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By SCOTT MERZBACH

AMHERST — Thomas W. Cole Jr., who came out of retirement to lead the University of Massachusetts Amherst campus as its chancellor for the 2007-2008 academic year and established Founders Day, died last week.An Atlanta resident at the time of his death...

By SCOTT MERZBACH

AMHERST — The University of Massachusetts is pushing back its commencement ceremony to late May beginning next year, the result of a revised academic calendar that features a new six-week winter session.But the decision by the Faculty Senate, causing...

By SCOTT MERZBACH

AMHERST — An in-depth study of traffic on the University of Massachusetts campus is underway after recent crashes that killed one pedestrian and seriously injured another.Vanasse Hangen Brustlin Inc., with a local office in Springfield, was recently...

By SCOTT MERZBACH

AMHERST — A 17-unit townhouse development in the shadow of the tower dormitories in the Southwest Area of the University of Massachusetts campus is being proposed for a 2.2-acre parcel at the corner of Sunset Avenue and Fearing Street.The process of...

By SCOTT MERZBACH

AMHERST — A vast library of science fiction books and other materials available to students, alumni, and the public has been part of the University of Massachusetts campus since 1964, but was recently given the heave-ho from its longtime space.Whether...

By SCOTT MERZBACH

AMHERST — A project that would bring 800 beds for University of Massachusetts students to new apartment-style developments along Massachusetts Avenue remains on track to open by fall 2023.UMass officials this week announced that Balfour Beatty Campus...

By SCOTT MERZBACH

AMHERST — Preliminary plans for the new building to house the Newman Catholic Center on the University of Massachusetts campus will be presented to the Planning Board Wednesday.Vinsu Shah, a representative of CBT Architects of Boston, will discuss...

By SCOTT MERZBACH

AMHERST — The Newman Center, which for more than 55 years has served as the Catholic hub for students, faculty and staff at the University of Massachusetts, is being sold for $12.5 million to the UMass Building Authority.The sale by the Roman Catholic...

By JACQUELYN VOGHEL

AMHERST — In what researchers are describing as an unintentional discovery, a team at the University of Massachusetts has developed new technology capable of generating electricity from moisture in the air.The device, called an Air-gen, is “a totally...

By STEVE PFARRER

For a long time, he was unsure of his singing voice, wondering if it was really good enough to front a band. And for a good part of the time he was making albums, he also shunned most live performances, not feeling he could sing in front of an...

By SCOTT MERZBACH

AMHERST — A University of Massachusetts fraternity suspended under the student code of conduct over hazing allegations and facing four grand jury indictments is being suspended by its parent organization.The Pi Kappa Alpha International Fraternity,...

By Shell Lin

Every fall, college freshmen arrive on campus, excited to meet their new dorm mates. But what if one of those new neighbors has fur? More and more students are facing this reality with new policies regarding “comfort animals,” which are basically pets...

A gathering considering climate change and invasive species last week at the University of Massachusetts Amherst sounded a warning about threats to New England.About 100 experts gathered during the first regional invasive species and climate change...