Feature Stories 2026

Eman Khwaja standing on a boat with a whale surfacing in the background
Eman Khwaja ‘26: Diversifying STEM through whale TikToks

Integrative biology PhD student shares her humpback whale research on social media while completing National Science Foundation Fellowship

Mechanical engineering student Ryan Masoud portrait
Ryan Masoud '26: Built to do more

At UMass Dartmouth, Ryan Masoud built a future for himself from the ground up

Kol Tavares standing in the library with their hands in their pockets.
Students create their own majors through the multidisciplinary studies program

Rachel Montrose ‘26 and Kol Tavares ‘27 designed personalized majors to help achieve their academic and career goals

Aubrey Fazzone '26 standing in the nursing simulation lab wearing scrubs
Aubrey Fazzone '26: Passion for cancer patient care

Nursing student completes Flynn Oncology Fellowship at Yale Hospital and discovers calling for patient interactions and cancer care

Anna Klobucka
Professor Emerita of Portuguese Anna Klobucka honored at Oxford University tribute symposium

Scholars gathered to celebrate Klobucka’s research and contributions to Lusophone studies at colloquium held in her honor

Physics major Tyler Carlson headshot
Tyler Carlson '25, '26: Machine learning among the stars

The first student to use the Hirshfeld-Dowd Observatory for research after its grand reopening is using machine learning to analyze stars and identify potential planets outside our solar system.

A headshot of Jessica Pabón '01 smiling in front of a brown background.
Jessica Pabón '01: Inspired by activism

UMD grad becomes President of the National Women’s Studies Association after years of feminist research and engagement

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