University of Massachusetts Amherst
- United States
- Founded 1863
Overview
The University of Massachusetts Amherst is a public land-grant research university in Amherst, Massachusetts, United States. It is the flagship campus of the University of Massachusetts system and was founded in 1863 as the Massachusetts Agricultural College.
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Key facts
| Founded | 1863Source: Wikidata (opens in a new tab) |
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| Main location | AmherstSource: Wikidata. Other campuses may not be listed. (opens in a new tab) |
| Website | umass.edu (opens in a new tab) |
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| YouTube | Official channel (opens in a new tab) |
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Scholarships for international students
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People who studied here
- Richard Gere (opens in a new tab)American actor (born 1949)
- Bill Cosby (opens in a new tab)American actor and comedian (born 1937)
- Joseph Hooton Taylor (opens in a new tab)American astronomer
- Russell A. Hulse (opens in a new tab)American astronomer
- Liev Schreiber (opens in a new tab)American actor (born 1967)
- Lynn Margulis (opens in a new tab)American evolutionary biologist (1938–2011)
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