The UMass Marching Band Alumni Network’s first commemorative pin is on sale through April 14. Each pin costs $7, which includes shipping and handling, and purchases support the band alumni network.
Because of unforeseen events, the University of Massachusetts Amherst has postponed the awarding of an honorary degree to alumnus and Amherst native Leonard Gardner, 96, a U.S. Navy veteran of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor.
The College of Natural Sciences (CNS) has announced the establishment of the Mahoney Alumni Award for the iCons Program, an annual award to be bestowed to one alumna or alumnus of the Integrated Concentration in Science (iCons) Program who demonstrates application of the attitudes, knowledge and...
Akshaya Shanmugam, a UMass Amherst alumna and CEO and co-founder of Lumme Inc., an Amherst-based spinoff company, has been recognized in Forbes’s list of 30 under 30 for Healthcare.
Shanmugam, who earned her master’s degree and doctorate in electrical and computer engineering at...
Michael A. Leto, vice chancellor for development and alumni relations and executive director of the UMass Amherst Foundation, who led the university to historic, record-setting levels of philanthropic support during his tenure, has announced his retirement, effective in June 2019. A search...
Anthony Maurice Parham, 65, of Riverdale, Georgia, a former head of residence, died Oct. 25.
Born Sept. 11, 1952, in Springfield, he attended Springfield schools, graduated from Knoxville College in Knoxville, Tennessee, and received a master’s degree from UMass Amherst.
He worked as a head...
AMHERST, Mass. - University of Massachusetts Athletics and the football program will auction 100 of the team's Military Appreciation-themed jerseys to be worn during the Fenway Gridiron Series game against Maine on Sat., Nov. 11 at 4 p.m.
Proceeds from the auction will be split between on-...
The new Design Building at UMass Amherst has been named the John W. Olver Design Building in honor of the retired congressman and former UMass Amherst chemistry professor. A ceremony marking the action was held Oct. 27 at the building on North Pleasant Street where Chancellor Kumble R. Subbaswamy and state Senate President Stanley C. Rosenberg, joined by Congressman Olver, made the announcement.
The annual Homecoming Parade will step off at 10:30 a.m. at McGuirk Alumni Stadium, traveling up Amity Street, turning left on North Pleasant Street, and then turning down Massachusetts Avenue back onto Stadium Drive. It will return to McGuirk Alumni Stadium.
The UMass Amherst campus will mark Homecoming Weekend Oct. 19-21 with something for every alum, student and friend of the university.
Events kick off on Thursday with Spirit on the Concourse, providing giveaways, games and lots of spirit from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. on the Campus Center Concourse.
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