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Researchers Announce Significant Advance in Nanoscale Storage
in Nanotechbuzz, on February 20, 2009
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Scientists at the University of California, Berkeley and the University of Massachusetts Amherst have developed a method to arrange nanoscale elements precisely over large surfaces, which co...
U Mass Cracks Down on Drinking
in The Universities Weblog, on August 27, 2008
...The University of Massachusetts at Amherst is trying to shake its reputation as a party school, according to the Boston Globe .
According to the Globe, U Mass has "an aggressive campaign th...
Cornell, Northwestern Eliminate Loans
in The Universities Weblog, on February 11, 2008
Add Cornell and Northwestern to the long list of major universities that have now eliminated student loans from the financial aid packages they offer their neediest students.
Northwestern announced their decision on January 31 in a press release. The university's new policy is designe...
Duke Makes Changes to Student Aid Policies
in The Universities Weblog, on December 10, 2007
...on the campus.
Among the other colleges and universities pursuing the new financial aid policy are Amherst College, davidson college , and Princeton University.
You can find details on Duke...
Alcohol-Free "Wines" Offer Holiday Alternative
in Celebrate Wine, on December 2, 2007
...rgus Clydesdale , head of the department of food science at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst (and one of my former professors!), alcohol-free wines just might deliver the same health b...
UMassOnline Launches 10 Blended Learning Programs
in The Online Universities Weblog, on November 25, 2007
...n and community, and we've done that." Here are the blended programs now available: UMass Amherst:
BA in Health and Human Services
Doctor of Nursing Practice
UMass Boston:
Expansion of R...
UMassOnline Announces Nation's First Online Master of Public Health in Nutrition Program
in The Online Universities Weblog, on November 5, 2007
...ly online Master of Public Health in Nutrition degree program. The MPH program, offered through the Amherst campus, marks another significant milestone by offering programs that are in demand and meet...
October Food Events
in Do you like to cook?, on October 11, 2007
...ren.
The 17th Annual Virginia Wine and Garlic Festival is on this weekend at Rebec Vineyards in Amherst, Virginia. The event includes a garlic costume contest, a garlic cook-off and plenty of live...
Hegde Fund Article Awards
in The Hedge Funds Weblog, on September 28, 2007
... Lehman's team for Best Practitioner Article were Ben Branch of the University of Massachusetts Amherst and Taewon Yang of California State University, for their article "Merger Deal Structur...
All About UMassOnline
in The Online Universities Weblog, on September 6, 2007
... Students can enroll in online classes from University of Massachusetts campuses such as Dartmouth, Amherst, Boston, Lowell, and Worcester. Many online programs can be completed with no residency ...
U.S. News Rankings 2008
in The Universities Weblog, on August 17, 2007
.../Cal Tech
7. MIT
8. Duke
9. Columbia/Chicago
11. Dartmouth
Liberal Arts Colleges
1. Williams
2. Amherst
3. Swarthmore
4. Wellesley
5. Carleton/Middlebury
7. Pomona/Bowdoin
9. Davidson
10. Haverfor...
Amherst College Eliminates Loans
in The Universities Weblog, on July 25, 2007
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(Source: Amherst College)
Princeton did it , and now Amherst is following suit . Starting in fall '08, the college will not include loans in its financial aid packages. Instead, it w...
Pre-pregnancy High Vitamin B6 Associated to Better Pregnancy Outcomes
in Straightfromthedoc, on July 20, 2007
...s and vegetables.
According to lead author Alayne Ronnenberg from the University of Massachusetts Amherst :
"We found that poor preconception vitamin B6 status was associated with increased r...
Are Elite Colleges "Engines of Social Mobility"?
in The Universities Weblog, on May 30, 2007
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(Source: Amherst College)
Critics might argue that elite colleges sustain, even exacerbate, racial and social inequality, but officials at these institutions see it another way. By admitting unde...
Second-Tier Colleges Becoming Far More Selective
in The Universities Weblog, on May 17, 2007
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Call it the trickle-down theory. Because the Ivies and other top schools (e.g., Duke, Stanford, Amherst, Williams) have become almost impossible to crack, throngs of students are turning their att...
