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As Scholarly Writing Fellows, the faculty members will partner with the Office of Faculty Development to catalyze interdisciplinary support for faculty writing and expand a mutual support community of writers across campus.

August 19, 2026
Close-up hands of a black woman writing in a notebook. Credit: Getty Images

Rachel Adams, Lauren Collier, Alex Deschamps and Hira Paulin presented “I’m in Charge… Now What?,” which provided tools and frameworks for new disability services leaders, July 20 during a daylong pre-conference session at the 2026 Association of Higher Education and Disability Conference in Providence, R.I.

August 19, 2026
Hira Paulin, Rachel Adams, Lauren Collier and Alex Deschamps at the AHEAD Conference July 20, 2026 in Providence, R.I.

The website, found at umass.edu/innovation, serves as a central hub for connecting students with resources that encourage creative problem-solving, design thinking and an entrepreneurial mindset.

August 19, 2026
Students working in an innovation lab

The university also surges up 16 spots to No. 9 on The Princeton Review’s Top 50 Green Colleges list.

August 18, 2026
Food is served at a UMass dining hall.

The new Bay State poll, which finds “cost-of-living” as the most critical issue for voters, also surveyed voters on possible ballot questions, the economy, and more.

August 18, 2026
Massachusetts State House Boston November 2016. Attribution: ShareAlike4.0

If an expired credit card is stolen—and even replaced—the expiration date might not be enough to prevent fraudulent charges.

August 17, 2026
Close-up of a stack of credit cards. Credit: Getty Images

System leverages hyperdimensional computing algorithms and analog in-memory computing hardware to achieve quick, accurate processing

August 17, 2026
A wafer containing many microchips, one of which was used in the hardware for the project led by Qiangfei Xia of UMass Amherst that was recently published in Nature Communications. Credit: Alexia Cota

The statewide survey shows incumbent Sen. Ed Markey continuing to hold a strong lead for the Sept. 1 contest as 4 in 5 likely Democratic primary voters approve of his work in Washington.

August 17, 2026
The US Senate Chamber