Ideas surrounding herbalism and cultivating from the environment in a sustainable way have been long in the collective consciousness.

On Tuesday, April 7, 2026, the UMass Amherst English Department welcomed Colin Hoag to campus for a colloquium on his current work

Students of UMass Amherst’s English 190N explored the collections of the Arthur F. Kinney Center for Interdisciplinary Renaissance Studies as part of their mission to learn how and why the humanities plays a crucial role in surrounding questions of ecology, environment, landscape, and weather.