🌟 Fatoumata Ouattara ’23 MS turned her sport management degree into a mission to make physical activity accessible. Now, she’s making a difference at @SpecOlympicsNY, supporting school & community programs. 🌍🏅Read her story: loom.ly/NzhdcFc

NEWS: Chantal E. Kordula ’94 has been elected chair of the Board of Trustees of Amherst College, it was announced today by Andrew J. Nussbaum ’85, the outgoing chair. Kordula’s six-year term, renewed annually, begins on July 1. bit.ly/3xeioyT

Congrats to Conny Meissner, @BhamlaLab, @emrickgroup and @Crosby__Group (@aljcrosby) on this collaborative work, published today in @softmatter, that takes inspiration from nature and translates it into the first-ever soft synthetic mesoscale ribbons. doi.org/10.1039/D4SM…

Are you spending your summer in the Amherst area? There are many ways to be a part of the local community. Whether you're looking to volunteer, explore new hobbies, or connect with local residents, here are some great ways to get involved off-campus: bit.ly/45jk0nq

Is it cheating to use #ChatGPT for schoolwork? It depends on how you use it, says Torrey Trust, professor of learning technology @umasseduc. #ai #generativeai #umass #umassamherst #artificialintelligence

🚨 Additional kickoff times have been announced! 🗓️ Nov. 2 at Mississippi State 🕓 4:15 p.m. | @SECNetwork 🗓️ Nov. 23 at Georgia 🕧 12:45 p.m. | @SECNetwork #Flagship🚩

In case you missed it, here is a recording of the MaPIT 5.0. This new version leverages the new Experience Builder platform to include improved accessibility and quality-of-life improvements for a better user experience. www.umasstransportat…

🌍 Looking for a kindergarten that teaches more than just the basics? The Common School in Amherst focuses on inclusivity and environmental education. Limited spots are available for fall! conta.cc/3R8qpft #westernmass pic.twitter.com/lsfB…

Amherst College committed to partnership with schools, though talks ongoing www.gazettenet.com/N…

Bill Meissner '72MFA explores the circus in "The Wonders of the Little World," which follows a fortune teller as she searches for her missing tightrope-walking husband. Discover how Meissner's Baraboo, WI childhood inspired the tale in #UMassMagazine: bit.ly/Circus72

Tawny Simisky, an extension entomologist in @CAFE_UMass, recently spoke with @WHMP about "good and bad" local bugs. umass.science/3VnLeE…

The YR 25 Corps has completed multiple Project ITCH surveys to help UMass Amherst's New England Center of Excellence in Vector-borne Diseases gather info about tick control services being used across Cape Cod. Visit loom.ly/G-xKXzU to learn more about the study. 🕷️🔍

ICYMI, Ian Bandwich Hale, the baby #peregrine #falcon who hatched on top of the Du Bois library this year, has fledged! Here he was before he got those gorgeous flight feathers. @DuBoisFalcons @UMassLibraries #conservation #umass #birds www.umass.edu/news/a…

Trying to catch as many sessions online as I can of the Ukrainian Recovery Conference #urc2024 happening today and tomorrow in Berlin, Germany. Incredible attendance of thousands at this important conference. Fascinating topics and discussions.

Seafaring civilizations have long been at the mercy of the wood-hungry #shipworm, and scientists have been unable to pinpoint exactly how it causes such damage—until @UMassMicrobio and fellow researchers found lignin-digesting microbes living within it. umass.science/3yRGK1… pic.twitter.com/q4hm…

It was another great day in Western Massachusetts for a bike ride on the Norwottuck Trail Bike Path. 15.71 miles. As my college coach ⁦@Coach_JimReid⁩ would say, “You can always go down and back”! #MasterOfMayhem Season is in full effect….