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DACSS Student Part of UMass Group Advocating for Science

Andjella Jean-Jacques, data analytics and computational social science, is among those who traveled to Washington, D.C. to advocate for science. 

Published date Monday, May 6, 2024 Go to all news list News

UMass Students Reimagine the Hampshire Mall

As part of a studio course, students from the landscape architecture and architecture programs at UMass have created plans for reimagining Hampshire Mall. 

Published date Wednesday, March 27, 2024 Go to all news list News

Journalism Major Sophie Hauck Makes Front Page News

Congratulations to Sophie Hauck for writing the front-page headline story of the November 7 Daily Hampshire Gazette.

Published date Thursday, November 9, 2023 Go to all news list News

Economics Alum Named Prime Minister of Thailand

Economics alum Srettha Thavisin was recently elected the 30th Prime Minister of Thailand. 

Published date Wednesday, August 30, 2023 Go to all news list News

Healy Pens Influential Series for The Washington Post

Claire Healy, political science and journalism '21, recently co-authored a major investigative series for The Washington Post. 

Published date Wednesday, August 30, 2023 Go to all news list News

Journalism Student Authors Piece for The Washington Post

Isaiah Stafford, a recent SBS graduate, has authored the article "The history of Memphis set the stage for the killing of Tyre Nichols." 

Published date Friday, July 28, 2023 Go to all news list News

Announcing the Summer 2023 CJLS/SBS RISE Summer Research Assistantships

The Center for Justice, Law, and Societies (CJLS) and SBS RISE are excited to announce their summer 2023 research assistants and faculty mentors.

Published date Tuesday, May 2, 2023 Go to all news list News

Christmaelle Vernet Receives 2023 SBS LeBovidge Undergraduate Research Award

Christmaelle Vernet, a sophomore in journalism and legal studies, has received the 2023 SBS LeBovidge Undergraduate Research Award. 

Published date Wednesday, April 26, 2023 Go to all news list News

Raymond Caraher Attends 2023 AAAS CASE Workshop

Caraher, graduate student in economics, was one of four UMass Amherst participants at the D.C. Catalyzing Advocacy in Science and Engineering (CASE) workshop.

Published date Monday, April 17, 2023 Go to all news list News

Two SBS Students Selected for 2023 POLITICO Journalism Institute

Two SBS students, Saliha Bayrak, Journalism '23, and Jack Underhill, Journalism '24, have been accepted into the 2023 POLITICO Journalism Institute. 

Published date Tuesday, April 11, 2023 Go to all news list News

SBS Alumna Appointed Minister of Education of Colombia

Aurora Vergara Figueroa, a graduate of the Department of Sociology's PhD program, has been appointed as the Minister of Education of Colombia. 

Published date Thursday, March 2, 2023 Go to all news list News

Economics Students Among Finalists in 2023 Three Minute Thesis Competition

April Burrage and Debamanyu Das, graduate students in Economics, are among the finalists in the 2023 Three Minute Thesis competition.

Published date Wednesday, February 22, 2023 Go to all news list News

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