stated they would back up the president.
Oregon researches reported yesterday that they had cloned monkey embryos and extracted stem cells, which offers the strongest proof yet that the same can be carried out with human cells. The actual cloning of human embryos, however, remains some time away, due to technical as well as ethical concerns.
Local News
Two 14 year old Lowell boys broke into the Wang Middle School to steal musical equipment, and are currently facing charges. Police were alerted to the break-in by an alarm, and upon showing up at the school, found the boys walking away with the stolen equipment. The alarm sounded 11:34p.m., where the boys broke into the school’s music room. The boys were arrested at midnight and face breaking and entering charges, larceny over $250, possession of burglary tools, and a curfew violation.
Voters in Massachusetts will get a chance to give their opinion on Governor Deval Patricks casino plan as early as Feb. 5th. Primary voters will be given the question: “Do you support the establishment of up to three resort casinos in Massachusetts?”
Sports News
The future of UMass Lowell’s hockey tem has been secured, at least, for the next 2 years. The University has a two-year extension of the Lease of the Tsonga’s arena, which was announced Wednesday. The River Hawks will be traveling to Providence College on Friday, and Northeastern on Saturday, for two games on the road this weekend.
The Boston Red Sox will be raising ticket prices next season by 9%, adding more money to what is already the highest ticket price in baseball. This price raise will bring the bleacher seat price to $26, a $3 raise from this past season, and Field Box seats will raise to $125 a piece. The Upper Bleacher seats, which are the lowest priced tickets, will remain at $12, as well as the Standing Room Only tickets, which will remain at their current process.
For all of UMass Lowell’s sports details and schedules, visit goriverhawks.com.
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Wednesday, November 14, 2007
News Update 11/14/07
National News
As Americans get ready for a big day of Thanksgiving feasting and football, the University of Illinois Extention Program at Urbana has some interesting information regarding turkeys. Americans will put away quite a bit of the bird over the upcoming holiday, on average, 675-million pounds of turkey are consumed every Thanksgiving. That translates to 45-million turkeys each Thanksgiving, while 22-million turkeys are eaten each Christmas. In 2005 the average American ate 16-point-seven-pounds of turkey. And for the record, male turkeys gobble, hens do not. They make a clicking noise.
State News
Already short of cash, the state is in for more problems. According to House Speaker Sal DiMasi the Lottery's revenue shortfall could top 200-million-dollars, or twice what was previously thought. Soon after DiMasi made those remarks in a speech, Lottery spokesman Dan Rosenfeld said the gap could be as much as 252-million-dollars. He says the Lottery is having near-record sales, but the executive branch has issued overly optimistic revenue projections for the last two years. Rosenfield says "there's no shortfall, just differing revenue projections." Proceeds from the Lottery go to the state's cities and towns.
More parents in Massachusetts are sending their children to school without the state's required vaccinations. The reason is they're afraid the various shots could have dangerous health consequences, including autism. However doctors say not getting those shots poses a greater danger. Legally, parents in Massachusetts can opt out of the shots for their kids two ways, through a health exemption or a religious exemption. Despite the growing trend, Massachusetts has one of the highest immunization rates in the nation.
Somerville Police are looking for a 13-year-old boy who didn't return home after school yesterday. Jack Shay is a student at the Kennedy School in Somerville. His parents say he has a slight learning disability and often likes to walk around sections of Somerville and Cambridge. Friends say they saw him leave school. He has no history of running away.
Sports
Paul Pierce led the way with 31 points, 11 rebounds and six assists as the Celtics stayed unbeaten with a 101-86 win over the Pacers at Conseco Fieldhouse. The Celtics are back on the court tonight. They host New Jersey at the TD Banknorth Garden at 7:30 p.m.
The UMass Lowell Riverhawks take the ice twice this upcoming weekend! The puck drops at 7, Friday Night (away) against the Friars at Providence College and again on Saturday Night at 7 (away) against Northeastern University.
UMass Lowell head coach Shannon Hlebichuk was named the National Field Hockey Coaches Association North Region Coach of the Year for 2007. In six seasons at the helm of the River Hawk field hockey program, Hlebichuk has compiled 100 wins, five Northeast-10 tournament titles and the 2005 Division II National Championship. In addition to being named the NFHCA North Region Coach of the Year, Hlebichuk was also tabbed as the Northeast-10 Coach of the Year for the fifth consecutive year after guiding UML to an 19-3 season and its fifth straight NE-10 tournament title.
Freshman Jillian Hadder earned second team honors while Sophmore Elsa LeGrand was named to third team as the Northeast-10 All-Conference Volleyball Team was announced Saturday. The honor marked the second straight year for LeGrand, who was named to the second team in 2006, while Hadder enjoyed her first appearance on the teams.The River Hawks capped the season with a 12-22 record, including a 7-7 to clip the NE-10, good for sixth place. Hadder and LeGrand are two of 11 players returning next season for UML.
For all of UMass Lowell’s sports details and schedules, visit goriverhawks.com.
That's the latest in weather, news, and sports on WUML Lowell 91.5 fm!
As Americans get ready for a big day of Thanksgiving feasting and football, the University of Illinois Extention Program at Urbana has some interesting information regarding turkeys. Americans will put away quite a bit of the bird over the upcoming holiday, on average, 675-million pounds of turkey are consumed every Thanksgiving. That translates to 45-million turkeys each Thanksgiving, while 22-million turkeys are eaten each Christmas. In 2005 the average American ate 16-point-seven-pounds of turkey. And for the record, male turkeys gobble, hens do not. They make a clicking noise.
State News
Already short of cash, the state is in for more problems. According to House Speaker Sal DiMasi the Lottery's revenue shortfall could top 200-million-dollars, or twice what was previously thought. Soon after DiMasi made those remarks in a speech, Lottery spokesman Dan Rosenfeld said the gap could be as much as 252-million-dollars. He says the Lottery is having near-record sales, but the executive branch has issued overly optimistic revenue projections for the last two years. Rosenfield says "there's no shortfall, just differing revenue projections." Proceeds from the Lottery go to the state's cities and towns.
More parents in Massachusetts are sending their children to school without the state's required vaccinations. The reason is they're afraid the various shots could have dangerous health consequences, including autism. However doctors say not getting those shots poses a greater danger. Legally, parents in Massachusetts can opt out of the shots for their kids two ways, through a health exemption or a religious exemption. Despite the growing trend, Massachusetts has one of the highest immunization rates in the nation.
Somerville Police are looking for a 13-year-old boy who didn't return home after school yesterday. Jack Shay is a student at the Kennedy School in Somerville. His parents say he has a slight learning disability and often likes to walk around sections of Somerville and Cambridge. Friends say they saw him leave school. He has no history of running away.
Sports
Paul Pierce led the way with 31 points, 11 rebounds and six assists as the Celtics stayed unbeaten with a 101-86 win over the Pacers at Conseco Fieldhouse. The Celtics are back on the court tonight. They host New Jersey at the TD Banknorth Garden at 7:30 p.m.
The UMass Lowell Riverhawks take the ice twice this upcoming weekend! The puck drops at 7, Friday Night (away) against the Friars at Providence College and again on Saturday Night at 7 (away) against Northeastern University.
UMass Lowell head coach Shannon Hlebichuk was named the National Field Hockey Coaches Association North Region Coach of the Year for 2007. In six seasons at the helm of the River Hawk field hockey program, Hlebichuk has compiled 100 wins, five Northeast-10 tournament titles and the 2005 Division II National Championship. In addition to being named the NFHCA North Region Coach of the Year, Hlebichuk was also tabbed as the Northeast-10 Coach of the Year for the fifth consecutive year after guiding UML to an 19-3 season and its fifth straight NE-10 tournament title.
Freshman Jillian Hadder earned second team honors while Sophmore Elsa LeGrand was named to third team as the Northeast-10 All-Conference Volleyball Team was announced Saturday. The honor marked the second straight year for LeGrand, who was named to the second team in 2006, while Hadder enjoyed her first appearance on the teams.The River Hawks capped the season with a 12-22 record, including a 7-7 to clip the NE-10, good for sixth place. Hadder and LeGrand are two of 11 players returning next season for UML.
For all of UMass Lowell’s sports details and schedules, visit goriverhawks.com.
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Sunday, November 11, 2007
News Update 11/12/07
Campus News
State legislators had a hearing last week of a proposed legislation which calls for 750 million dollars in improvements over the next five years, and an additional $1.25 million over the following five years to help update old buildings on several Massachusetts college campuses, including UMass Lowell. Last year, a consultant estimated that 90% of the buildings on campus are outdated, and that $225 million in repairs are needed.
Chancellor Marty Meehan will be a keynote speaker at a major regional economic event this Tuesday. The event is called "Back to the Future: Regaining New England's Competitiveness," and is being sponsored by the New England Economic Partnership, or NEEP. The daylong event brings together leading public policymakers and economic analysts from around the region. The conference will also include a national economic forecast presented by Mark Zandi, chief economist for Moody’s Economy.com. It will take place at 12:30 next Tuesday at the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston Auditorium on 600 Atlantic Avenue in Boston.
Students will get the chance to meet artist Richard Metzgar on Thursday. He'll be holding a discussion in O' Leary Library at 3:15 PM on his exhibit "walkingposters," which will include digital prints, digital maps on vinyl, and audio-visual components. The gallery itself will be on display on the first floor of the McGauvran Student Union, and both the gallery and talk will be free of charge.
The Former Secretary of Transportation Fred Salvucci will be in Kitson Hall in room 309 on Friday, November 15th, to talk about the state of Public Transportation in Massachusetts. The talk is called “Transportation Challenges Facing New England: Where We Are, Where We Need to Be, and How to Get There,” and is a part of the Regional Economic and Social Development Center for Industrial Competitiveness fall seminar series. The talk will be held on that day at 12:30 pm. Mr. Salvucci is also a senior lecturer and research associate in MIT's Center for Transportation and Logistics.
America Recycles Day takes place on November 15th. An event on campus, in the Wannalancit Mills MIL Conference Room, from 4 to 5:30 pm, will be held in honor of it by the The River Ambassadors – 25 high school student volunteers committed to environmental stewardship. The event is meant to help raise awareness of global warming, and is being sponsored by several other organizations, including the Community Health Alliance, The Lowell National Historical Park, and other organizations.
National News
Arrests were made at a Veterans Day event outside Boston City Hall yesterday. Several anti-war protesters were demonstrationg outside the building, from a group called Veterans for Peace. 15 of it's members and supporters would not move away from the podium, and as a result several were arrested, but an exact number was not given. The protestors said that they are in opposition to the War in Iraq, and unfortunately many veterans view them as traitors because of this fact.
Lastly, here's an update on the WGA writer's strike from yesterday. It has ben conformed by the Fox network that the New Season of the hit show "24" will not air this year, mainly because the season is unfinished. This news has dissappointed fans of the show, and caused Fox to scramble its winter schedule. This has, however, presented the opportunity for Fox to debut some of its new shows, including the Terminator spin-off titled "The Sarah Connor Chronicles," as well as "New Amsterdam" and "The Return of Jezebel James." Also, network execs are hoping the continued success of "American Idol" will help fill the void money-wise.
That does it for the news today this Monday, November 12th.
State legislators had a hearing last week of a proposed legislation which calls for 750 million dollars in improvements over the next five years, and an additional $1.25 million over the following five years to help update old buildings on several Massachusetts college campuses, including UMass Lowell. Last year, a consultant estimated that 90% of the buildings on campus are outdated, and that $225 million in repairs are needed.
Chancellor Marty Meehan will be a keynote speaker at a major regional economic event this Tuesday. The event is called "Back to the Future: Regaining New England's Competitiveness," and is being sponsored by the New England Economic Partnership, or NEEP. The daylong event brings together leading public policymakers and economic analysts from around the region. The conference will also include a national economic forecast presented by Mark Zandi, chief economist for Moody’s Economy.com. It will take place at 12:30 next Tuesday at the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston Auditorium on 600 Atlantic Avenue in Boston.
Students will get the chance to meet artist Richard Metzgar on Thursday. He'll be holding a discussion in O' Leary Library at 3:15 PM on his exhibit "walkingposters," which will include digital prints, digital maps on vinyl, and audio-visual components. The gallery itself will be on display on the first floor of the McGauvran Student Union, and both the gallery and talk will be free of charge.
The Former Secretary of Transportation Fred Salvucci will be in Kitson Hall in room 309 on Friday, November 15th, to talk about the state of Public Transportation in Massachusetts. The talk is called “Transportation Challenges Facing New England: Where We Are, Where We Need to Be, and How to Get There,” and is a part of the Regional Economic and Social Development Center for Industrial Competitiveness fall seminar series. The talk will be held on that day at 12:30 pm. Mr. Salvucci is also a senior lecturer and research associate in MIT's Center for Transportation and Logistics.
