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Looking to better understand one of the most feared marine animals, The Shark Trust designated July 14 as Shark Awareness Day. It's also the day a UMass Amherst biologist released to the public several interactive 3D models of shark species.
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After 11 years, Kumble Subbaswamy steps down this week as chancellor of UMass Amherst. Javier Reyes, the former interim chancellor at University of Illinois Chicago, takes the helm.
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June 19, or Juneteenth, marks the nation's official ending of the emancipation of enslaved people in 1865 and was approved by President Biden as a national holiday in 2021.
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Western Mass. colleges make fallback plans while waiting for Supreme Court affirmative action rulingA decision by the court could come as soon as this week.
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A collection of works by the late artist and educator Nelson Stevens is on exhibit at the Springfield Museums. The collection — called "Color Rapping" — features more than 60 pieces, including many culled from private collections.
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UMass Amherst food scientists compared ingredients in more than 600 yogurts.
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After the Amherst town manager tweeted to CVS complaining about a display of electrolytes and party cups that could be used for binge drinking, the store took the display down.
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After a couple-year break due to the pandemic, the Northampton Jazz Workshop's Tuesday night session reopened last spring at The Drake.
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The UMass Board of Trustees has voted to increase tuition for in-state undergraduates by 2.5%, and increase room and board on the Amherst campus by 4.5% and on the Dartmouth and Lowell campuses by 2.7%.
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A new UMass Amherst poll says Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey's job approval is 57% as she approaches 100 days in office.