Help UMass and your residence hall out-green the competition by participating in the 2017 RecycleMania competition.

Weekly 30-minute mindfulness practice followed by sharing of resources, action-based opportunities, and ideas.

The College of Humanities and Fine Arts invites students of all class years and majors to participate in an experiential career series that will provide hands on tools and experience that will help them to succeed in searching and interviewing for jobs and internships.

A drop-in group for students of color facilitated by Michelle Youngblood of CMASS and Linda Scott, CCPH.

Learn about keeping yourself, your friends, family, pets, and the community safe with the UMass Medical Reserve Corps (MRC). 

 

Groundbreaking at the time of its premiere, yet condemned for its portrayal of a “vicious, heartless, cowardly, unmoral, mischief-making vixen,” Ibsen’s Hedda Gabler has since come to be regarded as one of the most dimensional character portraits in theatrical history.

Artist Statement:  The works on paper in this exhibition represent my desire and hope for a place called “home.”

Represent UMass Amherst to new and returning students during move-in.

Alumna Kim Carlino exhibits recent works in a show titled "The Primary Line."

This presentation examines common sense ideas of modernity in Ghanaian popular culture.

Gretchen Hansen of the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources and Jordan Read of the USGS will speak about “Climate change impacts on lake thermal habitat.” This talk is part of “Engaging Stakeholders in Climate Adaptation,” a webinar series presented by the Northeast Climate Science Center. 

Studying abroad is an incredible opportunity to see the world, experience new cultures and broaden your perspectives while staying inline with your degree. IPO at UMass Amherst offers over 450 study abroad programs all around. Come and learn how you can study abroad during your time at UMass.  

Talia Mae Bettcher speaks on "The Phenomenology of Illusion: On Gender Transitions and Existential Identity."

 The 24th annual Massachusetts Multicultural Film Festival presents its spring season.

The Department of Music and Dance presents a Brass Chamber Music concert, coordinated by Greg Spiridopoulos.

The high prevalence of pediatric obesity is setting children on a trajectory that includes health disparities throughout life.  Maureen Black will address the evidence from systems-level interventions conducted among child care centers in promoting healthy habits and preventing obesity among young children.

 Patricia Strach, associate professor, department of political science and public administration and policy at the University at Albany, presents her talk titled “The Garbage Problem: Corruption, Capacity and Access in Four American Cities, 1880-1910.” 

In this lecture, Miriam Ticktin, associate professor of Anthropology and Co-Director of Zolberg Institute for Migration and Mobility, The New School, is concerned by the ways in which border walls and zones come not simply to defend (i.e. certain territories), but to define  -- that is, to shape or alter categories of natural and human kinds. 

Center for Women and Community is pleased to be a co-sponsor for performance poet Sonya Renee Taylor whose work focuses on body positivity and self-love.

In this talk, Auditor Suzanne Bump will discuss recent reports released by her office on cybersecurity, water infrastructure and global warming. 

Come to La peña de UMass to find community and build resistance creatively.nce.

Que desagradable explores wrong-doingness as an impolite meeting point between the four artists in this exhibition. Taking direction from Giorgio Adorno's Minima Moralia (1944), the show asks the viewer to recognize everyday beauty as a lie. In the context of the horror of our socio-political moment, where the world is​ unraveling from its constitutional seems, the only ​​beauty ​that we might catch is the admittance of that which is frighteningly not beautiful at all. 

"What's Eating Katie?" is a musical written by Dina Zeckhausen, founder of the Eating Disorders Information Network, with composer Bryan Mercer.

The Women of Color Leadership Network invites students at UMass and the Five College community to experience Body Politics and the power of storytelling through a weekend workshop.

Mike Posner, Jeremiah, and Flo Rida perform at Mullins Live!  This event is free and open only to UMass Amherst students, faculty and staff. 

Women's Lacrosse vs. Connecticut

The Department of Music and Dance presents the Wind Ensemble, conducted by David Morris (Graduate Recital) and coordinated by Matthew Westgate, Director of Wind Studies.

Last day for graduate students to drop classes with a record of "DR."

Learn about the state of debate on climate policy in Massachusetts and where we go from here.

Join the HFA Student Leadership Board for snacks, activities and fun.