America Recycles Day takes place on November 15th. An event on campus, in the Wannalancit Mills MIL Conference Room, from 4 to 5:30 pm, will be held in honor of it by the The River Ambassadors – 25 high school student volunteers committed to environmental stewardship. The event is meant to help raise awareness of global warming, and is being sponsored by several other organizations, including the Community Health Alliance, The Lowell National Historical Park, and other organizations.
National News
Arrests were made at a Veterans Day event outside Boston City Hall yesterday. Several anti-war protesters were demonstrationg outside the building, from a group called Veterans for Peace. 15 of it's members and supporters would not move away from the podium, and as a result several were arrested, but an exact number was not given. The protestors said that they are in opposition to the War in Iraq, and unfortunately many veterans view them as traitors because of this fact.
Lastly, here's an update on the WGA writer's strike from yesterday. It has ben conformed by the Fox network that the New Season of the hit show "24" will not air this year, mainly because the season is unfinished. This news has dissappointed fans of the show, and caused Fox to scramble its winter schedule. This has, however, presented the opportunity for Fox to debut some of its new shows, including the Terminator spin-off titled "The Sarah Connor Chronicles," as well as "New Amsterdam" and "The Return of Jezebel James." Also, network execs are hoping the continued success of "American Idol" will help fill the void money-wise.
That does it for the news today this Monday, November 12th.
Thursday, November 08, 2007
News Update 11/8/07
Weather
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National News
The striking Hollywood screen writers have been told that they need to turn in unfinished projects by Friday, ensuring that they do not work for any studios during the walkout. On the East Coast, the writers will need to turn in their work as well, however the deadline has not been set as of right now.
The shuttle Discovery came to a safe landing in Cape Canaveral, FL yesterday, which ended the challenging construction on the International Space Station, and emergency repairs that faced the crew. The shuttle landed shortly after 1p.m., and had traveled more than 6.2 million miles since it left the launch pad on Oct 23rd.
State News
The University Ave bridge in Lowell currently has a weight limit of 13 tons, however soon the weight limit will likely be restricted to just 4 tons. This will allow only passenger cars and trucks to use the span. A hearing was scheduled on Nov 20th to discuss the increase in restriction, and the change needs approval from the Massachusetts Highway Department to take effect, however according to City Manager Bernie Lynch, city officials will be enforcing the restriction on an emergency basis almost immediately. Repair work on the bride is likely to begin in late winter or early spring, and may require the bridge to be closed for as much as a month.
A multi-vehical wreck in Lowell has left seven people injured. A Ford F-150 pickup truck crossed lanes on Willard Street, hit the curb, and launched itself on top of a red Chevy Blazer stopped at a red light on Bridge Street. This caused the Checy Blazer to then hit the gray Honda Civic, stopped behind it at the light. The man driving the f-150 was speeding to leave the scene of an accident he had just caused a few minutes earlier, where he rear-ended another vehicle and hit an LRTA bus. We await news of if the man driving the F-150 will be facing criminal charges, as he was taken to the hospital still unconscious after the accident.
Sports
The Boston Celtics faced the Denver Nuggets last night, and remain undefeated after 3 games. The win was 119-93, and they managed to score 77 points by halftime, and kept that lead throughout the game. The Celtics field goal percentage of 64.5 was their best since November 24th, 1993, where they shot 65.1 percent.
UMass Lowell Field Hockey was selected as the No. 1 seed in the North Region and host of the 2007 NCAA Division II Field Hockey Championship. UML will host the semifinal Friday, Nov. 9 and championship Sunday, Nov. 11 at the Cushing Field Complex. The NCAA championship match is slated for Sunday, Nov. 11 at 1:00. The full schedule for the 2007 NCAA Division II Field Hockey Championship is available at GORIVERHAWKS.COM!
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National News
The striking Hollywood screen writers have been told that they need to turn in unfinished projects by Friday, ensuring that they do not work for any studios during the walkout. On the East Coast, the writers will need to turn in their work as well, however the deadline has not been set as of right now.
The shuttle Discovery came to a safe landing in Cape Canaveral, FL yesterday, which ended the challenging construction on the International Space Station, and emergency repairs that faced the crew. The shuttle landed shortly after 1p.m., and had traveled more than 6.2 million miles since it left the launch pad on Oct 23rd.
State News
The University Ave bridge in Lowell currently has a weight limit of 13 tons, however soon the weight limit will likely be restricted to just 4 tons. This will allow only passenger cars and trucks to use the span. A hearing was scheduled on Nov 20th to discuss the increase in restriction, and the change needs approval from the Massachusetts Highway Department to take effect, however according to City Manager Bernie Lynch, city officials will be enforcing the restriction on an emergency basis almost immediately. Repair work on the bride is likely to begin in late winter or early spring, and may require the bridge to be closed for as much as a month.
A multi-vehical wreck in Lowell has left seven people injured. A Ford F-150 pickup truck crossed lanes on Willard Street, hit the curb, and launched itself on top of a red Chevy Blazer stopped at a red light on Bridge Street. This caused the Checy Blazer to then hit the gray Honda Civic, stopped behind it at the light. The man driving the f-150 was speeding to leave the scene of an accident he had just caused a few minutes earlier, where he rear-ended another vehicle and hit an LRTA bus. We await news of if the man driving the F-150 will be facing criminal charges, as he was taken to the hospital still unconscious after the accident.
Sports
The Boston Celtics faced the Denver Nuggets last night, and remain undefeated after 3 games. The win was 119-93, and they managed to score 77 points by halftime, and kept that lead throughout the game. The Celtics field goal percentage of 64.5 was their best since November 24th, 1993, where they shot 65.1 percent.
UMass Lowell Field Hockey was selected as the No. 1 seed in the North Region and host of the 2007 NCAA Division II Field Hockey Championship. UML will host the semifinal Friday, Nov. 9 and championship Sunday, Nov. 11 at the Cushing Field Complex. The NCAA championship match is slated for Sunday, Nov. 11 at 1:00. The full schedule for the 2007 NCAA Division II Field Hockey Championship is available at GORIVERHAWKS.COM!
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Wednesday, November 07, 2007
News Update 11/07/07
Weather
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National News
The use of birth control pills could endanger the heart. That's according to a new study that links the popular contraception devices to plaques that could clog heart arteries. The study, reported in "USA Today," says that for every ten years of pill usage, the likelihood of finding plaques in key arteries increases by between 20 and 30-percent.
Weather shouldn't be a factor later today when the Space Shuttle Discovery lands at Florida's Kennedy Space Center. Sunny, cool and breezy conditions are expected for the 1:01 p.m. Eastern Time landing. The shuttle is landing after a successful 15-day mission that saw the installation of a new module on the International Space Station.
State News
Three communities had nonbinding casino questions on their ballots yesterday. Voters in Worcester, Pittsfield, and Chicopee all said yes to the possibility of having casinos built in their cities. Voters in each of those communities voted by more than 50 percent in favor. Governor Patrick's casino proposal currently before the legislature calls for three casinos in the state.
The Massachusetts Lottery hasn't been doing very well in recent years. But they've finally had one big score! Red Sox fever, and their World Series win has proved to be a grand slam for the Sox themed scratch ticket. The Red Sox-branded five-and-10-dollar Lottery tickets have produced 220-million-dollars in sales so far this year, with seven weeks left to go. The ticket was introduced last year, and it had just 120-million-dollars in sales for all of 2006. The Lottery says fans shelled out more than three-million-dollars during the week of the World Series for Sox lottery tickets.
Sports
UMass Lowell Field Hockey was selected as the No. 1 seed in the North Region and host of the 2007 NCAA Division II Field Hockey Championship. UML will host the semifinal Friday, Nov. 9 and championship Sunday, Nov. 11 at the Cushing Field Complex. The NCAA championship match is slated for Sunday, Nov. 11 at 1:00. The full schedule for the 2007 NCAA Division II Field Hockey Championship is available at GORIVERHAWKS.COM!
Curt Schilling has agreed to a one-year deal to return to the World Series Champion Red Sox. General Manager, Theo Epstein made the announcement on Tuesday. Financial terms were not released, but Schilling said on his web site... 38 pitches... that the contract is worth $8-million-dollars in guaranteed base salary, and includes $2-million-dollars in bonuses for six weigh-ins. Schilling, turns 41 next Wednesday.
The Celtics go for win number 3 tonight, when they host the Denver Nuggets at the TD BankNorth Garden and the Bruins face off with the Sabres tonight in Buffalo.
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National News
The use of birth control pills could endanger the heart. That's according to a new study that links the popular contraception devices to plaques that could clog heart arteries. The study, reported in "USA Today," says that for every ten years of pill usage, the likelihood of finding plaques in key arteries increases by between 20 and 30-percent.
Weather shouldn't be a factor later today when the Space Shuttle Discovery lands at Florida's Kennedy Space Center. Sunny, cool and breezy conditions are expected for the 1:01 p.m. Eastern Time landing. The shuttle is landing after a successful 15-day mission that saw the installation of a new module on the International Space Station.
State News
Three communities had nonbinding casino questions on their ballots yesterday. Voters in Worcester, Pittsfield, and Chicopee all said yes to the possibility of having casinos built in their cities. Voters in each of those communities voted by more than 50 percent in favor. Governor Patrick's casino proposal currently before the legislature calls for three casinos in the state.
The Massachusetts Lottery hasn't been doing very well in recent years. But they've finally had one big score! Red Sox fever, and their World Series win has proved to be a grand slam for the Sox themed scratch ticket. The Red Sox-branded five-and-10-dollar Lottery tickets have produced 220-million-dollars in sales so far this year, with seven weeks left to go. The ticket was introduced last year, and it had just 120-million-dollars in sales for all of 2006. The Lottery says fans shelled out more than three-million-dollars during the week of the World Series for Sox lottery tickets.
Sports
UMass Lowell Field Hockey was selected as the No. 1 seed in the North Region and host of the 2007 NCAA Division II Field Hockey Championship. UML will host the semifinal Friday, Nov. 9 and championship Sunday, Nov. 11 at the Cushing Field Complex. The NCAA championship match is slated for Sunday, Nov. 11 at 1:00. The full schedule for the 2007 NCAA Division II Field Hockey Championship is available at GORIVERHAWKS.COM!
Curt Schilling has agreed to a one-year deal to return to the World Series Champion Red Sox. General Manager, Theo Epstein made the announcement on Tuesday. Financial terms were not released, but Schilling said on his web site... 38 pitches... that the contract is worth $8-million-dollars in guaranteed base salary, and includes $2-million-dollars in bonuses for six weigh-ins. Schilling, turns 41 next Wednesday.
The Celtics go for win number 3 tonight, when they host the Denver Nuggets at the TD BankNorth Garden and the Bruins face off with the Sabres tonight in Buffalo.
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Tuesday, November 06, 2007
News Update 11/5/07
Weather
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National News
The Senate Judiciary Committee is scheduled to vote on President Bush's nomination for the nation's new attorney general. Bush said his nominee Michael Mukasey is, quote, "plenty qualified to be attorney general." Mukasey is expected to breeze through the voting process.
At least one late night talk show host is showing his support for the Writers Guild of America strike. Jay Leno, the host of NBC's "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, came out to the picket lines yesterday with boxes of Krispy Kreme doughnuts for the writers. Leno's head writer, Jim Shaughnessy, said they just want fair residual payments. Shaughnessy said the studios are just being hard liners about not giving residual payments on Internet run shows. The "Tonight" show plans to air reruns during the walkout.
State News
Full coverage of citywide WiFi in Boston is not likely until sometime in 2009. Officials say Boston's push for citywide Internet access is delayed by technical challenges and slower than anticipated fundraising. Those in charge had hoped to have it operating by the end of next year. Mayor Thomas Menino unveiled the city's plan in July 2006.
Lawmakers are debating how much money should be spent to update the state's college campuses. Governor Patrick has proposed spending two-billion-dollars over the next decade to upgrade them. Officials at Fitchburg State say they need to replace antiquated lead pipes. Salem State College has closed its library because it's not structurally safe. And Bunker Hill Community College needs space, as it hasn't added a building since it opened in 1973. Massachusetts has been called by college officials one of the cheapest states when it comes to spending money on campus improvements.
