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Extra Credit

A deer tick sitting on the petals of a daisy.

Listen

Tick talk

Safety tips from a lab devoted to tick research

Hidden Gems

An archival photo of Gilbert Tolhurst standing inside an anechoic chamber

Hidden Gems

Did you hear that?

The room where sound stops

Spring 2024

A rough drawing of a purple eye

Post

When did woke become a four-letter word?

Tracking the evolving meaning of a word

Spring 2024

A glass jar with a storm cloud inside

It’s Electric

Summoning endless power—from thin air

Spring 2024

Sketched elderly people appear like figurines on a white background; one is seated on a chair, looking at two cats.

Aging in the Age of AI

Can machine learning keep us healthy and at home?

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

An aerial shot of a river running through lush green marsh land

In Memoriam

Honoring a force behind an American storytelling renaissance, and more

Hidden Gems

A closeup photo of dead beetles pinned to a board.

Hidden Gems

Eye of the bee-holder

An epic insect collection serves generations of students

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

Simple sketch of scissors cutting a large red ribbon.

Hidden Gem

Around the Pond

Grand Openings—and more