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News from the UMass Amherst College of Natural Sciences

CNS Microbiologist James Holden Looks to Sea for Answers to the Potential Existence of Alien Life

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July 14, 2025

Holden lends his lifetime of experience with rare microbes to NASA's efforts to find life on Jupiter’s moon, Europa.

July 14, 2025

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Stockbridge Student Lily Gigante Creates Ice-cream-themed Cow Sculpture for Old Sturbridge Village

Community
July 23, 2025

"Chip,” Gigante’s submission, is a mint-chocolate-chip-ice-cream-sundae-themed cow.

July 23, 2025

Chemistry Graduate Student Ranit Dutta Shares Experience from Nobel Laureate Meeting

Careers
July 22, 2025

Dutta was selected to attend the 74th Nobel Laureate Meeting in Lindau, Germany, which took place at the end of June.

July 22, 2025

Stockbridge's Michelle DaCosta Recognized with Exceptional Internal Service Award

Careers
July 21, 2025

DaCosta was recognized in areas such as teaching, research, advising, curriculum development, faculty mentoring, and alumni relations.

July 21, 2025

Stockbridge's Jaime Piñero Advises Martha Stewart Readers on Pest Management of Fruit Trees

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July 18, 2025

Piñero was one of three experts that identified the "pesky insects can spoil your harvests."

July 18, 2025

CNS Microbiologist Kristen DeAngelis Recognized by American Society for Microbiology

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July 16, 2025

DeAngelis was featured by the American Society for Microbiology in a series of six open-access, peer-reviewed journal articles.

July 16, 2025

Sarah Berquist Honored by Stockbridge Students with Distinguished Teaching Award

Careers
July 7, 2025

Berquist is one of just five UMass professors to receive a 2024-25 Faculty Distinguished Teaching Award.

July 7, 2025

CNS Chemist Craig Martin Wins 2025 Mahoney Life Sciences Prize

Careers
June 26, 2025

Martin has won this prize for his research into synthesizing vaccine-quality RNA.

June 26, 2025

CNS Faculty Members Among UMass NSF CAREER Award Recipients

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June 26, 2025

Brian Cheng (Environmental Conservation) and Yuan Li (Astronomy) represented CNS this year.

June 26, 2025

Research Associate Sinclaire Manning Shares Rewarding Aspects of Being an Astronomer with 'Nature Astronomy'

Careers
June 20, 2025

Manning is a postdoctoral research associate and a Hubble fellow in the College of Natural Sciences's Department of Astronomy.

June 20, 2025

CNS Ecologists Release Dataset of Climate-smart Plants

Research
June 16, 2025

If native plants are going to survive rising temperatures associated with climate change, they need human intervention.

June 16, 2025

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