The doctoral student in polymer science and engineering in the College of Natural Sciences won the March 28 event, a follow-up from the 3MT finals held earlier this month, during which the contest’s finalists deliver ed their presentations again, this time in front of an audience made up of local community members including Chancellor Javier Reyes.

The Public Interest Technology Initiative at UMass is accepting applications through April 24 for the fifth round of PIT Faculty Fellowships, the theme of which is “Fellowship is AI and the Future of Work.”

Torrey Trust, professor of learning technology, and Robert W. Maloy, senior lecturer of teacher education and school improvement, along with education doctoral student Chenyang Xu, received an outstanding paper award at the 2026 Society for Information Technology and Teacher Education (SITE) National Conference in Philadelphia on March 25.

A new study, published in Journalism History by undergraduate student Bella Astrofsky and Kathy Roberts Forde, professor of journalism, examines how the Jackson Clarion and other newspapers helped devise the Mississippi Plan of 1875 and the violent overthrow of the state’s Reconstruction government.

Designing scalable, portable quantum hardware is an important step toward practical quantum computing and sending optical clocks to space.

Amidst war with Iran and deepening disapproval over his handling of inflation, immigration, jobs and tariffs, 17% of 2024 Trump voters now express reservations about their vote choice.

Laura Francis, Christine Hatch and Michelle Trim have been honored by the Office of Faculty Development for their innovative contributions and exceptional leadership in support of their non-tenure-track faculty peers at UMass Amherst.

The public event, from 5:30-7 p.m., will feature live music and the cooperative creation of a community arts mural with UMass creative arts therapist Cathe Bruso.

Selmaszak Rosa, assistant professor of information systems in UMass Amherst’s Isenberg School of Management, has co-edited the new “Research Handbook on Digital Data: Interdisciplinary Perspectives,” published by Edward Elgar Publishing.