Sports
Nate Jenkins, a native of Templeton, MA and resident of Lowell, who starred at UMass Lowell from 1999-2004, placed seventh at the U.S. Olympic Marathon Trial Saturday afternoon at Central Park. Seeded 20th among 130 runners, Jenkins significantly eclipsed his seeding by running the course in a personal record 2 hours 14 minutes 56 seconds. Though he fell short of automatically qualifying for the 2008 Beijing Games, the showing placed Jenkins among the country's elite marathoners. Jenkins, currently in his third year as an assistant coach with the UML cross country and track and field teams, is expected to run the U.S. Half Marathon Championship in Houston on Jan. 13.
UMass Lowell received the No. 3 seed and will face Southern Connecticut State University (SCSU) in the NCAA Division II Men's Soccer Tournament Thursday, hosted by Franklin Pierce University. The invitation marks the third-ever appearance in the NCAAs for the River Hawks, who also advanced in 2003 and 2004. The River Hawks and Owls meet Thursday, Nov. 8 at 4:00pm at Sodexho Field while Franklin Pierce and Le Moyne battle at 7:00. The NCAA regional final is slated for Saturday at 1:00.
UMass Lowell was named the No. 5 seed and will face No. 4 Merrimack Friday in the NCAA Division II Women's Soccer Tournament in Albany, NY, the NCAA announced Monday afternoon. The College of Saint Rose earned the No. 1 seed and will host the UMass Lowell-Merrimack winner on Sunday. Bryant University earned the No. 2 seed and hosts the winner between No. 3 Franklin Pierce and Holy Family University. The River Hawks and Merrimack will play the match at the Albany Academy for Girls in Albany, NY, Saint Rose's home pitch. Franklin Pierce and Holy Family meet Friday in Smithfield, RI. All match times have yet to be determined.
Curt Schilling may be coming back to Boston for another season. The "Boston Herald" reports, the Red Sox are close to completing a one-year deal with incentives for the soon-to-be 41-year-old to return to Beantown. Schilling was 9-and-8 with a 3.87 ERA this year.
For all of UMass Lowell's sports scores and information, visit GORIVERHAWKS.COM !
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National News
The Senate Judiciary Committee is scheduled to vote on President Bush's nomination for the nation's new attorney general. Bush said his nominee Michael Mukasey is, quote, "plenty qualified to be attorney general." Mukasey is expected to breeze through the voting process.
At least one late night talk show host is showing his support for the Writers Guild of America strike. Jay Leno, the host of NBC's "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, came out to the picket lines yesterday with boxes of Krispy Kreme doughnuts for the writers. Leno's head writer, Jim Shaughnessy, said they just want fair residual payments. Shaughnessy said the studios are just being hard liners about not giving residual payments on Internet run shows. The "Tonight" show plans to air reruns during the walkout.
State News
Full coverage of citywide WiFi in Boston is not likely until sometime in 2009. Officials say Boston's push for citywide Internet access is delayed by technical challenges and slower than anticipated fundraising. Those in charge had hoped to have it operating by the end of next year. Mayor Thomas Menino unveiled the city's plan in July 2006.
Lawmakers are debating how much money should be spent to update the state's college campuses. Governor Patrick has proposed spending two-billion-dollars over the next decade to upgrade them. Officials at Fitchburg State say they need to replace antiquated lead pipes. Salem State College has closed its library because it's not structurally safe. And Bunker Hill Community College needs space, as it hasn't added a building since it opened in 1973. Massachusetts has been called by college officials one of the cheapest states when it comes to spending money on campus improvements.
Sports
Nate Jenkins, a native of Templeton, MA and resident of Lowell, who starred at UMass Lowell from 1999-2004, placed seventh at the U.S. Olympic Marathon Trial Saturday afternoon at Central Park. Seeded 20th among 130 runners, Jenkins significantly eclipsed his seeding by running the course in a personal record 2 hours 14 minutes 56 seconds. Though he fell short of automatically qualifying for the 2008 Beijing Games, the showing placed Jenkins among the country's elite marathoners. Jenkins, currently in his third year as an assistant coach with the UML cross country and track and field teams, is expected to run the U.S. Half Marathon Championship in Houston on Jan. 13.
UMass Lowell received the No. 3 seed and will face Southern Connecticut State University (SCSU) in the NCAA Division II Men's Soccer Tournament Thursday, hosted by Franklin Pierce University. The invitation marks the third-ever appearance in the NCAAs for the River Hawks, who also advanced in 2003 and 2004. The River Hawks and Owls meet Thursday, Nov. 8 at 4:00pm at Sodexho Field while Franklin Pierce and Le Moyne battle at 7:00. The NCAA regional final is slated for Saturday at 1:00.
UMass Lowell was named the No. 5 seed and will face No. 4 Merrimack Friday in the NCAA Division II Women's Soccer Tournament in Albany, NY, the NCAA announced Monday afternoon. The College of Saint Rose earned the No. 1 seed and will host the UMass Lowell-Merrimack winner on Sunday. Bryant University earned the No. 2 seed and hosts the winner between No. 3 Franklin Pierce and Holy Family University. The River Hawks and Merrimack will play the match at the Albany Academy for Girls in Albany, NY, Saint Rose's home pitch. Franklin Pierce and Holy Family meet Friday in Smithfield, RI. All match times have yet to be determined.
Curt Schilling may be coming back to Boston for another season. The "Boston Herald" reports, the Red Sox are close to completing a one-year deal with incentives for the soon-to-be 41-year-old to return to Beantown. Schilling was 9-and-8 with a 3.87 ERA this year.
For all of UMass Lowell's sports scores and information, visit GORIVERHAWKS.COM !
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Monday, November 05, 2007
Athletic Report
In Men’s Cross Country action, the Riverhawks placed second at the NCAA Northeast Region Championship on Saturday, advancing them to the NCAA Championship for the eighth straight year. Graduate student Stephen Dewitt placed second in the race, finishing the 10K course with a time of 31:56.9. Junior Ruben Sanca finished in a tight third with a time of 32:08.1. Seven UML runners finished in the top 18 positions, making a successful day for the Hawk’s overall. The final contest of the season for the team will be at the NCAA Championship in
The UMass Lowell Women’s Cross Country also finished second at the NCAA Northeast Region Championship on Saturday. The team was led by freshman Lyra Clark, who finished the 6K course eighth overall with a time of 23:17.7. Junior Christina DaLomba placed ninth and senior Amanda Sousa placed tenth. The five placing runners finished with positions of 8, 9, 10, 19, and 28, giving the team a score of 74 overall. The win qualifies the team for the NCAA championship in
The Riverhawks Men’s Hockey team lost both contests of last week, with a 3-1 loss to
The Riverhawks Men’s Soccer Team lost in the semi-final round of the division tournament against Southern Connecticut University on Wednesday, and await their fate following the NCAA pairings this evening. Junior Defensman Ancil Farrier of
In local national sports news, the Patriots remained undefeated after a hard-fought game with the also undefeated Colts. The final score of 24-20 was reached after the Pats scored 14 points in the fourth quarter to overcome a 10 point deficit. Tom Brady threw for 255 yards and three TD’s in the contest, while also throwing for 2 INT’s. Randy Moss led the receiving corps all day, but Wes Welker provided the extra support on the game winning drive and on several key punt returns. The Pat’s are on bye next week, but will return on November 18 when they take the road to face their divisional rival Buffalo Bills. Game time is set for 1 PM.
Sunday, November 04, 2007
Campus News
Campus News
$250,000 in state funds was proposed by Chancellor Marty Meehan at a recent press conference, to be used for an initiative that investigates the links between breast cancer and the ties it has to environmental causes. UMass Lowell is partnering with the Silent Spring Institute and the Massachusetts Breast Cancer Coalition on this initiative. Massachusetts has taken the lead among states to investigating the causes of the disease, and reducing the use of carcinogenic chemicals.
Dean David Wegman of the School of Health and Environment has started many new interdisciplinary projects, and they are getting plenty of funding. Known as Signature Initiatives, research, service, and teaching will be combined in these projects. The first two projects are funded on a budget of $28,000 dollars. Based on the results of surveys and focus groups, strategies such as walking and bicycling will be implemented by project leaders, and collaboration with the administration will be necessary to improve the campus environment to support such activities. Awareness of worker health and safety issues, chronic diseases, and obesity will be the primary focus of these projects media-wise.
Professor Mark Hines, chairman of the Department of Biological Sciences, and his colleagues have recently been investigating the emissions of methane and other non-ecofriendly gasses from marshes and wetlands. Hines recently came back from a five-week trip to Switzerland, where he worked with other colleagues at the Swiss Federal Research Institute to quantify the relationship between methane formation and the distribution of vegetation in Swiss wetlands. Hines' research will be expanded upon later this month, when further studies will take place in the Adriondacks in New York with funding from the National Science Foundation.
A collection of UMass Lowell researchers are developing a new decive that will help to revolutionize airport and general homeland security. The device is basically an electronic nose that sniffs for explosives. The researchers say that the nose will be as sensitive as that of a bloodh0und, and will detect and eliminate the threat of explosives with much more accuracy and precision. This multidisciplinary collaborative effort recently recieved a three-year, $800,000 dollar grant from the National Science Foundation. Researchers hope to come up with a product prototype by 2010.
Energetic particles in space that are a danger to astronauts and satellites are being heavily investigated by the UML Center for Atmospheric Research. The effort is being spearheaded by a group of researchers, led by atmospheric scientist Quiang Xong, co-director Paul Song and researcher Xuzhi Zhou. The European Space Agency's CLUSTER spacecraft is where most of the data was collected for the initiative. The generation of the killer electrons, as well as the velocity at which they move through space, was heavily investigated, and will continue to be expanded on by the team of researchers.
Lastly, the fairly new Technology, Engineering and Math-Sciences, or TEAMS, program has marked its first year anniversary this month, although it still needs lots of support. The program has allowed 270 regional high schools in Massachusetts to take UMass Lowell courses part-time. As it stands right now, 32 specially-selected 11th- and 12th-grade students from 12 local school districts are enrolled in UMass Lowell courses. The four courses being offered — environmental biotechnology, interactive robotics, bat engineering design, and assistive technology and electronics — developed through a collaboration of UMass Lowell faculty and regional high school teachers, are designed to supplement, rather than to replace, advanced high school courses, according to the people running the program. The program has State Senator Steve Panagiotakos to thank for its existence, who offered $650,000 dollars to fund the program, and continued student enrollment for its year-long success. The program is a collaboration of the University’s deans of Education, Engineering and Sciences, and is being overseen by coordinator Donald Rhine, who is also a Tyngsboro High School physics and math teacher.
$250,000 in state funds was proposed by Chancellor Marty Meehan at a recent press conference, to be used for an initiative that investigates the links between breast cancer and the ties it has to environmental causes. UMass Lowell is partnering with the Silent Spring Institute and the Massachusetts Breast Cancer Coalition on this initiative. Massachusetts has taken the lead among states to investigating the causes of the disease, and reducing the use of carcinogenic chemicals.
Dean David Wegman of the School of Health and Environment has started many new interdisciplinary projects, and they are getting plenty of funding. Known as Signature Initiatives, research, service, and teaching will be combined in these projects. The first two projects are funded on a budget of $28,000 dollars. Based on the results of surveys and focus groups, strategies such as walking and bicycling will be implemented by project leaders, and collaboration with the administration will be necessary to improve the campus environment to support such activities. Awareness of worker health and safety issues, chronic diseases, and obesity will be the primary focus of these projects media-wise.
Professor Mark Hines, chairman of the Department of Biological Sciences, and his colleagues have recently been investigating the emissions of methane and other non-ecofriendly gasses from marshes and wetlands. Hines recently came back from a five-week trip to Switzerland, where he worked with other colleagues at the Swiss Federal Research Institute to quantify the relationship between methane formation and the distribution of vegetation in Swiss wetlands. Hines' research will be expanded upon later this month, when further studies will take place in the Adriondacks in New York with funding from the National Science Foundation.
A collection of UMass Lowell researchers are developing a new decive that will help to revolutionize airport and general homeland security. The device is basically an electronic nose that sniffs for explosives. The researchers say that the nose will be as sensitive as that of a bloodh0und, and will detect and eliminate the threat of explosives with much more accuracy and precision. This multidisciplinary collaborative effort recently recieved a three-year, $800,000 dollar grant from the National Science Foundation. Researchers hope to come up with a product prototype by 2010.
Energetic particles in space that are a danger to astronauts and satellites are being heavily investigated by the UML Center for Atmospheric Research. The effort is being spearheaded by a group of researchers, led by atmospheric scientist Quiang Xong, co-director Paul Song and researcher Xuzhi Zhou. The European Space Agency's CLUSTER spacecraft is where most of the data was collected for the initiative. The generation of the killer electrons, as well as the velocity at which they move through space, was heavily investigated, and will continue to be expanded on by the team of researchers.
