Excellence

Hidden Gems
A clutch of brown, fossilized, dinosaur eggs
Glimpse

What can we learn from fossilized moments in time?

Extra Credit
Illustration of buildings and interconnected power lines.
Glimpse

Dan Nott ’12 shows and tells about the systems that structure our world

Extra Credit
A student looks on as an Earthfoods co-manager prepares their food on the serving line.

A peek behind the serving line of Earthfoods café 

Spring 2025
Cynthia Shepard Perry seated and looking off to her left

Honoring a conservationist, a beloved nursing professor, and more

Spring 2025
Photo of the Marching Band flag team marching in the rain at the Macy’s Thanksgiving parade

The UMass Minuteman Marching Band’s turkey trot—and more

Spring 2025
Elizabeth Chilton smiling while talking to a constituent

Class Notes and more

Spring 2025
a top down view of UMass basketball players in the 90s under a basketball hoop
Watch

Capturing the ‘rock stars and gods’ of ’90s UMass basketball

Spring 2025
Looking at rocks
Glimpse

Cecilia Demolli ’26 shares her experience learning archaeology in Tuscany

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
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