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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.

Food Is Medicine

Food Is Medicine

An apple a day keeps the doctor away—right?

This well-worn adage dates back over 100 years, yet consumption of—and, often, access to—fresh, healthy foods like fruits and vegetables remains a challenge…

Thakshala Tissera wins Three Minute Thesis Campus Final
  • Graduate School

Thakshala Tissera wins Three Minute Thesis Campus Final

Thakshala Tissera, a doctoral student in the Department of English, has been named the winner of the 2024 Three Minute Thesis competition. Organized by the Graduate School, the Three Minute Thesis (3MT)…

Breaking Down Linguistic Barriers Through Research
  • Graduate School

Breaking Down Linguistic Barriers Through Research

Claudia Matachana, a UMass Amherst PhD student in Hispanic linguistics, researches beliefs and discrimination related to language as experienced by young Puerto Rican Spanish speakers

Growing up in…

Scholarship Opens the World to Students
  • Commonwealth Honors College

Scholarship Opens the World to Students

Professor Emerita of Landscape Architecture Annaliese Bischoff has seen both sides of higher education. As an undergraduate, she attended Brown University, where she felt well supported as she explored…