November 4, 2005
SMAST Professor Elected VP of International Scientific Organization
SMAST's Dr. Turner has been elected Vice President of the World Association of Copepodologists. The nine hundred international scientists study the most abundant multi-cellular animals on the planet.
November 4, 2005
UMass Dartmouth Now Home to NOAA Fisheries Service CMER Program
NOAA Fisheries Service and the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth have announced the initiation of a Cooperative Marine Education and Research (CMER) Program at UMass Dartmouth's School for Marine Science and Technology (SMAST) in New Bedford.
November 3, 2005
Changing Lives Through Literature subject of new book
Innovative alternative sentencing strategy gaining support from opposite ends of the social/political spectrum.
October 28, 2005
UMass Dartmouth judicial politics expert comments on Miers withdrawal
Kenneth L. Manning, a political science professor at the University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth, a national authority on judicial politics, and co-author of the book, Judicial Process in America, commented today on Harriet Miers' withdrawal of her Supreme Court nomination.
October 27, 2005
Jack Welch to speak at manufacturing conference at Advanced Technology and Manufacturing Center
Jack Welch, the legendary former CEO of General Electric, will speak at the Manufacturing Competitiveness Conference (MCC) hosted by the UMass Dartmouth Advanced Technology and Manufacturing Center (ATMC) in Fall River on November 16. Mr. Welch will be introduced by the Governor's Office and will engage the audience in a discussion about manufacturing competitiveness. Each invited attendee will receive a copy of Mr. Welch's book Winning.
October 26, 2005
UMass Dartmouth presents Liberating Women November 4, 5
Liberating Women is a play written by Juli Parker that examines the current backlash against reproductive rights and a women's right to choose.
October 26, 2005
UMass Dartmouth-led team discovers non-stop swimming required by some sharks to stay alive
Findings to be published in prestigious Nature journal this week
October 21, 2005
UMass Dartmouth researcher identifies cancer-fighting cranberry compound
The work of Dr. Catherine Neto and her colleagues, published in aninternational science journal, is one of the first examinations of cranberry compounds' anti-cancer activity.
October 19, 2005
SMAST Reorganizes
SMAST reorganizes administration of the graduate school and enhances existing partnerships with the Division of Marine Fisheries, NOAA and the fishing fleet.
October 19, 2005
English Department Colloquium Series presents 'Working Things Out' November 10
The romantic comedy will be followed by a question and answer session with Playwright and Professor, Morgan James Peters I aka Mwalim
