Due to the dramatic growth of wireless devices and the high demands of faster speeds and better quality of service (QoS), the electromagnetic spectrum is crowded and seems scarce. Dynamic spectrum sharing in 5G and beyond is able to solve the problem of spectrum scarcity.

“The best way to get a scholarship is to apply.”

At once a program name and life motto, Question Everything, a new residential summer program launching June 26 from the UMass Amherst Department of Philosophy, aims to make philosophical concepts and college more accessible to high school students from Holyoke and Springfield, Massachusetts. 

While the brutality of Russia’s assault on Ukraine is horrifying to watch, it is inspiring to see the sheer courage of President Zelensky and his people in defense of freedom. This is a time for us all to stand with Ukraine but also re-dedicate ourselves to protecting democracy from all threats foreign and domestic in whatever way we are able.

Alumnus Paul Manning ’77 and his wife, Diane, have committed $3 million through their family foundation to expand the Manning Innovation Program at the University of Massachusetts Amherst. The gift provides three years of support in advancing a robust and sustainable commercialization pipeline of applied and translational research projects from the university.

Exercise Science alumna Caitlin Ciccone is living her dream. It may not be the dream of her childhood, but she couldn’t be happier with where she is today. 

UMass Chan Medical School has established the Translational Institute for Molecular Therapeutics, ushering in the next phase of gene therapy development to accelerate new treatments for rare genetic diseases.