Driving Lab Renamed for Arbella Insurance Group

On Friday, December 10, the College of Engineering hosted a ribbon-cutting ceremony for the newly named Arbella Insurance Group Charitable Foundation Human Performance Laboratory, a driving research facility. The human performance laboratory’s new name celebrates a recent $150,000 gift from the Arbella Insurance Group Charitable Foundation, the philanthropic branch of the Arbella Insurance Group.

Channel 22 Covers Driving Research

On November 30, WWLP-TV 22 covered some more of the news-making research being done in the Human Performance Laboratory, with this spot focusing on how to retrain older drivers who have begun to lose some of their driving skills. Matthew Romoser, a senior research scientist in the Mechanical and Industrial Engineering Department, said that, as drivers get older, some of them have more difficulty in driving safely, but training can help them make up for lost skills and remind them what is required to prevent accidents.

Bloomberg Crowns Alum “Junk-Bond King”

In an article posted on its website November 18, financial news powerhouse Bloomberg focused on the accomplishments of College of Engineering alumnus Mark Notkin in a long article with the headline “Fidelity's Junk-Bond King Notkin Adds Stocks as Debt Rally Dies.” The high-yield mutual fund managed by Notkin, the $12.8 billion Fidelity Capital & Income Fund, beat all rivals over the past five years, but now he says the rally in junk bonds is over and stocks are a better buy. Read the article.

Washburn Wins Outstanding Senior Alumni Award

Hopedale, Massachusetts, resident Paul C. Washburn III was honored in October at the University of Massachusetts Amherst with a College of Engineering 2010 Outstanding Senior Alumni Award for having brought recognition and honor to the college through his professional achievements, leadership, and service to his profession, university, and society. Washburn earned his B.S. degree from UMass Amherst in Industrial Engineering & Operations Research in 1981 and his M.B.A. there in 1984.

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