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.
Chef...
Massachusetts Senate President Stanley C. Rosenberg will visit University Health Services to read aloud and distribute free books to children as part of a Reach Out and Read event.
Alumnus Col. Jason K. Fettig, director of the "The Presidents Own" United States Marine Band, talks about the band's visit to campus, performing a community concert and teaching masterclasses to UMass Amherst music students.
The College of Engineering will hold its eighth annual Outstanding Alumni Awards Celebration on Friday, Oct. 20 at 4:30 p.m. in the Marriott Room on the 11th floor of the Campus Center. Outstanding senior and junior alumni awards will be given to eight individuals who, through exemplary...
