Javier Reyes: UMass Amherst a civic partner that’s helping drive growth in WMass (Viewpoint)

We are working with regional partners to develop collective responses — whether it’s devising ways to make it easier for ...

What’s the relationship like between the NE’s largest public university and its host town?

AMHERST — When Nancy Buffone first visited the University of Massachusetts Amherst, she fell in love with the town. Over the ...
Wicked Local

Amherst named the best college town in the Northeast. Here's why

You would think that Boston would be on a list of top college towns in the Northeast. Most of the time you would be right; however, this time, Amherst gets the honor. Amherst was ranked No. 1 on a ...
Daily Hampshire Gazette

UMass activists appeal Amherst Town Council for more on-campus housing

An activist organization at the University of Massachusetts is appealing to the Amherst Town Council to issue a formal statement requesting construction of more on-campus, university-owned housing for ...
EurekAlert!

UMass Amherst awarded $2.1 million to advance the science of engagement in community-academic research partnerships

Thomas Mackie is a professor professor of health policy and management in the UMass Amherst School of Public Health and Health Sciences. The study, entitled “Improving Research Partnership With ...
JD Supra

University of Massachusetts Amherst Files Notice of August 2024 Data Breach

On February 7, 2025, the University of Massachusetts Amherst (“UMass Amherst “) filed a notice of data breach with the Attorney General of Massachusetts after discovering that confidential information ...
WCVB Channel 5 Boston

UMass Amherst returning to in-person classes Monday after COVID-19 surge eases

The University of Massachusetts, Amherst is planning to resume in-person classes on Monday as the recent surge of positive COVID-19 cases on campus has been quelled, according to a message from the ...