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UMass Innovation Institute director Jim Capistran in front on new UMass building
The Door is Open
UMass Innovation Institute has successful first year courting industry
Close up image of blue gecko with orange-brown spots
Sticking to Science
Geckskin™ revolutionizes the field of adhesion
View of offshore wind turbine, Kentish Flats, photo credit: Phil Hollman
Winds of Change
IGERT charts a path for next generation wind energy experts
Hawk Moth and microRNA
Life Sciences Moment
UMass center charts faster path from bench to bedside
UMass student shows model for new Springfield city plans
Designs on Springfield
UMass Center brings art and planning to the Hoop City
Image of the advanced radars under development.
CASA 2.0
Next-generation radar system is ready for prime time
View of Hodgkin's Cove in Gloucester, Massachusetts
Hodgkin’s Cove
New marine science station a ‘synergy of state resources’
Computational model on computer screen against a grid of the world
Measuring Our Social World
The Computational Social Science Initiative skillfully links science and technology
Scenes of climate change effects - flooding, drought, and extreme weather events
Modeling Climate Science
Forecasting future climates for the Northeast Region
hand holding breathable carbon nanotube material for smart uniform of the future
Second Skin
Polymer scientists play pivotal “roll” in smart suit of the future
UMass Amherst Microbiologist, Wilmore Webley
Battling Super Bugs
Novel delivery system holds promise for first Chlamydia vaccine
Image of robots uBot5 and UBot6 developed by UMass Amherst computer scientists.
Building Smart Robots
Scientists explore use of robots to aid recovery from stroke