In accordance with Massachusetts regulations, capacity limits and other restrictions are in effect for in-person campus events. Please see Campus Event Guidance for Spring 2021 for more details.
March 24, 2021
Answer: YES!! Open access refers to who can use scholarly works free of charge and how scholarly publishing is funded, not the scholarship’s quality or rigor. Open access publishing provides citation and impact advantages to authors and barrier-free access to users. However, some open access "publishers" use “author pays” models to reap profits while disregarding ethical publishing practices, peer review and quality. We’ll outline the attributes of high-quality open access publishing and the warning signs of shady publishers. With this information, you can gain the benefits of OA publishing and enhance your scholarly reputation.
March 24, 2021
1:00 pm-2:00 pm
Online

The disruptions brought on by the pandemic have forced colleges and universities to work differently. The added disruptions that sprang from America’s reckoning with race have called on institutions to re-imagine, re-invent and DO things differently. Science took front and center in battling COVID-19; but the effects of disparities that accompanied life during the pandemic for scientists from marginalized groups will likely extend over time. How can our re-imagining lead to greater diversity, equity and inclusion in science, technology, engineering, mathematics and medicine?
March 24, 2021
4:00 pm-6:00 pm
Online

"CURRENT | UNDERCURRENT is a visual conversation relating to current events such as COVID-19, gender (LGBTQIA+, masculinity) racial justice (Black Lives Matter), and climate change. The show addresses these issues through the shared anxiety of a divided nation and a partisan political climate.
February 1—May 14, 2021 8:00 am-8:00 pm
Online

Engine 3, also known as the Student Force, is a volunteer force open to college students in the Amherst area. Our recruiting program has begun for Spring 2021. We are currently seeking freshmen and sophomore students at UMass Amherst, Amherst College, and Mt. Holyoke College. Learn more about how to apply at https://www.amherstma.gov/2176/Student-Force
February 16—March 31, 2021
North Station

We Are For Freedoms is an interdisciplinary exhibition and related public program series in partnership with For Freedoms, a national non-profit arts platform for creative civic engagement and direct action.
March 17—April 30, 2021, Tue/Wed/Thu/Fri 11:00 am-4:30 pm
University Museum of Contemporary Art

E-board members are raising money for the Asian and Asian American Studies Certificate Program on our social media platforms, so look us up and check it out! This fundraiser will posted on our instagram page and instagram stories at @umass_aasa and E-board member instagram pages as well, so look us up.
March 22—March 26, 2021 12:00 pm-11:55 pm
Online
