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Innovation: Vayu Vest Uses Deep Pressure Therapy to Aid Children with Autism
UMass alumni and entrepreneurs Brian Mullen and Chris Leidel.
The Quest for the Vest
Innovation helps kids with autism
Taxus suspension cultures in Susan Robert's cellular engineering lab.
Cells Demystified
UMass Scientists harness cellular mechanisms for better health and a cleaner environment
Susan Roberts, right, in lab with graduate student and cell cultures.
At the Interface
Institute for Cellular Engineering blends disciplines for better learning outcomes
UMass Amherst biophysicist Jennifer Ross is an expert on microtubules.
Serious About Science
Interdisciplinary researcher makes an early career splash in biophysics
Close up detail of flask containing cell cultures in Roberts lab
Cell Culture: Enhancing Taxol Productivity to Fight Cancer
Part of the NanoEmboss tool used in advanced roll-to-roll nanofabrication.
Roll-To-Roll: Fabricating Nanoscale Materials to Produce “Smart Skin”
UMass Amherst Food Science Professor Hang Xiao and citrus fruit.
Food vs Cancer
Enhancing cancer-fighting effects of what we eat
Detail of plant and red blood cells (some infected with malaria parasites).
Breaking the Cycle: Developing a Whole Plant Therapy to Treat Malaria
Photo of pre-malignant breast tissue.
Registering Hope
Patient registry provides scientists and clinicians unique view of breast cancer
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Economist James Boyce: 20,000 People a Year Die From Effects of Fossil Fuel Generation
Wexler with tribal community members at the circumpolar EAGER meeting in DC
Indigenous Resilience
Community health project charts path for youth in Alaskan tribal communities