Jennifer Ferrari ’08 named Massachusetts Art Educator of the Year

A strong foundation in art education helps form 21st-century skills that they will need later in life, like critical, analytical thinking, communication, selecting tools and materials,” Ferrari believes.

Journalism and Jim Crow, edited by Professor Kathy Roberts Forde, wins American Historical Association Book Prize

“Journalism and Jim Crow” documents how white newspaper publishers and editors collaborated with white political, industrial, and business leaders to build violent white supremacist political economies and social orders in the South from 1875-1920 and beyond.

Lindsay Rando ’03 of Bobbles and Lace on how to lead a successful fashion brand

Lindsay Rando grew up on the counter of her grandmother’s consignment shop, the Treasure Chest, and was instilled at a young age with a love of fashion. After attending the University of Massachusetts, Amherst, Lindsay moved across the country to Los Angeles, CA.

Epidemiology chair Lisa Chasen-Taber Receives $2 million NIH grant to study pregnancy health outcomes

A University of Massachusetts Amherst epidemiologist has been awarded a five-year, $2.1 million grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH)...

Early Sesame Street cast member Loretta Long ’73EdD talks to NPR about the show’s history

In American history, schools have not just been places to learn the ABCs – they're places where socialization happens and cultural norms are developed.

Nilanjana “Buju” Dasgupta on Using Science to Understand Human Behavior

Professor of Psychology and Director of the Institute of Diversity Sciences (IDS) Nilanjana “Buju” Dasgupta discusses the inspiration behind IDS and the way science allows us to better understand the human mind and behavior.

From Bagel Baker to Media Maven

Audie Cornish ’01 reflects on her life and career

Home-Front Heroes

Honoring the cadet nurses of World War II

Women Investing in Women

Wystan Carswell ’12MS, ’15PhD, was all too familiar with the struggles that women face in STEM.

Two UMass Amherst Professors Elected as Fellows to the American Association for the Advancement of Science

The American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) has elected two professors from the University of Massachusetts Amherst to the newest class of AAAS Fellows.

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