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UMassGives Continues to Experience Substantial Growth, Raising $338,622 for Flagship Campus
Thursday, May 4, 2017

The fifth annual UMassGives, the University of Massachusetts Amherst’s 48-hour online fundraising event, raised a total of $338,622 from 5,107 gifts. UMassGives ran from Founders Day, April 27 to April 28. This year’s campaign raised more money than the previous two UMassGives events combined. In 2015, UMassGives raised $108,000. Last year, 2,148 gifts were made during UMassGives for a total of $184,000. This year, the total number of gifts more than doubled, and the dollars raised increased by 84 percent from the prior year.

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FogKicker Wins VentureWell’s Open Minds Showcase for Developing Biodegradable, Non-toxic Anti-fog Solution
Wednesday, April 19, 2017
The Springfield-based company FogKicker, founded by alumni Marc Gammell and Yinyong Li, has won VentureWell’s 2017 Open Minds showcase, an exhibition of multidisciplinary groups of students working to bring science- and technology-based inventions to market. The team was awarded the top prize...
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UMass Amherst Alumni Association to Present 2017 Distinguished Alumni Awards at Massachusetts State House
Monday, April 10, 2017

UMass Amherst Alumni Association President Michaella Morzuch will present the 2017 Distinguished Alumni Awards at noon on Monday April 24, in the Great Hall of the Massachusetts State House in Boston. This year’s recipients include Michael Wessells ’73 MA, ’74 PhD, Distinguished Alumni Award; Suzin Bartley ’80, Distinguished Alumni Service Award; Robert Littleton Jr. ’71, Distinguished Alumni Service Award; Danielle O’Connor Dean ’10, Distinguished Young Alumni Award; Melissa James ’10, Distinguished Young Alumni Award; and Léonce NdikumanaDistinguished Faculty Award.

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Alumni Career Month Underway
Thursday, March 2, 2017
During the month of March, alumni and friends are invited to participate in networking events, resume reviews, webinars and more across the nation. Participate in person or online. Visit UMassAlumni.com/CareerMonth to learn more and register.  
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UMass Amherst Among Peace Corps’ 2017 Top Volunteer-Producing Institutions
Tuesday, February 28, 2017

UMass Amherst is among the top colleges and universities in the country for producing Peace Corps volunteers. With 37 alumni serving worldwide last year, UMass Amherst ranks No. 1 among all New England schools and No. 21 nationally among universities with more than 15,000 undergraduates.

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'An Evening with Justice David Lowy' Planned at UMass Club in Boston
Thursday, February 23, 2017
President Marty Meehan and Chancellor Kumble Subbaswamy invite the university community to join them to honor alumnus David A. Lowy on his recent appointment to the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court. The celebration will take place at the University of Massachusetts Club, One Beacon Street,...
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New Maroon Venture Partners Fund Offers Opportunity to Support Innovation, Commercial Opportunities Tied to UMass Amherst Research
Tuesday, February 21, 2017

UMass Amherst has announced the formation of a new venture fund to support innovation and entrepreneurship by its faculty, students and alumni as well as the commercialization of technologies developed as the result of university research.

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Obituary: Nancy Craig, Retired Typist
Thursday, February 16, 2017
Nancy S. (DerGiragossian) Craig, 80, of Northampton, a retired typist in alumni relations and environmental health and safety, died Feb. 6. Born Jan. 27, 1937, in Northampton, she was a 1954 graduate of Northampton High School and also attended Northampton School for Girls, Holyoke Junior College...
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UMass Amherst Featured in ‘Colleges That Pay You Back’ Guide from Princeton Review
Tuesday, January 31, 2017
AMHERST, Mass. – For a second straight year, the University of Massachusetts Amherst is included in “Colleges That Pay You Back: The 200 Schools That Give You the Best Bang for Your Tuition Buck,” released Jan. 31 by The Princeton Review. In the annual guide, the education...
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Nominations Open for Alumni Association Board of Directors
Wednesday, January 25, 2017
The Alumni Association is seeking passionate, service-oriented alumni willing to engage alumni and students by joining its board of directors. Help ensure a diverse representation of thought, expertise and community in the association’s efforts to advance the flagship campus. Submit a...
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