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.
- College of Natural Sciences
- Commonwealth Honors College
- Isenberg School of Management
- Revolutionize Access
UMass Changed Her Life. Now, She’s Paying It Forward
Inspired by her own UMass Amherst experience, an alumna supports future generations of students.
- College of Social and Behavioral Sciences
- Revolutionize Access
Internship Launched Alum into the Big Leagues
A visit to UMass Amherst’s Career Development and Professional Connections Hub set Jeremy Bhandari ’18 on a path to success in sports media and publishing.
- College of Natural Sciences
- Commonwealth Honors College
- Magnify Impact
Making Health Care More Accessible
Epidemiologist Victoria Selser ’20 is building healthier communities in Fitchburg, Mass.—and earning statewide honors for her commitment to public health and health equity.
- College of Humanities and Fine Arts
- Magnify Impact
Defending Truth, Supporting Courage
Distinguished alumnus Ken Feinberg ’67, ’02 Hon. and his wife DeDe hosted an event at their home on Martha’s Vineyard highlighting the legacy of Daniel Ellsberg, America’s most famous whistleblower and an…
- Magnify Impact
- School of Public Health and Health Sciences
Serving Vulnerable Populations through Community-Partnered Research
School of Public Health and Health Sciences Professor Elizabeth Evans studies and promotes interventions to help people with substance abuse disorders.
- College of Humanities and Fine Arts
- Revolutionize Access
Empowering Students to ‘Question Everything’
UMass Amherst’s Question Everything program engages Springfield and Holyoke high school seniors in philosophy, college preparation, and civic projects, building critical thinking and confidence through a fully…
- Grow Investment
- School of Public Health and Health Sciences
Investing in Public Health Leadership
Members of the SPHHS Dean’s Advisory Council talk about the importance of raising the school’s profile and capacity to advance public health in Massachusetts and beyond.
A global pandemic…
- College of Natural Sciences
- Magnify Impact
- Revolutionize Access
Prioritizing Mental Health
Josh ’99 and Liz Moughan ’99 have established a scholarship for PhD candidates in clinical psychology to honor their late son’s journey and advance mental health education.
Ty Moughan was always…
- College of Humanities and Fine Arts
- Grow Investment
Fueling Student Access to the Arts
Music has always played a central role in Hilda Greenbaum’s life. Her mother was a conservatory graduate. Her father took weekly opera lessons.
As a teen and young adult, she attended concerts and…