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Dr. Christine Hatch receives Delphi Leadership Award

Hatch has been recognized for her leadership with the Extension Faculty Bargaining Committee for the Massachusetts Society of Professors, ADVANCE, and mentoring of Center for Agriculture, Food and the Environment (CAFE) NTT faculty.

May 1, 2026
Alexander Wilk wins 3 minute thesis competition

Doctoral Student Alexander Wilk was named the winner of the university’s 2026 Three Minute Thesis (3MT) competition at the event held on March 6 in Old Chapel.

May 1, 2026
Footprints reveal climate’s mark on mudflats

It turns out that the simple depth of a boot print can say a lot about the state of the habitat, as sedimentologist Ash Oh shared at this year’s Ocean Sciences Meeting this past February, held in Glasgow in the UK.

April 21, 2026
A Wisconsin-sized Chunk of Alaskan Permafrost is Thawing; Arctic and Global Climate May Never be the Same

In a first-of-its-kind study, a team of researchers led by geoscientist Michael Rawlins at the University of Massachusetts Amherst has shown in fine-grained detail what happens when Arctic permafrost thaws. 

April 21, 2026
EGCS at the Massachusetts Undergraduate Research Conference

We're thrilled for several undergraduates in our programs to be presenting at the Massachusetts Undergraduate Research Conference on Friday, April 17th. Pop by the UMass Amherst  Campus center to learn about the great research these folks are doing!

April 16, 2026
EGCS at the CNS Graduate Student Research Symposium

Visit the U-Mass Amherst College of Natural Science Graduate Student Research Symposium on March 26th, 2026 in the Campus Center Auditorium

March 25, 2026
EGCS at Northeastern GSA

Join us at the annual meeting of the Northeastern Section of the Geological Society of America in Hartford, Connecticut, March 22nd through 2th, 2026

March 21, 2026
EGCS at AAG

Several department members are presenting at the 2026 meeting of the AAG in San Francisco.

March 17, 2026
Bekah Garza on climate grief and hope

Graduate student Bekah Garza shares a piece with Science Stories on how we as individuals can stay motivated in a fight that feels so much bigger than us.

February 27, 2026

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