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Dr. Amy Stewart helps a young attendee of Horseman's Youth Day listen in to a horse's heartbeat using a stethoscope.

Students enjoy illuminated swings on the Campus Lawn on B, inspired by Boston’s popular Lawn on D installation. The event brought light, music, food, and movement to the heart of UMass Boston’s campus.

Scott Groome (left), a midshipman first class with the Naval ROTC, is congratulated as celebratory confetti rains down on him after he received his future assignment during a private service selection event held behind closed doors on September 25, 2025, at the Naval Armory on the campus of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Groome received his preferred choice and will continue his military education after graduation in Pensacola, Florida, as a student naval aviator.

A biology student listens intently during a lecture at UMass Boston, surrounded by classmates immersed in note-taking and discussion. Captured candidly during a class visit, the photo reflects the focus and curiosity that define everyday academic life on campus.

Having just spun in a circle three-dizzying times, student Carmen Alvarez, of Mexican heritage, takes a swing at a piñata after participating in an annual march up Bascom Hill to kick off Latine Heritage Month on Sept. 12, 2025.

Scott Groome, a midshipman first class with the Naval ROTC, reacts after receiving his future assignment during a private service selection event held behind closed doors on September 25, 2025, at the Naval Armory on the campus of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Groome received his preferred choice and will continue his military education after graduation in Pensacola, Florida, as a student naval aviator.

Scott Groome, a midshipman first class with the Naval ROTC, reacts after receiving his future assignment during a private service selection event held behind closed doors on September 25, 2025, at the Naval Armory on the campus of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Groome received his preferred choice and will continue his military education after graduation in Pensacola, Florida, as a student naval aviator.

Tantalus pleads to the heavens from the underworld in the Shackouls Honor College's production of "Thyestes."

A member of Mississippi State's Paint Squad takes a bite of a stuffed stadium favorite.

Students do warm ups using the bar in a ballet class in the Dance Studio.