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Thaddeus Miller, public policy, is the co-PI on a $15 million New England University Transportation Center project from the U.S. Department of Transportation. 

Jennifer Lundquist and Andrew Paik, sociology, are part of the multi-institutional research team which was awarded $50,000. 

In a recent article Isabella Weber, economics, discusses her rise from “the most hated woman in economics” to one of the most prominent economists of our time.

Tatishe Nteta, political science & director of UMass Amherst Poll, recently discussed polls and CA reparations on KALW Public Media's State of the Bay. 

Jesse Rhodes, political science and co-director of UMass Amherst Poll, appeared on Fox News to discuss recent poll findings on reparations in the U.S. 

Nancy Folbre, economics emerita and PERI, recently discussed feminist economic policy on the podcast "How to Save a Country." 

After 35 years with the Department of Journalism, Professor Karen List is retiring. Her students and colleagues reflect on her time at the University. 

Oriol Pi-Sunyer, 93, of Amherst, a founding member and Professor Emeritus of the Department of Anthropology, died April 12, 2023, after a long illness.

Research projects by faculty and students in the Department of Landscape Architecture and Regional Planning have received BSLA 2023 Design Awards. 

Dhiroj Koirala, PhD candidate in resource economics, has co-authored an op-ed calling on the G7 to increase commitments to climate change.