Alumni

Hidden Gems
A small tunnel opening under a paved road, surrounded by snow and leaves
Wow

How did the salamander cross the road?

Extra Credit
Close-up of a hand moving pieces on a chess board.

Jim Eade ’78 gets people around the world playing chess

Extra Credit
Annette Vadnais poses next to a Lego creation made to look like the W. E. B. DuBois library. She wears a purple sweatshirt and has purple hair.

Annette Vadnais ’99 brings fun and color to the library

Hidden Gems
Photo of the woods with a yellow-leaf-covered trail
Hidden Gems

Besides the overly confident squirrels, that is

Extra Credit
Cady Coleman on the International Space Station with her son’s stuffed tiger, a view of Earth through the window behind her.
Wow

Astronaut Cady Coleman ’91PhD Blazes Her Own Trail

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

Honoring researchers, activists, innovators, and more

Fall 2024
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Class Notes and more 

Fall 2024
Black and white photo of Mary Sara and collage of documents from investigation
Watch

Claire Healy’s ’21 first big story led from hidden brains to the Pulitzer shortlist  

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

How what we eat defines who we are

Fall 2024
A then-and-now photo collage of a group of friends from college
Glimpse

Friends and characters of the early 00’s UMass Amherst’s UVC-TV show Feeding the Ducks reunite for the 20th anniversary of their graduation

Fall 2024
Illustration of a small child standing on a wood floor
Listen

Sixty years of great reads from the UMass MFA for Poets and Writers

Fall 2024
A drone photo of UMass Amherst

The UMass Amherst Foundation launches capital campaign