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Recent UMass Journalism alumnae Rahmah Pauzi of Amherst shoots video Thursday for UMass's first ever Massive Open Online Course. SARAH CROSBY

UMass lecturer launches first Massive Open Online Course

Wednesday, May 22, 2013

AMHERST — Large classes aren’t unusual at the University of Massachusetts Amherst. But a new one launched this week sets a record. “Building a Basic Website,” taught by a leader of the school’s online journalism program, counts 1,000 students on its roster from around the country — and around the globe. The enormous reach of the course is no accident. … 0

Kumble Subbaswamy was inaugurated as Chancellor, Saturday, in the Mullins Center at UMass Amherst. SARAH CROSBY

Kumble Subbaswamy installed as UMass chancellor

Saturday, April 27, 2013

AMHERST — During the inauguration ceremony Saturday for University of Massachusetts Chancellor Kumble R. Subbaswamy, speakers praised the man they affectionately call “Swami” for his academic brilliance, personal warmth and commitment to leading the public research university. The celebration was part of Founders Week, celebrating the 150th anniversary of the university’s flagship campus. … 0

Keith Lilly, Assistant Farm Superintendent for UMass' Center for Agriculture, prepares to attach a rototiller piece to the back of the tractor, Wednesday, at a field on North Pleasant St. in Amherst. Lilly rototilled part of the field in preparation for a tree planting on Thursday, April 25, 2013. The field will be used by UMass as an agricultural learning center, providing students with "hands-on educational activities, such as working with vegetables, fruits, field crops and the turf industry," according to Stephen Herbert, Associate Dean for the Agricultural Center at UMass. SARAH CROSBY

Agricultural Learning Center groundbreaking at UMass 

Thursday, April 25, 2013

AMHERST — Growing up in Foxborough, Stockbridge School of Agriculture senior Jordan Tedoldi didn’t have many opportunities to work on farms before arriving in Amherst. As a new 50-acre farm known as the Agricultural Learning Center begins life a short distance from the University of Massachusetts campus, Tedoldi and other Stockbridge and UMass … 0

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Role of young voters unclear in Massachusetts Senate contest

Tuesday, September 25, 2012

AMHERST — Mtali Banda considers himself politically aware. A junior at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, he is a supporter of President Barack Obama. When Republicans gathered in Tampa, Fla., for their national convention last month, he tuned … 0

Grant aids life sciences at UMass

Wednesday, September 26, 2012

AMHERST — The Massachusetts Life Sciences Center Board awarded a $308,000 planning grant to the University of Massachusetts Amherst Wednesday, a move intended to pave the way for a $95 million infusion into the university’s life sciences program in coming years. The expansion of the UMass life sciences … 0

UMass president Robert Caret starts statewide bus tour

Sunday, September 30, 2012

BOSTON (AP) — The president of the University of Massachusetts is launching his second annual statewide bus tour to mark the upcoming 150th anniversary of the five-campus system’s founding and to tout the system’s contributions to the state economy. Robert Caret’s four-day, 500-mile tour starts Monday with jaunts … 0

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