Student Life
Riccio College of Engineering Hosts Its Largest Career Fair in History
The college’s career fair included 107 participating companies, agencies, and institutions and was attended by more than 1,900 UMass Amherst students.
Fall Career Fairs for Engineering Majors
UMass Amherst will host several career fairs this fall, offering engineering students opportunities to connect with employers.
Four Grad Students from Riccio College of Engineering Labs Receive IALS Assistantships
The Institute for Applied Life Sciences (IALS) awards assistantships to graduate students with “the most successful, relevant translational research projects.”
Chemical Engineering Student Emanuelle Menezes Named 2026 HSF Scholar
Rising senior recognized by the Hispanic Scholarship Fund for her academic achievement, leadership, and professional promise.
MIE PhD Student Stephen Onyeukwu Receives Computational Social Science Institute Graduate Fellowship
Onyeukwu’s research as a CSSI Fellow will focus on how vehicle technologies and advanced automation devices shape the safety of road users and driver behavior.
UMass Rocket Team Excels in International Competition Debut
Competing against more than 140 university teams from around the world, the UMass Amherst Rocket Team finished 12th overall in its first appearance at IREC.
CBE PhD Graduate Yingjie Hang Wins ECS Sensor Division Student Research Award
Hang’s research adapts paper lateral flow test strips for more effective point-of-care usage and develops them as more sensitive, next-generation biosensors.
Undergraduate Researchers Win Two Awards for PFAS Environmental Justice Research
Their award-winning research examines environmental justice and health disparities through an analysis of “forever chemicals” as they affect Latino communities.
Mechanical Engineering Students Receive NASA Fellowships for Space Materials Research
The fellowships will support research on advanced polymers for future space exploration missions.
UMass Amherst Student Chapter of ASME Excels at National Design Competitions
The goal of these two nationwide ASME competitions was to design, engineer, build, and demonstrate prototypes that solve significant pre-determined challenges.
CEE Ph.D. Candidate Madison Galusha Participates in National CASE Workshop
The CASE Workshop engages STEM students in the interplay between science and federal policymaking through training sessions and meetings with lawmakers
MIE Students Present Their Capstone Projects During the 2026 Senior Design Showcase
The showcase highlights products from the MIE’s capstone course, which perfects seniors’ abilities to plan, organize, and execute engineering-design projects.