UMass Amherst Receives $2.5 Million from Howard Hughes Medical Institute to Reshape STEM Education
This grant will allow UMass to provide key STEM-related experiences to students to counter racial disparities.
College of Natural Sciences Researchers Develop Grassroots Framework for Managing Environmental Commons
This new framework can help respond to ecological threats that are widely dispersed across a varied landscape and whose solutions are not immediately obvious.
Mathematics and Statistics' Panos Kevrekidis Elected to European Academy of Sciences and Arts for Work on Nonlinear Waves
UMass Amherst’s Panos Kevrekidis, Distinguished Professor of Mathematics and Statistics, was recently elected to the European Academy of Sciences and Arts.
Ezra Markowitz and Co-Authors Help U.S. Government Understand How Climate Change Will Affect American Society
UMass Amherst’s Ezra Markowitz participated in the development of the federal government's fifth annual National Climate Assessment (NCA5).
New UMass Research Describes Porous Carbon Networks’ Potential Use in Energy Storage, Wound Healing, and Other Applications
A new technique that the research team refers to as “freeze-burn” could advance the frontiers of functional porous material synthesis for various uses.
Emeritus Professor Mike Rhodes Honored with Geological Society of America Distinguished Geological Career Award
The award highlights a long career at UMass, where Rhodes made numerous foundational contributions to geology.
College of Natural Sciences Researchers Among ‘Most Highly Cited’ in the World for 2023
UMass Amherst researchers—including College of Natural Sciences faculty—have been recognized as among the world’s most highly cited researchers this year.
Professor Kristina Bezanson Honored with Arboriculture Award Named After Famed UMass Educator
The selection of Professor Bezanson was inspired by her work at UMass’s Mount Ida Campus with PowerCorpsBOS, a Boston-based green jobs program.
Food is Medicine
Food plays an important role in promoting health and reducing chronic illness, according to UMass Amherst researchers.
Blazing a Trail for Massachusetts in Advanced Metaoptics
The development and adoption of emerging metalense technology is advancing in the commonwealth, thanks to a partnership between UMass Amherst and EMA.
UMass Hydrogeologists Develop Innovative way to Predict Saltwater Intrusion into Groundwater Using Plymouth, Mass. as Test Case
As coastal lands become more vulnerable to climate change and subsequent saltwater intrusion, UMass is working to generate predictive models.