Research
Riccio Digital Medicine and Health Technology Initiative Awards Inaugural Pilot Grants to Joint UMass Amherst and UMass Chan Teams
Two Riccio College of Engineering teams received pilot grants for research on wearable gout monitoring and AI tools to predict age-related vision loss.
Electronics Orchestrate Synchronized Cell Signaling in New UMass Amherst Study
A new bioelectronic platform uses precisely controlled changes in the environment around cells to synchronize cellular signaling within tens of milliseconds.
Studies Examine the Connection Between Primary Care Provider Resources and Health Outcomes for Type 2 Diabetes Patients
This idea that clinic-level decisions impact patients’ chronic disease diagnosis and follow-up was reflected in two papers by Muge Capan’s lab.
The Body Electric: UMass Amherst Researchers Integrate Electronics with Human Cells
‘Biohybrid mesh harvester’ could replace batteries for wearable and implantable electronics
Newly Available Satellite Data Shows Just How Flawed Some River Models Can Be
River models have long been used to estimate water in hard-to-reach or remote areas. New study from UMass Amherst shows the math can be off—way off.
UMass Amherst Leads $13.1M Research Effort to Treat Breast Cancer with Bacteria
Scientists are designing custom strains of Salmonella to counteract cancer’s invisibility to the immune system.
Ocean Innovation Testing in Partnership with Marine Renewable Energy Collaborative
Working together to create a streamlined pathway for marine energy developers to move technologies from laboratory testing into real-world ocean conditions.
As AI Use Grows, UMass Amherst Computer Scientists and Engineers Host Symposium on Sustainable Data Center Solutions
What does sustainable computing look like in the age of AI? That was the question scholars and tech industry representatives sought to answer at the symposium
ECE’s Qiangfei Xia and Colleagues Receive Two Awards for Trailblazing Research
The grants support pioneering, multi-institutional, interdisciplinary research funded by the Army Research Office and the Department of Energy Genesis Mission.
UMass Amherst Engineers Make Edge AI More Efficient by Redesigning Both Algorithm and Hardware
System leverages hyperdimensional computing algorithms and analog in-memory computing hardware to achieve quick, accurate processing.
Nanoparticle-based Cancer Treatment Awarded $2.5 Million
The research will explore the new frontier of using vaccines to treat cancer by exposing tumors that are otherwise invisible to the immune system.
UMass Amherst NERVE Center Site Will Enable Robotics Testing for Agriculture, Aquatics, Infrastructure Inspection and More
With $2 million in state funding, the new site will focus on field- and lab-based testing of robotics for a variety of applications.