What is a Catamount? And why it is the University of Vermont’s mascot
UVM touts an obscure name for its mascot, which is also known as a puma, cougar, panther and mountain lion. Here's how the VT college came to adopt it ...
Trump administration opens investigation into UMass Amherst over allegations of antisemitism
The U.S. ED is opening an investigation into UMass Amherst over alleged antisemitism, adding it to a long list of schools ...
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Five-story building set to rise at former Rafter’s site in Amherst
Site work related to construction of a five-story, mixed-use building at the corner of Amity Street and University Drive is ...
UMass gathering celebrates spring equinox
Visitors heard UMass Astronomy Professor Stephen Schneider explain the seasonal positions of the sun and the moon ...
Michigan State is playing in the NCAA tournament. But how does their mascot stack up?
Zippy (Akron): "She was No. 1 last year, and she is now the owner of her own NIL deal. Any other year, she'd be the champion, and she remains Ohio's only native kangaroo and a trailblazing female ...
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Amherst supervisor suggests less stringent zoning for digital signs
The Amherst County Board of Supervisors voted Feb. 18 to postpone a decision on a special exception permit for Poplar Church to install a digital sign on its property on U.S. 60 in Amherst.
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Francis College of Engineering
The Francis College of Engineering has been recognized as exemplar and with a Bronze Award for the inaugural ASEE Diversity Recognition Program. The ASEE Diversity Recognition Program (ADRP) was ...
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Students and officials preparing for ‘Blarney Blowout’ at UMass Amherst
AMHERST, Mass. (WGGB/WSHM) - An annual celebration in Amherst that results in dozens of arrests and hospitalizations every year is set to begin on Saturday. Friday was the calm before the storm in ...
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UMass Amherst computer scientist co-recipient of ‘Nobel Prize of Computing’ for foundational work on AI technology
Amherst, Mass. — Andrew G. Barto, University of Massachusetts Amherst Manning College for Information and Computer Sciences professor emeritus, has been awarded the 2024 ACM A.M.Turing Award for ...
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Diggins leads UMass over Rhode Island 91-88
AMHERST, Mass. (AP) Rahsool Diggins led UMass with 29 points and sealed the victory with a jump shot with 50 seconds left as the Minutemen took down Rhode Island 91-88 on Saturday. Diggins also ...
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Thousands of University of California workers go on strike alleging unfair bargaining tactics
SAN FRANCISCO — Tens of thousands of University of California physician assistants, optometrists, and other health care and custodial workers went on strike Wednesday over alleged unfair labor ...
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UMass Amherst Chancellor Reyes was finalist to lead West Virginia
AMHERST — Less than two years since taking the helm as chancellor at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, Javier Reyes interviewed as a finalist to become the next president of West Virginia ...