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Hidden Gems
A close up on lilac bushes

A must-smell field trip

Spring 2025
Elizabeth Chilton smiling while talking to a constituent

Class Notes and more

Spring 2025
Doug Martini holding his dog’s paw in a grass park
Glimpse

Do canine companions make us healthier?

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

Spring 2025
Victoria Dawson sitting in front of a pool with swimmers in the water behind her.

Victoria Dawson ’16 levels the playing field

Extra Credit
A student whizzes down the path in front of the campus pond on a bicycle, with autumn foliage and a sunny sky with some clouds in the background.
Glimpse

A look back at moments big and small

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

Besides the overly confident squirrels, that is

Fall 2024
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Class Notes and more 

Fall 2024
Soumya Boutin standing with other people in her village in Morocco
Glimpse

An unlikely adventure from Morocco to Amherst—and back again

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