UMass News and Events

UMASS News & Events

The judges announced Gizzi, professor of poetry in the UMass MFA for Poets and Writers program, as the winner for his poetry collection, “Fierce Elegy,” at a Jan. 13 award ceremony in London.

Katherine Whitaker, professor of astronomy, has used data from the James Webb Space Telescope to effectively look 11 billion years into the past to see how and why globular clusters formed.

The latest breakthrough from a team of UMass Amherst and Ernest Pharmaceutical researchers uses aspirin in its targeted drug delivery therapy.

UMass Amherst researcher Erica Scharrer finds traditional coping strategies intensified teens’ distress.

News & Media Relations

The Office of News and Media Relations works closely with journalists and the campus community to tell the UMass Amherst story. We gather and promote newsworthy developments about the achievements of faculty, staff and students; the university's programs and policies; research discoveries; and community outreach efforts. 

Our team provides a variety of services: news releases, social media, video, photography, Inside UMass newsletter, crisis communication and reputation management, promotion of faculty expertise, and interview preparation. We are part of University Relations, which promotes UMass Amherst to all our varied audiences, both internal and external.

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