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Chancellor Kumble Subbaswamy has released the university’s Fall 2020 Reopening Plan, which details how the fall semester will proceed amid the COVID-19 pandemic. For more information and to read the comprehensive report, FAQs and other materials, go to umass.edu/reopening.

Diana Porter ’99

Diana Porter ’99

Diana Porter ’99 Speaks for UMass Amherst

She’s the authentic voice in a new promotional spot for the university

Professor of Kinesiology Jane Kent: Spotlight Scholar

Professor of Kinesiology Jane Kent: Spotlight Scholar

Muscles and Mobility

UMass physiologist seeks to transform how we understand muscular dysfunction and aging

Derek Lovley who was Awarded Mahoney Life Sciences Prize

Derek Lovley who was Awarded Mahoney Life Sciences Prize

Upending Electronics

Inventive UMass Amherst microbiologist lauded for his research on low-cost protein nanowires

Homegrown tips and advice for gardens of all sizes

Homegrown tips and advice for gardens of all sizes

Farm Fresh—in your corner

Homegrown tips and advice for gardens of all sizes

Gates Scholar Meir Yishai Barth at Cambridge University

Gates Scholar Meir Yishai Barth at Cambridge University

The Theory of Everyone

Gates Scholar Meir Yishai Barth advances a new paradigm of inclusion

Ten grad students win impressive fellowships

Ten grad students win impressive fellowships

Set Up for Success

National Science Foundation fellowship winners from UMass Amherst

Portrait of Shannon Silva in the Vandenberg Lab

Portrait of Shannon Silva in the Vandenberg Lab

The Future of Cancer Biology

UMass Amherst junior Shannon Silva becomes a Goldwater Scholar

UMass Amherst student Ian Worstell and Newton’s COVID-19 emergency declaration

UMass Amherst student Ian Worstell and Newton’s COVID-19 emergency declaration

Helping a City Through Crisis

UMass Amherst student Ian Worstell ’20 discovers the importance of an internship in a pandemic

News

Erik Learned-Miller

Learned-Miller Offers Online Q&A on Face Recognition and Regulation

Weekly Update (July 14, 2020) on the Cumulative U.S. Death Predictions From the COVID-19 Forecast Hub

Should I Eat That??? UMass Food Scientist John Gibbons Explains Food Mold

Sports scores and more

Featured Events

Campus Event Restrictions

March 12—July 31

All Campus

Face Recognition & Regulation: Q & A with Professor Erik Learned-Miller

July 15 4:00 pm-5:00 pm

Online

At the Frontlines: Emerging Voices on Practice & Politics of Criminal Justiice

July 15 4:00 pm-5:30 pm

Online

Virtual Let's Stay Informed - Summer Series for International Graduate Students

June 18 1:00 pm-2:00 pm July 2 1:00 pm-2:00 pm July 16 1:00 pm-2:00 pm July 30 1:00 pm-2:00 pm August 13 1:00 pm-2:00 pm

Virtual

Virtual - UMass Trivia Night

July 16 7:30 pm-8:45 pm

Virtual, Zoom

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