Feature Stories
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Deidre Tao ’93: How to build a successful art career
With a strong foundation in studio arts acquired at UMassD, Tao turned her passion into a career as a self-represented artist.
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Mike Joyce '85: Bringing PrimaLoft's research in biodegradability to UMassD
Joyce, CEO of PrimaLoft, Inc., sparked the creation of a biodegradability testing lab at UMassD to study the breakdown of microplastics