Labs

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

Fall 2023
Blue and yellow shredded paper woven through Russian language lesson sheets.
Wow

UMass researchers using AI to translate books into 20+ languages

Spring 2023
A person with an eye mask on their face.
Glimpse

Technology you can wear

Fall 2022
Group of four students facing camera with masks on.

Elaine Marieb ’69PhD, ’85MS shaped the world of nursing in life and beyond