MassLive.com | Iranians barred from some UMass Amherst graduate programs Boston Globe (subscription) UMass Amherst says it no longer will accept Iranian students into graduate programs in chemical, computer, and mechanical engineering and the natural sciences because it says doing so puts the college at risk of infringing on US sanctions against Iran. UMass to stop admitting Iranian national students into certain programs UMass stops accepting Iranian nationals in some programs; National Iranian ... UMass Amherst Tells Iranian Students They Need Not Apply To Certain Programs |