Que desagradable explores wrong-doingness as an impolite meeting point between the four artists in this exhibition.

Join alumni and friends on a private party deck at the brand new Ballpark of the Palm Beaches to watch the Red Sox take on the Nationals.

Join us and those across the globe, nation and local community in celebration of women's achievements for International Women's Day.

Sigma Stacks is Sigma Kappa's annual philanthropy event that supports the Ultra Violet Campaign.

Open Call for Art Submissions for exhibit to be held during the week of April 3. Deadline for submissions is March 14 at 5 p.m.

Patagonia's Worn Wear College Tour will be traveling to college campuses around the country and tell the story of the Student-Led Zero Waste Movement, highlighting campuses that are leaders in sustainability and zero-waste initiatives.

This session will cover FAQ's about the admissions process, curriculum overview and student experience.

Adam Hall of UMass Amherst will be presenting a Renaissance Wednesday Lecture titled “Othello as a Guide to the Perplexed.”

UMass President Marty Meehan and UMass Amherst Chancellor Kumble Subbaswamy invite the University of Massachusetts community to attend an event to honor Justice David A. Lowy '83 as we celebrate his recent appointment to the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court.

The Department of Music and Dance, in association with the Interdepartmental Program in Film Studies and the Massachusetts Multicultural Film Festival, presents the UMass Amherst Symphony Orchestra performance of  “Decasia,” conducted by Ng Tian Hui.

The Conversation is an independent source for informed commentary and analysis, written by the academic and research community and edited by journalists for the general public. Our session will address why academics should write for the general public, how academics can learn to pitch to media outlets, and the benefits of reaching a wide audience through our model. This event is sponsored by the Public Engagement Project.

Join Chancellor Subbaswamy and local alumni for a reception at The Inn on Fifth before meeting fellow alumni and friends next door at the Sugden Community Theater for a performance of My Fair Lady presented by The Naples Players.

The Visiting Writers Series presents emerging and established writers of poetry, fiction and non-fiction.

Put on your St. Patrick's Day green and join Chancellor Kumble Subbaswamy and local alumni for a UMass Amherst Reception in Naples at the St. Patrick's Day parade.

UHS will be closed Tuesday, March 14, 2017 due to inclement weather. Otherwise, spring break hours remain in effect until Saturday, March 19, 2017.

Shawana Hudson will be speaking on her current NIH funded study “Extended Cancer Education for Longer-term Survivors (EXCELS) in Primary Care.”

Current UMass undergraduate students are connected with passionate, seasoned, successful UMass alumni.

Come learn the basics for pruning blueberries for your home landscape.  Participants will get some hands-on pruning lessons.

Classes resume after spring recess.

This event is being postponed until the fall.

Jeremy Eichler presents his talk titled “Sounding the Inexpressible: Arnold Schoenberg and the Birth of Postwar Musical Memory.”

The Department of Music and Dance presents a Faculty Concert featuring Edward Arron, cello, with guest Jeewon Park, piano.

The late artist and Holyoke resident Edward Kwiatkowski was born with cerebral palsy and had only a 6th grade level education.

Markus Huss, from Södertörn University in Stockholm and Fulbright-Hildeman Fellow in Scandinavian Studies, will give a public lecture on the Swedish self-image in light of recent developments, especially the refugee situation after 2015.

Enjoy great conversation with students and UMass community members over free coffee, tea and tasty snacks.

"Poetic Operations: Creative Strategies for Resisting Fascism in the US," is the topic to be addressed by micha cárdenas of the University of Washington Bothell.

Producer Tommy Reid’s passion for mafia movies led to his interest in telling the life story of Danny Greene, a figure only marginally examined in the history of organized crime in America.

Celebrate an exhibition of digital prints, lithographs, and mixed-media maquettes by the Brooklyn-based artist Caitlin Cherry.

Unfortunately, due to unforeseen circumstances, The 11th Annual Writer in Residence Lecture featuring Allyson Hobbs has been cancelled. We apologize for any inconvenience. In this talk, Hobbs argues that the national fraternity of American motorists excluded African Americans during the early to mid-20th century despite the ostensibly democratic nature of the “open road.” Providing a textured account of the emotional lives of black drivers including the sense of pride, the seduction, and the exhilaration that owning a car offered, this talk also considers the fears and anxieties that arose once African Americans motorists got behind the wheel.

