University of Massachusetts Amherst

UMass Amherst graduate engineering programs place among the best in the country in the U.S. News & World Report Best Graduate Schools rankings for 2024, which were announced June 18. UMass Amherst is the only…

Over 150 human resources staff members across campus attended the Office of Human Resources’ annual professional development conference, “Navigating Tomorrow: HR in the Modern Landscape,” June 10 in the Campus…

The Center of Racial Justice and Youth Engaged Research (CRJ) recently welcomed a group of 20 international teachers participating in the Department of State’s Study of the U.S. Institutes (SUSIs) for Secondary…

Zoe Getman-Pickering, program coordinator for the UMass Energy Transition Institute ELEVATE program, moderated a panel on “Fueling a Global Energy Transition” and ELEVATE students participated in an expo booth at Boston’s inaugural …

Craig Martin, professor of chemistry, and Sarah Perry, associate professor of chemical engineering, both at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, recently received support from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to develop a…

A device for monitoring sweat and hydration based on a rigorous study from the University of Massachusetts Amherst is commercially available for the first time and ready to help protect “industrial athletes” from dehydration and its…

To support STEM research that addresses social problems that create or exacerbate inequities, the UMass Amherst Institute of Diversity Sciences (IDS) recently awarded four grants to multidisciplinary teams of faculty and student researchers…

Associate Director for Programs and Student Development Jason Incorvati has announced that Greg Hannum has joined Recreation and Wellbeing (RecWell) as the new coordinator for fitness programs, overseeing the development and management of…

The University of Massachusetts Amherst has been selected for inclusion in The Princeton Review’s 2024 guide of the nation’s “Best Value Colleges,” and places in the Top 50 Best Value Colleges ranking for public schools. The Princeton…

The UMass Amherst Food Science Department hosted a national U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) conference last month, at which five UMass food scientists presented their USDA-funded research. The USDA’s …