UMass Amherst News

Many of us don't know anyone in prison. The laws that determine who goes to prison and for how long may not seem to affect you.

"In the old days people sprayed [pesticides] on a schedule because you didn't know when an insect was there or not there," said Richard Bonnano, president of the Massachusetts Farm Bureau.

Bruce Byers, Ph.D, associate professor at UMass Amherst will be speaking on "Listening to Songs: The Natural History of Birdsong" at the Nasketucket Bird Club meeting today.

Doctors offices aren't the only ones converting lawns into food these days. We've been following UMass Amherst students' efforts to turn campus lawns into no-dig gardens for some time now.

Archie Shepp is a New York City native and alumnus of Goddard College. Archie started playing jazz in the early 60\'s and continues to dazzle audiences around the world playing tenor saxophone and piano, accompanied by his soulful voice.

Amherst Ballet members Adele Fisk, back row, from left, Lillian Moskin and Maddison Stemple-Piatt; Ira Teveleva, center left, and Jessie Abdow, center right; and Anna Plummer, front, rehearse for the 40th anniversary concert.

Research spending at the University of Massachusetts Amherst campus us up more than 7 percent over last year, while spending at the university as a whole is up more than 8 percent.

BELCHERTOWN - A University of Massachusetts graduate student who died in a fiery crash May 14 appeared to be having car problems, according to a friend who was speaking with her by telephone before the crash.

New fish-tagging studies of young bluefin tuna in Atlantic waters off New England by researchers at the University of Massachusetts Amherst are offering the first fishery-independent, year-round data on dispersal patterns and habitat use for the popular game fish.

Earlier this month, schools across the country celebrated National Charter Schools Week.

An open letter to Philadelphia Congressional Representatives Bob Brady, Chakah Fattah, and Allyson Schwartz: Important decisions are being made in Congress, giving more money to the military and taking away money from our states and communities.

Hundreds to attend a "Debt for Diplomas" Graduation outside of Sallie Mae's shareholder meeting Thursday.

The proud parents of Courtney E. Roberts of St. Albans and Jeremy M. Leduc of Easthampton, Mass.

I just graduated summa cum laude with Chemical Engineering and Biochemistry & Molecular Biology majors at the University of Massachusetts -- Amherst.

Security expert Jerome Radcliffe, a diabetic who uses an insulin pump, showed onlookers at the 2011 Black Hat Technical Security Conference that his pump's cyber vulnerabilities could lead to severe consequences.

Melissa Prime and her son, Dan Sumy, who both live in Cheshire, started college at different schools.

Conference in Washington D.C., the pursuit of intellectual honesty was the reoccurring theme that characterized my many and diverse interviews with students from across the country.

William Waltz, a Wapakoneta High School graduate who lives in Minnesota, was inspired to use a moon theme for a recent edition of a national magazine he edits.

An Eagan woman who was pursuing her master's degree in Massachusetts died this week in a fiery crash there.

In June, the Beverly college will open its first satellite campus on the North Shore in Gloucester,and come September, Endicott will launch a teacher training program that will help Haverhill educators to earn master's degrees close to their classrooms.