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Amherst, Massachusetts
Joined February 2009

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  1. Pinned Tweet
    Jul 2

    ATTENTION UMass Amherst students: Got an awesome internship this summer? How about an exciting summer job? Going on a once-in-a-lifetime trip abroad? We want to see your amazing summer adventures! Share a pic of what you’re doing this summer and you can win a $75 Amazon gift card

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  2. It's an emoji world. We're just living in it. Happy !

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  3. Three days a week the food truck stops at Amherst apartments to provide free lunch for children. For the kids, "[t]he magic of a food truck hasn’t worn off of them, yet,” says 's Christopher Fisher. 📰 via

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  4. The Eureka! program is under way and is inspiring girls to be strong, smart and bold. It helps prepare them to participate and excel in cutting-edge, dynamic STEM careers. 🔬

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  5. Retweeted
    15 hours ago

    Ebb and slow: balancing ecosystems and dams on the Connecticut River:

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  6. Retweeted
    19 hours ago

    Our Eureka! Rookies are exploring architecture by investigating a landscape on campus, determining what qualities are most important to them, and creating a space to reveal those qualities to people who visit.

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  7. Retweeted
    Jul 16

    We're excited to announce that Worcester DC will remain OPEN during construction of the newly renovated building! What are you most excited about?

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  8. Jul 16

    Deep beneath a mountain in Italy, an intricate apparatus searches for the dark matter of the universe—and physics students played a crucial part of its latest discoveries.

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  9. Retweeted
    Jul 16

    The Laboratory of Medical Zoology is housing thousands of mosquitoes for research on various known viruses.

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  10. Jul 16

    Spotted in the Learning Commons: new artwork that brightens up the student spaces with materials from our rich collections! 🎨 Check it out:

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  11. Jul 16

    Cheerio from the 51st UMass Amherst Summer Seminar at Trinity College, Oxford! What are you up to this summer? Tag your photos with for a chance to be featured!

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  12. Jul 15

    If you ask us, every day is with Paciugo gelato at Blue Wall! 😋

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  13. Jul 15

    Over the course of her lifelong career as a nurse, Shelly Ferman Autor ’84 has seen shifts in open-mindedness toward hospice and palliative care, and the benefits of both to patients in need. Read her story: via

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  14. Jul 14

    The John W. Olver Design Building and Old Chapel recently received design excellence awards from the Society for College and University Planning (@SCUP)! 📰

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  15. Retweeted
    Jul 13

    Thanks to all who attended orientation this summer! We cannot wait to see you all again in the fall❤️❤️❤️ Welcome to our family 🎉

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  16. Jul 13

    . plant scientist Fatemeh Etemadi is studying faba beans as a natural way of easing symptoms of Parkinson's disease. “It is important to me to conduct a kind of research which has benefit to people’s health and the environment," she says.

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  17. Jul 13

    . students are already back on campus and getting ready for the upcoming year. We have a feeling it’s going to be a good one! 🚩

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  18. Retweeted
    Jul 11

    Building toward Saturday, August 25th. One rep at a time. 🚩 – at Warren McGuirk Alumni Stadium

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  19. Jul 12

    Is it possible to dismantle a 100-year-old building and put it back together—only better? 🤔 Yep! The West Experiment Station, which is now part of the Physical Sciences Building, serves as proof.

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  20. Jul 12

    Whether your country's team wins or loses in the can actually have an impact on a person's overall well-being, says Susan Whitbourne, psychological and brain sciences professor.

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  21. Jul 12

    “Dog walking has so much potential to inspire more physical activity,” says kinesiology professor . 🐶 Read the full piece:

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