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Impact Stories

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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.

Technology Sandbox
  • Grow Investment
  • Isenberg School of Management

Technology Sandbox

Using emerging technology, Isenberg faculty and students benefit from innovative approaches to business.

The business world is ever evolving. That’s why Isenberg has a commitment to ensuring that the…

Students Helping Students
  • Revolutionize Access
  • Isenberg School of Management

Students Helping Students

Isenberg’s Office of Career Services harnesses the power of peer advisors.

First- and second-year undergraduate students often need help fine-tuning their resumes and learning how to pursue…

Elevating Black Feminist Voices
  • Revolutionize Access
  • University Libraries

Elevating Black Feminist Voices

The Irma McClaurin Black Feminist Archive (BFA) is a vital and diverse group of collections that document and preserve the legacy of Black women and their allies, including the movements and organizations…

A Seaside Celebration of Service and Scholarships
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A Seaside Celebration of Service and Scholarships

The event highlighted the active engagement of the UMass Amherst Cape Cod Alumni Network and unveiled the 2024 recipients of the network’s eponymous scholarship.  

For decades, the UMass Amherst…

Artistic Experiences for Local Schools
  • Magnify Impact
  • Fine Arts Center

Artistic Experiences for Local Schools

The UMass Amherst Fine Arts Center's Global Arts Program broadens K-12 students' horizons and deepens their understanding of diverse cultures by exposing them to international performances. 

Ensuring Equity in the Transition to Renewable Energy
  • Revolutionize Access
  • Grow Investment
  • Magnify Impact
  • College of Engineering

Ensuring Equity in the Transition to Renewable Energy

The ELEVATE program, associated with UMass Amherst's Energy Transition Institute, supports interdisciplinary graduate student research, training, and community engagement.

Faced with the existential…

Research to Save Lives in Severe Weather
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  • College of Engineering

Research to Save Lives in Severe Weather

The Paros Center for Atmospheric Research at UMass Amherst leads research to improve the nation’s ability to forecast, plan for, and respond to shifting climate and hazardous weather.

On September 29,…