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Video: Recreating West Experiment Station

Making a 19th century science facility part of its 21st century counterpart requires construction skills from both eras. Here, masons using original bricks and stonework recreate the façade of West Experiment Station, built in 1887 and soon to be part of the new UMass Amherst Physical Sciences Building.

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Kumble Subbaswamy
Chancellor Subbaswamy Signs ‘We Are Still In’ Open letter on Paris Climate Accord
UMass Amherst Chancellor Kumble R. Subbaswamy has signed the open letter “We Are Still In” joining in support of the Paris Agreement on climate change with nearly 1,200 mayors, governors, college and business leaders. The action follows President Donald J. Trump’s announcement...
UMMB at Macy's
Reservations Required by June 16 to Join Minuteman Marching Band at Rose Bowl
Alumni, friends and fans of the University of Massachusetts Minuteman Marching Band are invited to Pasadena, California, to watch the 380-member “Power and Class of New England” perform under director Timothy Todd Anderson in the 2018 Rose Bowl Parade on Jan. 1. Arrangements for the...
The horse barn
Last Barn on Campus Moving to Agricultural Learning Center
The university’s 1894 horse barn on Grinnell Way–the last barn on the main campus–is being dismantled and moved to a new foundation on North Pleasant Street, where it will become part of the Agricultural Learning Center on the former Wysocki Farm. Last used by the UMass Police Department for its mounted patrol more than a decade ago, the Queen Anne style structure will find new life supporting student agricultural activities.
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UMass Amherst Foundation Introduces ‘Aspire’ Report on Philanthropy
The first issue of Aspire, a new biannual report conveying the impact of private gifts to the University of Massachusetts Amherst, is available online. The report uses bold, compelling photography and graphics to reflect the creativity and vision of those whose philanthropy propels the university...

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