Cynthia Jacelon, College of Nursing, was recently named a Fellow of the Gerontological Society of America, the world’s oldest and largest interdisciplinary organization devoted to research, education and practice in the field of aging.
The University of Massachusetts Amherst is among the “100 Best Values in Public Colleges” compiled by Kiplinger’s Personal Finance magazine. The 2016 ranking cites four-year schools that combine outstanding education with economic value. It is the seventh straight year that UMass Amherst has made the list.
Rowing head coach Jim Dietz was formally inducted into the Women’s Collegiate Rowing Coaches Hall of Fame Dec. 4 during the USRowing annual conference in Philadelphia.
The Collegiate Rowing Coaches Association (CRCA) inducted Dietz and two others at its general membership meeting during the...
Faculty and staff are invited to nominate graduating seniors for the 21st Century Leaders Award.
The award recognizes the strong academic record and exemplary achievement of undergraduate students who further distinguished their intellectual accomplishments and enhanced the reputation of the...
AMHERST, Mass. – The University of Massachusetts Amherst is among the top 279 national colleges and universities in the U.S. ranked for their contributions to the public good, according to The Washington Monthly’s 2015 College Guide.
The magazine places UMass Amherst 137th among public...
The Berthiaume Center for Entrepreneurship at the Isenberg School of Management has named four faculty members to receive Coleman Fellowship grants for the 2015-16 academic year. The fellows are Scott M. Auerbach, chemistry, Craig R. Nicolson, sustainability science, B.J. Roche, journalism, and Elizabeth M. Schmidt, public policy.
College basketball website College Court Report announced Nov. 10 that Sam the Minuteman, the official mascot for UMass Amherst, is the winner of its second annual Mascot Mayhem Challenge, presented by RabbleTV.
The Commonwealth Honors College Residential Complex at UMass Amherst has been awarded LEED Silver certification, a level within the green building rating system developed by the U.S. Green Building Council.
The University of Massachusetts Amherst has risen to 106th among top universities worldwide in 2016 Best Global Universities, a new report by U.S. News & World Report. The rankings also include 22 broad subject areas, where the university is 10th worldwide in agricultural sciences.
The College of Engineering will hold its sixth annual Outstanding Alumni Awards Celebration during Homecoming Weekend on Oct. 16.
The celebration will include two events. The first will be a Leadership Panel Discussion – moderated by Dean Tim Anderson and featuring our 2015 Outstanding...