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Spring 2024

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Aging in the Age of AI

Can machine learning keep us healthy and at home?

Spring 2024

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The Mighty Muon

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

Spring 2024

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In Memoriam

Honoring a force behind an American storytelling renaissance, and more

Spring 2024

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Accomplished

Forecasting the next outbreak
Deflating inflation

Spring 2024

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Around the Pond

After affirmative action—and more

Extra Credit

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Who’s flying through your neighborhood?

Citizen science, machine learning predict bird migration

Fall 2023

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Glimpse

Play by Play

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

Fall 2023

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Wow

Literary Device

UMass researchers using AI to translate books into 20+ languages

Spring 2023

A person with an eye mask on their face.

Glimpse

Form, meet function

Technology you can wear

Spring 2023

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From Death to Life

Katrina Spade ’13MA reimagines burial practices

Extra Credit

Child laughing in harness while working with physical therapist

Robotics-based rehab

Dedicated alum leads the physical therapy industry in innovation

Fall 2022

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Brutally Beautiful

UMass’s architectural backbone—reconsidered