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ECo 2026 Scholarship Award Picnic

Honoring this year's accomplished students

May 14, 2026
Celebrating our ECo Innovators: Environmental Conservation Students Sweep Inaugural Sustainability Awards

On Friday, April 24, from noon to 4 p.m., the UMass Amherst community will gather on the Student Union South Lawn for the annual Earth Day Extravaganza, a massive collaboration across the university organized by the Student Government Association Sustainability Team, Sustainability RSOs, Auxiliary Enterprises and Permaculture Program, School of Earth and Sustainability, Facilities Management and the New2U Store.

April 28, 2026
ECo Faculty Joins SPHHS for North Shore Food is Science Collaboration

GMS Collaboration with SPHHS at UMass

February 19, 2026
Clouston, Schreyer Co-Author Definitive Guide on Mass Timber Materials, Design and Construction

ECo's Peggi L. Clouston and Alexander C. Schreyer, both experts in wood engineering, have written a comprehensive new book, “Mass Timber: Materials, Design, and Construction,” an extensive 576-page volume that serves as a one-stop resource for the rapidly evolving field of mass timber construction.

February 5, 2026
DesignBuild Students Send Fourth House to Holyoke

DesignBuild's Fourth Home Went Home

January 22, 2026
PhD student, Maina Handmaker named UMass Groundbreaking Graduate Student

ECo PhD student named UMass Groundbreaking Graduate Student

January 20, 2026
We are Hiring: Extension Assistant Professor - Biodiversity Conservation

The Department of Environmental Conservation at the University of Massachusetts Amherst invites applications for a full-time Extension faculty position at the rank of Extension Assistant Professor. We are looking for a candidate who will develop an integrated research and extension program in Biodiversity Conservation in which academic research is integrated with educational programs, resources, tools and/or technologies that meet the needs of key stakeholders such as landowners, municipal officials, community leaders, conservation organizations, government agencies, natural resource

December 19, 2025
Biologists Research Striped Bass Sustainability Solutions

Former ECo Masters student, lead author Olivia Dinkelacker (left) and Postdoctoral researcher, principal author Grace Casselberry (right) with one of the most sought-after species of fish in New England—the striped bass.

A very interesting article about possible solutions to their struggle is available here: https://www.umass.edu/natural-sciences/news/eco-striped-bass-sustainability-solutions

December 12, 2025
UMass BCT Preconstruction Team Secures 2nd Place at Region 1 ASC Competition

The annual Associated Schools of Construction (ASC) Region 1 Competition offers a unique learning environment for students, significantly enhancing their educational experience. ASC organizes regional competitions sponsored by construction companies, with many programs across the U.S.

December 8, 2025

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