
Impact Stories
Accelerate UMass
Discover how our community of alumni, faculty, students, parents, and friends are making a lasting difference. Explore their stories and see how you can contribute to the UMass legacy.

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- School of Public Health and Health Sciences
VIDEO: Empowering Faculty Excellence
SPHHS faculty are committed to addressing the root causes of diseases and chronic conditions that affect individuals, communities, and society.
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- School of Public Health and Health Sciences
VIDEO: Supporting Future Health Care Leaders
Scholarships at both the undergraduate and graduate levels open up a world of possibilities for students from all walks of life.
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- School of Public Health and Health Sciences
VIDEO: Building a Public Health Innovation Hub
SPHHS is creating a central hub for public health innovation that encourages collaborative research, team-based learning, and active engagement among students, faculty, and staff.
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Social Justice Residency Brings Students, Activists, Experts Together
UMass Amherst’s University Without Walls (UWW) hosted the 2024 Social Justice Residency Weekend bringing together attendees around the theme "Good Trouble: Everyday Activism and the Pursuit of Justice."
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Expanding Access to the UMass Experience
With the new Flagship Scholarship Fund, the university is making it easier for students to develop their vast potential at the state’s flagship campus.
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- College of Natural Sciences
Turning Their Passion into Action
Inspired by their passion for animals, Richard ’69 and Sandra Johnson give back to the UMass Amherst Department of Veterinary and Animal Sciences.
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Accelerate Travels to the Pacific Northwest
Alumni, parents, and friends in Seattle and San Carlos, California networked and learned how faculty and students at UMass Amherst are advancing the common good.
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- Isenberg School of Management
Setting Students on the Path to Success
Scholarships did more than just allow Jacob Nevins ’27 to choose UMass Amherst. They ensured that he would have flexibility and equitable access to high-impact programs and activities that prepare him for the…
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