University Reporter: February, 1998
Project JUMP Boosts Youth Activity
Dr. Avery D. Faigenbaum of the Department of Human Performance and
Fitness doesn't bite his tongue when it comes to youth
fitness.
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Research Garners Prestigious Award for Doctoral Candidate
Doreen Stern Gordon, a candidate in the McCormack Institute's
Doctoral Program in Public Policy, is trying to answer some hard
questions.
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Urban Scholars Aims to Increase Family Involvement in Education
The Urban Scholars Program is trying to get parents more involved
in their children's education.
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Int'l Council Announces Spring 1998 Colloquia
The International Council's Spring 1998 Colloquia, "Urban Mission
-- International Focus: A Contradiction or a Continuum," will take
place in the Faculty Club from 2:30-4:30 p.m.
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EBTC Plays Key Role in Mercury Reduction
The Environmental Business and Technology Center (EBTC) is working
closely with the Massachusetts Water Resource Authority (MWRA),
local businesses and three area hospitals to reduce the amount of
mercury being pumped into local waters.
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In Depth With Frank Caro & Ellen Bruce
Within the walls of the Gerontology Institute and Center, doctoral
and certificate program students, researchers, program staff, and
volunteers create a flood of activities.
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ECOS Professor Heads Effort to Build New Bedford Aquarium
A new aquarium complex is now taking shape in New Bedford. When it
is completed, it will be one of the largest in the world, with a
combined tank capacity of over 2 million gallons.
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Mural Peaks Semester of Class Reflection
Students in the College of Public and Community Service (CPCS)
signed up for the "Multicultural Art Project" last semester to
earn competencies in the arts. By December, they were not only
closer to their degrees, but they knew a little more about
themselves, diversity, and images that are personally
meaningful.
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Mentoring Program Aims to Create Leaders
Leadership is defined as the ability or capacity to lead. While it
may be true that some individuals are "born to lead," more often
it is the case that qualities of leadership are something people
learn during the course of their lives.
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Chancellor Penney to be Honored with Lifetime Achievement Award
On February 4th, Chancellor Sherry Penney and six other
accomplished women will be recognized by the Women's Network of
the Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce with the Pinnacle
Awards.
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Sculptures Continue to Rise on Campus
A 12-foot, 500-pound fiberglass steelworker created by
internationally acclaimed sculptor Luis Jimenez of New Mexico is
the latest addition to the University's Arts on the Point
sculpture park.
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Bell Atlantic's $23K Innovator Grant Goes to Urban Scholars
UMass Boston's Urban Scholars Program has received a $23,000
Innovator Grant from Bell Atlantic, which enables the program to
continue integrating technology into its inquiry-based
math/science and language arts/humanities curriculum.
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Trustees Meeting Takes Place on Campus February 4
The University's Board of Trustees will meet on February 4 in the
Chancellor's Conference Room, third floor, Quinn Adminstration
Building. This meeting is open to the public, and will start at
9:15 a.m.
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AIDS Quilt Comes to Clark Center in April
After several months of hard work by the AIDS Memorial Quilt
Committee, UMass Boston has been selected by the Names Project
Foundation to display the Names Project AIDS Memorial Quilt.
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Labor's Public Policy Agenda to be Unveiled at March Forum
The Labor Resource Center and the Massachusetts AFL-CIO are
sponsoring a forum, "Work and Family, Putting People First:
Unveiling Labor's 1998 Public Policy Agenda" on Wednesday, March
4.
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Reviewers Sought for Laboratory Reform Proposal
The Laboratory Consortium for Environmental Excellence (LCEE) is
seeking individuals to review and comment on a proposal submitted
to the Environmental Protection Agency.
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Recent Quarterly Grant Receipts Top $2 Million
The Office of Sponsored Projects reports that during the period
from November 14, 1997 to January 14, 1998, the University
received 44 awards for a total of $2,039,093 from public and
private sources.
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In Memoriam, Psychology Professor Ina Samuels
Professor Ina Samuels of the psychology department died on January
25. A member of the faculty since 1972, Prof. Samuels, who
specialized in physiological and biological psychology, received
her bachelor's degree from the University of Chicago and her
doctorate from the University of Michigan.
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