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, go to www.umass.edu/coronavirus/communitycovidtest.
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.
Russ Billings ’69
Technical Assistant
Russ graduated from the Stockbridge School of Agriculture and worked at a small tree and landscape company in Amherst for 5 years and then started working at the Mount Holyoke College grounds department. He transferred to the greenhouses where he worked until he retired as the greenhouse manager in 2015.
