The public is invited to observe sunrise and sunset live, but remotely online, on the day of the autumnal equinox among the standing stones of the UMass Amherst Sunwheel on Tuesday, Sept. 22 at 6:30 a.m. and 6:15 p.m.
UMass Amherst again ranks among the nation’s premier public universities, placing at No. 26 among the 146 national public institutions evaluated in the 2021 Best Colleges guide published by U.S. News & World Report.
UMass Amherst has announced a new collaboration with IntelliVen, a leading executive team development organization, to provide interactive, remote learning programs designed to raise the performance and effectiveness of leadership teams.
A new research brief published by the University of Massachusetts Amherst Political Economy Research Institute has found that through the end of June the American banking sector has collected approximately $19 billion in fees simply for processing Small Business Paycheck Protection Program loans as part of the CARES Act in response to the economic toll of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Jacqueline Urla, chair and professor of anthropology in the College of Social and Behavioral Sciences, has been named dean of the Graduate School at the University of Massachusetts Amherst. She will start Jan. 1.