Lastly, the fairly new Technology, Engineering and Math-Sciences, or TEAMS, program has marked its first year anniversary this month, although it still needs lots of support. The program has allowed 270 regional high schools in Massachusetts to take UMass Lowell courses part-time. As it stands right now, 32 specially-selected 11th- and 12th-grade students from 12 local school districts are enrolled in UMass Lowell courses. The four courses being offered — environmental biotechnology, interactive robotics, bat engineering design, and assistive technology and electronics — developed through a collaboration of UMass Lowell faculty and regional high school teachers, are designed to supplement, rather than to replace, advanced high school courses, according to the people running the program. The program has State Senator Steve Panagiotakos to thank for its existence, who offered $650,000 dollars to fund the program, and continued student enrollment for its year-long success. The program is a collaboration of the University’s deans of Education, Engineering and Sciences, and is being overseen by coordinator Donald Rhine, who is also a Tyngsboro High School physics and math teacher.
Tuesday, October 30, 2007
News Update 10/30/07
Weather: Needs to be added by forecaster!
National News
Charges are expected today in the slaying of a 24-year-old woman who responded to an online ad for a nanny on a popular community website. A 19-year-old man was arrested in the death of Katherine Ann Olson in what has been dubbed as the "Craigslist murder." Olson was found dead Friday night in the trunk of her car at a local nature preserve. Police have not discussed a motive for the slaying.
It's been more than two years since Hurricane Katrina tore through New Orleans levees and many of the city's police and firefighters are still working out of temporary trailers. But according to the city's recovery director Ed Blakely all of that is about to change. Blakely told reporters yesterday that the recent approval of 200-million-dollars in state-issued bonds will help push repairs on police buildings and firehouses into full swing. He says the goal is to complete the repairs before the third anniversary of Katrina.
Instead of canceling her concert in San Diego due to wildfires in the area, singer Gwen Stefani has decided to perform and donate all proceeds to the fire victims. E! Online reports in a recent radio interview, Stefani said she initially thought about cancelling her concert out of respect, but decided donating would be more useful. She is scheduled to perform tonight at Cox Arena. Meanwhile, Los Angeles Galaxy star David Beckham is also pitching in to aid the wildfire victims. He will join his team for a fundraising match against Hollywood United FC on November 4th.
Campus News
The Counseling Center staff and Health Educator, Tracy Moore, invites all students to attend an informal, “drop in” gathering in McGauvran Student Center, 2nd floor, on Wednesday, Oct. 31 from 1:30 to 3:00 p.m. The Counseling Center staff and interns will be available for questions and information about their services, which are free and confidential. Tracy Moore and UML student members of “Active Minds,” will be present also. Active Minds is a national organization formed by college student Alison Malmon, who after losing her brother to suicide, developed a passion for promoting awareness of mental health. New members are welcome to join. There will be Snacks and possibly some giveaways!
The Student Veterans' Organization needs help, sending care packages to US Troops over-seas. Help send them a bit of home for the upcoming holiday season with cards, candy, toiletries, coffee, books, magazines, CD's, DVD's... the list goes on! The packages will be collected from Nov. 1st to Nov 21st at multiple collection sites on campus; including in McGauvran near the SIC booth, Campus Rec Center, and Southwick Food Court. For a complete list of donation items and collection sites contact Michael Peeples at michael_peeples@student.uml.edu. Or visit the Current Students page on the UML website!
The UMass Lowell English Department and the Barnes and Noble Bookstore at UMass Lowell will host a reading by Augusten Burroughs (author of Running with Scissors and Possible Side Effects) and John Elder Robison (author of Look Me in the Eye: My Life with Asperger’s). Burroughs and Robison will appear on Friday, Nov. 2, 2007 at 7:30 p.m. in the Comley Lane Theater at Mahoney Hall on UML's South Campus. This program is part of the 2007 Concord Festival of Authors, funded in part by the Massachusetts Cultural Council. The event is free and open to the public.
For additional information, contact Melissa_Pennell@uml.edu or 978-934-4198.
Sports
In 2004 it had taken the Red Sox 86 years to win another World Series! This time it was just four seasons in between wins! But this new time frame didn't stop fans from jamming Boston streets today for another victory parade. The streets were lined with adoring fans as the city celebrated the World Series champions: "our" Boston Red Sox today. Similar to 2004, the city held a Rolling Rally that began at Fenway Park and concluded near City Hall Plaza, with the team aboard Duck Boats. The team returned from Denver yesterday afternoon, after beating the Rockies in four straight games.
UMass Lowell Field Hockey, fresh of its fifth straight Northeast-10 Conference Tournament Championship, was selected as the No. 1 seed in the North Region and host of the 2007 NCAA Division II Field Hockey Championship, the NCAA announced Monday afternoon. UML will host the semifinal Friday, Nov. 9 and championship Sunday, Nov. 11 at the Cushing Field Complex. The NCAA championship match is slated for Sunday, Nov. 11 at 1:00.
That's the latest in weather, news, and sports on WUML Lowell 91.5 fm!
National News
Charges are expected today in the slaying of a 24-year-old woman who responded to an online ad for a nanny on a popular community website. A 19-year-old man was arrested in the death of Katherine Ann Olson in what has been dubbed as the "Craigslist murder." Olson was found dead Friday night in the trunk of her car at a local nature preserve. Police have not discussed a motive for the slaying.
It's been more than two years since Hurricane Katrina tore through New Orleans levees and many of the city's police and firefighters are still working out of temporary trailers. But according to the city's recovery director Ed Blakely all of that is about to change. Blakely told reporters yesterday that the recent approval of 200-million-dollars in state-issued bonds will help push repairs on police buildings and firehouses into full swing. He says the goal is to complete the repairs before the third anniversary of Katrina.
Instead of canceling her concert in San Diego due to wildfires in the area, singer Gwen Stefani has decided to perform and donate all proceeds to the fire victims. E! Online reports in a recent radio interview, Stefani said she initially thought about cancelling her concert out of respect, but decided donating would be more useful. She is scheduled to perform tonight at Cox Arena. Meanwhile, Los Angeles Galaxy star David Beckham is also pitching in to aid the wildfire victims. He will join his team for a fundraising match against Hollywood United FC on November 4th.
Campus News
The Counseling Center staff and Health Educator, Tracy Moore, invites all students to attend an informal, “drop in” gathering in McGauvran Student Center, 2nd floor, on Wednesday, Oct. 31 from 1:30 to 3:00 p.m. The Counseling Center staff and interns will be available for questions and information about their services, which are free and confidential. Tracy Moore and UML student members of “Active Minds,” will be present also. Active Minds is a national organization formed by college student Alison Malmon, who after losing her brother to suicide, developed a passion for promoting awareness of mental health. New members are welcome to join. There will be Snacks and possibly some giveaways!
The Student Veterans' Organization needs help, sending care packages to US Troops over-seas. Help send them a bit of home for the upcoming holiday season with cards, candy, toiletries, coffee, books, magazines, CD's, DVD's... the list goes on! The packages will be collected from Nov. 1st to Nov 21st at multiple collection sites on campus; including in McGauvran near the SIC booth, Campus Rec Center, and Southwick Food Court. For a complete list of donation items and collection sites contact Michael Peeples at michael_peeples@student.uml.edu. Or visit the Current Students page on the UML website!
The UMass Lowell English Department and the Barnes and Noble Bookstore at UMass Lowell will host a reading by Augusten Burroughs (author of Running with Scissors and Possible Side Effects) and John Elder Robison (author of Look Me in the Eye: My Life with Asperger’s). Burroughs and Robison will appear on Friday, Nov. 2, 2007 at 7:30 p.m. in the Comley Lane Theater at Mahoney Hall on UML's South Campus. This program is part of the 2007 Concord Festival of Authors, funded in part by the Massachusetts Cultural Council. The event is free and open to the public.
For additional information, contact Melissa_Pennell@uml.edu or 978-934-4198.
Sports
In 2004 it had taken the Red Sox 86 years to win another World Series! This time it was just four seasons in between wins! But this new time frame didn't stop fans from jamming Boston streets today for another victory parade. The streets were lined with adoring fans as the city celebrated the World Series champions: "our" Boston Red Sox today. Similar to 2004, the city held a Rolling Rally that began at Fenway Park and concluded near City Hall Plaza, with the team aboard Duck Boats. The team returned from Denver yesterday afternoon, after beating the Rockies in four straight games.
UMass Lowell Field Hockey, fresh of its fifth straight Northeast-10 Conference Tournament Championship, was selected as the No. 1 seed in the North Region and host of the 2007 NCAA Division II Field Hockey Championship, the NCAA announced Monday afternoon. UML will host the semifinal Friday, Nov. 9 and championship Sunday, Nov. 11 at the Cushing Field Complex. The NCAA championship match is slated for Sunday, Nov. 11 at 1:00.
That's the latest in weather, news, and sports on WUML Lowell 91.5 fm!
Sunday, October 28, 2007
Campus News
So far, UMass Lowell's REACH, or Registration, Evaluation, and Authorization of Chemicals, policy has been a big success. The policy implements elements of the European Union's chemical regulations policies, and for the last two years the Lowell Center for Sustainable Production has been using the policy to educate business on how to work with chemicals in a way that makes it more sustainable for the environment. The policy took effect June 1st as part of the University's Chemicals Policy initiative. Last month, Joel Tickner of the Lowell Center presented training workshops, “Turning REACH into an Opportunity: Implementing the European Union’s New REACH Legislation,” in Michigan and New York to more than 150 companies and government organizations. The Center held four similar workshops last year.
Last Wednesday, Chancellor Marty Meehan announced to the public plans to build a 97,00 square foot Emerging Technologies and Innovation Center, which will be devoted to researching manufacturing processes for nanotechnology and biotechnology. Construction is projected to be completed by the year 2010. Merrimack Valley Economic Development Council Director Bob Halpin said the project would help existing companies, while attracting new ones to the area. Most nanomanufacturing companies in the area are looking forward to continue their work with UMass Lowell and the Emerging Technology center.
The public plans that Meehan announced Wednesday also include much more plans for University expansion, including two new academic buildings, a 500-space parking garage, additional student housing, and a doubling of the number of undergraduate students living on campus. The University currently has 8,500 undergraduate students, which Meehan believes the new residence halls will be able to accomodate much better, as well as the newer students Meehan hopes to pull in. The new parking garage is projected to cost 15 million dollars. On top of that, there are also plans to move the art department closer to downtown Lowell to take advantage of the creative economy in the area, as well as plans to renovate an existing building to esablish an Innovations Center for Life Sciences, which will house the Massachusetts Medical Device Development Center, a collaboration with the UMass Medical School in Worcester that helps companies turn ideas into products.
Lastly, as a part of the Hunger-Homeless Awareness Week, students at UMass Lowell unveiled their annual Cardboard City Project. The event was sponsored by Kappa Sigma, and challenged students to spend the night ina cardboard box on the front lawn of Smith Hall in order to raise awareness for the homeless. The event generated a lot of donations, and donations will continue to be accepted by the Hunger Homeless Commission of Lowell.
Last Wednesday, Chancellor Marty Meehan announced to the public plans to build a 97,00 square foot Emerging Technologies and Innovation Center, which will be devoted to researching manufacturing processes for nanotechnology and biotechnology. Construction is projected to be completed by the year 2010. Merrimack Valley Economic Development Council Director Bob Halpin said the project would help existing companies, while attracting new ones to the area. Most nanomanufacturing companies in the area are looking forward to continue their work with UMass Lowell and the Emerging Technology center.
The public plans that Meehan announced Wednesday also include much more plans for University expansion, including two new academic buildings, a 500-space parking garage, additional student housing, and a doubling of the number of undergraduate students living on campus. The University currently has 8,500 undergraduate students, which Meehan believes the new residence halls will be able to accomodate much better, as well as the newer students Meehan hopes to pull in. The new parking garage is projected to cost 15 million dollars. On top of that, there are also plans to move the art department closer to downtown Lowell to take advantage of the creative economy in the area, as well as plans to renovate an existing building to esablish an Innovations Center for Life Sciences, which will house the Massachusetts Medical Device Development Center, a collaboration with the UMass Medical School in Worcester that helps companies turn ideas into products.
Lastly, as a part of the Hunger-Homeless Awareness Week, students at UMass Lowell unveiled their annual Cardboard City Project. The event was sponsored by Kappa Sigma, and challenged students to spend the night ina cardboard box on the front lawn of Smith Hall in order to raise awareness for the homeless. The event generated a lot of donations, and donations will continue to be accepted by the Hunger Homeless Commission of Lowell.