As a scholar, activist and consultant, Harry Edwards has been a leader for racial and gender justice in sport for over five decades.

In partnership with Mongabay, an online environmental science and conservation news site, the School of Earth and Sustainability (SES) hosts a live podcast with researchers from Harvard University's Long Term Ecological Research program in nearby Petersham, Massachusetts. 

The Information Technology Program at UMass Amherst holds its annual ICT This year’s theme is ‘Technology for All.’ We will explore how IT is being used in the arts, humanities, social and physical sciences.   

The Graduate School is hosting its inaugural Three Minute Thesis Competition (3MT).

The Department of Music and Dance presents the UMass Symphony Orchestra and Jazz Ensemble I, Sax Symposium Concert I: "Classical and Jazz Together."

The Department of Music and Dance presents the 35th Annual New England Saxophone Symposium, hosted and coordinated by Jonathan Hulting-Cohen & Felipe Salles, with guests Arno Bornkamp (classical) and Steve Wilson (jazz).

Men's Lacrosse vs. Brown

Softball vs. St. Bonaventure (DH)

Progressive Democrats of America, UMass Democrats, and UMass Progressives present: "Progressive Politics in the Era of Trump: A Dialogue with Congressman Jim McGovern and DNC Deputy Chair Congressman Keith Ellison."The event will be an evening discussion with new DNC Deputy Chair Congressman Keith Ellison and Congressional Progressive Caucus member Congressman Jim McGovern.

Softball vs. St. Bonaventure 

Dive deeper into mushroom exploration this semester with UMass Permaculture and mushroom expert John Michelotti of Catskill Fungi.

Suzana Maia, professor of anthropology and gender studies at the Federal University of Reconcavo da Bahia (UFBR), in Brazil, presents ‘Whiteness Among Brazilian Middle-Classes: Moral Discourse, Solipsism and Politics.’

The Dinner On Us parent-to-parent roundtable offers families with young children the opportunity to learn more about themselves while acquiring new approaches to raising children.

The Stonewall Center and University Health Services sponsor rapid HIV and sexually transmitted infection (gonorrhea and chlamydia) testing on campus during the school year for UMass students.

Students and alumni can meet professionals, working in various non-profits dedicated to activism, advocacy and social change and learn about career paths, internships and volunteer opportunities.

This presentation provides a critical foundation for learning and applying trauma-informed responses with people who have been sexually assaulted.

Meet fellow alumni living in the Greater Boston Area and hear about progress on the new Business Innovation Hub, as well as other exciting Isenberg initiatives.

The topic for this public lecture was selected in response to CNS faculty interest and will focus on effective strategies for all professionals on how to negotiate well.

Jim Freeman of UMass Amherst will be presenting a Renaissance Wednesday Lecture titled “The Angel of Hadley.” 

What does the anthropology of white supremacy have to say about the Global War on Terror? Junaid Rana will discuss the concepts of racial becoming and racial infrastructure as part of an ethnographic description of everyday life in a working class Pakistani neighborhood in New York.

 A German film with English subtitles screened in collaboration with the Pioneer Valley Jewish Film Festival.

Join us in Franklin Permaculture Garden for an educational afternoon of small fruit pruning with UMass Extension's Sonia Schloemann. Gain hands on experience on how to prepare fruiting shrubs for the coming season.

This series explores the deeper questions, core values, and disruptive ideas associated with freedom of religion in this country, and it will discuss ideas that can shape the future vision for our communities.

Join the Coalition to End Rape Culture for our open mic night in support of survivors of sexual violence.  

The Department of Music and Dance presents a Guest Artist Concert featuring David Shifrin, clarinet, with Gilles Vonsattel, piano and Romie de Guise-Langlois, clarinet

Share the Experience: The Women in Sports Media Symposium with keynote speaker Melissa Ludtke. Her 1978 lawsuit (Ludtke v. Khun) gave women the right to equal access to player interviews in locker rooms.

This talk will reflect upon a movement that can make a difference during the next 4-8 years of Trumpism.

Join the Department of Landscape Architecture and Regional Planning in celebration of the opening of the Design Building.