Student Life

The award provided Bhave with funds for lodging and registration at the North American Catalysis Society Meeting in Atlanta this June.

The Catalyzing Advocacy in Science and Engineering workshop “empowers participants with ways to become a voice for research throughout their careers.”

As the spring 2025 semester ended, senior UMass Amherst engineering students put their inventions on display at senior design project showcases.

The New York Times summarizes each of the “Canstruction” events as “an exhibition of structures made from unopened cans of food that are later donated.” 

The Alavi-Mandell Award recognizes young physicians and scientists and encourages them to pursue a career in academia and research in nuclear medicine. 

Nare Parseghian, a biomedical engineering major with a minor in engineering management, graduates as a 2025 Jack Welch Scholar.

MIE seniors team up with students from the College of Information and Computer Sciences to win $35,000 for their sustainable smartwatch technology.

Salani Seneviratne has been selected as the Class of 2025 student speaker for this year’s Senior Recognition Ceremony, on May 16th in the Mullins Center.

Approximately 400 students from 20 different universities gathered on campus for the symposium.

An international panel of academic judges reviewed the posters, which showcased innovative research aimed at improving transportation safety and mobility. 

The UMass Amherst NSBE student chapter won the Region 1 Large Collegiate Chapter Award—their first time receiving a regional award. 

Dadzoe received the award for her abstract, titled “Prioritization of Pavement Maintenance and Rehabilitation Considering Social Equity.”