Sunday, October 21, 2007
SOX WIN ALCS
I would just like everybody to know that the Boston Red Sox have just defeated the Cleveland Indians 11-2, earning the title of American League Champions. The Red Sox will now be facing off against the Colorado Rockies in the 2007 World Series, the first game being Wednesday Night at 8:00 PM on the Fox network. Congratulations to Pedroia, Lowell, Ortiz, Manny, Youkilis, Schilling, Beckett, and all the rest for making this baseball season one of the greatest we've seen in a while.
Campus News
UMass Lowell's Baseball Research Center has been getting mass media coverage lately during World Series season. The Bat Lab is the official certification site for all NCAA and Major League Baseball bats. Baseball testing services are also provided by the Bat Lab to Major League Baseball. The Boston Globe, The Lowell Sun and the Lawrence Eagle Tribune have all ran stories on the lab, and WBZ, WFXT and WBUR have all featured it n their TV news programs. The Bat Lab was also featured on October 17th, on the show "Wired Science," which will also be re-run twice in November. This has generated great publiciy for the Bat Lab, as well as the University in general.
UML Alumni Patrick Kaplo, a high school science teacher in Litchfield, New Hampshire, has experienced the opportunity to teach a physics class in Hyderabad, India, which he has been doing since the summer because of the Fulbright Teacher Exchange Program. He teaches the class at K.V. Tirumalagiri High School, which is about 750 miles south of the city of New Delhi. Dr. Ananda Vardhana Telapakalle Sharma is the teacher who he exchanged classes with, and both have found the experience enjoyable. Since there is tremendous social and competitive pressure to do well in school in India, behavioral problems have almost been nonexistent, making the job easier for Kaplo than here in the US. Of course, this is just one of the many cultural differences between the US and India that Kaplo has noticed since the start of his stay there. Kaplo will return to his home school in January. You can read about his adventures at http://kaploinindia.blogspot.com.
Business and Liberal Arts students got the chance to explore job opportunities at the Office of Career Services' Business and Liberal Arts Career Fair. At the fair, the students were able to meet with a large selection of employers, as well as schedule on-site interviews and get a larger perspective of the post-college job market. An Engineering and Technology Career Fair will be held by the Office of Career Services on October 24th in the Rec Center, from 1 to 4 PM.
The accounting firm of Vitale, Caturano & Co. recently made a donation of $25,000 to UMass Lowell. The money is intended to open up a discretionary fund to assist the faculty and students in the Accounting Department. The Public Higher Education Endowment Incentive Program added more money to the gift, making the overall award add up to $37,500. The company is recognized as one of the fastest growing companies in the nation.
UML Alumni Patrick Kaplo, a high school science teacher in Litchfield, New Hampshire, has experienced the opportunity to teach a physics class in Hyderabad, India, which he has been doing since the summer because of the Fulbright Teacher Exchange Program. He teaches the class at K.V. Tirumalagiri High School, which is about 750 miles south of the city of New Delhi. Dr. Ananda Vardhana Telapakalle Sharma is the teacher who he exchanged classes with, and both have found the experience enjoyable. Since there is tremendous social and competitive pressure to do well in school in India, behavioral problems have almost been nonexistent, making the job easier for Kaplo than here in the US. Of course, this is just one of the many cultural differences between the US and India that Kaplo has noticed since the start of his stay there. Kaplo will return to his home school in January. You can read about his adventures at http://kaploinindia.blogspot.com.
Business and Liberal Arts students got the chance to explore job opportunities at the Office of Career Services' Business and Liberal Arts Career Fair. At the fair, the students were able to meet with a large selection of employers, as well as schedule on-site interviews and get a larger perspective of the post-college job market. An Engineering and Technology Career Fair will be held by the Office of Career Services on October 24th in the Rec Center, from 1 to 4 PM.
The accounting firm of Vitale, Caturano & Co. recently made a donation of $25,000 to UMass Lowell. The money is intended to open up a discretionary fund to assist the faculty and students in the Accounting Department. The Public Higher Education Endowment Incentive Program added more money to the gift, making the overall award add up to $37,500. The company is recognized as one of the fastest growing companies in the nation.
Sunday, October 14, 2007
Campus News
The funding goal for a Honors Fellows fund-raiser has more than doubled their goal as Marty Meehan welcomed more than 200 guests at the Allen House and the Comely-Lane Theatre earlier this month. the contributions amounted up to $117,000, the largest amount ever donated by the University at a single event. The money will be used to support the educational pursuits of exceptional students. Six student honors scholarships were awarded to Jennifer Fernandes, Sarah Fischer, Curran Kelleher, Paul Litchfield, Timothy Watts, and Scott Walfield.
The Universtiy's Toxic Use Reduction Institute, or TURI, and the Work Environment department have formed a grassroots partnership to help make a safer work environment for Vietnamese immigrants in Lowell who are in the floor-finishing business. Thanks to the efforts of the partnership, several distributors have stopped stocking flammable sealants, and others have provided training for the immigrants. Through a $12,000 and second year $15,000 grant, the two organizations were able to test floor sealants for flammable materials, as well as provide hands-on training for workers and educate them as well as the rest of the Vietnamese community on the dangers of lacquer floor finishing products. The partnership is now working with Viet AID in Dorchester to host another training session in November and to include floor-finishing product information in it's First Time Home-Buyer's Guide.
The Lowell Center for Sustainable Production is spearheading an initiative to detect toys for large amounts of lead, making them safer for children to play with as well as the environment. Concern over this issue has risen in recent months due to many children's toys made in China being recalled due to large amounts of lead being detected in them. Research associate Sally Edwards, along with co-director Ken Geiser are developing the Sustainable Toys Initiative. Their goal is to engage toy manufacturers, designers, vendors, non-governmental organizations, researchers and government policy makers on ways to improve toy safety and sustainability. The hope is that this will lead to toy innovation in the areas of design and production, reduce product liability and boost public knowledge and confidence in these products.
The Computer Science Department at UMass Lowell has formed a new program called "Performamatics: Connecting Computer Science to the Performing, Design, and Fine Arts." Professors involved in this brand new program include Jesse Heines, Fred Martin, Karen Roehr, Jim Jeffers, Gina Greher, Nancy Selleck, and Sarah Kuhn. The case for the program is that most art created today involves the use of a lot of high technology, and that this course will show students the relationship Computer Science has with these seemingly non-technical fields, as well as educate them on how to implement their ideas in real-world environments. The National Science Foundation awarded the two-year program with a $368,162 grant, and is supported by a group of project advisors that include representatives from museums, theaters, and engineering and computer science professional organizations in Lowell, the Merrimack Valley region and beyond.
Dave Lewis, a professor of manufacturing and information systems in the University Management Department, raced, with a friend, 3,728 miles acros Africa in a 1966 Volkswagen beetle this past summer. The friend that he brought with him was Associate Professor Tim Shea of UMass Dartmouth. Nine cars took part in the event, which began and ended in Durban, South Africa, and the course passed through Namibia, Botswana and Swaziland. A man in Cape Town, who owned more than 500 Beetles, sponsored the event. There was a $1,200 entrance fee for the race, which covered the car rental, two nights in a hotel, campground charges, prizes and other expenses. The race went for 18 days, and benefited two local charities, a local school and a plant nursery. Lewis is now considering participating in a 14 day rickshaw race in India sometime later this year.
The October 18th Fall Faculty Conversation Dinner will have a special guest this time. That guest will be the University of Illinois director of the Office of Technology Enhanced Learning Ray Schroeder, who will be making his appearance at the dinner to discuss the issue of Web Education in the onset of Web 2.0. Schroeder has taught more than 30 online classes, published numerous articles on the application of technology to education, and presented at conferences throughout the United States. The dinner will be held on October 18th, in Alumni Hall at 3:30 PM. It is being sponsored by the Faculty Development Center, the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, and the Council of Teaching, Learning and Research.
The Universtiy's Toxic Use Reduction Institute, or TURI, and the Work Environment department have formed a grassroots partnership to help make a safer work environment for Vietnamese immigrants in Lowell who are in the floor-finishing business. Thanks to the efforts of the partnership, several distributors have stopped stocking flammable sealants, and others have provided training for the immigrants. Through a $12,000 and second year $15,000 grant, the two organizations were able to test floor sealants for flammable materials, as well as provide hands-on training for workers and educate them as well as the rest of the Vietnamese community on the dangers of lacquer floor finishing products. The partnership is now working with Viet AID in Dorchester to host another training session in November and to include floor-finishing product information in it's First Time Home-Buyer's Guide.
The Lowell Center for Sustainable Production is spearheading an initiative to detect toys for large amounts of lead, making them safer for children to play with as well as the environment. Concern over this issue has risen in recent months due to many children's toys made in China being recalled due to large amounts of lead being detected in them. Research associate Sally Edwards, along with co-director Ken Geiser are developing the Sustainable Toys Initiative. Their goal is to engage toy manufacturers, designers, vendors, non-governmental organizations, researchers and government policy makers on ways to improve toy safety and sustainability. The hope is that this will lead to toy innovation in the areas of design and production, reduce product liability and boost public knowledge and confidence in these products.
The Computer Science Department at UMass Lowell has formed a new program called "Performamatics: Connecting Computer Science to the Performing, Design, and Fine Arts." Professors involved in this brand new program include Jesse Heines, Fred Martin, Karen Roehr, Jim Jeffers, Gina Greher, Nancy Selleck, and Sarah Kuhn. The case for the program is that most art created today involves the use of a lot of high technology, and that this course will show students the relationship Computer Science has with these seemingly non-technical fields, as well as educate them on how to implement their ideas in real-world environments. The National Science Foundation awarded the two-year program with a $368,162 grant, and is supported by a group of project advisors that include representatives from museums, theaters, and engineering and computer science professional organizations in Lowell, the Merrimack Valley region and beyond.
Dave Lewis, a professor of manufacturing and information systems in the University Management Department, raced, with a friend, 3,728 miles acros Africa in a 1966 Volkswagen beetle this past summer. The friend that he brought with him was Associate Professor Tim Shea of UMass Dartmouth. Nine cars took part in the event, which began and ended in Durban, South Africa, and the course passed through Namibia, Botswana and Swaziland. A man in Cape Town, who owned more than 500 Beetles, sponsored the event. There was a $1,200 entrance fee for the race, which covered the car rental, two nights in a hotel, campground charges, prizes and other expenses. The race went for 18 days, and benefited two local charities, a local school and a plant nursery. Lewis is now considering participating in a 14 day rickshaw race in India sometime later this year.
The October 18th Fall Faculty Conversation Dinner will have a special guest this time. That guest will be the University of Illinois director of the Office of Technology Enhanced Learning Ray Schroeder, who will be making his appearance at the dinner to discuss the issue of Web Education in the onset of Web 2.0. Schroeder has taught more than 30 online classes, published numerous articles on the application of technology to education, and presented at conferences throughout the United States. The dinner will be held on October 18th, in Alumni Hall at 3:30 PM. It is being sponsored by the Faculty Development Center, the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, and the Council of Teaching, Learning and Research.
Tuesday, October 02, 2007
10/1/07 News from the Show
In Campus News:
Curran Kelleher, a junior computer science major, is spending this year in Germany where he will continue to study computer science and work in the Computer Graphics Center at Darmstadt. He recently received a Scholarship of Excellency to TU Darmstadt, a technical university in Darmstadt, Germany.
UMass Lowell’s Homecoming 2007 is this Saturday at the Lester Cushing Complex on North Campus. Homecoming features Jennifer’s 5K Run, a performance by the marching band and welcome by Chancellor Meehan, pony rides, inflatables, student club tables, and the crowning of homecoming king and queen at the evening social. Bring your pom-poms!
UMass Lowell will once again host an electoral debate. Chancellor Meehan has announced the campus will hold the 5th district general election debate on Tuesday, October 9. The debate will be hosted by Chancellor Meehan and moderated by Gary LaPierre on WBZ.
Alison Dischino, a senior plastics engineering major, has been named a recipient of the John P. Davis Jr. Memorial Scholarship. The scholarship is an award based on grades and extracurricular activities for students involved in the rubber industry. It was given on behalf of the New England Rubber and Plastics Group.
Chancellor Meehan recently announced the establishment of the Dana McLean Greeley Endowment for Peace Studies, which totals five hundred and eleven thousand dollars. Each year, the endowment will bring a distinguished peace advocate, humanitarian or faith leader to campus to teach and lecture about peace issues. The hope is to have the first Greeley Peace Scholar on campus by the spring of 2008.
