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!
Tuesday, October 30, 2007
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.
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