Research
UMass Engineers Develop Spatially Patterned Brain Organoids
MIE's Yubing Sun and his collaborators have developed a new method for modeling how the human brain organizes itself during early development.
ECE’s Fatima Anwar and Collaborators Obtain NSF Award to Support Reliable Testbed for Privacy Evaluations
The NSF project designs, develops, and sustains FLTest, an interdisciplinary testbed that automates accurate privacy evaluations in federated learning systems.
IEEE Spectrum Identifies Article by BME’s Dmitry Kireev as One of Its Most Popular Stories of 2025
Kireev’s story reports on temporary tattoos to help people track medical conditions such as cardiovascular, metabolic, immune-system, and other diseases.
CBE’s Sarah Perry Named the Gary R. Lapidus Faculty Fellow
The purpose of the Lapidus Faculty Fund is to provide ongoing support to a faculty member in the Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering Department.
MIE and Riccio CoE Reinforce Commitment to Expanding Manufacturing Capabilities with $1.58 Million Grant
Sunandita Sarker obtains a grant from the Massachusetts Life Sciences Center to expand the Western Massachusetts capacity for nanoscale polymer manufacturing.
ECE’s Guangyu Xu Obtains Patent for a Cytokine Sensor to Monitor Acute Immune Responses
Xu has engineered a pioneering cytokine-sensing device to monitor potentially fatal immune responses more accurately and rapidly than the state of the art.
Innovative Bridge Repair Method Developed by UMass Amherst-Led Team Awarded as ‘Idea That Could Change the Future’
Work led by CEE's Simos Gerasimidis has been awarded a 2026 IDEAS Award by the American Institute of Steel Construction.
New UMass Amherst-Led Study Shows that Analog Hardware May Solve Internet of Things’ Speedbumps and Bottlenecks
Interconnected digital technology is becoming more energy-hungry as more devices come online; new research suggests old-school analog may be the solution.
To Fight Cancer, Scientists Customize Cellular Protein
Researchers at UMass Amherst develop methods that could offer tailored treatments for specific cancers with fewer side effects.
Riccio College of Engineering Faculty Earn 2025 Translational Seed Awards
Four faculty-led research teams from the Riccio College of Engineering have been named recipients of the annual Translational Seed Awards.
Unprecedented Data on Global River Quality, Quantity Now Gathered From Space, Powered by UMass Amherst-Built Software
River data can help with drought & flood prediction, water resource management for drinking water & irrigation, infrastructure planning, & monitoring
Butler and Abouhend Awarded 2025 Scotiabank Climate Action Research Fund Grant to Decarbonize Wastewater Treatment
The project focuses on decarbonizing municipal wastewater treatment in North America, one of the most energy-intensive public services.