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UMass Amherst IT Student Interns Showcase Spring 2024 Internship Projects at Campus Center…
UMass Amherst Information Technology celebrated the Spring 2024 cohort of IT student interns with a celebration in the Campus Center on April 25. The event featured presentations from all eight of this semester’s interns: Cristian Clewis,…
UMass Amherst Honors Outstanding Achievements in 2024 Ceremony
Ten staff members, two teams of employees and 10 student employees who have demonstrated exceptional talent, dedication and commitment to UMass Amherst were honored for their outstanding contributions to the university at the 2024…
University of Massachusetts Amherst Announces Upcoming Classroom Walkthroughs to Showcase Upgraded…
Campus instructors are invited to participate in upcoming walkthroughs to learn about technological upgrades made to classrooms across campus by the UMass Instructional Design, Engagement and Support (IDEAS) Group.
Responding to faculty…
UMass Donahue Institute Report Highlights Wealth-Building Opportunities for Boston’s Diverse Small…
The UMass Donahue Institute today is releasing “Supporting Diverse Small Business Owners in Boston,” a new research paper examining the significant barriers that Black and Brown entrepreneurs in Boston face in accessing the critical support…
UMass Amherst: Research Study Seeks Women of Color to Explore Antiracism Behaviors and Self-Care…
UMass Amherst faculty members, staff and students who identify as a woman of color are invited to participate in a research study to better understand how women of color in higher education engage in self-care and wellness practices and how…
Study Reveals Massive Downstream Impact to Watershed Driven by Oil Palm Plantations
The global demand for palm oil—the most widely consumed vegetable oil on the planet, in everything from instant noodles to lipstick—is driving worldwide tropical deforestation. While many studies have shown the loss of biodiversity when…
University of Massachusetts Amherst Approves Two New Academic Programs for Fall 2025
The University of Massachusetts Amherst has recently been approved by the UMass Board of Trustees and the Massachusetts Board of Higher Education to offer two new academic programs – Computational Linguistics and Master of Health…
UMass Amherst to Bestow Four Honorary Degrees and Two Distinguished Achievement Awards at…
Three illustrious alumni and a two-time Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist will be bestowed honorary degrees, and two accomplished alumnae will receive Distinguished Achievement Awards, at the University of Massachusetts Amherst Undergraduate…
Auburn University: Grant Awarded to Faculty to Further Rosenwald School Preservation Efforts
A $750,000 grant from the National Park Service (NPS) will allow Auburn faculty members to continue their restoration of the Tankersley Rosenwald School in Hope Hull, Alabama.
The project’s team includes Gorham Bird, Junshan Liu…
Atypical Genes Unveiled: Key Players in Controlling Diverse Soybean Traits Discovered by Gene…
A team led by Purdue University soybean geneticist Jianxin Ma has developed a new biotechnological tool for the domestication of desirable traits from wild soybeans, such as resistance to leafhopper insect pests. The use of such tools,…