Bettman will visit the UMass Amherst campus on Tuesday Dec. 2, during which he will participate in the Mark H. McCormack Sport Innovator’s Lecture at 6 p.m. in Room N151 of the Integrative Learning Center

New research from UMass Amherst highlights the real-world harms caused by redrawing electoral districts to favor one political party.

“I want to express my heartfelt gratitude to the thousands of students, staff, faculty, alumni and community members who have come together to offer care, resources and encouragement as those affected begin the road to recovery,” Chancellor Javier Reyes wrote in an email to the university following the fire.

The conversation with the award-winning journalist, from noon to 1:30 p.m. in Goodell Hall, is free and open to the public.

The lab of Amir Arbabi, associate professor of electrical and computer engineering, has received about $465,000 out of a $1.55 million grant awarded to Myrias Optics by the U.S. National Science Foundation.

Speaking at the New Horizons in Science briefing in Chicago on Nov. 8, Ganguli, a professor of economics, said that proposed cuts to federal research funding and new restrictions on foreign students under the Trump administration could accelerate an exodus of research talent.

In the first episode of a new podcast from the News Office, Nteta discusses Democratic challengers to Sen. Ed Markey, Gov. Maura Healey’s popularity, public opinions on the economy, immigration and other key issues.