The Undergraduate Commencement ceremony will be held on Saturday, May 23. Alumnus Earl W. Stafford, Chancellor Robert Holub, UMass President Jack Wilson and UMass senior Jackie Hai will be speaking, among others.
Chancellor Robert Holub’s “Framework for Excellence” was released to the UMass community on April 16, and included his plans for the future of the University.
UMass students' "UMail” e-mail accounts will be transitioning over to GMail, beginning in late summer.
The men’s and women’s alpine ski teams have been converted to club teams in order to close the gap on the athletic deparmtent’s dudget deficit for next year. Friends of UMass Skiing are still making attempts to raise money to reinstate the teams.
PHENOM hosted its call-in day aimed to prioritize higher education funding as the FY2010 budget goes before the Massachusetts Senate Committee on Ways and Means.
With youth unemployment way up, Gov. Patrick looks to use federal stimulus money to supplement and expand state employment programs.
As May approaches, the University warns against simply throwing away all the extra stuff in dorm rooms and encourages a greener approach to on-campus living.
Activist Charles T. Peterson spoke on the state of racism and socialism in modern America as part of a presentation sponsored by the International Socialist Organization last Thursday.
In a marathon meeting, the SGA tackles online voting and other loose ends.
At the University of Massachusetts, or perhaps the more aptly named “ZooMass” as it has come to be known by some of its students, an association with heavy partying has long held hands with the University’s reputation.
Supermarket retailers nationwide are urging shoppers to replace plastic bags with reusable totes made from nylon, cotton canvas, hemp, woven polypropylene or recycled plastic.
Mary McAleese, Ireland’s eighth and current president, will be delivering the commencement address to Mt. Holyoke College’s graduating class on Sunday, May 24 during the school’s 172nd commencement.
UMassOnline, the program that runs online classes for the University of Massachusetts, has seen an explosion of growth since its inception in 2001. This year has been a particularly strong year due to a number of factors including the economy.
Imagine shoppers, drawn to Northampton from miles away by a tourism campaign, ambling through downtown on freshly cleaned streets, stopping to admire perfectly manicured flower beds. This was the vision for the recently passed Business Improvement District, which supporters had been promoting for about three years, and is now meeting some stiff opposition.
One year after UMass student Darby Fassett died of an accidental heroin overdose, his family, friends and University Health Services are putting on a memorial concert to benefit drug abuse prevention programs on and off campus.
After a two-year suspension and a year of rebuilding its membership, a fraternity chapter at the University of Massachusetts will move back into its former house at 118 Sunset Ave.
One of the biggest fundraisers on the University of Massachusetts campus, the “UWere, UAre, USpeak Autism Speaks 3K Walk 5K Race” was held on Sunday, May 3, in an effort to raise awareness and money for autism.
Over the past two months, the University of Massachusetts has begun the massive undertaking of planning a major reorganization of schools and departments on campus.
The chancellor also appointed a Reorganization Task Force led by professor Jane Fountain, which aimed to give the faculty’s feedback to the administration.
Over the weekend, four additional Amherst College students tested positive for Type A influenza and one Mount Holyoke College student contracted a flu-like illness causing all five students to be isolated on their respective campuses.
On Monday evening, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) confirmed samples from two Amherst College students sent to the Massachusetts Department of Public Health (MDPH) late last week are positive for H1N1 influenza, or swine flu. The two students, ages 19 and 20, are the first confirmed swine flu cases in western Massachusetts.
The UMass Republican Club hosted Mike Adams to discusss his views on abortion. The event was met with both support and protest from students.
Students from Professor Lyle Craker’s “Herbs, Plants, and Medicinal Spices” class are holding HerbFest, a showcase of their herbal knowledge.
Several University of Massachusetts students elected to spend their spring break in New Orleans helping repair damages from Hurricane Katrina rather than the other activities most students spend their breaks with.
Two probable cases of swine flu at Amherst College were identified by the Massachusetts Department of Public Health (MDPH), and as of Sunday evening, an additional seven Amherst students and one Smith College student have tested positive for Type A influenza, or the common flu. The 10 students are exhibiting mild flu-like symptoms which may be H1N1, commonly known as swine flu.
Call for end to 'exclusive pouring rights' contract
A group of University of Massachusetts students are calling for a boycott of Coca-Cola products on campus on Monday, May 4.
University of Massachusetts psychology professor Sally Powers delivered a lecture Monday titled “Hormones and Lovers,” which was the culmination of the 2008-2009 Distinguished Faculty Lecture series.
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