Reynaldo Santana, a sophomore studying music education, recently got to play a trumpet solo for David Amram and his band in a concert at Boardinghouse Park. Santana had been sitting in on Amram’s rehearsal when he struck up a conversation with the musician. Amram asked Santana to stop by the concert, and Santana ended up performing a solo. Santana, at Amram’s request will also be performing at several concerts around Lowell this upcoming weekend.
Chancellor Marty Meehan has scheduled two open forums for the campus community. The chancellor will provide an overview on the state of the campus and his plans for the future, followed by a question-and-answer session. The forums will be on October 4 at 11 a.m. in O’Leary 222 and 1:30 p.m. in Cumnock Hall.
This Thursday and Friday the Jack and Stella Center for American Studies will be hosting the 2007 Jack Kerouac Conference on Beat Literature. This year’s keynote speaker is Professor Matt Theado of Gardner-Webb University. His presentation will be Friday at noon in O’Leary 222. There will be over a dozen speakers at this year’s conference, for a full schedule check out their link on the UML webpage, www.uml.edu.
UMass recently announced the creation of the ten million dollar Charles J. Hoff Scholarship, which is the largest privately financed scholarship program in the University’s history. Although the program benefits all the UMass campuses, the largest number of scholarships will be available to UMass Lowell, Hoff’s alma mater. Hoff and his wife, Josephine, donated three million dollars to the program.
Curran Kelleher, a junior computer science major, is spending this year in Germany where he will continue to study computer science and work in the Computer Graphics Center at Darmstadt. He recently received a Scholarship of Excellency to TU Darmstadt, a technical university in Darmstadt, Germany.
UMass Lowell’s Homecoming 2007 is this Saturday at the Lester Cushing Complex on North Campus. Homecoming features Jennifer’s 5K Run, a performance by the marching band and welcome by Chancellor Meehan, pony rides, inflatables, student club tables, and the crowning of homecoming king and queen at the evening social. Bring your pom-poms!
UMass Lowell will once again host an electoral debate. Chancellor Meehan has announced the campus will hold the 5th district general election debate on Tuesday, October 9. The debate will be hosted by Chancellor Meehan and moderated by Gary LaPierre on WBZ.
Alison Dischino, a senior plastics engineering major, has been named a recipient of the John P. Davis Jr. Memorial Scholarship. The scholarship is an award based on grades and extracurricular activities for students involved in the rubber industry. It was given on behalf of the New England Rubber and Plastics Group.
Chancellor Meehan recently announced the establishment of the Dana McLean Greeley Endowment for Peace Studies, which totals five hundred and eleven thousand dollars. Each year, the endowment will bring a distinguished peace advocate, humanitarian or faith leader to campus to teach and lecture about peace issues. The hope is to have the first Greeley Peace Scholar on campus by the spring of 2008.
Reynaldo Santana, a sophomore studying music education, recently got to play a trumpet solo for David Amram and his band in a concert at Boardinghouse Park. Santana had been sitting in on Amram’s rehearsal when he struck up a conversation with the musician. Amram asked Santana to stop by the concert, and Santana ended up performing a solo. Santana, at Amram’s request will also be performing at several concerts around Lowell this upcoming weekend.
Chancellor Marty Meehan has scheduled two open forums for the campus community. The chancellor will provide an overview on the state of the campus and his plans for the future, followed by a question-and-answer session. The forums will be on October 4 at 11 a.m. in O’Leary 222 and 1:30 p.m. in Cumnock Hall.
This Thursday and Friday the Jack and Stella Center for American Studies will be hosting the 2007 Jack Kerouac Conference on Beat Literature. This year’s keynote speaker is Professor Matt Theado of Gardner-Webb University. His presentation will be Friday at noon in O’Leary 222. There will be over a dozen speakers at this year’s conference, for a full schedule check out their link on the UML webpage, www.uml.edu.
UMass recently announced the creation of the ten million dollar Charles J. Hoff Scholarship, which is the largest privately financed scholarship program in the University’s history. Although the program benefits all the UMass campuses, the largest number of scholarships will be available to UMass Lowell, Hoff’s alma mater. Hoff and his wife, Josephine, donated three million dollars to the program.
Thursday, September 27, 2007
Campus News
Nanotech efforts are being furthered here at Umass Lowell. Thanks to a $2.7 million dollar grant awarded by the National Science Foundation in July and August to the university, more projects are being created for the use of nanotechnology here in Umass Lowell for a variety of purposes, including detecing explosives and chemical agents and searching for structural damage in buildings. The primary recipients of the award were Co-Director of the Nanomanufacturing Center and Mechanical Engineering professor Julie Chen, along with 14 other researchers. The money will mainly be used to fund an $80 million dollar project to build a new nano and biomanufacturing center, named the Emerging Technology and Innovation Center. Development of the site will begin sometime this week.
On September 25th, Chancellor Marty Meehan announced the establishment of Dana Greely McLean Endowment for Peace Studies at a special lunch. The endowment came to a total of $511,000 dollars, including a grant from the Greeley foundation and matching state funds. The Greeley Scholar for Peace Studies will be hosted soon at PASCI (Umass Lowell's Peace and Study Conflicts Institute), with the goal being to bring the first Greeley Peace Scholar to UMass Lowell in the spring of 2008. The Greeley Foundation for Peace and Social Justice awards grants to socially conscious organizations dealing with subjects such as youth gangs, intimate partner violence and child abuse, civil rights, and various other conflicts that threaten the peace and stability of the world.
That will just about do it for this week's latest news update.
On September 25th, Chancellor Marty Meehan announced the establishment of Dana Greely McLean Endowment for Peace Studies at a special lunch. The endowment came to a total of $511,000 dollars, including a grant from the Greeley foundation and matching state funds. The Greeley Scholar for Peace Studies will be hosted soon at PASCI (Umass Lowell's Peace and Study Conflicts Institute), with the goal being to bring the first Greeley Peace Scholar to UMass Lowell in the spring of 2008. The Greeley Foundation for Peace and Social Justice awards grants to socially conscious organizations dealing with subjects such as youth gangs, intimate partner violence and child abuse, civil rights, and various other conflicts that threaten the peace and stability of the world.
That will just about do it for this week's latest news update.
Tuesday, September 25, 2007
Campus News
UMass Lowell has sold over 1000 hockey season tickets, thanks to Marty Meehan's challenge to bring more people to the Tsognas Arena. With the goal set at 2000 tickets, support for the hockey team between students, alumni, faculty, staff and friends has been extraordinarily strong, thanks in part to the hockey team staying in the Division 1 Hockey East conference and to the "See You At The Tsongas...Or Else!" advertising campaign. The initial 375 top tier club seats sold out in two weeks, and that number grew to 850 at the beginning of September. In addition, 260 regular season tickets have been sold as well.
Dean of students Larry Seigel, Director of Transportation Marie Gaine, and Escort Services Coordinator Josh Conover have devised a new plan for the school's public transportation system, which will be put into effect on October 1st. This system splits into four lines, Red, Green, Blue, and Yellow. The Red line will carry students between South and East Campus, the Blue Line will carry students between North and South, the Green Line will go between North and East, and the Yellow Line will go between Pleasant Street and North. The new system is projected to reduce travel time between campuses by 40%. The buses will run from 7 AM to 6 PM, with additional buses used during peak hours, and the Escort Service will run from 10 PM to 1 AM. Transportation to Gallagher Street, East Meadow Lane, and Tsognas will be available upon request.
On one last note, I'd just like to remind everyone that UML's Homecoming Ceremony takes place on Saturday, October 6th from 10 AM to 4 PM in the Lexter Cushing Complex on UML North. Have a good time!
Dean of students Larry Seigel, Director of Transportation Marie Gaine, and Escort Services Coordinator Josh Conover have devised a new plan for the school's public transportation system, which will be put into effect on October 1st. This system splits into four lines, Red, Green, Blue, and Yellow. The Red line will carry students between South and East Campus, the Blue Line will carry students between North and South, the Green Line will go between North and East, and the Yellow Line will go between Pleasant Street and North. The new system is projected to reduce travel time between campuses by 40%. The buses will run from 7 AM to 6 PM, with additional buses used during peak hours, and the Escort Service will run from 10 PM to 1 AM. Transportation to Gallagher Street, East Meadow Lane, and Tsognas will be available upon request.
On one last note, I'd just like to remind everyone that UML's Homecoming Ceremony takes place on Saturday, October 6th from 10 AM to 4 PM in the Lexter Cushing Complex on UML North. Have a good time!
Friday, September 21, 2007
SPORTS UPDATE
UMass Lowell Field Hockey
9/21/07 9:00am
C.W. Post sweeped UMass Lowell, 3-2, in overtime yesterday, in a non-conference field hockey clash at Hickox Field. The River Hawks made a comeback with a pair of goals less than four minutes apart midway through the second half. The lead was short-lived as CW Post struck from five yards out in the 59th minute to force the extra session. The loss halts a five match winning streak.
9/21/07 9:00am
C.W. Post sweeped UMass Lowell, 3-2, in overtime yesterday, in a non-conference field hockey clash at Hickox Field. The River Hawks made a comeback with a pair of goals less than four minutes apart midway through the second half. The lead was short-lived as CW Post struck from five yards out in the 59th minute to force the extra session. The loss halts a five match winning streak.
Wednesday, September 19, 2007
SPORTS UPDATE
September 19, 2007
10:00 am
The Red Sox lost three in a row and had their lead in the American League East cut to two and a half games over the Yankees. They lost to the Toronto Blue Jays last night 4-3. They face off against Toronto again tonight in Toronto.
UMass Lowell Sophomore Ryan Richards was named the Men's Soccer Goalkeeper of the Week while Junior Mark Garcia was named the Men's Cross Country Athlete, Monday as the Northeast-10 Conference announced its weekly
honors. Freshman of the Week was awarded to Angus MacDonald for his performance at the UMass Dartmouth Cross Country Invitational.
UMass Lowell Senior Likica Grceva (Likisha Grceva) had 11 kills and 13 digs as Bryant University defeated UMass Lowell,
3-0 Last night in a Northeast-10 Conference volleyball tilt at the Chace Athletic Center.
10:00 am
The Red Sox lost three in a row and had their lead in the American League East cut to two and a half games over the Yankees. They lost to the Toronto Blue Jays last night 4-3. They face off against Toronto again tonight in Toronto.
UMass Lowell Sophomore Ryan Richards was named the Men's Soccer Goalkeeper of the Week while Junior Mark Garcia was named the Men's Cross Country Athlete, Monday as the Northeast-10 Conference announced its weekly
honors. Freshman of the Week was awarded to Angus MacDonald for his performance at the UMass Dartmouth Cross Country Invitational.
UMass Lowell Senior Likica Grceva (Likisha Grceva) had 11 kills and 13 digs as Bryant University defeated UMass Lowell,
3-0 Last night in a Northeast-10 Conference volleyball tilt at the Chace Athletic Center.
Tuesday, September 18, 2007
Campus News
More than 1,000 incoming students gathered for Convocation in the Rec Center. Life Is Good co-founder Bert Jacobs was just one of many speakers to appear at the convocation. Chancellor Marty Meehan made his first convocation speech as chancellor telling the students that he could relate to their nerves and excitement as he is a UMASS alumni. The students were also given "See You At The Tsongas...Or Else" tee shirts in an effort to promote the Hockey Team. Students were also give a barbeque and events fair afterwards where many registered to vote.
A quick note, today is the last day to return unused textbooks at the Campus Bookstore! Be sure to bring in your receipt in order to do the refund or exchange!
The career services team is holding an event where students can learn more about their services and programs! The event will be help on the South Campus Quad from 10-2pm today, September 18th! Don't miss it!
More than 1,000 incoming students gathered for Convocation in the Rec Center. Life Is Good co-founder Bert Jacobs was just one of many speakers to appear at the convocation. Chancellor Marty Meehan made his first convocation speech as chancellor telling the students that he could relate to their nerves and excitement as he is a UMASS alumni. The students were also given "See You At The Tsongas...Or Else" tee shirts in an effort to promote the Hockey Team. Students were also give a barbeque and events fair afterwards where many registered to vote.
A quick note, today is the last day to return unused textbooks at the Campus Bookstore! Be sure to bring in your receipt in order to do the refund or exchange!
The career services team is holding an event where students can learn more about their services and programs! The event will be help on the South Campus Quad from 10-2pm today, September 18th! Don't miss it!
