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Meet the members of the Sweet 16 cohort of iCons!

Xenia Matthews ’29 is an Economics, Psychology, and Honors major on the Food-Water-Climate track.

Fun fact(s): "I hiked the Presidential Traverse in New Hampshire in one day (including Mt. Washington)!"

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Meet the members of the Sweet 16 cohort of iCons!

Mirudulaa Suginathan Yamini ’29 is a Biomedical Engineering and Honors major on the Biomedicine/Biosystems track.

Fun fact(s): "I love to play racquet sports, like tennis, badminton, and ping pong."

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Meet the members of the Sweet 16 cohort of iCons!

Amiya Fowler ’28 is a Biology and Honors major on the Biomedicine/Biosystems track.

Fun fact(s): "I am from Philadelphia, and I have two silly nephews!"

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Ruhan Roy ’29 is an Electrical Engineering major on the Sustainable Energy & Materials track.

Fun fact(s): "I can perform head isolation while dancing."

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Molly Hauri ’29 is a Biology, Anthropology, and Honors major on the Biomedicine/Biosystems track.

Fun fact(s): "I've been going gray since the 3rd grade."

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Celebrating student excellence! Anshuman Tyagi ’28, Gabriella Raydo ’28, Leah Solari ’27, and Naina Singh ’27 have been recognized with a 2026 UMass Amherst Libraries Undergraduate Sustainability Research Award.

Through their iCons course, they combined data analysis, technical reporting, and science communication to explore the potential of biogas production from livestock manure.

We’re proud to support students tackling complex global challenges.

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UMass iCons Program Landing Page : UMass iCons Program : UMass Amherst The UMass iCons Program is a unique 20-credit undergraduate certificate that inspires diverse innovators with the skills and attitudes needed to solve today's societal challenges.

Join us April 29-30 to make a gift to iCons this year during UMass Amherst’s annual two-day giving campaign, . Your gift will enable iCons to access critical technologies that students will use to power their innovative research in medicine, sustainability, food science, water quality, and automation – locally, nationally, and globally.

Your gift will also help us unlock $10,000 worth of matches and challenges from UMass graduates! Plus, a gift of any amount between 10-11am (EST) on Wednesday, April 29 can help us unlock $2,000 during our Power Hour. Check out our giving page to see all of our match opportunities: https://bit.ly/UMassGivesiCons

Mark your calendars for this Wednesday and Thursday, and prepare to make an impact on student-led innovation at UMass Amherst!

Meet the members of the Sweet 16 cohort of iCons!

Supriyaa Hejib ’28 is a Computer Science and English major on the AI and the Future of Work track.

Fun fact(s): "I'm a published poet!"

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Miles Kshatriya ’29 is a Microbiology and Honors major on the Biomedicine/Biosystems track.

Fun fact(s): "I am from Houston, TX and I've held an alligator!"

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The UMass Amherst iCons program is thrilled to welcome back recent graduate Anna Paolillo [December 2025] as a program assistant. In this role, Anna is responsible for organizational and administrative tasks to ensure the smooth evolution of the rapidly growing program. Specifically, she is responsible for advising close to 100 current iCons students, organizing and inventorying the iCons lab space, and event planning.

Read more by clicking on the link.
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