UMass Amherst now provides free COVID-19 tests for local community members. Tests will be offered by appointment only at the Mullins Center. For more information, visit the Community COVID-19 Testing page.
UMass Amherst has announced its Spring 2021 operating plan, inviting additional students to return to campus to advance their studies. The plan prioritizes public health and safety, including expansion of the university’s successful COVID-19 testing program. For more information, go to www.umass.edu/spring.
Elizabeth Connor
Associate Dean for Undergraduate Education and Development

Elizabeth A. Connor is an Associate Professor of Biology with research in the area of neurobiology and the development and maintenance of vertebrate synapses. She has extensive experience in the classroom and the use of effective teaching strategies, as well as development and implementation of curriculum redesign, and initiatives to support student success and student research. Dr. Connor has received two College Outstanding Teaching awards and the University of Massachusetts Distinguished Teaching Award. Dr. Connor serves as Program Director for the UMass Howard Hughes Medical Institute Inclusive Excellence Award. She earned a BS in biology from St. Lawrence University, a PhD in physiology and biophysics from the University of Vermont School of Medicine, and was a postdoctoral fellow at Stanford University School of Medicine.