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UMass Amherst Historic Preservationists Lead Discussion of Preservation as Social Justice Tool

University of Massachusetts Amherst professors Max Page and Marla Miller, co-editors of the recently published “Bending the Future—Fifty Ideas for the Next 50 Years of Historic Preservation in the United States,” will moderate a public discussion focusing on the future of historic preservation on Monday, Nov. 14 at 7 p.m. at the Jones Library, 43 Amity St., Amherst. The program is titled “Change the Future by Preserving the Past: Historic Preservation for a More Just World.” Panelists include “Bending the Future” contributors Amber Wiley (“A Modern-Day WPA”), Franklin Odo (“Race and Historic Preservation: The Case for Mainstreaming Asian American and Pacific Islander American Historic Sites”) and Ana Edwards (“Shockoe Bottom: Changing the Landscape of Public History in Richmond, Virginia”).

'Walking Dead' Star Accepted into Auburn University

One of the stars of AMC's "The Walking Dead" might soon be an Auburn Tiger. Al.com (http://bit.ly/2fc2Pxa ) reports Chandler Riggs announced on his Twitter account on Sunday night that he had been accepted to Auburn University. The 17-year-old actor has played Carl Grimes, son of "The Walking Dead" protagonist Rick Grimes, since 2010.

Morris County High School Students Learn at Kean University's Highlands Living Lab

Kean University recently gave students from the Morris County Vocational School District Environmental Academy the chance for real-world scientific observation at the University's new Highlands campus in Oak Ridge. The students, working with ecology professor Daniela Shebitz, Ph.D,  from Kean's School of Environmentaland Sustainability Sciences (SESS), conducted experiments and made scientific observations. They identified trees and other flora found in the Highlands, quantified species diversity, and learned how to measure the height and diameter of trees. The students also had a Q&A session with Dr. Shebitz and collected a core sample of a tree.

St. John's Receives 2 Record $25M Donations

St. John's College has received two $25 million donations in one day, with each gift enough to break the school's previous record for its largest single contribution. The Capital newspaper (http://bit.ly/2frDeON ) reports alumni Ron Fielding, a 1970 graduate, and Warren Spector, a 1981 graduate, announced they would each give $25 million to the college during the school's Board of Visitors and Governors meeting in Annapolis on Saturday.

USC Students Sickened by Norovirus

University of Southern California officials say students have been sickened by the gastrointestinal illness norovirus in a number of campus residence halls.