Innovation Through Collaboration

An innovative collaboration between engineering and nursing at UMass Amherst allows a PhD candidate to draw upon the expertise of nurses to improve robotic medical devices. 

Gina Georgadarellis …

A New Home for the School of Public Health and Health Sciences

The new SPHHS Hub will serve as a central space for learning and innovation that will benefit students and communities both inside and outside the commonwealth.

Designing a Degree to Drive Social Change

Through the Bachelor’s Degree with Individual Concentration (BDIC) program, Zuzana Zilkova ’05 built the foundation for a global career focused on reducing harm and fostering human connection.

Celebrating Accelerate in the Big Apple

UMass Amherst alumni, parents, and friends gathered at The New York Historical to recognize the university’s longstanding commitment to the humanities, the fine arts, and access to historical source materials.

From Pointe Shoes to Planet-Saving Fashion

Alumna Jillian Clark ’08 is using her Bachelor’s Degree with Individual Concentration (BDIC) to tackle the textile waste crisis.

From Mentees to Mentors: Two UMass Alumni Pay It Forward on the West Coast

When Anne Soon Choi MA’00 and Mariappan “Jawa” Jawaharlal PhD’94 discovered they shared the connection of being UMass Amherst Graduate School alumni, it wasn’t at a reunion in Massachusetts, but during a…

Building A Culture of Giving

This year, a group of student ambassadors from the Manning College of Information and Computer Sciences (CICS) stepped up to publicize the opportunity to support their college through UMassGives.

Shaping Leaders through Graduate Education

Finalists from the Graduate School’s Three-Minute Thesis (3MT) Competition talk about the opportunities for both academic and professional development at UMass Amherst.

Elevating First-Generation Voices

College of Social and Behavioral Sciences (SBS) RISE Fellow Leandra Mageski ’26 created a podcast to help first-generation students navigate college life.