Joaquim Iguaz Juan, PhD candidate would love to see a black hole explode. "It would completely revolutionize physics and help us rewrite the history of the universe.” For a long time, that prospect seemed unlikely. Physicists believed such explosions occurred—at most—once every 100,000 years, as a black hole dies. But new research by Iguaz Juan and other University of Massachusetts Amherst physicists—including assistant professors Andrea Thamm and Michael Baker—is dramatically shifting those odd

Join Gayathri Sunil, graduate student, as she tours an exciting new building on campus that is a great spot for students to study, create and connect. See collaborative workspaces, a café, conference rooms, makerspace, and student lounge at the new Manning CICS building. Manning College of Information and Computer Sciences, UMass Amherst | UMass Amherst