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 Engineering
Trillium Brewing Goes Green with Help from UMass Amherst Engineers
Trillium Brewing in Canton, Massachusetts recently celebrated going solar with assistance from UMass College of Engineering faculty, alumni and graduate students through the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE…
- College of Engineering
- Grow Investment
- 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…
- College of Humanities and Fine Arts
- Magnify Impact
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.
- College of Humanities and Fine Arts
- Magnify Impact
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…
- 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…
- College of Education
Racial Justice and Youth Voices at Heart of Research and Scholarship
The Center of Racial Justice and Youth Engaged Research (CRJ) centers Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC)
Dr. Jamila Lyiscott began to lay the groundwork for the Center of…
Magnify Impact
At UMass Amherst, we’re ensuring that the common good is much more common. We are actively engaged where knowledge leadership meets community. That’s by design—and it means we listen to our partners,…
Grow investment
When we increase our collective investment in resources and talent across the disciplinary spectrum and support world-changing collaboration, we can turn ingenuity into opportunity and shorten the distance…
Revolutionize Access
Revolutionizing access means giving each student opportunity and support, equipping them to navigate abundant career options when they graduate, and watching the incredible return on that investment of time…