Spring 2019

How I Got That Shot

Photos and stories by adventure traveler Jock Montgomery ’83.

Vanquishing the Winter Moth

UMass scientists halt a major threat to New England’s trees and crops.

From Africa, For Africa

Born poor in Burundi, Professor Léonce Ndikumana exposes the international exploitation of Sub-Saharan Africa. 

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We Met at UMass

Tales of alumni who found true love on our campus.

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State of the Arts

Assistant Professor Juana Valdés has fashioned bone china into exquisite rags that celebrate women and their labor.

Inquiring Minds

Research on killer robots, Genghis Khan, megabugs, and bendy straws.

Ventura Pérez and the Case of the Elephant Bird

Scarred bones and a super-powered microscope suggest a new extinction theory. 

Why would you climb a glacier to see a bird?

A UMass geoscientist and his son are the first to publish evidence of the white-winged diuca finch’s nesting behavior. 

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Chief Spiritual Officer

How did former UMass faculty member Ken Blanchard build a business on praise and positivity?

Around the Pond

One dazzling new home for physics and chemistry. Two centennial celebrations.

The Scholar and the Streakers

An Egyptian intellectual. Hundreds of naked students. UMass in 1974. 

Sports Talk

  It was a spectacular season for ice hockey.     Plus, a football star and mentor.

Bits

Teachable Moment

Advice from Ken Blanchard, co-author of the best-seller The One Minute Manager.

Connections

Check out our Class Notes.

In Memoriam

Deceased alumni and faculty.

In Other Words

Letters to the editor.

Accomplished

UMass people in the news.

Bookmarks

New works by UMass Amherst alumni and faculty authors.

Seen

The new Business Innovation Hub at the Isenberg School of Management.