The family foundation’s gift will go to an endowment to fund research into curing ALS and other neurodegenerative diseases at ...

In the race to combat global climate change, much attention has been given to natural carbon sinks: those primarily ...

UMass Downtown, a multi-purpose retail, event, and meeting satellite space in downtown Amherst, opened on Feb. 11 at 108 North Pleasant St., in the town’s central business district. […] ...

UMass Downtown is a campus information center offering retail, event and meeting options as well as evening lectures, readings and workshops.

Howard Twilley died at age 81, according to his alma mater, the University of Tulsa. No cause of death was given. Twilley was ...

Amherst College is a small, private liberal arts college based in Amherst, Massachusetts. It is highly selective, and frequently ranks well among liberal arts colleges in the US. It was founded in ...

A 'Nurturing Environment' for College Students The Northeast region of the U.S. is home to some of the oldest cities in the country and some of the oldest and most historic colleges and universities.

PETA members disrupted an event at the University of Massachusetts on January 27. The supporters interrupted the UMass Amherst's Accelerate event to protest controversial marmoset research conducted ...

Researchers at the University of Massachusetts Amherst Political Economy Research Institute (PERI) today published the updated Air Toxics at School database, a web-based platform that tracks toxic air ...

This article was produced by University of Massachusetts Amherst students in journalism professor Steve Fox’s “Introduction to Multimedia” class in collaboration with MassLive. As tensions ...

Two Canada geese found on the campus of UMass Amherst have tested positive for bird flu. According to the University, the geese tested positive for Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI), (H5N1 ...