UMass Amherst
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Nirvani Williams
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NEPM
In 2023, UMass identified a $4.8 billion backlog of deferred maintenance needs at its facilities and buildings, with $3.6 billion of that backlog assigned to academic buildings.
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Kaliis Smith
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NEPM
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Tony Dunne
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NEPM
This week on The Rundown, panelists discuss the presidential debate, solutions to affordable housing scarcity, what’s new with controlled substances, and much more.
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Images from "A Big Mooncake for Little Star."
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Courtesy / Grace Lin
Banning books hurts us all, says western Massachusetts author and illustrator Grace Lin.
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