Call for Nominations - Graduate School Awards of Excellence 2027
The nomination period for the 2027 Graduate School Awards of Excellence is now open!
When Seeing Is No Longer Believing
Shahnaz is a doctoral candidate in Communication at UMass Amherst who came to the subject of audience trust through photography.
A Different Kind of Composition
Carolyn Walker brings her passion for music to an ambitious novel about art, memory, and loss.
Highlights from the Graduate School | Fall 2026
Welcome to a new academic year from the Graduate School!
What Children See: How Text and Images Shape Historical Understanding
Gretchen Hohmeyer, a PhD candidate in the Department of Teacher Education and Curriculum Studies, seeks to redefine how American history is presented in K-12.
Highlights from 2026 Teaching at Teaching Intensive Institutions
The Teaching at Teaching Intensive Institutions conference continues to elevate and serve aspiring and current educators throughout New England.
Priming Graduate Program Directors for Success
The Graduate School welcomed new and continuing Graduate Program Directors (GPDs) during its inaugural GPD LAUNCH event, previously known as the 'fall welcome'.
Using Small, Invisible Applications of AI to Power Large Changes
UMass graduate student Adam Lechowicz designs decision-making systems with AI to achieve multiple goals in complex decision-making scenarios.
Dean Reeves Welcomes New Graduates During WUGS 2026
Nearly 500 new graduate students joined us for this year's fall orientation event, Welcome to UMass Graduate School (also known as WUGS)!
From Ideal to Real: How Abu Bony Amin’s UMass Experience Prepared Him for the Field
Abu Bony Amin is a PhD candidate Electrical and Computer Engineering at UMass Amherst whose 2026 is shaping up to be a monumental and transformative year.
How Marine Life Adapts to a Warming World: Estefany Argueta Herrera Investigates how the Reproductive Behavior of Green Sea Turtles and the Movement of Black Sea Bass are Re-shaping Marine Ecosystems
UMass Amherst graduate student Estefany Argueta Herrera is investigating green sea turtles, black bass, and the reshaping of marine ecosystems.