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Whitney Battle-Baptiste, anthropology, represented the W. E. B. Du Bois Center and UMass Libraries at the 60th anniversary celebration of Du Bois's passing.

Jonathan Corpus Ong, communication, is featured as a Spotlight Scholar for September 2023. He is one of the country's leading scholars on online disinformation.

Isabella Weber, economics, has been named to the 2023 "TIME100 Next" list of emerging leaders from around the world.

Joya Misra, sociology and public policy, and Jessica Pearlman, ISSR, received a $1.04M EPA grant to research opportunities and challenges of STEM leadership.

Brandyn Churchill, resource economics, has published new research on school-mandated Body Mass Index (BMI) assessments, finding both benefits and risks. 

Kelsey Whipple, journalism, has been named a UMass ADVANCE Team Leader for Research. She is one of five new leadership team members in the program. 

Alasdair Roberts, public policy, recently delivered the 2023 Jocelyne Bourgon Visiting Scholar Lecture at the Canada School of Public Service. 

Donald Tomaskovic-Devey, sociology and UMass Center for Employment Equity, has received the Rosabeth Moss Kanter Distinguished Career Award. 

Razvan Sibii, journalism, shares the story of an early applicant to the Welcome Corps program, as well as encouraging campus communities to participate. 

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