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Research

UMass Amherst Computer Science Researchers Join Project to Develop an Integrated Wearable Platform to Monitor Pregnancy

New wearable devices aim to revolutionize hospital monitoring for mother and fetus during delivery.

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Community

Center for Latin American, Caribbean, and Latino Studies Project Connects Puerto Rico and Holyoke to Strengthen Energy Resilience

Puerto Rican Power: Networking Across the Diaspora to Design Energy Resilience brings together researchers, students and community organizations so that communities across the diaspora can strengthen more equitable energy systems.

Stephanie Hallerman, undergraduate student; Neeraj Raghuraman, postdoctoral researcher
Research

Medical Device Technology for Bladder Cancer Treatment to be Developed by UMass Amherst-led Team

The NIH-supported translational project will explore preventing cancer recurrence by exfoliating the bladder lining to eliminate premalignant cells.

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Honors and Awards

Joya Misra Named ASA’s 2026 Jessie Bernard Award Recipient

Research

AI Tool for Computing Radiation Dose Created at UMass Amherst Leads the Way to Personalizing Prostate Cancer Treatment

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Isenberg to Host Event Celebrating South Africa Partnerships on Sept. 24

Academics

Jonathan Skolnik Appointed Editor of Association for Jewish Studies Magazine

University News

Provost’s Office Announces New CTL, IDEAS Directors

Tom Bernardin, left, executive director of the Center for Data Science & Artificial Intelligence and associate CIO for AI at UMass Amherst, and Emily Nutwell, director of experiential learning & PIT Pathways at UMass, address the participants during the on-campus Ignition event on July 16, 2026.
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Ignition Initiative Brings People Together to Solve Problems Using AI

Honors and Awards

Lili He Receives Inaugural Phi Tau Sigma Mid-Career Accomplishment Award

Academics

Eyal Markman, Tom Braden Deliver Section Lectures at 2026 International Congress of Mathematicians

Academics

Doctoral Oral Exams for Aug. 10-14, 2026

Honors and Awards

IALS’ NanoVax Therapeutics Named Best Startup at Massachusetts Life Sciences Innovation Day

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Feeling Frustrated at the ER? It Could Affect Your Care, UMass Study Finds

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Jack Schneider: The Real Cost of Trump’s ‘Free Money’ for Massachusetts Schools

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First-of-Kind Heat Pump Coming to UMass Campus

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