Go out and inspire the next generation of thinkers, leaders and doers — and know that you’ll always have a home in UMass ...

Three members of the public health rapid support team of the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) are being deployed to the ...

Agricultural plastics help farmers grow crops more efficiently, but they also create a difficult waste problem when they ...

The Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory has named Katherine (Kate) Evans as associate laboratory director ...

Carlos Jones/ORNL, U.S. Dept. of Energy The Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory has named Katherine (Kate ...

The window for building domestic environmental capacity is narrowing on one side and widening on the other, and the graduates standing in that aperture are better trained than the system deserves ...

Elena Duke has always followed the work that sparks her curiosity. What began as volunteering in a marine biology lab at UC ...

“Demonic intrusion,” a term coined in 1984, describes uncontrolled, often random disturbances by an entity, human or ...

Shira is eager to hear from college students and their families about how you’re feeling about the job market. Drop her a line at shira.ovide@washpost.com. A lot of students took the advice to learn ...

Nearly 60 colleges have adopted three-year bachelor’s degrees, a significant shift in higher education. Students save time and money by graduating a year early, while colleges hope to attract more ...

The deterioration of the Earth’s ozone layer, which protects the planet from harmful radiation, was viewed as an existential threat to humanity for decades. But today, you rarely hear about it. Ever ...

“Don’t trip,” is what Aliyah Griffith was thinking as she walked across the Dean E. Smith Center stage in May 2025. It was her second time walking across the stage, after being the first Black student ...