Sam Wojda and Eleni Christofa Awarded the College Outstanding Teaching Award
The college presents its teaching awards once every spring semester, and each award consists of a $1,000 prize and a commemorative plaque.
College Announces 2024 Outstanding Alumni
The College is proud to announce the recipients of its 2024 Outstanding Alumni Awards, including six Distinguished Alumni and four Outstanding Young Alumni.
BME’s Dmitry Kireev Receives NSF Grant to Create Electronic “Tattoos” for Monitoring Sweat Biomarkers
Kireev’s monitoring devices will target the cortisol in sweat, a biomarker for such conditions as stress, stroke, Cushing's syndrome, and Addison's disease.
College of Engineering Students Win All Four Prizes in the UMass Tech Challenge
The competition, focused on technology innovation, is open to all UMass students; competitors pitch their ideas to a panel of judges for $15,000 in prize money.
BME’s Joyita Dutta and Colleague Obtain NIH Award for Pioneering Research to Predict Alzheimer’s Disease
By the end of this study, the UMass researchers will create a forecasting framework capable of predicting the onset of Alzheimer’s years before symptoms arise.
Joyita Dutta and Her Team Make Major Impact at SNMMI Conference
Dutta’s lab earns headlines with trailblazing presentation, high-profile debate, conference abstract, and places in the Young Investigator Award competition.
BME’s Frank Zhang and Colleagues Will Use NSF Grant to Study How Viruses Adhere to Cells
The collaborative research will focus on the process by which viruses “stick” to the outer coatings of cells and thereby trigger the process of infection.
Jinglei Ping Bioengineering Breakthrough Increases DNA Detection Sensitivity by 100 Times
University of Massachusetts Amherst researchers discover letting small amounts of DNA ‘dance’ can speed disease detection
College of Engineering's Liu and Atukorale Receive NIH Trailblazer Awards
T. Leo Liu (MIE) and Prabhani Atukorale (BME) will each receive $400,000 over three years to investigate exploratory, developmental, high-impact topics.
Ping Lab at UMass Amherst Introduces Groundbreaking DNA Detection Method with Unmatched Performance
Ping’s nano-mechanoelectrical approach pushes the sensitivity of DNA detection by over 100 times for applications in diagnostics, healthcare, & drug discovery.