Going to College
in The Parenting Weblog, on April 30, 2007
...alifornia)
Wabash College (Crawfordsville, Indiana)
Whitman College (Walla Walla, Washington)
Amherst College (Amherst, Massachusetts)
Scripps College (Claremont, California)
Harvard College...
RFID to assist visually challenged to find their own way
in The RFID Weblog, on April 30, 2007
...This implementation of RFID I feel is worth appreciation. A team of professor and students at UMASS Amherst have been working for developing an RFID system aimed at helping visually challenged peopl...
Google Earth图像升级（07.03.30） 已删除PS版飞机
in GSeeker, on March 30, 2007
Google Earth刚刚完成了 一次图像升级 。有趣的是，自从Google Earth/Maps上面的PS版飞机图像被网络广泛讨论之后，Google决定在这次升级的时候把它们删除掉。我上Google Earth找了一下，发现真的只剩下一架了：
Die Buffer Overflow Die!
in HackITLinux, on January 2, 2007
...rof. Emery Berger, Ph.D. , of the Computer Science department of the University of Massachusetts Amherst , released DieHard for Windows, Linux and Solaris. DieHard is supported by the US Nationa...
Boosting Microbial Fuel Cells with Biofilm
in IfEnergy, on October 30, 2006
...mes! This came from a discovery of microbiologist Derek Lovley of the University of Massachusetts Amherst.
Biofilms are gluey matrix of sugars that serve as anchors to many free-floating microbes. ...
Debt Levels Vary Among Publics, Privates
in The Universities Weblog, on August 30, 2006
...tuition yet report that the average debt of their graduates is $15,000 or less." Those include Amherst College, Bard College, Colgate University, the Johns Hopkins University, Macalester C...
Ivy Alternatives
in The Universities Weblog, on August 28, 2006
...the same drum. Yes, we know American higher education includes more than the Ivies, Stanford, Duke, Amherst and Williams. Yes, we know good educations and bargains can be found just about everywhere. ...
U.S. News Releases 2007 College Rankings
in The Universities Weblog, on August 17, 2006
...kins
17. Rice
18. Emory/Vanderbilt
20. Notre Dame
National Liberal Arts Colleges
1. Williams
2. Amherst
3. Swarthmore
4. Wellesley
5. Middlebury
6. Carleton
7. Bowdoin/Pomona
9. Haverford
10. Davi...
Washington Monthly Releases New Rankings
in The Universities Weblog, on August 8, 2006
...Colleges
1) Bryn Mawr College
2) Wellesley College
3) Wesleyan University
4) Haverford College
5) Amherst College
6) Mount Holyoke College
7) Claremont McKenna College
8) Williams College
9) ...
Supercharged Bentley on Auction by Christies at Le Mans Classic
in Classical Drives, on June 30, 2006
...entley Boy and Chairman of the company, Woolf Barnato to aid his project, and allowed him to employ Amherst Villiers to supercharge the existing 4½ litre car. In those days, manufacturers were governe...
CA Offers new UNICENTER DATABASE COMMAND CENTER At No Charge
in The CIO Weblog, on April 25, 2006
...nted due to inserts, updates, and deletes.
Rich Ptak, an analyst at Ptak, Noel & Associates in Amherst, N.H., said CA is apparently the first of the major management software vendors to release a...
Liberal Arts Colleges Adding Seats, Aiding Diversity
in The Universities Weblog, on February 27, 2006
...nity," he says.
The primary motivations for increasing in size vary from campus to campus. At Amherst, the increase is part of a broader proposal about academic priorities. Key enrollment goals ...
Endowment Rich Get Richer
in The Universities Weblog, on January 23, 2006
...oundation, University of Nebraska and Foundation, University of Delaware, University of Cincinnati, Amherst College, Smith College, Southern Methodist University, and Baylor College of Medicine. Read ...
Sued P2P users to sue developer
in P2P File Sharing, on January 20, 2006
...ight music are now blaming the software developer.
Students at the University of Massachusetts in Amherst were sued by RIAA (Recording Industry Association of America ), which demanded $3,750 to set...
