Longtime UMass journalism professor dies
Apr 10AMHERST, Mass. - Howard M. Ziff, professor emeritus of journalism at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst, has died. »
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Successful UMass coach battling cancer
Apr 05AMHERST, Mass. - Longtime University of Massachusetts softball coach Elaine Sortino, one of just five active coaches with more than 1,100 career wins, has announced that she is battling cancer. »
Provost chosen to lead UMass Amherst
Mar 27BOSTON - A physicist who's the provost at the University of Kentucky has been chosen as the new chancellor of the University of Massachusetts flagship Amherst campus. »
UMass-Dartmouth chancellor picks named
Mar 26DARTMOUTH - The list of candidates to become the next chancellor of the University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth has been whittled to six. »
Ex-Gov. with ALS raising funds
Mar 16BOSTON - Former Republican Governors Paul Cellucci and William Weld, once partners in running state government, have joined forces to raise money for research into Lou Gehrig's Disease at the University of Massachusetts Medical Center. »
UMass chancellor candidates set to visit
Mar 12AMHERST - The four candidates to become the next chancellor of the University of Massachusetts flagship Amherst campus are scheduled to visit the school this week to meet with students, faculty, staff, graduates, and community leaders. »
Brush fire breaks out along Muddy River
Mar 11BOSTON - A large brush fire broke out along the Muddy River near Fenway on Sunday afternoon. The Boston Fire Department responded to the two-alarm fire around 3 p.m. on Sunday. »
UMass chancellor finalists narrowed to 4
Mar 07BOSTON- The University of Massachusetts has narrowed the list of candidates for the position of chancellor at the school's flagship Amherst campus. »
Ex-fire chief made $313,000 last year
Feb 24BOSTON – The Boston Fire Department’s former chief made $183,000 upon his recent retirement last year, including $116,000 in unused sick time and a $23,000 no-bid consulting contract. »
Expelled UMass student sues
Feb 17SPRINGFIELD - A former University of Massachusetts student expelled after his arrest at a post-Super Bowl disturbance on the Amherst campus has filed a federal lawsuit against the university and two administrators. »
Would-be thief “automatically” halted
Dec 31BOSTON - An attempted shoplifting at the Best Buy in the South Bay Mall was foiled by the store’s automatic doors. »
UMass trustees request $502M in funding
Dec 14WORCESTER - Trustees at the University of Massachusetts have approved a $502 million budget request from the state for the fiscal year that starts on July 1. »
