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.
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.
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.
Zooplankton in Ocean and Freshwater are Rapidly Escalating the Global Environmental Threat of Plastics
A single microscopic animal can create up to 366,000 nanoplastic particles per day, according to UMass Amherst researchers.
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.
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.
Food is Medicine
Food plays an important role in promoting health and reducing chronic illness, according to UMass Amherst researchers.
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.
UMass Amherst Rises to Top 20 in Princeton Review’s 2024 ‘Green Colleges’ List
In its eighth consecutive year on the list, the university has jumped 10 spots—solidifying its place as a sustainability leader in higher education.
On The Trail Of The Silver King: Researchers at UMass Amherst Reveal Unprecedented Look at Tarpon Migration
More than five-years research, 1.1 million in grants and collaborations with anglers, industry, Bonefish & Tarpon Trust promises to reshape conservation efforts
UMass Amherst Researchers Receive $1.19 Million to Explore Solutions for Managing Cranberry Fruit Rot
UMass researchers received $1.19 million to explore sustainable solutions to address fruit rot & reduce the threat to the cranberry production in Massachusetts