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Feature Stories

UMass Amherst Food Science Professor Hang Xiao and citrus fruit.
Food vs Cancer
Enhancing cancer-fighting effects of what we eat
Klaus Nüsslein standing in the Amazon rainforest holding soil sample.
Amazon Rainforest
Microbiologists document the relationship between soil microbe biodiversity and ecosystem conversion
UMass Amherst communications professor Mari Castañeda in her office
Giving Voice
Exploring the role of race and culture in shaping media
Center Co-Directors Stephen Sireci and Ronald Hambleton (front row on left)
To the Test
Paving the psychometric path to measure and assess student learning
Young boy standing next to light box installation at Envision Depot Square event
Civic Engagement
Envisioning sustainable communities with the return of passenger rail
Eric Poehler standing with IPad at the Pompeii site
Pompeii Puzzle
Advancing archaeological field research with digital technologies
UMass Alumnus Kenneth Feinberg's book What is Life Worth?
What is Life Worth?
Feinberg collection offers insight into justice and value of life
Photo of pre-malignant breast tissue.
Registering Hope
Patient registry provides scientists and clinicians unique view of breast cancer
Newlyweds in red car at Boston Gay Pride March, 2004
Social Shift
Same-sex marriage and the impact of family and gender policies
Close up image of sociologists Michelle Budig and Joya Misra
Closing the Gap
Sociologists assess the motherhood wage penalty on a global scale
Exhibit detail of the timeline marking the life of W.E.B Du Bois.
History is Everywhere
Public historians engage the community
Billboard at Robben Island, South Africa, where political prisoners were held
A Tale of Two Peace Offerings
Studying the psychology of peace and violence