Research
Medical Device Technology for Bladder Cancer Treatment to be Developed by UMass Amherst-led Team
The NIH-supported translational project will explore preventing cancer recurrence by exfoliating the bladder lining to eliminate premalignant cells.
At-Home, Lab-Quality HIV Tests Awarded $1.3 Million for Development at UMass Amherst
In early studies, the prototype detected cases of HIV not caught by lab tests
Eye-Tracking Technology Helps Researchers See IV Pump Safety Through Student Nurses’ Eyes
UMass Amherst study offers new evidence that device design plays a critical role in preventing medical errors.
MassDOT Undersecretary Gets Bird’s-Eye View of Transportation Research on Campus
Silverberg was on campus to learn about the university’s transportation research and to meet with students from both across the commonwealth and the country.
UMass Amherst-led Team Discovers New Way to Make Thermally Insulative Plastics
Plastics with low thermal conductivity could have aerospace and energy-efficient building applications.
UMass Amherst Researchers Identify Factors That Could Influence Hospital Efficiency
Booking operating rooms with surgical precision starts with more accurate predictions of how surgeons spend their time.
Lanzarini-Lopes Receives NSF CAREER Award for Biofilm Research
The $709,645 award will support her project “Bottom-Up UV Approach for Real-Time Investigation and Control of Microbial Fouling at the Attachment Interface."
UMass Amherst Researchers Combine Bacteria and Viruses to Demonstrate a New Way to Fight Cancer
A cancer-fighting virus catches a ride with specially engineered Salmonella bacteria to get dropped off directly inside deadly tumors.
Textile Wastewater Treatment Generates Alarmingly High Levels of Toxic Compounds
Levels are “three times higher than what we’re allowed to shower in, or drink,” UMass Amherst researcher says.
ECE’s Tongping Liu and Jin Zhou Awarded U.S. Patent to Address “Cache Misses”
Their invention is more effective than all existing tools combined for identifying “cache misses,” when requested data in computing cannot be found in a cache.
American Heart Association Selects BME’s Jingjing Gao for Career Development Award
Gao’s AHA research involves treatment for stroke victims using a precision platform to refine the performance of microglia, crucial immune cells in the brain.
ECE’s Paul Siqueira and Stephen Frasier Publish Overview of MIRSL in IEEE Microwave Magazine
Siqueira and Frasier serve as co-directors of ECE’s Microwave Remote Sensing Laboratory (MIRSL), focusing on remote sensing of the geophysical environment.