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Rafael Coelho Lopes de Sa Joins Effort to Create National, AI-Ready Data Ecosystem

Instead of replacing powerful systems that have already been built, NDP will allow those systems to function as parts of a larger national ecosystem.

Published date Tuesday, August 25, 2026 Go to all news list News

Peg Riley Publishes the First Dedicated Undergraduate Textbook on the Human Microbiome

The study of the human microbiome has rapidly grown into a major field of research.

Published date Thursday, August 20, 2026 Go to all news list News

W.M. Keck Foundation Awards CNS Researchers $1.3M to Investigate Humans’ Internal Clock

This CNS team was chosen for the project’s potential far-reaching benefits for humanity.

Published date Monday, August 10, 2026 Go to all news list News

'The Economic Times' Features the RiverSmart Communities Project's Research on Beavers' Sustainable Impact

The RiverSmart Communities project aims to research and address river floods in New England.

Published date Wednesday, August 5, 2026 Go to all news list News

Vincent Rotello and Team Win $505K NIH Grant to Combat Infectious Disease

This grant will advance urgently needed antibiotic research.

Published date Wednesday, July 29, 2026 Go to all news list News

Consortium of CNS Programs Awarded MLSC Grant for Integrated Science Building Renovation

The renovation will enhance life-science laboratory training, including course-based undergraduate research experience (CURE) lab courses.

Published date Monday, July 27, 2026 Go to all news list News

Jeffrey Podos Weighs in on New Study Identifying Eight Basic 'Motifs' in Birdsongs

Podos argues that the study offers a "highly original" way to understand how birds construct their songs.

Published date Friday, July 24, 2026 Go to all news list News

New Research Finds that Patient Irritability Plays a Significant Role in ER Doctors’ Stress

The study suggests that irritability affects the emotions of those treating patients.

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

PBS Researchers Among Winners of IDS 2026 Seed Grants

These seeds grants aim to support STEM research that addresses pressing social problems and advances public interest.

Published date Friday, July 10, 2026 Go to all news list News

CNS Biologists Investigating Surprising Mystery Behind How Grass Grows

Hazen and team have discovered that grasses grow according to temperature—not light, like other plants.

Published date Wednesday, July 8, 2026 Go to all news list News

Aly Putnam Among Biologists Identifying First-Established Colonies of Invasive Clam in Northeast

UMass Amherst, in collaboration with MIT Sea Grant and the Center for Coastal Studies, found reproducing populations of Manila clam in Cape Cod and Boston.

Published date Tuesday, July 7, 2026 Go to all news list News

Sloan Siegrist and Team are Fighting Tuberculosis with PAC-MAN and AI

The team of researchers has developed a series of approaches to vastly speed up the search for better tuberculosis drugs.

Published date Monday, July 6, 2026 Go to all news list News

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