University of Massachusetts Amherst

University of Massachusetts Amherst economist Isabella Weber has been named to the 2023 “TIME100 Next” list of emerging leaders from around the world. Weber is known internationally for her research on systemically important prices,…

The Hampden Gallery, a program of the Fine Arts Center located in the Southwest Residential Area invites the university community to a pair of exhibitions this fall – a solo exhibition by visiting Scottish artist, Moray Hillary, in the…

Elenita Irizarry Ramos, a postdoctoral research associate specializing in bilingual and dual language education, equity and inclusion in the College of Education, has joined the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary…

A UMass Amherst engineering researcher developing brain implants inspired by a “Terminator” movie and a biomedical engineer working to create a cancer vaccine are recipients of Trailblazer R21 Awards from the National Institutes of…

Colin Gleason, associate professor of civil and environmental engineering and Armstrong Professional Development Professor, has been announced as the American Geophysical Union’s 2023 Hydrology Hydrologic Sciences Early Career Award…

A University of Massachusetts Amherst neuroscientist has been awarded a $3.1 million grant from the National Institute of Neurological Disease and Stroke to advance knowledge on human brain development by using an unusual subject: the…

University of Massachusetts Amherst Chancellor Javier Reyes is among 100 leaders from across the commonwealth recognized by Amplify LatinX for their work to inspire and uplift the Latinx community. The Wellesley-based nonprofit released its…

Joel Wolfe, professor and graduate program director in the College of Humanities and Fine Arts Department of History, recently published his third book, “Brazil,” with Polity Books for the Polity History Series. Image “Brazil”…

The International Lithium Association (ILiA), the not-for-profit industry body representing the global lithium industry, has welcomed UMass Amherst’s Professor David Boutt as an Honorary Fellow. This membership category is offered to…

The award-winning UMass Amherst Minuteman Marching Band is celebrating its 150th anniversary. What began in 1873 as a group of 11 musicians, at what was then the Massachusetts Agricultural College, has grown into one of the nation’s…