UMASS AMHERST

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.

A biomedical engineering professor at UMass Amherst is leading a study to help find biomarkers for the cognitive disease, long before dementia sets in.

UMass Amherst's newly formed Demonstration Policy Task Force released a report Wednesday with recommendations on policies and guidelines for students who want to protest on campus.

Last semester ended with more than 130 arrests when police clashed with protesters on campus.

President Joe Biden stepped aside as the Democratic Party’s presidential candidate this week and has endorsed his vice president, Kamala Harris, for the job. The announcement sparked a barrage of memes and attention from major pop culture figures like Charli XCX tweeting “Kamala is Brat.”

Environmental experts say the construction industry accounts for more than one-third of greenhouse gas emissions. UMass Amherst engineers hope to make data on carbon use more affordable and accessible.

Researchers found people exposed to police killings are less likely to seek out even basic services from government afterwards.

The pretrial conferences are scheduled for the more than 100 people facing charges after the UMass chancellor's controversial order on May 7 for police to clear the protest encampment.

On The Rundown, panelists discuss use of the state’s opioid remediation funds, the ongoing divestment debate at UMass Amherst and Williams College, the Hampshire Regional Schools new superintendent’s controversial history, and much more.

UMass Amherst faculty and librarians voted no confidence in Chancellor Javier Reyes on Monday. They said he "created an unsafe environment by summoning a militarized police force" to campus on May 7. More than 130 pro-Palestinian protesters were arrested. The Student Government Association passed a similar vote one day after the arrests.