AMHERST, Mass. – A new report on disinformation in Southeast Asian elections co-authored by Jonathan Corpus Ong, associate professor of global digital media in the department of communication at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, has found key trends in election-related disinformation and offers insight and comparison for other countries as a possible preview of forthcoming global trends.

The UMass Amherst Counseling and Psychological Health Center (CCPH) is offering several online support groups and community conversations for members of the campus community over the summer.

Screening is currently open for support groups and they will begin once a large enough group has been screened. Community conversations are now underway and registration is open.

Available support groups:

Women's Graduate Support Group
Wednesdays 3:30-5 p.m.

AMHERST, Mass. – Public wireless service is now available in a new outdoor location in the southwest area of the UMass Amherst campus. Anyone with a wireless-ready device can connect to the unrestricted UMASS-OPEN network in Lot 11 near McGuirk Alumni Stadium.

BOSTON — Rebecca Herst, director of the Sustainable Solutions Lab (SSL) at the University of Massachusetts Boston, has been awarded the 2020 Zuckerberg Endowed Leadership Prize for her work in climate adaptation, preparing marginalized communities for the effects of climate change and developing sustainable and equitable solutions that prioritize their needs. 

An entrepreneur who started a plastic-free product shop while a student at UMass Boston has received the top two honors a graduating undergraduate at the university can receive: the John F. Kennedy Award for Academic Excellence and the “29 Who Shine” award. 

Maria Vasco, 22, is an environmental studies and sustainability major in the School for the Environment and a political science minor. Born in Cali, Colombia, she’s lived in East Boston since she was four. She’s in the Honors College and she has a 3.8 GPA.

For nearly three hours on the last night of spring semester’s finals, current and former students of the Music Department gathered online with faculty and friends to cut loose in song. Even the department head chimed in.

The Royal Irish Academy honored a UMass Medical School researcher and world-renowned immunologist with admission as an honorary member, in an online video ceremony on Friday, May 22. 

Joanne Lewis, ACNP-BC, PhD candidate in the Graduate School of Nursing Class of 2020, will serve as class speaker at the GSN Commencement, which will be held virtually on Sunday, May 31, at 10 a.m.

“I’m honored; it’s a big deal to be class speaker,” said Lewis. “It’s nice to be thought of and recognized by faculty who I’ve worked closely with over the years.”

AMHERST, Mass. – Farmers, well known for keeping an eye to the sky and adapting to whatever nature brings, are adjusting to new realities with COVID-19, and the University of Massachusetts Amherst’s Student Farming Enterprise at the Agricultural Learning Center (ALC) is no exception, says director and senior lecturer Amanda Brown.

Elisabeth Hamin, professor of regional planning, has been appointed as the co-chair of the Association of Collegiate Schools of Planning (ACSP) Task Force on Climate Action.

The Task Force on Climate Action will examine the role for scholarly leadership from ACSP in climate change research and in its programs’ curricula.