U.S. Rep. Barney Frank led a spirited discussion at UMass Amherst Feb. 16. He focused on partisan gridlock, and on his new biography "Barney Frank: The Story of Americas Only Left-Handed, Gay, Jewish Congressman", published by the University of Massachusetts Press.
Charles "Chuck" Davis, internationally renowned founder and artistic director of the African American Dance Ensemble, was awarded an honorary doctorate at a ceremony held on Dec. 3 at UMass Amherst.
The University of Massachusetts Amherst officially opened its new, $50 million Recreation Center on Dec. 3, ushering in a new era of health and fitness opportunities for students.
Bowker Auditorium boasted a full house Sunday, Nov. 8 as candidates running for the U.S. Senate seat left vacant by the death of Edward M. Kennedy answered questions at a public forum sponsored by the League of Women Voters of Massachusetts and public radio stations WFCR and WNNZ.
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George Huber, the UMass Amherst chemical engineer whose quick, single-step process for turning sawdust, plant stalks and other cellulosic waste into green gasoline, has again received high-profile, national recognition for biofuels research in the National Science Foundation's online magazine...
With a five-year National Science Foundation grant to support scholarships, the College of Engineering at UMass Amherst has dramatically increased the odds of attracting bright, motivated transfer students from community colleges and other programs who will graduate as well-rounded engineers....
Researcher Derek Lovley of the University of Massachusetts Amherst is a recognized pioneer in understanding how microorganisms can restore polluted environments and serve as new energy sources. Geobacter, an organism discovered by Lovley, can be used to address a broad range of environmental...
QD Tech has won the $35,000 grand prize in the University of Massachusetts Amherst’s Innovation Challenge Final Business Plan Competition. The winning team plans to produce quantum-dot‐based materials designed to improve solar cells.
The Innovation Challenge is a competitio...
The UMass Amherst Theater Department presents "...and Jesus Moonwalks on the Mississippi" April 30-May 9 at the Curtain Theater at UMass Amherst. Travel through time known and unheard of in this extraordinary play by Marcus Gardley, a leading up-and-coming playwright and new faculty member in...
