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UMass Women into Leadership Celebrates Tenth Anniversary
  • College of Social and Behavioral Sciences

UMass Women into Leadership Celebrates Tenth Anniversary

The celebrated program will become part of the School of Public Policy in summer 2024

UMass Women into Leadership (UWiL) celebrated its tenth anniversary at a two-day event on March 29 and 30, as…

2024 Elaine Marieb Center Pilot Grants
  • Grow Investment
  • College of Engineering
  • Marieb College of Nursing

2024 Elaine Marieb Center Pilot Grants

Each year, as part of the Elaine Marieb Center’s mission to promote healthcare innovation, the Center awards Pilot Grants to UMass faculty teams that use collaborative, interdisciplinary nurse-engineer…

Filling Gaps in the Historical Record
  • Magnify Impact
  • College of Humanities and Fine Arts

Filling Gaps in the Historical Record

With a three-year, $2.65 million grant from the Mellon Foundation, the Slavery North initiative at UMass aims to expand research and understanding of slavery in Canada and the northern United States.

The Ellsberg Initiative for Peace and Democracy
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  • College of Humanities and Fine Arts

The Ellsberg Initiative for Peace and Democracy

In 2019, the university announced the acquisition of the papers of Daniel Ellsberg, one of the nation’s foremost political activists and whistleblowers. The collection includes materials related to his…

Juvenile Justice and Educational Technology
  • College of Education

Juvenile Justice and Educational Technology

Professor Michael Krezmien, director of the Center for Youth Engagement, received a multi-year grant from the Apple Community Education Initiative to support the education of incarcerated youth. The project…