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Wind turbine in a stormy sky
Standing Up To The Storm
UMass/Northeastern team engineers protocols for offshore wind turbines
UMass Amherst chemical engineer Shelly Peyton in her laboratory
Stopping the Spread of Breast Cancer
Chemical Engineer Shelly Peyton has developed an unique approach to breast cancer research
Caitlyn Butler, colleagues, and villagers in front of the green latrine in Ghana
The Green Latrine
Treats waste, protects health, and generates electricity with microbial fuel cells
View of future site of Teso University in Uganda.
Building Green
Collaborating to design a brighter future for war-torn Uganda
UMass Amherst microbiologist Derek Lovley in his laboratory
Running on Microbes
Microbial electrosynthesis yields fuel and unleashes new applications
UMass Amherst scientists study methane-exhaling microbes that live underwater
Waiting to Exhale
Researchers define limits of microbial life in an undersea volcano
UMass Amherst Goldwater Scholar Benjamin Waldman '13 in the lab.
Calling All Motivated Scholars
The Office of National Scholarship Advisement wants you
Michael Akresh is conducting research on the Prairie Warbler habitat.
Keeping the Song Alive
Doctoral student Michael Akresh is working to promote songbird conservation
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
James, Young, Director, Institute for Holocaust, Genocide, and Memory Studies
A Reason to Remember
The Institute for Holocaust, Genocide, and Memory Studies
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