Garner, a doctoral student in the College of Natural Sciences’ Department of Environmental Conservation and fellow at the Northeast Climate Adaptation Science Center, is part of a team led by the Connecticut River Conservancy that recently confirmed the presence of the endangered prehistoric fish species in a stretch of the river north of Turners Falls, Mass. 

The lab, which features eye tracking, facial expression analysis and galvanic skin response technology from iMotions, a global leader in human insights software, is the largest of its kind in an academic setting in the Northeast.

Located on the 6th and 7th floors of the W.E.B. Du Bois Library, the new space was designed as a faculty hub for support, innovation, research and pedagogical advancements.

The awards are a collaboration between the college and the Dean’s Advisory Council that aims to recognize the accomplishments of the college’s former trainees.

The event series will commemorate the 100th anniversary of the birth of Roach – a drummer, composer, bandleader, activist and educator who spent two decades as a member of the UMass Amherst music and Afro-Am faculties.

Alissa Rothchild’s research group will study the early days of infection as a possible key to fighting TB.

Austin, professor in the Language, Literacy and Culture program of the College of Education, and doctoral alumna Emma Britton recently co-authored a chapter in the edited volume, “Toward Abolishing White Supremacy on Campus.”