Academics

Fall 2024
An Illustration of four types of snails in an old textbook style

Honoring researchers, activists, innovators, and more

Hidden Gems
The Orchard Hill Observatory surrounded by students under a starry sky
Hidden Gems

Visiting the highest point on campus, peering into space

Fall 2024
A blue-toned illustration of a forest with a river running through it.

Professor of fish conservation shares tips for catch and release 

Fall 2024
A kayaker figurine paddling through a river surrounded by giant asparagus

How what we eat defines who we are

Extra Credit
An illustration of a person sitting between a collage of speakers and roaring lions
Watch

Jeremy Geragotelis ’28PhD on teaching students to question sound and silence.

Spring 2024
A glass jar with a storm cloud inside

Summoning endless power—from thin air

Spring 2024
An aerial shot of a river running through lush green marsh land

Honoring a force behind an American storytelling renaissance, and more

Spring 2024
A group of people standing outdoors on the UMass campus, surrounded by bushes
Watch

After affirmative action—and more

Extra Credit
A black and white photo of a figurine of a woman sitting in miniature furniture in a model living room. A radio is on a table next to her and framed art is on the walls around her.
Glimpse

Students learn the ropes of acquiring art for a museum

Fall 2023
Colorful mural of a man with an afro.

Honoring a professor, activist, and artist who fought for civil rights, a hard-working Boston Globe journalist, and more

Fall 2023
Student Laleh Panahi ’25 wearing a pink shirt and smiling

Critical thinking for the (mis)information age

Fall 2023
Seven amphibian species in a circle around a grayed-out microscopic image of a fungal cell.
Wow

Researchers at UMass are racing to stop widespread amphibian extinction