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A hand examining green olives on a tree

Liquid Gold

Alumni brothers’ award-winning olive oil is a family affair

Extra Credit

A flock of birds in flight, silhouetted against a pink and blue sky

Who’s flying through your neighborhood?

Citizen science, machine learning predict bird migration

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

Photo of the destruction of Idlib.

Glimpse

Forging Ahead

Lauren Anders Brown ‘07 documents life without documentation

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

Natalie Lewis seated in front of a white brick wall looking to her left.

Connections

Class Notes and more

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

Gretchen Holbrook Gerzina sitting in a large, brown leather chair.

Watch

Accomplished

Trajectory of a teacher
Surfacing untold histories

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

Spring 2023

A smiling person with chin-length curly hair.

How to Change the World

Varshini Prakash ’15 builds the modern climate movement

Spring 2023

A person in a lab coat looks through binoculars and points towards a coffee plant.

Fixing Coffee

A path to sustainable beans, lands, and lives

Spring 2023

A satellite dish, backed by a pink and purple sky.

In Memoriam

Remembering a groundbreaking researcher, a DJ who forged community, and more