Labs

Hidden Gems
Detail image of the eye socket of an animal’s skull

A new creature curation on campus

Spring 2025
Doug Martini holding his dog’s paw in a grass park
Glimpse

Do canine companions make us healthier?

Spring 2025
Microscopic image of various colored gut bacteria
Wow

The fight against antibiotic-resistant bacteria gets a glow-up  

Fall 2024
UMass biologist holding a jar with a multi-legged urchin-like animal.
Glimpse

Going deep at Gloucester Marine Station 

Extra Credit
A deer tick sitting on the petals of a daisy.
Listen

Safety tips from a lab devoted to tick research

Hidden Gems
An archival photo of Gilbert Tolhurst standing inside an anechoic chamber
Hidden Gems

The room where sound stops

Spring 2024
A glass jar with a storm cloud inside

Summoning endless power—from thin air

Spring 2024
A blue line graphic on a white background of a burst
Watch

How a tiny particle and a giant magnetic donut are helping solve the mysteries of the universe

Spring 2024
Black and red map showing outbreaks around the globe

Forecasting the next outbreak
Deflating inflation

Fall 2023
Seven amphibian species in a circle around a grayed-out microscopic image of a fungal cell.
Wow

Researchers at UMass are racing to stop widespread amphibian extinction

Fall 2023
Photo of a hand gripping a waffle ice cream cone with three different scoops, and rainbow sprinkles.
Wow

Herrell’s hosts creations from UMass food science ice cream flavor contest

Fall 2023
Person in a white beekeeper suit stands in a field of sunflowers

How sunflowers are saving the bees