In accordance with Massachusetts regulations, strict restrictions are in effect for in-person campus events. Most of the the events listed here are taking place remotely on Zoom and other online platforms. See each listing for details. All times are United States Eastern Time Zone.
Month of April 2020
This event is canceled.
January 31—April 26, 2020, Tue/Wed/Thu/Fri 11:00 am-4:30 pm
February 1—April 26, 2020, weekends 2:00 pm-5:00 pm
February 6, 2020, Thursdays 11:00 am-8:00 pm
March 5, 2020, Thursdays 11:00 am-8:00 pm
April 2, 2020, Thursdays 11:00 am-8:00 pm
This event does NOT occur on:
March 14—March 22
University Museum of Contemporary Art

International students: When something’s bothering you, talking about it is often the first step toward a solution. “Let’s Chat” is a convenient, confidential way to get insight and information
March 25, 2020 4:00 pm-5:00 pm
April 7, 2020 4:00 pm-5:00 pm
April 22, 2020 4:00 pm-5:00 pm
May 5, 2020 4:00 pm-5:00 pm

Join Campus Recreation for virtual power yoga on Wednesdays at 5:30pm. To particpate in the class you must have a valid UMass email. Create an account through IMleagues so you can sign up for classes and get some healthy movement and connection with us!
March 25—April 29, 2020, Wednesdays 5:30 pm-6:00 pm
Virtual

Please join Campus Recreation in some virtual fitness and wellbeing classes via IMLeagues. To join a class you must have a valid UMass email address. Create an account on IMLeagues so you can sign up for classes and pratice mindfulness and stillness with us.
March 30—April 29, 2020, Mon/Fri 9:00 am-9:30 am
Virtual

In this unusual time of social isolation and fear of an invisible enemy, the Race and the American Story Project aims to remind us all of the antidotes for these ills: human solidarity and love for one another.
April 3, 2020 1:00 pm-2:30 pm
April 17, 2020 1:00 pm-2:30 pm
April 18, 2020 1:00 pm-2:30 pm
April 28, 2020 12:00 pm-1:30 pm
Virtual

UMass Mishelanu & Black Student Union present a conversation with Waga Brok, Israel Fellow at the University of Illinois. Learn about her experiences moving to Israel, growing up in the Israeli-Ethiopian community, coming to America and more. Link to to join: https://umass-amherst.zoom.us/j/348635390
April 5, 2020
7:00 pm-8:00 pm
Virtual, https://umass-amherst.zoom.us/j/348635390

Ginny Chandler will lead a few minutes of guided relaxation and stress reduction followed by brief prompted free-writing and structured sharing of stories. UMass students learn new skills and make new connections as we listen to each other’s stories of strength and honesty.
April 6—April 30, 2020, Mon/Thu 10:00 am-11:00 am

This virtual panel will help students, faculty, and staff build a personal narrative of resilience during this difficult time. We will recognize vulnerabilities but focus on leveraging individual strengths, resources, and our community to cultivate resilience.
April 7, 2020
5:30 pm-7:00 pm
Virtual, Zoom

Guided Meditation - Join April McNally from the Center for Health Promotion to learn and practice various guided meditations. General format: Introduction, ~30 minutes of practice, followed by brief check in/discussion/how to integrate into daily life.
April 8—April 29, 2020, Wednesdays 2:30 pm-3:20 pm
Virtual

The world as we know it has been turned upside down. This was not the college experience you were expecting and with that there may come feelings of grief and loss. Chat with Diane Fedorchak from the Center for Health PromotionFriday’s from 10 a.m. – 11 a.m.
April 10—May 1, 2020, Fridays 10:00 am-11:00 am
Virtual

Historical data sources like maps and aerial photos can be treasure troves for GIS users, especially if they want to map how the world used to look before modern infrastructure was built, or before natural events altered the course of rivers or changed where people could live. This workshop focuses on two sources of historical GIS data: maps and photos.
April 10, 2020
10:00 am-12:00 pm
Virtual

Join Disability Services’ staff for a screening and post-film discussion of Crip Camp - A documentary surrounding the experiences of a group of teens with disabilities at a summer camp in upstate New York and how their friendship led them to spearhead the Disability Rights Movement in the United States.
April 10, 2020
2:00 pm-4:00 pm
Virtual

The School of Public Health and Health Sciences holds this event annually as an opportunity for faculty, staff, students, and post-doctoral fellows within the school and across the university, along with interested members from our community, to learn more about the research and outreach conducted by its trainees.
April 14, 2020
2:00 pm
Virtual

Join us to watch “The Platform” a Spanish science fiction horror-thriller film,directed by Galder Gaztelu-Urrutia and released in 2019.The film premiered at the 2019 Toronto International Film Festival, where it won the People's Choice Award for Midnight Madness
April 16, 2020
6:00 pm-8:00 pm
Virtual

The Department of Biostatistics and Epidemiology, part of the School of Public Health and Health Sciences, will host a seminar via Zoon as part of the Epidemiology program, “Physical Activity Epidemiology in the Built Environment: Opportunities for Surveillance”, to be given by Dr. Eugene C. Fitzhugh.
April 17, 2020
10:00 am-11:00 am
Virtual

Need to find a reputable publisher for your research? Receiving solicitation emails to publish your work in impressively titled journals? We’ll look at examples of shady solicitations and review and apply methodologies to detect deceptive and unethical publishing practices.
April 17, 2020
3:00 pm-4:00 pm
Virtual

Learn all about the Fulbright Scholarship in this Zoom session—eligibility, deadlines, and useful info to strategize your Fulbright application and an amazing teaching or research experience! All you need is your computer and internet connection—it's that easy!
April 21, 2020
10:00 am-11:00 am
Virtual

The Department of Biostatistics and Epidemiology, part of the School of Public Health and Health Sciences, will host a seminar as part of the Epidemiology program, “Discovery and validation of ovarian cancer early detection markers in prospective studies: Finding the canary in the coal mine”, to be given by Dr. Renée Turzanski Fortner via Zoom.
April 24, 2020
10:00 am-11:00 am
Virtual

Learn all about the Fulbright Scholarship in this Zoom session—eligibility, deadlines, and useful info to strategize your Fulbright application and an amazing teaching or research experience! All you need is your computer and internet connection—it's that easy!
April 28, 2020
10:00 am-11:00 am
Virtual
