Upcoming Events:
UMass Athletics
It's a great time of year to take advantage of your free admission to UMass Athletics events. Just show your student ID to get into any home game.
Men's Basketball plays Rhode Island, Saturday, March 6, 7:00 p.m., Mullins Center.
Men's Lacrosse takes on Albany, Tuesday, March 9, 3:00 p.m., Garber Field.
For a complete schedule of all games, go to UMass Athletics: www.umassathletics.com.
Department of Music and Dance Guest Artists’ Festival
Two big events with internationally known pianist Jon Nakamatsu and clarinetist Jon Manasse.
Nakamatsu & Manasse perform with the University Orchestra
Thursday, March 4, 8:00 p.m.
Fine Arts Center Concert Hall
Music by Beethoven, Lieberman and more.
Internationally-known Jon Nakamatsu, piano & Jon Manasse, clarinet: Manasse performs the Massachusetts premiere of Lowell Liebermann’s Clarinet Concerto. Nakamatsu performs Beethoven’s Piano Concerto #5, Emperor
Each concert only $3 for UMass Amherst students
Tickets available on March 2 at Bezanson, by phone at 413-545-2511, or online atwww.umasstix.com.
Last Comic Standing
Thursday, March 4, 7:30 p.m.
Student Union Ballroom
Watch your fellow classmates square off to see who is the funniest person on campus. The winner hosts Battle of the Bands!
| March 9th 2010 |
Lecture/Reading |
| Time |
3:30 pm |
| Campus |
UM |
| Location |
Bernie Dallas Room, Goodell Building |
| Title |
Divine Wind: The History and Science of Hurricanes |
Kerry Emanuel
Professor of Geosciences, MIT
Dr. Kerry Emanuel is a Professor of Atmospheric Science at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, where he has been on the faculty since 1981, after spending three years as a faculty member at UCLA. Professor Emanuel's research interests focus on tropical meteorology and climate, with a specialty in hurricane physics. His interests also include cumulus convection, and advanced methods of sampling the atmosphere in aid of numerical weather prediction. He is the author or co-author of over 100 peer-reviewed scientific papers, and two books, including Divine Wind: The History and Science of Hurricanes, recently released by Oxford University Press and aimed at a general audience, and What We Know about Climate Change, published by the MIT Press.
Divine Wind
Oxford University Press: U.S.
Imagine standing at the center of a Roman coliseum that is 20 miles across, with walls that soar 10 miles into the sky, towering walls with cascades of ice crystals falling along its brilliantly white surface. That's what it's like to stand in the eye of a hurricane.
In Divine Wind , Kerry Emanuel, one of the world's leading authorities on hurricanes, gives us an engaging account of these awe-inspiring meteorological events, revealing how hurricanes and typhoons have literally altered human history, thwarting military incursions and changing the course of explorations. Offering an account of the physics of the tropical atmosphere, the author explains how such benign climates give rise to the most powerful storms in the world and tells what modern science has learned about them. Interwoven with this scientific account are descriptions of some of the most important hurricanes in history and relevant works of art and literature. |
| March 11th 2010 |
Lecture/Reading |
| Time |
4:00 pm |
| Admissions / Ticket information |
Free and open to the public. |
| Campus |
UM |
| Location |
Renaissance Center Reading Room, 650 E. Pleasant St., Amherst |
| Title |
Renaissance Wednesday: "Incunables" with Mark Morford |
| Phone Contact |
(413) 577-3600 |
| Discussion and examples of books from the infancy of printing. |
The Apartment Complex Rental Fair will take place on Thursday March 25 at the Campus Center Concourse from 10:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Apartment Complex Bus Tours will take place on Saturday March 27.
Students will be picked up in their Residential Areas and will be taken to area complexes. Go towww.umoch.org for more information.
Battle of the Bands
Wednesday, March 31, 7:00 p.m.
Bowker Auditorium
Our Spring Concert artists will be announced here! Winner of the Battle of the Bands opens Spring Concert.
Lobby Day 2010
Tuesday, April 6
Massachusetts State House
Transportation and food will be provided for FREE!
Your Student Government Association is sponsoring a Lobby Day on April 6. We will be departing from the Haigis Mall to travel to Boston and meet with legislators. If you have any questions or are interested in getting involved please email us at sga.speaker@stuaf.umass.edu . Come out and support public higher education!
Save the Date – UMass Night at the Pops
Tuesday, May 18, 2010, 7:45 p.m. - 10:00 p.m.
Boston Symphony Hall
301 Massachusetts Avenue
Boston, MA 02115
Join UMass Alumni and friends for an evening of music and celebration with one of the greatest traditions in Massachusetts, the Boston Pops Orchestra. Purchase tickets atwww.massachusetts.edu/pops.
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