UMass Amherst Launches Historic, Transformational $120 Million Future of Food Initiative
This initiative will establish new research facilities, champion world-class faculty, and accelerate interdisciplinary solutions.
State Rep. Aaron Saunders Touts Future of Food Initiative During Amherst Area Chamber of Commerce Meeting
The initiative aims to translate university expertise into commercial opportunities, support local farmers/producers, and create pathways to high-quality jobs.
Eyal Marder and Team Link the Erosion of Soft Mountain Rock to Release of Carbon Dioxide
This finding challenges our current understanding of the relationship between erosion and the release of carbon dioxide.
Laura Figueroa Collaborates on New Tool for Monitoring Bee Populations
Traditional monitoring methods can kill tens of thousands of bees in order to get an accurate count of their populations.
Isla Castañeda Named to Geological Society of America's 50 Under 50 Award List
The awards honor those “who are making significant contributions through research, service, and mentorship.”
Nilanjana 'Buju' Dasgupta Awarded 2026 SPSP Book Prize for Her Book 'Change the Wallpaper'
Change the Wallpaper is a much-needed book on the psychology of culture change.
$4.3M NIH Grant Awarded to Study, Co-led by Alissa Rothchild, Aimed at Battling Tuberculosis-infected Cells
CNS has assembled one of New England’s premiere teams to help figure out how Mycobacterium tuberculosis evades the immune system.
UMass Amherst Researchers Integrating Electronics with Human Cells
This study provides a potential solution to one of the most difficult problems in the wearable and implantable electronics effort: how to get rid of batteries.
Craig Martin is Revolutionizing mRNA Production to Power Personalized Medicine
UMass Amherst start-up Waterfall Scientific was awarded up to $54.5M to lead a consortium in transforming how medical-grade mRNA is made.
‘Cell’ Publishes Research on Newly Discovered ‘Fire Amoeba’ Co-authored by PhD Candidate Godwin Ani and Laura Katz
This research advances understanding of the evolutionary strategies that enable eukaryotic organisms to persist in extreme environments.
CNS Biologists May Have Discovered Two of the World’s Loudest Birds
An unprecedented study of 123 birds’ volume is yielding clues into how some can get so loud, and leaves tantalizing questions about why.