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.
Microbiology Laboratory Uses Tiny Earth Curriculum in Preparation for World AMR Awareness Week
The Department of Microbiology used World AMR Awareness Week as an opportunity to learn about antimicrobial resistance.
Researchers at UMass Amherst show how a small strand of RNA is key to fighting Cancer
Called let-7, the microRNA governs formation of the cellular memory pool and is a gift from the dawn of animal life.
CNS Career Center and Project Onramp Drive Paid Internship Opportunities for UMass Pell Grant Recipients
Opportunities to help all students combine their in-class academics with the real world to give them career experience to pursue their next step for careers
Research Led By UMass Amherst Is the First to Unlock The Secret Of Microbial Slime
The slimy outer layer of fungi and bacteria known as the “extracellular matrix,” or ECM, has the consistency of jelly and acts as a protective layer.
Microbiology’s Deangelis Co-Authors Report on Climate Change and Microbes
DeAngelis’ role was to help detail the challenge of “microbial evolution.”
Spring 2023 Rising Researchers Announced
Six CNS undergraduates have been recognized for their outstanding research, scholarship, and creative activity
Microbiologists Identify an Enzyme Involved in Tuberculosis Pathogen Survival
Researchers are one step closer to better drug therapies for tuberculosis
The Blood of White-Tailed Deer Kills the Bacteria That Causes Lyme Disease
NEWVEC research at UMass Amherst may lead to strategies to reduce the incidence of tick-borne illness
Researchers Invent "Electronic Nose" With Microbial Nanowires to Revolutionize Health Monitoring
Breakthrough in green technology represents a new, biological paradigm in electrical engineering
Our Future Climate Depends Partly on Soil Microbes
In a surprising twist, food, not temperature, is the most important factor driving microbial release of CO2