Kathryn Fanelli '20MFA installed a reimagined 1924 carousel in the Studio Arts Building, an "interactive, kinetic sculpture."
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Student-athlete Kiara Oliver '21 found power in balancing her studies in kinesiology with playing on the UMass softball team.
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Finance major Kyle Aikman '21 found a wealth of professional development opportunities through the Isenberg School of Management's Chase Career Center.
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Michael Rawlins, a professor in the geosciences department and associate director of the Climate System Research Center, has made significant gains in filling out our understanding of the Arctic’s carbon cycle.
A team of researchers at UMass Amherst has announced a major new advance in understanding how our genetic information eventually translates into functional proteins—one of the building blocks of human life.
The five-year grant from the U.S. Department of Energy allows CEERE to continue in the Industrial Assessment Center program, providing industrial facilities with assessments to help reduce environmental impact and operating costs.
Martín Espada, poet and professor of English, is a finalist for the National Book Award in poetry for his collection “Floaters.”
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