|
|
|
|
Searching for a Better Understanding of Mentally-Disordered Perpetrators of Violent Crime |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Two New Computer Labs in McCormack Hall: Students Networked for Success |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Recipients of Public Service Grants Named |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
The University of Massachusetts President's Office announced that more than $20,000 in public service grants were awarded to recipients from UMass Boston for 1999-2000. The awards fund seven separate proposals submitted by UMass Boston full-time faculty or professional staff, for a variety of short-term research projects which received anywhere from $500 to $3,500. The UMass Boston Office of the Vice Provost for Research explains that through the public service grant program, the University of Massachusetts system "promotes public service by making available the expertise of faculty and staff to government, business, industry, and the citizens of the Commonwealth in general."
The grant recipients, who were required to submit proposals for a mid-December deadline, represent a broad range of fields. Alice Carter of the Clinical Psychology Program was awarded $3,500 to pursue the project "Early Detection of Autism: Enhancing Assessment in Early Intervention." According to her application, the project "aims to improve early detection of autism/PDD spectrum disorders to inform intervention efforts."
Offering public service in a completely different manner is John McGah of the McCormack Institute, with his documentary film "Give Us Your Poor: Homelessness and the United States." McGah's project received $3,500 as well. He hopes that his work will "1) educate a national audience on the complexities of homelessness, 2) dispel myths about homeless people, and 3) generate community discussions through free showings of the film."
The remaining public service grants went to: Steven Ackerman, Brian White, and Elizabeth Davis of the Biology Department for the "Development of Animations/Videos for Middle School, High School and College Biology Courses"; Jie Chen and Thomas Ferguson of Computing Services for "Analyzing the MCAS"; Patricia Monteith of WUMB Radio for the "Distribution of the Commonwealth Journal Radio Program"; Martha Montero-Sieburth of the Graduate College of Education for a "Collaborative Public Service Project for Latino Parents"; and Paul Watanabe and Shauna Lo of the Institute for Asian American Studies and the Political Science Department, for "Fostering Interethnic Relations by Supporting Educational Opportunities: A UMass Boston/Nisei Student Relocation Commemorative Fund Collaboration."