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Two School of Medicine students have launched a podcast called, “Murmurs: Stories from our Journey in Medicine,” to help caregivers and students connect their health care experiences through prose and poem.

BOSTON — Five �鶹��Ƶ faculty have been awarded the 2020 Manning Prize for Excellence in Teaching for their outstanding dedication to students and the university. The faculty members — one from each UMass campus — will receive $10,000 awards in recognition of their sustained excellence in teaching and exemplary contributions to the campus community.

The Manning Prize was established in 2016 by UMass Lowell alumni Rob and Donna Manning to honor UMass professors who excel in teaching and service.

Shannon Roberts, industrial engineering, is working with a cross-campus team to help ensure that the future of work is more equitable and just.

AMHERST, Mass. -  As part of an increasingly global focus on educational partnerships, the Mark H. McCormack Department of Sport Management at UMass Amherst has entered into an agreement with Pacific League Marketing (PLM), a joint capital investment company created by the six professional baseball clubs in Japan’s Pacific League.

AMHERST, Mass. – A national program that measures accomplishments in sustainability in higher education has once again placed UMass Amherst as one of the most sustainable campuses in North America. The “gold” rating from the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education’s (AASHE) Sustainability Tracking, Assessment and Rating System (STARS) program recognizes sustainability accomplishments in areas such as academics, research, engagement, operations and administration.

AMHERST, Mass. – In one of the latest COVID-19 response projects at the �鶹��Ƶ Amherst, the  (ADDFab) laboratory is collaborating with a global network of design, engineering and manufacturing experts to help develop an open-source N95 face mask.

AMHERST, Mass. – Over the last 20 years, many academic institutions have conducted surveys in STEM disciplines, seeking ways to address and increase awareness of discrimination and racism that are major obstacles to attracting and retaining women – particularly underrepresented minority women – to diversify the STEM workforce.

AMHERST, Mass. – As concern grows among environmentalists and consumers about micro- and nanoplastics in the oceans and in seafood, they are increasingly studied in marine environments, say Baoshan Xing at the �鶹��Ƶ Amherst and colleagues in China. But “little is known about the behavior of nanoplastics in terrestrial environments, especially agricultural soils,” they add.

A UMass Boston PhD student has been selected to be an inaugural scholar in the Society for the Advancement of Psychotherapy’s  (AMPD). The AMPD is a two-year program designed to provide exposure and mentoring for doctoral students who have an interest in learning about the leadership of the Society for the Advancement of Psychotherapy, Division 29 of the American Psychological Association.

The Center for First-generation Student Success, an initiative of NASPA—Student Affairs Administrators in Higher Education and The Suder Foundation, recently announced their