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Marissa Hanley, PhD student in Plant and Soil Sciences, is part of the Graduate School's Public Writing Fellows Program. 

Matthew Tirrell PhD '77, Derrick Maxwell BS '14, and Ahmed A. H. Siddig PhD ’15 have been named the recipients of this year's awards.

Both professors have previously been honored with a variety of directorships, awards, and fellowships from UMass.

The challenge is designed to inspire a range of original edible and technological food science-related inventions.

The event, held biannually at the Joseph Troll Turf Research Center, draws hundreds of professionals from throughout New England.

"Chip,” Gigante’s submission, is a mint-chocolate-chip-ice-cream-sundae-themed cow.

While profiling John Fabel, Hatch wonders what it would be like if we added value to what we extract from the forest.

The school’s 103rd Commencement took place on Saturday, May 17 in Stockbridge Hall’s Bowker Auditorium.

During the event, nominees and recipients of the 2025 CNS Outstanding Achievement Awards and Exceptional Internal Service Awards were celebrated for their work.

Hirschbiegel advanced to the Northeast regional competition by winning the UMass campus 3MT competition.

Graduate students Heather Aiken, Lucca Mancilio, Tom Walter and Janelle Welton attended the Catalyzing Advocacy in Science and Engineering (CASE) workshop.

This year's Sustainathon focused on reducing CO2 footprint pledges, reducing, recycling, conserving, and planting trees.