New research led by biologists at UMass Amherst and published in Current Biology reveals that grasses grow according to temperature—not light, like other plants.

The Manning College of Information and Computer Sciences is launching new undergraduate and graduate concentrations in artificial intelligence, creating formal academic pathways for computer science students seeking specialized preparation in one of the field’s fastest-growing areas.

A team of biologists led by UMass Amherst, MIT Sea Grant at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and the Center for Coastal Studies has discovered that the invasive Manila clam has established itself along the northwestern Atlantic coastline.

Edward A. Connors, 85, of emeritus professor of mathematics, died on June 14, 2026. He served 33 years on the UMass Amherst mathematics faculty, including as chair of the Department of Mathematics and Statistics from 1977-82 and undergraduate program advisor from 1993-2001. Connors retired in 2002.

A research team led by UMass Amherst has developed a pair of techniques that can vastly speed up the search for better tuberculosis drugs.

Ma, assistant professor of nutrition, is poised to receive the Korean Nutrition Society Award and Kim, a doctoral student, has been selected to receive the 2026 George Bray Obesity Research Student Award.