Sandra Lim had mostly put aside her curiosity about the award. 

Then, on the morning of April 8, came an email telling the UMass Lowell associate professor of English and award-winning poet that she was one of 184 artists, writers, scholars and scientists to receive a 2021 Guggenheim Fellowship, the prestigious grant designed to allow recipients — “exceptional individuals”— a period to toil in creative freedom.

When students return to campus this fall, they’ll be able to study in swayi

AMHERST, Mass. – The Graduate School at the University of Massachusetts Amherst conferred 2,016 advanced degrees this afternoon at a Commencement ceremony at the Warren P. McGuirk Alumni Stadium on campus.

Graduates and their guests gathered late this afternoon for the commencement ceremony, which was moved outdoors this year due to COVID-19 safety protocols. A photo tribute to the graduates was also part of the ceremony.

AMHERST, Mass. – At today’s Undergraduate Commencement ceremonies at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, UMass ice hockey Coach Greg Carvel shared with graduates some of his maxims for success with the 2021 national champion men’s hockey team, including daring to make bold decisions, developing a strong identity and treating others with dignity and respect.

There aren’t many courses in which an undergraduate student in mechanical engineering, a graduate student in entrepreneurship and a Ph.D.

AMHERST, Mass. – New developments in recreational fishing technology—from the use of aerial drones and social media scouting reports to advances in hook design—are creating challenges for fisheries management and effective policy making, according to a new study co-authored by University of Massachusetts Amherst researcher Andy Danylchuk.

Initial analysis of the Phase II/III TeenCOVE study of Moderna’s mRNA vaccine, in which UMass Medical School is participating, showed vaccine efficacy against COVID-19 of 96 percent and the vaccine was generally well tolerated with no serious safety concerns identified to date, the company reported in a business update May 6.

As we’ve learned countless times over the past year, things change quickly. Commencement went virtual. Then conditions improved so we could celebrate on campus with limited capacity. With Governor Baker’s recent announcement that statewide COVID-19 restrictions will be lifted on May 29, UMass Dartmouth will be able to hold larger Commencement ceremonies and host up to 6 guests for each graduating student. We are excited to welcome more of your friends and family to cheer you on as you cross the stage.

UMass Dartmouth, along with partners Massasoit Community College and UMass School of Law, were awarded a $150,000 Higher Education Innovation Fund (HEIF) grant from the Office of the Governor to research and gather evidence-based data toward the creation of a multi-campus curriculum for a Transformative Justice Certification Program. This initiative will help institutions of higher education implement training, certification, and workforce readiness for Transformative Justice Practitioners.