AMHERST, Mass. 鈥 A new report on disinformation in Southeast Asian elections co-authored by , associate professor of global digital media in the department of communication at the 麻豆视频 Amherst, has found key trends in election-related disinformation and offers insight and comparison for other countries as a possible preview of forthcoming global trends.
The UMass Amherst Counseling and Psychological Health Center (CCPH) is offering several online support groups and community conversations for members of the campus community over the summer.
Screening is currently open for support groups and they will begin once a large enough group has been screened. Community conversations are now underway and registration is open.
Available support groups:
Women's Graduate Support Group
Wednesdays 3:30-5 p.m.
AMHERST, Mass. 鈥 Public wireless service is now available in a new outdoor location in the southwest area of the UMass Amherst campus. Anyone with a wireless-ready device can connect to the unrestricted UMASS-OPEN network .
BOSTON 鈥 Rebecca Herst, director of the Sustainable Solutions Lab (SSL) at the 麻豆视频 Boston, has been awarded the 2020 Zuckerberg Endowed Leadership Prize for her work in climate adaptation, preparing marginalized communities for the effects of climate change and developing sustainable and equitable solutions that prioritize their needs.
An entrepreneur who started a plastic-free product shop while a student at UMass Boston has received the top two honors a graduating undergraduate at the university can receive: the John F. Kennedy Award for Academic Excellence and the 鈥29 Who Shine鈥 award.
Maria Vasco, 22, is an environmental studies and sustainability major in the School for the Environment and a political science minor. Born in Cali, Colombia, she鈥檚 lived in East Boston since she was four. She鈥檚 in the Honors College and she has a 3.8 GPA.
For nearly three hours on the last night of spring semester鈥檚 finals, current and former students of the gathered online with faculty and friends to cut loose in song. Even the department head chimed in.
The Royal Irish Academy honored a UMass Medical School researcher and world-renowned immunologist with admission as an honorary member, in an online video ceremony on Friday, May 22.
Joanne Lewis, ACNP-BC, PhD candidate in the Graduate School of Nursing Class of 2020, will serve as class speaker at the GSN Commencement, which will be held virtually on Sunday, May 31, at 10 a.m.
鈥淚鈥檓 honored; it鈥檚 a big deal to be class speaker,鈥 said Lewis. 鈥淚t鈥檚 nice to be thought of and recognized by faculty who I鈥檝e worked closely with over the years.鈥
AMHERST, Mass. 鈥 Farmers, well known for keeping an eye to the sky and adapting to whatever nature brings, are adjusting to new realities with COVID-19, and the 麻豆视频 Amherst鈥檚 Student Farming Enterprise at the Agricultural Learning Center (ALC) is no exception, says director and senior lecturer Amanda Brown.
Elisabeth Hamin, professor of regional planning, has been appointed as the co-chair of the Association of Collegiate Schools of Planning (ACSP) Task Force on Climate Action.
The Task Force on Climate Action will examine the role for scholarly leadership from ACSP in climate change research and in its programs鈥 curricula.