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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

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

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

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

Ocean Vuong is Profiled in New York Magazine, 'The CUT'

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The True Borders of This Country — are the Borders of Racism, Says English Professor, Martin Espada

Graduate Student Andrew Grim Writes About the ‘Blue Flu’ and How it Has Increased Police Power

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Campus Event Restrictions

March 12—July 31

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Holiday: Independence Day

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First Day of Classes for Summer Session II

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UMass Athletics #MondayMotivation Online Series

April 3—July 6, Mondays

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Virtual International Coffee Hours

June 22 9:00 am-10:00 am July 6 9:00 am-10:00 am July 20 9:00 am-10:00 am August 3 9:00 am-10:00 am August 17 9:00 am-10:00 am

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