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Life & Health

Food scientist David Julian McClements in his lab
Food for Thought
Innovator delivers novel food technologies for a healthier future
Associate professor of Kinesiology Barry Braun and students in the lab
Movement as Medicine
Barry Braun seeks an exercise prescription to fight diabetes and other metabolic disorders
UMass Amherst microbiologist Derek Lovley in his laboratory
Running on Microbes
Microbial electrosynthesis yields fuel and unleashes new applications
Economist Michael Ash looks over the report "Justice in the Air" in his office.
Environmental Scoreboard
Economists mine EPA data for the right to clean air and water
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Partnering with UMass Food Science for Healthier Foods
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Dr. Wilmore Webley on Chronic Disease & Biofilms
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Sleep On It: Dr. Rebecca Spencer Reveals Her Journey through the Field of Sleep Research
zebrafish belladonna mutant
Missing the Connection: Seeing in Reverse
confocal image is of an antibody stain of the skin of zebrafish larvae
Neural Nets: Zebrafish and Spinal Cord Function
Close up of gecko leg adhering to geckskin
Super-Adhesion: No Longer Just for Geckos
Stressed?
Campus researchers are discovering how and why stress manifests across the life span
UMass Amherst Chemistry students in the Rotello lab at work
Biosensors Detect Bacteria
A simple test for bacteria contaminated water