Heather Kamins

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A photographer taking a close-up shot of a purple lilac bloom.
Glimpse

A peek behind the scenes of our spring issue

Spring 2025
Microscopic image of various colored gut bacteria
Wow

The fight against antibiotic-resistant bacteria gets a glow-up  

Spring 2025
Victoria Dawson sitting in front of a pool with swimmers in the water behind her.

Victoria Dawson ’16 levels the playing field

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Close-up of two fingers holding a small ball of putty.
Wow

Molding the future of medical monitoring

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A student whizzes down the path in front of the campus pond on a bicycle, with autumn foliage and a sunny sky with some clouds in the background.
Glimpse

A look back at moments big and small

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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
Illustration of a small child standing on a wood floor
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Sixty years of great reads from the UMass MFA for Poets and Writers

Fall 2024
Lucinda Canty smiling in front of a beige, illustrated circle.

Dr. Lucinda Canty creates a haven for birthing people of color  

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Sandra Elliott in her zookeeper uniform sitting on a wood fence.

Sandra Elliott ’81 on 40 years at Stone Zoo

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Pile of old black and white photographs.
Glimpse

Help unravel a mystery from the UMass archives

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Silhouettes of an adult and child on a dock with fishing poles.

Gabe Crivelli ’23 gets local kids outside and hooked on fishing

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Max Roach smiling while playing drums.
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Fall in love with Max Roach in three songs