University of Massachusetts Amherst News

New Jersey Woman Sues UMass Over Son’s Fatal Drug Overdose

The mother of a University of Massachusetts Amherst student who died of a heroin overdose has filed a $6 million lawsuit against the school and another student charged with selling her son the drugs. Francesca Sinacori’s suit seeks $5 million …

UMass Amherst Gets $15M From MassMutual for Data Science, Cybersecurity

The University of Massachusetts Amherst is receiving a $15 million donation to strengthen its data science and cybersecurity programs. The 10-year donation comes from the MassMutual Foundation, a charitable arm of the Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company. UMass announced the …