Friday, June 08, 2007
Wednesday, May 09, 2007
Campus News
The Intramural Sports Program here at UMASS Lowell allows over 1,000 different students to compete against in each other in a variety of sports. Each sport, which includes basketball, wiffleball, kickball, floor hockey, badminton, ice hockey, racquetball, and nine ball, has a five-week season, followed by championships in which teams try to best one another for the top spot. Congratulations to all the Spring Champions! Division A Basketball: Alaskan Firedragons, Division B Basketball: Romance Explosion, Wiffleball: Balls Deep, Kickball: F.C. Fox Hall, Division A Floor Hockey: The Beers, Division B Floor Hockey: Silver Snakes, Ice Hockey: LTD! If you want to see how to join up the Intramural Sports Programs, contact Justin Lawler at intramural@uml.edu.
Michael Darish, an electrical engineering senior delivered his capstone project to little 5-year-old Anna in March. Darish flew over to Italy to introduce her to the device that would hopefully change her life. Darish created a device that would allow the little girl, who is paralyzed from the next down, to click and drag a cursor on her computer, using only her voice. Darish is just one of the 60 or so assistive technology projects that senior electrical engineering students complete each semester as a graduation requirement. The projects help physically or mentally challenged people improve their quality of life, and can range from a simple toy to a complicated wheel chair depending on the commitment and skill of the student.
The UML Center for Women and Work (CWW) celebrated its ninth annual meeting with “Who Cares? The People, Policies and Politics of Carework” to address issues on eldercare with specific concerns for the careworkers. The panel comprised eminent speakers including State Rep. Alice Wolf; Rebecca Gutman, SEIU 1199; Marian Weisenfeld, Greater Boston Interfaith Organization; Mignon Duffy, CWW associate; and guest speaker Lisa Dodson, a research professor at Boston College. Dodson does field research about the lives of low-income careworkers in the expanding care labor force. The panel discussed the needs of the elderly, their needs for a community, and the needs of careworkers in general. Campus Chaplain Imogene Stulken ended the session with a call-and-response reading. After each statement of need, Stulken asked, “Who cares?” The audience shouted together, “We Care!”
The Intramural Sports Program here at UMASS Lowell allows over 1,000 different students to compete against in each other in a variety of sports. Each sport, which includes basketball, wiffleball, kickball, floor hockey, badminton, ice hockey, racquetball, and nine ball, has a five-week season, followed by championships in which teams try to best one another for the top spot. Congratulations to all the Spring Champions! Division A Basketball: Alaskan Firedragons, Division B Basketball: Romance Explosion, Wiffleball: Balls Deep, Kickball: F.C. Fox Hall, Division A Floor Hockey: The Beers, Division B Floor Hockey: Silver Snakes, Ice Hockey: LTD! If you want to see how to join up the Intramural Sports Programs, contact Justin Lawler at intramural@uml.edu.
Michael Darish, an electrical engineering senior delivered his capstone project to little 5-year-old Anna in March. Darish flew over to Italy to introduce her to the device that would hopefully change her life. Darish created a device that would allow the little girl, who is paralyzed from the next down, to click and drag a cursor on her computer, using only her voice. Darish is just one of the 60 or so assistive technology projects that senior electrical engineering students complete each semester as a graduation requirement. The projects help physically or mentally challenged people improve their quality of life, and can range from a simple toy to a complicated wheel chair depending on the commitment and skill of the student.
The UML Center for Women and Work (CWW) celebrated its ninth annual meeting with “Who Cares? The People, Policies and Politics of Carework” to address issues on eldercare with specific concerns for the careworkers. The panel comprised eminent speakers including State Rep. Alice Wolf; Rebecca Gutman, SEIU 1199; Marian Weisenfeld, Greater Boston Interfaith Organization; Mignon Duffy, CWW associate; and guest speaker Lisa Dodson, a research professor at Boston College. Dodson does field research about the lives of low-income careworkers in the expanding care labor force. The panel discussed the needs of the elderly, their needs for a community, and the needs of careworkers in general. Campus Chaplain Imogene Stulken ended the session with a call-and-response reading. After each statement of need, Stulken asked, “Who cares?” The audience shouted together, “We Care!”
Wednesday, May 02, 2007
On Campus
On May 3rd, Allan Roscoe will give a 20 minute lecture answering the question: "If this were the last lecture or reflection you would give, what would you say?" Free lunch is included! "Last Lecture" Series is sponsored by the Multi-faith Council and Protestant Campus Ministry.
12:30 p.m. - 1:45 p.m. McGauvran 410, UML South
As part of Asian-American History Month, A documentary film, "Sentenced Home", will be shown. A panel discussion will follow with community leaders. Free Food!! The even takes place May 3rd, 3 p.m. in O'Leary Library.
May 3rd - May 5th, the Comley-Lane Theatre will play host to A Night of One-Act Comedies by David Ives and Richard Snee. The plays, also directed by Snee, is performed by the Off-Broadway Players along with special guest artist, celebrated Boston actress Paula Plum. Tickets at the door, $5 Students and Seniors, $8 Adults. Special $1 tickets for Students on opening night. Produced by UML's Off-Broadway Players, Department of English, and Theatre Arts program. Thursday-Friday 8 p.m.; Saturday 7 p.m.
UML is playing host to kids this summer when they launch their variety of summer camps! From music to sports, science to adventure, the University offers a wide range of experiences for children of all ages.
Information on all of the camps can be found at http://uml.edu/summercamps. The camps offered this summer include:
Athletic, Band, DesignCamp, The Tsongas Industrial History Center, hoping to give a start to a bright future for kids and students.
On May 3rd, Allan Roscoe will give a 20 minute lecture answering the question: "If this were the last lecture or reflection you would give, what would you say?" Free lunch is included! "Last Lecture" Series is sponsored by the Multi-faith Council and Protestant Campus Ministry.
12:30 p.m. - 1:45 p.m. McGauvran 410, UML South
As part of Asian-American History Month, A documentary film, "Sentenced Home", will be shown. A panel discussion will follow with community leaders. Free Food!! The even takes place May 3rd, 3 p.m. in O'Leary Library.
May 3rd - May 5th, the Comley-Lane Theatre will play host to A Night of One-Act Comedies by David Ives and Richard Snee. The plays, also directed by Snee, is performed by the Off-Broadway Players along with special guest artist, celebrated Boston actress Paula Plum. Tickets at the door, $5 Students and Seniors, $8 Adults. Special $1 tickets for Students on opening night. Produced by UML's Off-Broadway Players, Department of English, and Theatre Arts program. Thursday-Friday 8 p.m.; Saturday 7 p.m.
UML is playing host to kids this summer when they launch their variety of summer camps! From music to sports, science to adventure, the University offers a wide range of experiences for children of all ages.
Information on all of the camps can be found at http://uml.edu/summercamps. The camps offered this summer include:
Athletic, Band, DesignCamp, The Tsongas Industrial History Center, hoping to give a start to a bright future for kids and students.
Wednesday, April 18, 2007
On Campus
April 18th - Reception for an interactive video installation by Brian Knep, in conjunction with the 2007 Boston Cyber Arts Festival. Special Events: Slide Presentation at 3:15 p.m. at O’Leary 222; Gallery Reception 4 – 6 p.m.
April 18th - Acting Chancellor David MacKenzie holds "Open Hour" for all interested students.
3 p.m. - 4 p.m. McGauvran 345
April 19th - UMass Lowell welcomes guest speaker Imam Siraj Wahaj to come and speak about the history of Muslims in America. As a convert, he is a supporter of Islamic causes in America and currently the Imam of the Mosque in Brooklyn, NY, where he was also born and raised. Dinner and dessert will be provided!
6:30 p.m. Coburn Hall 205
April 18th - Reception for an interactive video installation by Brian Knep, in conjunction with the 2007 Boston Cyber Arts Festival. Special Events: Slide Presentation at 3:15 p.m. at O’Leary 222; Gallery Reception 4 – 6 p.m.
April 18th - Acting Chancellor David MacKenzie holds "Open Hour" for all interested students.
3 p.m. - 4 p.m. McGauvran 345
April 19th - UMass Lowell welcomes guest speaker Imam Siraj Wahaj to come and speak about the history of Muslims in America. As a convert, he is a supporter of Islamic causes in America and currently the Imam of the Mosque in Brooklyn, NY, where he was also born and raised. Dinner and dessert will be provided!
6:30 p.m. Coburn Hall 205
Friday, April 13, 2007
News Update 04-13-07
Campus News
Kurt Vonnegut, American novelist, soldier, and lifelong cynic, died on Wednesday at the age of 84 in
A 24-year old student at the University of Massachusetts – Lowell has plead guilty to charges of assault with a deadly weapon and faces possible deportation after stabbing his professor late last year. The student allegedly followed the professor to her home in
CBS announced yesterday that it would release its radio personality Don Imus after he said racial and sexist slurs over his morning show. The slurs were aimed at the
Studies have shown that college students need to practice healthy sleep habits in order to function normally, and with finals approaching, the problem is becoming more and more problematic. Students between the ages of 15 and 25 are at high risk for sleep deprivation and negative side affects of lack of sleep. Lack of sleep generally causes a lack of quality in work of students and a general drop in grades. Campus Buzz would like to remind all of its student listeners to get some sleep this finals season!
Wednesday, April 11, 2007
On Campus
April 19th is the annual UML Date Auction. Students can bid on other students to win time with them. The event will be held at the Campus Recreation Center at 7p.m. Those who wish to be auctioned off should send an email to UML.programs@gmail.com with your name, a short description of yourself, and the name of the song you want when you are introduced. The selections are first come first serve so be sure to get it in by April 12th! Those who do not have a valid UML id will not be able to participate in this event. The even benefits the American Cancer Society.
Governor Deval Patrick visited campus Tuesday to pledge support for the new nano- and bio-manufacturing research and business assistance center. Patrick toured the available labs that housed equipment for the two programs. With quick lessons on how to use some of the equipment, Patrick described his tour as "nanotechnology 102".
Pepsi-Cola Bottlers of the Merrimack Valley will create scholarships for woman athletes for the university. As part of the agreement, Pepsi will have bottling rights for the university as well as various marketing and sponsorships. Two scholarships will be awarded each year in the amount of $5000 on the basis of excellence in both academics and community outreach.
UMass Lowell's track and field finished the winter season ranked in a tie for 10th place in the United States Sports Academy (USSA) Directors’ Cup Standings, and ranking #1 in the Northeast Region and Northeast-10. The points are awarded through the NCAA performances. In the NCAA Indoor Track-And-Field competition, the River Hawks distance medley and men’s 4X400 meter relay teams were awarded All-Americans where the woman placed 18th, and the men placed 24th.
April 19th is the annual UML Date Auction. Students can bid on other students to win time with them. The event will be held at the Campus Recreation Center at 7p.m. Those who wish to be auctioned off should send an email to UML.programs@gmail.com with your name, a short description of yourself, and the name of the song you want when you are introduced. The selections are first come first serve so be sure to get it in by April 12th! Those who do not have a valid UML id will not be able to participate in this event. The even benefits the American Cancer Society.
Governor Deval Patrick visited campus Tuesday to pledge support for the new nano- and bio-manufacturing research and business assistance center. Patrick toured the available labs that housed equipment for the two programs. With quick lessons on how to use some of the equipment, Patrick described his tour as "nanotechnology 102".
Pepsi-Cola Bottlers of the Merrimack Valley will create scholarships for woman athletes for the university. As part of the agreement, Pepsi will have bottling rights for the university as well as various marketing and sponsorships. Two scholarships will be awarded each year in the amount of $5000 on the basis of excellence in both academics and community outreach.
UMass Lowell's track and field finished the winter season ranked in a tie for 10th place in the United States Sports Academy (USSA) Directors’ Cup Standings, and ranking #1 in the Northeast Region and Northeast-10. The points are awarded through the NCAA performances. In the NCAA Indoor Track-And-Field competition, the River Hawks distance medley and men’s 4X400 meter relay teams were awarded All-Americans where the woman placed 18th, and the men placed 24th.
Wednesday, April 04, 2007
Campus News
The Registrar's Office has released the Final Exam schedules and have also posted on Isis the registration dates for the Summer and Fall 2007 Semesters! Be sure to know when your finals registration dates are!
Final Exam : Click Here
Registration Dates: Click Here
On April 4th, today, Durgin Hall will play host to Hindustani classical music featuring Indrajit Banerjee. The concert will feature music with sitar. Admission is free and open to all students and the public. The concert is sponsored by Office of Student Activities and Multicultural Affairs and the Council on Diversity and Pluralism.
The Enrichment Task Force, a subcommittee of The Council on Teaching, Learning and Research as Scholarship, is meeting today, April 4th. The committee sponsors conversation dinners and faculty institutes in January and June.
The Registrar's Office has released the Final Exam schedules and have also posted on Isis the registration dates for the Summer and Fall 2007 Semesters! Be sure to know when your finals registration dates are!
