Careers
Chemist Zhou Lin Named 2026 Cottrell Scholar
As a Cottrell Scholar, Lin was chosen through a rigorous peer-review process.
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.
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.
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.
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.”
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.
Eco PhD Candidate Maina Handmaker Conducts Research to Protect Migratory Shorebirds
Together with a network of collaborators all around the hemisphere, Handmaker is studying the migratory behavior of the whimbrel.
Former OEB Darwin Fellow Toby Kiers Wins Tyler Prize for Environmental Achievement
Kiers's research "has fundamentally advanced understanding of the living systems beneath our feet."
Christina Allingham and Matthew D. Moore Included on 40 Food Safety Professionals Under 40 List
This list reflects the achievements and creativity of up-and-coming food safety professionals from around the world.
UMass Extension’s Nicole Bell Considers Ways to Keep Neighbors Happy When Keeping Bees
Bell explains what neighbors can do to mitigate insect externalities.
Michael Williams Wins GSA’s 2025 Structural Geology and Tectonics Career Contribution Award
Williams's research focuses on the confluence of ductile structural geology, metamorphic petrology, igneous petrology, geochronology, and tectonics.
Isaac Larsen of EGCS Elected Fellow of the Geological Society of America
Larsen uses field, geochemical, remote-sensing, and modeling tools to quantify rates of Earth surface change and understand how landscapes evolve.