CNS Microbiologist James Holden Looks to Sea for Answers to the Potential Existence of Alien Life
Holden lends his lifetime of experience with rare microbes to NASA's efforts to find life on Jupiter’s moon, Europa.
Stockbridge Student Lily Gigante Creates Ice-cream-themed Cow Sculpture for Old Sturbridge Village
"Chip,” Gigante’s submission, is a mint-chocolate-chip-ice-cream-sundae-themed cow.
Chemistry Graduate Student Ranit Dutta Shares Experience from Nobel Laureate Meeting
Dutta was selected to attend the 74th Nobel Laureate Meeting in Lindau, Germany, which took place at the end of June.
Stockbridge's Michelle DaCosta Recognized with Exceptional Internal Service Award
DaCosta was recognized in areas such as teaching, research, advising, curriculum development, faculty mentoring, and alumni relations.
Stockbridge's Jaime Piñero Advises Martha Stewart Readers on Pest Management of Fruit Trees
Piñero was one of three experts that identified the "pesky insects can spoil your harvests."
CNS Microbiologist Kristen DeAngelis Recognized by American Society for Microbiology
DeAngelis was featured by the American Society for Microbiology in a series of six open-access, peer-reviewed journal articles.
Sarah Berquist Honored by Stockbridge Students with Distinguished Teaching Award
Berquist is one of just five UMass professors to receive a 2024-25 Faculty Distinguished Teaching Award.
CNS Chemist Craig Martin Wins 2025 Mahoney Life Sciences Prize
Martin has won this prize for his research into synthesizing vaccine-quality RNA.
CNS Faculty Members Among UMass NSF CAREER Award Recipients
Brian Cheng (Environmental Conservation) and Yuan Li (Astronomy) represented CNS this year.
Research Associate Sinclaire Manning Shares Rewarding Aspects of Being an Astronomer with 'Nature Astronomy'
Manning is a postdoctoral research associate and a Hubble fellow in the College of Natural Sciences's Department of Astronomy.
CNS Ecologists Release Dataset of Climate-smart Plants
If native plants are going to survive rising temperatures associated with climate change, they need human intervention.