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The Secret Swing
1+ hour, 13+ min ago (123+ words) UMass Magazine UMass Amherst In a quiet field in North Amherst, not far from Orchard Hill and the Sylvan Residential Area, is a special spot that just might make your day'a wooden swing that looks like it was plucked right…...
Watch: President Marty Meehan Provides 2026 "State of the University" Address
4+ day, 6+ hour ago (55+ words) UMass Amherst Watch: President Marty Meehan Provides 2026 "State of the University" Address UMass President Marty Meehan shared his 2026 "State of the University" address in an email to the system community sent Thursday, May 7. The address can be viewed below and…...
IT Service Desk Closed During Commencement for In-person & Phone Support: UMass Amherst Information Technology
5+ day, 7+ hour ago (142+ words) IT Service Desk Closed During Commencement for In-person & Phone Support'UMass Amherst IT Service Desk Closed During Commencement for In-person & Phone Support The IT Service Desk and phone support will be closed on Friday, May 15, 2026, due to Commencement. We will still…...
UMass Graduate Students Bring Science Advocacy to Capitol Hill at 2026 CASE Workshop
1+ week, 4+ hour ago (587+ words) Graduate School'UMass Amherst UMass Graduate Students Bring Science Advocacy to Capitol Hill at 2026 CASE Workshop University of Massachusetts graduate students took their science and research expertise to Capitol Hill during the recent 2026 CASE Workshop, held between April 12th and 15th in the…...
Judi La Branche Named Recipient of 2026 Manning Prize for Excellence in Teaching: School of Public Health & Health Sciences
2+ week, 4+ day ago (195+ words) Judi La Branche, senior lecturer II in the Department of Kinesiology, has been named UMass Amherst's recipient of the 2026 Manning Prize for Excellence in Teaching by the University of Massachusetts Foundation. Celebrating extraordinary educators across all five UMass campuses, the…...
Ciullo Awarded 2026 CAPCSD Ph. D. Scholarship: School of Public Health & Health Sciences
1+ mon, 2+ day ago (193+ words) Brittany Ciullo, a doctoral candidate in speech, language, and hearing sciences, has been awarded the 2026 Council for Academic Programs in Communication Science and Disorders (CAPCSD) Ph D Scholarship. CAPCSD is a membership organization with over 350 programs across the world with…...
Earth, Geographic and Climate Sciences Doctoral Student Alexander Wilk Wins 2026 Three Minute Thesis Competition
1+ mon, 4+ week ago (221+ words) Alexander Wilk, a doctoral student in Earth, geographic and climate sciences in the College of Natural Sciences, was named the winner of the university's 2026 Three Minute Thesis (3 MT) competition at the event held on March 6 in Old Chapel. Eleven finalists…...
Dan Riccio Makes Transformational $50 Million Gift to Name the UMass Amherst College of Engineering
7+ mon, 3+ week ago (525+ words) Daniel J. Riccio Jr. "86, "24 MS'a former key leader and innovator at Apple for 26 years'has committed $50 million to support immediate and long-term initiatives to fuel innovative research, strengthen academic excellence, and expand access and opportunity for generations of UMass Amherst engineering students....