University of Massachusetts Amherst

The University of Massachusetts Amherst today celebrated the formal investiture of Chancellor Javier Reyes as the university’s 31st leader at his inauguration ceremony at the Mullins Center. Governor Maura Healey lauded the new Chancellor’s…

The UMass Amherst Libraries are once again coordinating efforts for Western Massachusetts’ participation in the ninth annual City Nature Challenge (CNC), a global online activity and event that encourages science and nature enthusiasts to…

Three third-year UMass Amherst students have won scholarships for the 2024-25 academic year from the prestigious Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship and Excellence in Education Foundation. The recently announced scholarships will be awarded…

Susan Ware, senior lecturer, has been awarded the Commonwealth Honors College (CHC) College Outstanding Teaching Award for the 2023-24 academic year. Each year, the college gives the award to a faculty member who demonstrates excellence…

The American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), the preeminent scientific institution in the United States, the world’s largest general scientific society and publisher of the Science family of journals, has elected three…

The Global Technology for Social Justice (GloTech) Lab, a new hub for critical technology and global studies at UMass Amherst, is hosting 60 scholars and civil society leaders from around the world April 18-19 for its official launch event,…

From developing cutting-edge pharmaceuticals with fewer side effects to getting new insight into our basic understanding of proteins, the field of structural biology is poised to take a new step forward at the University of…

The University of Massachusetts Amherst will celebrate the inauguration of Chancellor Javier Reyes, the university’s 31st leader, on Friday, April 26. The public is invited to attend the inauguration ceremony, which starts at 10:30 a.m. in…

Jennifer Lundquist, senior associate dean of research and faculty development in the College of Social and Behavioral Sciences and professor of sociology, recently delivered the keynote talk at the Faculty Affairs Network Conference at…

UMassGives, a two-day online giving campaign spearheaded by the UMass Amherst Foundation, will launch on Wednesday, April 24 via email, text and social media. This annual event allows alumni, parents and friends of the university to…