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Extra Credit

Max Roach smiling while playing drums.

Listen

Jazz Genius

Fall in love with Max Roach in three songs

Spring 2024

A glass jar with a storm cloud inside

It’s Electric

Summoning endless power—from thin air

Spring 2024

A blue line graphic on a white background of a burst

Watch

The Mighty Muon

How a tiny particle and a giant magnetic donut are helping solve the mysteries of the universe

Spring 2024

Black and red map showing outbreaks around the globe

Accomplished

Forecasting the next outbreak
Deflating inflation

Spring 2024

A burrito cut in half sitting on a red plate

Creating a ‘bueno’ place to work

A local restaurateur shares his appetite for business

Extra Credit

A grassy field with large stones arranged in a circle.

Glimpse

The shortest day

The UMass Sunwheel teaches the community about the stars

Fall 2023

Colorful mural of a man with an afro.

In Memoriam

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

Fall 2023

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

Wow

Actin Up

Researchers at UMass are racing to stop widespread amphibian extinction

Fall 2023

Photo of a hand gripping a waffle ice cream cone with three different scoops, and rainbow sprinkles.

Wow

Ice Cream of the Crop

Herrell’s hosts creations from UMass food science ice cream flavor contest

Fall 2023

Simple sketch of scissors cutting a large red ribbon.

Hidden Gem

Around the Pond

Grand Openings—and more

Fall 2023

Student with backward ballcap sitting at a desk with four color monitors.

Glimpse

Play by Play

Sports Journalism students get hands-on experience—and class credit—broadcasting live UMass athletics events

Fall 2023

Blue and yellow shredded paper woven through Russian language lesson sheets.

Wow

Literary Device

UMass researchers using AI to translate books into 20+ languages