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University of Massachusetts graduate students took their science and research expertise to Capitol Hill during the recent 2026 CASE Workshop.

Each year the Graduate School hosts a Celebration of Graduate Excellence, recognizing remarkable talent, dedication, and innovation.

Alexander Wilk, a College of Natural Sciences student in Earth, Geographic & Climate Sciences, was named the winner of the 2026 Three Minute Thesis (3MT).

Organized by Heidi Bauer-Clapp, the Three Minute Thesis Competition serves as a celebration of the exemplary research produced by UMass graduate students.

The nomination deadline has been extended to Friday, February 27th

Submit photos by March 15th to be shown during Commencement!

The Graduate School provides this overview of how the landscape of external funding for graduate students is changing as we look towards the spring and beyond.

The nomination period for the 2026 Graduate School Awards of Excellence is now open! 

The Graduate School has announced that five graduate students have recently been named the recipients of three fellowships. 

The Graduate School has announced that more than $400,000 in research grants and dissertation writing fellowships to graduate students were awarded!

The future leaders of research and advancement of knowledge were celebrated before more than 3,000 family, friends and colleagues.

After a major rehab spanning two academic years, April 16 marked the official ribbon cutting and open house for the newly renovated Goodell Hall.