The University of Massachusetts Amherst believes that a culturally diverse campus is integral to academic excellence and that our students, faculty, and staff should reflect the diverse world in which we live.

Professor Min Chen received the CNS Outstanding Research Award in recognition of her contributions to designing and developing novel biological nanopores and using them to answer a wide variety of bio-analytical and biophysical questions. Her groundbreaking work has found applications in diverse areas such as protein sensing, disease diagnostics, drug candidate screening, and sequencing of nucleic acids and proteins.

Prof. Rachid Skouta has received a four year scholar grant from the American Cancer Society to explore targeted cancer treatment.

Lara Al-Hariri has been named a 2023 ADVANCE Faculty Peer Mentor Award winner. This annual award recognizes the critically important work faculty members perform in mentoring and supporting their colleagues’ professional development and success.

Gabriela C. Weaver, professor of chemistry and College of Natural Sciences assistant dean for student success analytics, has been appointed to serve as a member of the consensus study committee on Equitable and Effective Undergraduate STEM Education of the National Academies of Science, Engineering and Medicine (NASEM).