The event is open to the public and will feature discussions on law, political participation, migration and democracy, as well as undergraduate student research poster presentations.

Supported by private and public investment, the initiative will establish new research facilities, champion world-class faculty and accelerate interdisciplinary solutions to challenges facing the glob...

Houston, assistant professor in the School of Public Policy in the College of Social and Behavioral Sciences, has been selected for the 2026-27 Network of Schools of Public Policy NEXT cohort, a natio...

In this interview, Zamith, associate professor of journalism, discusses his new book, “Journalism in the Age of AI: from Acceleration to Reimagination,” which examines everything from how AI is changi...

By analyzing decades of opinions from 1946-2011, UMass Amherst political scientists have uncovered a measurable pattern of strategic ‘appeasement’ from the court.

Puerto Rican Power: Networking Across the Diaspora to Design Energy Resilience brings together researchers, students and community organizations so that communities across the diaspora can strengthen ...

NEW BLOG | THE MAYA EFFECT AND WHO GETS CREDIT IN SCIENCE Ethel Mickey, Joya Misra, Laurel Smith-Doerr and Ember Skye Kane-Lee introduce the “Maya effect” to describe how gendered and r…

The Institute of Diversity Sciences recently awarded four $15,000 grants to interdisciplinary teams of faculty and student researchers through its annual seed grant competition, with the goal of suppo...

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ISSR announced an opportunity to provide undergraduate students with hands-on experience in social science research while supporting faculty in developing grant proposals.

Available by BC Books! From the beloved writer of The Real Rachel BS comes an extraordinary tale of an unconventional act of altruism. Vulnerably told, the author leads us through tender family memori...

Roberts, professor of public policy, received the Kernaghan Award for Excellence in Research from the Canadian Association of Programs in Public Administration on May 20.

Suzy Hansen's first book, Notes on a Foreign Country: An American Abroad in a Post-American World, is one of the books we kept returning to in the conversations that eventually became this podcast.

BSE coordinator and facilitator Boone Shear has received the 2026 University Distinguished Community Engagement Award for Teaching.

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UMass Amherst researchers identify three distinct social groups; findings offer fresh insight into evolutionary forces shaping social systems in primates, including humans.

While crossover is a well-established concept in youth media studies, its application as a pedagogical tool for the college classroom offers fresh perspectives.

Registration Open!  AAGE Biennial ConferenceMay 8 – 10, 2026Hosted at the University of Massachusetts Amherst* REGISTER HERE Final Program  Keynote Lecture on Friday, May 8 Dr. Nadine ChangfootFull Pr...

Join us for a presentation by Burcu Baykurt, assistant professor of media studies at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, as she discusses her book, Smart as a City: The Politics of Test-Bed Urban...