
Summer Scholars Program
The CAFE Summer Scholars Program offers paid, summer internships for UMass Amherst undergraduate students who have the unique opportunity to make significant contributions that advanced the design, implementation and goals of an existing research or extension project. CAFE Summer Scholars is more diverse than similar undergraduate experiences, which are typically focused more tightly on a single disciplinary area. Projects reflect the broad portfolio of programs supported by CAFE and students spend their summer in faculty research laboratories, offices and field stations, as well as in communities where extension professionals are engaged directly with citizens. The program is made possible through a combination of UMass, Federal (USDA/NIFA) and private funds. In addition to project-based work, field trips to research and Extension facilities and professional development activities help students to prepare for future careers and educational opportunities while gaining insight into the relationship between research and public education.
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ImageNutritionA Nutritional Approach to Mitigate HIV Viral Load: dietary assessment toolsSummer Scholars Program
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Ridha Alam
BiologyTRPM7 Expression and Localization in Bovine Oocytes, Cumulus Cells, and SpermSummer Scholars Program -
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Caitlyn Alisauskas
Farms and Food SystemsBiodiversity Boost: Unleashing Ecosystem Services for a Thriving PlanetREEU Program -
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Eitan Altabet
Plant and Soil SciencesWhat Can We Learn From Housefly Saliva?Summer Scholars Program -
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Julianna Applegate
Animal Science4-H Youth Programming Promotes the 5 C’s of the Positive Youth Development TheorySummer Scholars Program -
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Dylan Ashe
Plant and Soil SciencesCharacterization of Rice OsNIP1;1 for its Role in Arsenic Transport in Indian Mustard (Brassica juncea)Summer Scholars Program -
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Louisa Bachman
Food ScienceImproving Access and Motivation for Small/Medium Processors in the Northeast to be in Compliance with the Food Safety Modernization ActSummer Scholars Program -
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Brett Barnard
Natural Resource Conservation (IT Minor)Developing More Effective CAPS Metrics for Assessing Ecological Integrity of Salt Marshes -
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Abigail Basen
BiologyExamining Biotrophic and Necrotrophic Pathogen Resistance in GrapesSummer Scholars Program -
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Matthew Bley
Plant and Soil Sciences and Horticultural SciencesPest control using insect-eating nematodes as the model systemREEU Program -
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Eamon Breen
Urban Geography and French StudiesPotential for Solar PV on MA Highway Sound BarriersSummer Scholars Program -
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Catherine Buttiker
Environmental Science and Public HealthNitrogen Cycling in Wetland Plant Leaves: A Spectral ExperimentSummer Scholars Program -
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Olivia R. Capriotti
Journalism, Spanish, Sustainable Food & FarmingUnderstanding Microclimatic Factors of Cranberry Bogs to Improve Fruit QualitySummer Scholars Program -
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Brianna Carlisle
Environmental ScienceManaging Emerging contaminants in the Connecticut River WatershedSummer Scholars Program -
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Hannah Chan
Environmental ScienceArbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi and Its Effects on Basil PlantsSummer Scholars Program -
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Jingyi Cheng
Food ScienceExamining baicalein, a type of flavonoid, on Caenorhabditis elegans for anti-obesity effectsSummer Scholars Program -
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Adriana Chiaramida
BiologyComparative RNA-seq analysis of developmental double mutant gt1 ra3 and single mutant sts1 to determine GT1 repression patterns -
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Izze Clark
Horticulture ScienceRe-Establishment of Native Fruit Species in New England in Support of Climate Smart Agriculture: Assessing the Consumer Education Barriers for Market EntryREEU Program -
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Angelina Cooper
MicrobiologyHere’s the Dish: Epitheliocystis and Chlamydia in FishSummer Scholars Program -
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London Cross
ChemistryIncreasing the Detection Rate of Microplastics Using Organic Solvents To Expand Their StructureSummer Scholars Program -
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Danielle Dailey
Sustainable Community Development, GeographyResearch of Adoption of a Racial Equity Impact Assessment in Springfield, MA -
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Serena Debari
Biochemistry and Molecular BiologyInvestigating Catalytic Residues in Class I active site of a Fungal Diterpene SynthaseSummer Scholars Program -
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Emma Deily-Swearingen
Natural Resource ConservationDoes Larval Dispersal Limit Sesarma Range?Summer Scholars Program