The Rising Researcher awards recognize the work of undergraduate students who excel in research, scholarship and creative activity.

Following two days of preparation by Facilities and Campus Services’ Landscape and Grounds staff, approximately 2,700 seed plugs of native pollinator-friendly species of plants and shrubs were planted at a new pollinator garden and meadow located at the top of Eastman Lane.

Opened this past February, the New2U Thrift Store expands upon the success of the New2U Move-out Reuse program by advancing year-round waste diversion and circular consumption through student-powered, zero-waste innovation.

“Queering Menopause: Building Collaboration for Understanding Menopause Among Sexual and/or Gender Minority People” invites participants to tell their stories related to being in the peri/menopausal stage of their lives, bringing together social science researchers and peri/menopausal individuals to produce a digital story about an important moment in their lives.

Ong, professor of communication and founding director of the Global Technology for Social Justice Lab at UMass Amherst, says he and his team envision the journal as a “home for bold, critical and globally minded scholarship that deepens our collective understanding on current social issues as well as persistent public crises.”

The multi-institutional effort, led by professors of chemical engineering Jessica Schiffman and Sarah Perry, is positioned to have wide-reaching industry applications.

Summertime on the UMass Amherst campus provides high school students with lab experience at a top-tier research university.