CNS Astronomer Daniela Calzetti Looks into the Cradle Where Stars are Born
Calzetti's team identified nearly 9,000 star clusters in the four galaxies in different evolutionary stages.
Academia Sinica Names Alice Cheung an Honorary Member
Academia Sinica is Taiwan’s preeminent national academic institution.
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.
Karen I. Winey ’91 Elected to the National Academy of Engineering
Being elected to the National Academy of Engineering (NAE) is among the highest professional honors awarded to engineers.
Glassblower Sally Prasch Keeps Alive the Ancient Craft Behind Cutting-edge Science
Prasch, UMass Amherst’s scientific glassblower, keeps a tradition alive while supporting innovative research.
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.
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.
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.
VASCI’s Leonid Pobezinsky Wins 2026 Armstrong Fund for Science Award
Pobezinsky’s research focuses on memory T cells, which are crucial for protecting organisms during repeated infections and cancer.
PhD Candidate Tara Huang Honored with Women in Chemical Engineering Travel Award
Huang’s work at PSE focuses on the development of advanced porous carbon materials.
Environmental Conservation Professors Receive $250,000 from Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution to Study Black Sea Bass
This research examines why the black sea bass is shifting north and increasing in abundance in Massachusetts waters.