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Molecular Biologist Li-Jun Ma Wins 2026 Mahoney Life Sciences Prize

Ma is being recognized for her pioneering work on the fungal pathogen behind the banana “apocalypse” and other catastrophic fungal diseases.

Published date Tuesday, April 14, 2026 Go to all news list News

Lisa Komoroske Wins National Geographic Explorer Award to Study Hawaiian Sea Turtle Climate Resilience

Komoroske will partner with a local community organization and regional stewards to understand the future of these turtles.

Published date Monday, April 13, 2026 Go to all news list News

Nilanjana Dasgupta's 'Change the Wallpaper' Wins Axiom Business 'Outstanding Book of the Year'

The book champions small changes within the local cultures around us.

Published date Thursday, April 9, 2026 Go to all news list News

Matthew Winnick to Deliver the Robert Berner Lecture at the 2026 Goldschmidt Conference

The lecture recognizes a mid-career scientist who has “made exceptional contributions to understanding biogeochemical processes at Earth’s surface.”

Published date Tuesday, March 31, 2026 Go to all news list News

Two CNS Alumni Find Each Other in Internships at NASA's Ames Research Center

Two NASA interns discovered that they were both College of Natural Sciences alumni.

Published date Monday, March 30, 2026 Go to all news list News

CNS Represents Half of UMass Researchers Honored with Election to American Association for the Advancement of Science

Of the four UMass researchers selected, two work in the College of Natural Sciences.

Published date Thursday, March 26, 2026 Go to all news list News

Chemist Zhou Lin Named 2026 Cottrell Scholar

As a Cottrell Scholar, Lin was chosen through a rigorous peer-review process.

Published date Wednesday, March 11, 2026 Go to all news list News

Agroecologist Joshua Arnold to Join International Team Studying Urban Future of Food

The CIFAR Arrell Future of Food Initiative is a multi-year effort to address mounting pressures on the global food system.

Published date Monday, March 2, 2026 Go to all news list News

Lili He Named Senior Member of the National Academy of Inventors 2026 Class

This program recognizes those at NAI member institutions who have successfully produced, patented, and commercialized beneficial technologies.

Published date Thursday, February 26, 2026 Go to all news list News

USDA Awards CNS Food Scientist Lili He $800K Grant to Advance ‘Closer to Zero’ Food Safety Goals

The FDA and USDA’s Closer to Zero (C2Z) initiative is a national effort to reduce toxic elements in foods eaten by babies and young children.

Published date Wednesday, February 18, 2026 Go to all news list News

CNS Physicist Andrea Thamm Recognized with Sloan Research Fellowship

Thamm's research has increasingly looked to a theoretical kind of black hole called a “primordial black hole.”

Published date Tuesday, February 17, 2026 Go to all news list News

Peggi L. Clouston and Alexander C. Schreyer Co-Author Definitive Guide on Mass Timber

This book arrives at a critical time as the architecture, engineering, and construction industry increasingly turns to sustainable wood products.

Published date Thursday, February 5, 2026 Go to all news list News

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