Merit-Based Aid Attracts Students, Taxes Colleges
in The Universities Weblog, on January 10, 2006
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(Source: Allegheny College) The Ivies and potted ivies such as Amherst and Williams don't have to worry about filling their classes, and filling them with the best students. Neither do Stanfor...
Public Universities Attracting Affluent Kids, Neglecting Poor Ones
in The Universities Weblog, on December 21, 2005
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(Source: UMass-Amherst) Here's a piece in the boston globe that touches on a troublesome trend: Our nation's flagship state universities, such as UMass-Amherst (featured in the ...
Do Ivies Pay Off?
in The Universities Weblog, on December 12, 2005
...ending an elite university pays off. Some claim it does, that going to an Ivy or Stanford or Amherst will afford greater dividends (read: you'll make more money). Others contend that smart ...
Santa Claus and your child
in The Parenting Weblog, on December 8, 2005
" Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus " was the classic written by Francis church back in 1897 for New York Sun when an 8-year old child asked if Santa was real.
As a parent, this is one of the questions I dread the most -- of course, this only takes second place after the m...
Another Review of What's Plaguing America's Colleges
in The Universities Weblog, on October 27, 2005
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(Source: Amherst College) Last week's New York Review of Books featured an essay chronicling the ills of higher education. Titled "The Truth About the Colleges," the piece elucidat...
Washington Monthly Ranks Colleges Based on Service to Society
in The Universities Weblog, on August 22, 2005
...0. Michigan
Liberal Arts Colleges 1. Wellesley
2. Wesleyan
3. Bryn Mawr
4. Harvey Mudd
5. Fisk
6. Amherst
7. Haverford
8. Wofford
9. Colby
10. Spelman
Reference my U.S. News rankings below to see...
U.S. News Releases 2006 Rankings
in The Universities Weblog, on August 19, 2005
...ie)
7. Caltech
7. MIT (tie)
9. Columbia
9. Dartmouth (tie)
Liberal Arts Colleges 1. Williams
2. Amherst
3. Swarthmore
4. Wellesley
5. Carleton
6. Bowdoin
6. Pomona (tie)
8. Haverford
8. Middlebur...
Top online programs in engineering
in The Online Universities Weblog, on June 8, 2005
...go (IL) $15,840
21. University of Colorado Boulder (CO) $16,050
22. University of Massachusetts Amherst (MA) $16,500
23. Pennsylvania State University ( (PA) ) $16,830
24. Oregon State Un...
Survey Suggests Harvard Students are Unhappy
in The Universities Weblog, on March 29, 2005
...schools, other elite research universities like MIT and Stanford, and liberal arts colleges such as Amherst and Wellesley.
Here's a bit from an AP story, which draws heavily on a Boston Globe ...
WSJ Ranks Top Feeder Colleges
in The Universities Weblog, on December 3, 2004
...as follows:
1. Harvard
2. Yale
3. Princeton
4. Stanford
5. Williams
6. Duke
7. Dartmouth
8. MIT
9. Amherst
10. Swarthmore
To produce this study, editors at the site looked at enrollments at the &quo...
U.S. News Rankings Now Public
in The Universities Weblog, on August 20, 2004
...lumbia University
Dartmouth College
National Liberal Arts Colleges 1. Williams College
2. Amherst College
Swarthmore College
4. Wellesley College
5. Carleton College
Pomona College
7. Bow...
Colleges Prefer Local Students
in The Universities Weblog, on August 9, 2004
...in scholarships earmarked for graduates of nearby schools.
So if you're living in New Haven or Amherst or Hanover, don't presume you have to seek elsewhere....
The Practical Liberal Arts Major
in The Universities Weblog, on June 22, 2004
...ional studies. "To dilute the power of the liberal arts with premature professionalism," Amherst College president Anthony Marx told the Times , "will deprive our society of the thou...
What, Exactly, is the Ivy League?
in The Universities Weblog, on February 23, 2004
...tations and the Ivy League is, simply, an athletic conference. That means Stanford , Chicago , Amherst , Duke and Michigan , while all outstanding, aren't among the Ivies. They may compete...
Clear as Mud
in The Universities Weblog, on February 14, 2004
...odicum of victory. And as a result, colleges and universities continue to make their own rules.
At Amherst and other elite colleges, officials openly court minority students who score well on the S...