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.
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
Cheung/Wu lab Receives four-year $1.5 Million Nih Research Award to Continue Research on Plant Reproduction
Biochemistry and Molecular biology professors, received a four-year, $1.5 million research award from the (NIH) for research on plant reproduction.
Distinguished Professor of Biochemistry, Elizabeth Vierling, Elected to the National Academy of Sciences
She has been elected to the Plant, Soil, and Microbial Section of the National Academy Sciences
Five CNS Students Named Fulbright Scholars
Recipients of Fulbright awards are selected on the basis of academic and professional achievement as well as a record of service and leadership potential.
Researchers Work to Engineer a Tastier Broccoli
Alice Cheung and Hen-Ming Wu work to augment desirable traits in crops
Investigating Long-Term Memory at the Molecular Level Through a Calcium-Sensitive Protein
Associate professor of biochemistry and molecular biology awarded $1.8 million NIH grant to advance research into the roles of CaMKII
New Research Solves How Cells Manage Stress
Discoveries from UMass Amherst show that a specific enzyme can play dual roles in cell health
The Role of Mitochondria in Evolution, Food Security, and Climate Change
Researchers at UMass Amherst to lead collaborative, $2.3 million NSF-supported effort
UMass Researchers Map Cellular Protein Production for Advanced Gene Therapy
Interdisciplinary team from UMass Amherst and UMass Chan Medical School maps the cellular production of protein and discovers how to boost its output