UMass Amherst

Supportive partners can limit the effects of depression and external stress that might otherwise negatively impact relationships, new research from UMass Amherst shows.

Holyoke Mayor Alex Morse plans to resign his post on March 26 to start his new job as Provincetown town manager on April 5. “Today, buildings that were once vacant are home to restaurants, housing, and artist spaces. Our population is growing again, and so is our tax base,” the 32-year-old mayor wrote in his resignation letter, reflecting on his…

Amherst is among hundreds of communities and organizations across the country seeking to provide reparations to Black people. The efforts, some of which have been underway for years, have gained momentum in the wake of the Minneapolis police killing of George Floyd.

About 200 UMass Amherst students, most not wearing masks, attended a party this weekend despite policies at the university and in the town that ban it, a deeply disappointed school administrator said Monday. Any student who hosted or attended the party will be suspended, and those living in dorms will be moved out temporarily because they pose a safety threat…

University officials say recent restrictions have helped reduce the spread of COVID-19, allowing the school to decrease its risk level from “high” to “elevated.”

The University of Massachusetts at Amherst is operating at a high COVID risk level as cases of the coronavirus continue to surge on campus. That means that the campus is effectively locked down, and a number of restrictions have been placed on students, including limiting who can take walks. A directive for students to self-sequester has been activated at the…

Over 350 University of Massachusetts at Amherst students are facing disciplinary measures for violating COVID-19 protocols, resulting in an outbreak that has effectively locked down the campus. More than 430 coronavirus cases have been reported at the western Massachusetts school in the past week alone, including students and faculty. School officials canceled all in-person learning on Sunday as a result…

The town of Amherst will keep in place capacity limits and a business curfew, both of which were set to loosen on Monday, as part of efforts to contain a COVID-19 outbreak at its flagship University of Massachusetts campus. The Amherst Board of Health extended the 25% capacity ceiling and the 9:30 p.m. closing time for many industries indefinitely in…

As COVID-19 cases continue to surge at The University of Massachusetts at Amherst, the university revealed Sunday that the campus risk level has been raised and all athletics are being paused for at least two weeks. The risk level is being raised from “elevated” to “high,” effective 2 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 7. It will stay this way for a minimum…

The University of Massachusetts at Amherst is banning student gatherings of all sizes after what school officials described as “a concerning rise” in new positive COVID-19 cases. In addition to the ban on on and off campus gatherings, the school implemented a series of other precautionary measures effective at 3 p.m. Friday, including limiting the Campus Rec Center to virtual…

A political riot at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., prompted the postponement of the University of Massachusetts’ basketball game at George Washington University. Hundreds of supporters of President Donald Trump stormed the U.S. Capitol Wednesday, interrupting the process to certify President-elect Joe Biden as the election’s winner. The game was scheduled for 6 p.m. in Washington. That’s when...

The family of Maura Murray, a 21-year-old nursing student who disappeared after a 2004 car crash in New Hampshire, is asking for a state highway historical marker to be installed at the spot where where she vanished. For years, the family kept a blue ribbon tied around a tree near the road in Haverhill. But the Caledonian-Record reports the property...

Citing the “incredible financial cost” associated with not fully reopening its campus this fall, UMass Amherst Chancellor Kumble Subbaswamy has calculated nearly $169 million in budget losses and is now placing 850 workers, including dining and residence hall staff, on indefinite furloughs effective Sept. 13. “Because their union representation agreed to a furlough rather than a layoff, they will retain…

Holyoke Mayor Alex Morse, who’s running in the congressional primary against Rep. Richard Neal, is responding to allegations he engaged in inappropriate conduct while teaching at UMass Amherst.

Responding to allegations of inappropriate behavior, Holyoke Mayor Alex Morse says he has never had a non-consensual encounter with anyone.

The University of Massachusetts Amherst changed its fall reopening plan Thursday, less than three weeks before the start of the semester, announcing that students whose classwork is completely remote will no longer have the option of living on campus. Additionally, the university is now urging that remote students stay home and don’t move even to the Amherst area for...

An in-person commencement may have been off the table this year, but the University of Massachusetts Amherst still brought plenty of fanfare to its virtual ceremony on Friday. Actors, athletes, politicians and more helped make the day unique for the graduates and their families watching on computer screens. A video chat-assembled wind ensemble of UMass students kicked off the virtual…

A University of Massachusetts Amherst graduate went straight to cap and gown to his job as an EMT amid the coronavirus pandemic. Suffolk in the City’s Jenna Locke explains.

Safely reusing personal protection equipment like masks is becoming a greater possibility given the shortage of many medical supplies that essential workers need during the coronavirus outbreak. Last week, researchers at the University of Massachusetts Amherst said they found that face masks used by health care workers can be safely reused after sterilization. The research, which looked at N95 masks,…

The University of Massachusetts-Amherst is moving ahead with a $200 million project to replace two aging student apartment complexes with more modern units.