Final Exam : Click Here
Registration Dates: Click Here
On April 4th, today, Durgin Hall will play host to Hindustani classical music featuring Indrajit Banerjee. The concert will feature music with sitar. Admission is free and open to all students and the public. The concert is sponsored by Office of Student Activities and Multicultural Affairs and the Council on Diversity and Pluralism.
The Enrichment Task Force, a subcommittee of The Council on Teaching, Learning and Research as Scholarship, is meeting today, April 4th. The committee sponsors conversation dinners and faculty institutes in January and June.
Wednesday, March 28, 2007
Campus News
The UML Lowell Center for the Arts will present Hansel & Gretel: A Puppet Opera in Durgin Hall on Sunday April 1st. The show will run for an hour and will be a part of the University’s Discovery Series. Show times are at 2pm and 4pm. Tickets are $12. For more information call ext. 4444.
A 3 year, $100,000 grant from the Lowell National Historic Park has set into motion a study that will try to uncover and highlight Lowell’s global history and its contemporary cultural geography. They plan to do this by tracking immigration patterns starting with Native Americans. Professor Robert Forrant is principal investigator of the project.
UMass Lowell’s School of Health and Environment kicked off a seven week walking program yesterday. It's partnering up with the Greater Lowell Health Alliance with a seven week challenge to promote physical health. To learn more about the challenge contact Jennifer_Hanson@uml.edu.
Today at 3:30 in O'Leary 500M Dr. Philip Gura speaks on behalf of the ack and Stella Kerouac Center for American Studies. Gura plans to address how he chose the field of American Studies and his current research projects.
The UML Lowell Center for the Arts will present Hansel & Gretel: A Puppet Opera in Durgin Hall on Sunday April 1st. The show will run for an hour and will be a part of the University’s Discovery Series. Show times are at 2pm and 4pm. Tickets are $12. For more information call ext. 4444.
A 3 year, $100,000 grant from the Lowell National Historic Park has set into motion a study that will try to uncover and highlight Lowell’s global history and its contemporary cultural geography. They plan to do this by tracking immigration patterns starting with Native Americans. Professor Robert Forrant is principal investigator of the project.
UMass Lowell’s School of Health and Environment kicked off a seven week walking program yesterday. It's partnering up with the Greater Lowell Health Alliance with a seven week challenge to promote physical health. To learn more about the challenge contact Jennifer_Hanson@uml.edu.
Today at 3:30 in O'Leary 500M Dr. Philip Gura speaks on behalf of the ack and Stella Kerouac Center for American Studies. Gura plans to address how he chose the field of American Studies and his current research projects.
Friday, March 23, 2007
News Update, March 23, 2007
Campus News
Congressman Marty Meehan was selected to be the new Chancellor of the University of Massachusetts – Lowell last week, beating out a field of almost 100 candidates. Meehan has stressed raising funds for several science departments, including nanotechnology and biotechnology, according to reports. The seven term congressman has decided to leave his congressional post in order to pursue his chancellorship in a decision which he has called “the most difficult professional decision of [his] life. Meehan, a Lowell native and university alum, was best known in the House of Representatives for legislation on campaign finance reform and tobacco legislation.
The UMass Lowell Center for the Arts will present “Hansel & Gretel: A Puppet Opera” on Sunday, April 1, in the Durgin Concert Hall on South Campus. Performances will be held at 2 PM and 4 PM, and is intended for children ages six and up. The one hour show is part of the University’s Discovery series, and features the giant puppets of Theater Sans Fil, a puppet company from Montreal. The production’s soundtrack features an orchestral score, which will be sung in English. This production recreates the original opera written by Englebert Humperdink, which was originally based on the original fairy tale written by the Grimm Brothers.
Fourteen high school teams and two middle school teams will compete in this region’s “BotBall” tournament on Saturday March 24th from 9 AM to 5 PM in Costello Gym on North Campus. This national competition pits teams against each other to use automated robots in order to complete various tasks. This year’s competition has a Hawaiian theme, and has teams rescuing simulation homes and crops from an imminent volcano eruption. The teams had just eight weeks to build their robots, and program them to be completely autonomous. The competition features individual demonstrations, as well as head to head competitions.
Local News
A local elderly woman with Alzheimer’s disease was found just over the Dracut line after wandering away from her family on Aiken Ave. on Thursday. The family reported the woman missing at around 5 PM, reporting that she had been missing for about 6 hours. The police were planning on calling in a helicopter to help with the search, but this proved to be unnecessary as the woman was found just over the Dracut line by Dracut police at Pleasant and Bridge Sts. A Trinity Hospital Ambulance evaluated the woman and found that she was in good health.
A much acclaimed cycling race from Montreal to Boston will wind through the Merrimack Valley this summer, promoting economic growth and possibly bringing a national spotlight in the sporting world to the area. Early indications for the economic value of the race can be found in a similar race held in California last year, which brought in $100 million dollars in revenue. The 745-mile race will run through both Vermont and New Hampshire, with one of the tour legs ending in Nashua. The race is expected to bring a greater national spotlight to cycling, and is also scheduled to be a springboard for more area events.
Three Lawrence men were charged with trafficking cocaine and conspiracy to violate drug laws on Tuesday after their monitored car was stopped by vice detectives. The men were driving the same car as someone who had been stopped just a day before for possession of cocaine. Over 14 grams of cocaine and crack-cocaine were found after one of the men threw a bag containing them out of the car. The bust happened at 7:15 PM after police had been watching a residence on Middlesex Avenue, to which the car pulled into the parking lot of.
National News
Pakistani cricket coach Bob Woolmer was declared murdered in Kingston, Jamaica last night, following his death on Monday. The incident happened less than 24 hours after the Pakistani National team lost to the extreme underdog, Ireland, on St. Patrick’s Day. This loss prompted an immediate backlash from hardcore fans, and even promoted some effigy burnings in the streets. Woolmer was apparently strangled, but team members were aloud to leave the country without suspicion. Police have many leads as to the source of the murder, but the most likely one at this time, is that it was in connection to sports betting.
The Afghan government freed five Taliban terrorist suspects on Monday in order to free kidnapped Italian reporter, Daniele Mastrogiacomo (Dan-yil Mas-tro-zhee-a-co-mo). Mastrogiacomo was held in captivity for two weeks when the car he was in was ambushed. The driver was beheaded and the location of the second passenger in the car is unknown. This kidnapping happened in the Afghan province of Helmand, which is infamous for its lawlessness. The United States has publicly protested this deal, as it risks the security of every reporter or otherwise peaceful diplomat in the area. State Department spokesman Sean McCormack said, “Given the increased threat created for all of us who have people on the ground in places like Afghanistan, we expect that concessions will not be made in the future.”
Democratic presidential candidate John Edwards announced on Thursday that his wife’s cancer has returned. A small tumor was found in Elizabeth Edwards’ right rib, and was said to be treatable, but not curable. Both Elizabeth and John expressed optimism about the cancer in a press conference on Thursday, noting that the tumor had “relatively little presence.” This announcement will not affect Edwards’ candidacy for president however, as Elizabeth had convinced John to keep running, despite her illness. Edwards said, “You can go cower in the corner and hide or you can go out there and stand up for what you believe in. We have no intentions of cowering in the corner."
Investigations have begun at the Armed Forces Retirement home in the nation’s capitol following complaints of rising death tolls in the facility, and complaints of rooms stained with blood, urine, and feces. One patient was found with a bedsore that was festering with maggots. This scandal comes just weeks after the mistreatment allegations at the Walter Reid Army Medical Center in Washington which forced many high level officials to resign. Officials at the retirement home said that these complaints were indicative of a typical rest home, but several workers were fired following the scandal.
Congressman Marty Meehan was selected to be the new Chancellor of the University of Massachusetts – Lowell last week, beating out a field of almost 100 candidates. Meehan has stressed raising funds for several science departments, including nanotechnology and biotechnology, according to reports. The seven term congressman has decided to leave his congressional post in order to pursue his chancellorship in a decision which he has called “the most difficult professional decision of [his] life. Meehan, a Lowell native and university alum, was best known in the House of Representatives for legislation on campaign finance reform and tobacco legislation.
The UMass Lowell Center for the Arts will present “Hansel & Gretel: A Puppet Opera” on Sunday, April 1, in the Durgin Concert Hall on South Campus. Performances will be held at 2 PM and 4 PM, and is intended for children ages six and up. The one hour show is part of the University’s Discovery series, and features the giant puppets of Theater Sans Fil, a puppet company from Montreal. The production’s soundtrack features an orchestral score, which will be sung in English. This production recreates the original opera written by Englebert Humperdink, which was originally based on the original fairy tale written by the Grimm Brothers.
Fourteen high school teams and two middle school teams will compete in this region’s “BotBall” tournament on Saturday March 24th from 9 AM to 5 PM in Costello Gym on North Campus. This national competition pits teams against each other to use automated robots in order to complete various tasks. This year’s competition has a Hawaiian theme, and has teams rescuing simulation homes and crops from an imminent volcano eruption. The teams had just eight weeks to build their robots, and program them to be completely autonomous. The competition features individual demonstrations, as well as head to head competitions.
Local News
A local elderly woman with Alzheimer’s disease was found just over the Dracut line after wandering away from her family on Aiken Ave. on Thursday. The family reported the woman missing at around 5 PM, reporting that she had been missing for about 6 hours. The police were planning on calling in a helicopter to help with the search, but this proved to be unnecessary as the woman was found just over the Dracut line by Dracut police at Pleasant and Bridge Sts. A Trinity Hospital Ambulance evaluated the woman and found that she was in good health.
A much acclaimed cycling race from Montreal to Boston will wind through the Merrimack Valley this summer, promoting economic growth and possibly bringing a national spotlight in the sporting world to the area. Early indications for the economic value of the race can be found in a similar race held in California last year, which brought in $100 million dollars in revenue. The 745-mile race will run through both Vermont and New Hampshire, with one of the tour legs ending in Nashua. The race is expected to bring a greater national spotlight to cycling, and is also scheduled to be a springboard for more area events.
Three Lawrence men were charged with trafficking cocaine and conspiracy to violate drug laws on Tuesday after their monitored car was stopped by vice detectives. The men were driving the same car as someone who had been stopped just a day before for possession of cocaine. Over 14 grams of cocaine and crack-cocaine were found after one of the men threw a bag containing them out of the car. The bust happened at 7:15 PM after police had been watching a residence on Middlesex Avenue, to which the car pulled into the parking lot of.
National News
Pakistani cricket coach Bob Woolmer was declared murdered in Kingston, Jamaica last night, following his death on Monday. The incident happened less than 24 hours after the Pakistani National team lost to the extreme underdog, Ireland, on St. Patrick’s Day. This loss prompted an immediate backlash from hardcore fans, and even promoted some effigy burnings in the streets. Woolmer was apparently strangled, but team members were aloud to leave the country without suspicion. Police have many leads as to the source of the murder, but the most likely one at this time, is that it was in connection to sports betting.
The Afghan government freed five Taliban terrorist suspects on Monday in order to free kidnapped Italian reporter, Daniele Mastrogiacomo (Dan-yil Mas-tro-zhee-a-co-mo). Mastrogiacomo was held in captivity for two weeks when the car he was in was ambushed. The driver was beheaded and the location of the second passenger in the car is unknown. This kidnapping happened in the Afghan province of Helmand, which is infamous for its lawlessness. The United States has publicly protested this deal, as it risks the security of every reporter or otherwise peaceful diplomat in the area. State Department spokesman Sean McCormack said, “Given the increased threat created for all of us who have people on the ground in places like Afghanistan, we expect that concessions will not be made in the future.”
Democratic presidential candidate John Edwards announced on Thursday that his wife’s cancer has returned. A small tumor was found in Elizabeth Edwards’ right rib, and was said to be treatable, but not curable. Both Elizabeth and John expressed optimism about the cancer in a press conference on Thursday, noting that the tumor had “relatively little presence.” This announcement will not affect Edwards’ candidacy for president however, as Elizabeth had convinced John to keep running, despite her illness. Edwards said, “You can go cower in the corner and hide or you can go out there and stand up for what you believe in. We have no intentions of cowering in the corner."
Investigations have begun at the Armed Forces Retirement home in the nation’s capitol following complaints of rising death tolls in the facility, and complaints of rooms stained with blood, urine, and feces. One patient was found with a bedsore that was festering with maggots. This scandal comes just weeks after the mistreatment allegations at the Walter Reid Army Medical Center in Washington which forced many high level officials to resign. Officials at the retirement home said that these complaints were indicative of a typical rest home, but several workers were fired following the scandal.
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