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News from the UMass Amherst College of Natural Sciences

CNS Astronomer Daniela Calzetti Looks into the Cradle Where Stars are Born

Galaxy M51
Research
May 6, 2026

Calzetti's team identified nearly 9,000 star clusters in the four galaxies in different evolutionary stages.

May 6, 2026

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Academia Sinica Names Alice Cheung an Honorary Member

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July 15, 2026

Academia Sinica is Taiwan’s preeminent national academic institution.

July 15, 2026

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

Research
July 13, 2026

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

July 13, 2026

Karen I. Winey ’91 Elected to the National Academy of Engineering

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July 10, 2026

Being elected to the National Academy of Engineering (NAE) is among the highest professional honors awarded to engineers.  

July 10, 2026

Glassblower Sally Prasch Keeps Alive the Ancient Craft Behind Cutting-edge Science

Community
July 9, 2026

Prasch, UMass Amherst’s scientific glassblower, keeps a tradition alive while supporting innovative research.

July 9, 2026

CNS Biologists Investigating Surprising Mystery Behind How Grass Grows

Research
July 8, 2026

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

July 8, 2026

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

Research
July 7, 2026

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.

July 7, 2026

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

Research
July 6, 2026

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

July 6, 2026

VASCI’s Leonid Pobezinsky Wins 2026 Armstrong Fund for Science Award

Careers
July 2, 2026

Pobezinsky’s research focuses on memory T cells, which are crucial for protecting organisms during repeated infections and cancer.

July 2, 2026

PhD Candidate Tara Huang Honored with Women in Chemical Engineering Travel Award

Careers
July 1, 2026

Huang’s work at PSE focuses on the development of advanced porous carbon materials.

July 1, 2026

Environmental Conservation Professors Receive $250,000 from Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution to Study Black Sea Bass

Research
June 26, 2026

This research examines why the black sea bass is shifting north and increasing in abundance in Massachusetts waters. 

June 26, 2026

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