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Shiver me timbers - get on over to the Olver Design building in the next two weeks to see this scale model of one of the most technologically advanced academic wood structures in the US - the Olver Design building itself!

You can now study the Olver Design Building within itself. Check out this beautiful model (by ) in our commons area. We have it on loan for the next several weeks. https://ift.tt/2CmYcuN

Was anyone else surprised by how fast the “bubble” went up? Here is time-lapse video of its inflation! UMass Amherst UMass Football

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The new Carney Family Auditorium in Furcolo Hall at UMass Amherst was officially unveiled to the public at a ribbon-cutting ceremony on October 25. The new auditorium will enable the College of Education to host classes, speakers, and professional development workshops for in-service teachers!
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UMass College of Education unveils new Carney Family Auditorium The new Carney Family Auditorium features a 203-seat lecture hall for the College of Education.

Get your can on the bus! PVTA Can drive starts TODAY and ends November 15th. UMass Amherst UMass Transit Services

There are several Eastern redbud trees on campus, but only one is a former Massachusetts State Champion Tree. Todd Cournoyer, head of landscape management, and head grower Tim Mercer discuss the history of this rare tree, and plans to extract its genetic potential to grow another sizable Eastern redbud on campus. UMass Amherst

Campus Horticulturists Hope to Save Remarkable Tree’s Genes You would never know by looking at it now, but one of the Eastern redbud trees on campus is a former Massachusetts State Champion Tree, once measured the largest specimen of its species. Today, damaged by storms, it’s only about 12 feet tall, but horticulturists are trying new methods to try to gr...

The University Without Walls at UMass Amherst, one of the most well regarded adult Bachelor's degree completion programs in the U.S., unveiled its new physical location at 350 Campus Center Way. This project is apart of a larger effort to expand multi-modal learning opportunities to students.

UMass Opens New Home for University Without Walls In Strategic Expansion of Multi-Modal Learning for Students The expanded University Without Walls (UWW) at UMass Amherst officially unveiled its new physical location on campus Oct. 22, where staff will provide support for students at every stage in their educational and professional lives.

A nice piece in Blueprint Magazine highlighting Richard Yeager, director of our campus planning division. Bravo, sir!

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Richard A. Yeager – University of Massachusetts-Amherst - Blueprint Richard A. Yaeger, director of campus planning for University of Massachusetts-Amherst, knows big and small changes are coming.

A nice piece on the new Worcester Commons from
Building Design+Construction.

UMass Amherst’s Worcester Commons to be built on an existing parking lot Rising on the site of an existing parking lot, UMass Amherst’s new 87,000-sf Worcester Commons will provide the university and its students with a learning hub meant to enhance student life.