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UMass Amherst Researchers Awarded $1.75-million in NSF Funding to Study and Develop New Class of Soft Electronics

Wednesday, September 4, 2019

A team of researchers at UMass Amherst has received a four-year, $1.75 million grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to study and construct soft stretchable electronic devices that can be used in future healthcare, security and communications applications. The scientists plan to use conductive protein nanowires and mechanically soft nanomaterials to create a new nanocomposite that is strong, flexible and highly conductive.

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Hajiesmaili Receives NSF Grant for Project on Machine Learning, Data and Energy

Tuesday, September 3, 2019

Mohammad Hajiesmaili, research assistant professor in the College of Information and Computer Sciences (CICS), has received a $500,000 grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to use machine learning to make data storage more energy efficient

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Transition Date from e-Protocol to Kuali Changed

Friday, August 30, 2019

The transition of e-Protocol for both human subjects (IRB) and animal subjects (IACUC) to Kuali Research has been rescheduled to address a technical matter. Kuali will be available for IRB and IACUC starting Tuesday, Oct. 15 (previously Sept. 9).

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Timme-Laragy, Colleagues Host Visit from State Representative to Discuss PFAS Contamination

Thursday, August 29, 2019

Alicia Timme-Laragy, associate professor of environmental health sciences, recently hosted a visit by state Rep. John Velis to discuss her ongoing research to identify and understand the health risks of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) found in contaminated drinking water.

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UMass Amherst Researchers Receive National Science Foundation Grant to Study How Young Kids Develop Self-Regulation

Tuesday, August 27, 2019

Psychological and brain sciences researchers have been awarded a $390,483 grant from the National Science Foundation to investigate the role of coordinated brain and heart activity in the rapid development of self-regulation in 3- to 5-year-olds.

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UMass Amherst Economists Find First Link Between Early Childhood Exposure to Air Pollution and Later-Life Arthritis

Friday, August 23, 2019

A recent study by economists at UMass Amherst has – for the first time – found a link between exposure to air pollution during early childhood with the development of arthritis later in adult life.

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Doctoral Oral Exams for Sept. 2–6

Friday, August 23, 2019

The Graduate Dean invites all graduate faculty to attend the final oral examinations for the doctoral candidates scheduled as follows: Ziwen Jiang, Ph.D., Chemistry, Tuesday, September 3, 2:30 p.m., 329 Integrated Sciences Building (ISB). Dissertation: “Non-cationic Polymeric Materials...

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Study Shows Frying Oil Consumption Worsened Colon Cancer and Colitis in Mice

Friday, August 23, 2019

Foods fried in vegetable oil are popular worldwide, but research about the health effects of this cooking technique has been largely inconclusive and focused on healthy people. For the first time, UMass food scientists set out to examine the impact of frying oil consumption on inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) and colon cancer, using animal models.

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As Students Head Back to School, New Study by UMass Amherst Researcher Questions Efficacy of Vaccination Mandates

Thursday, August 22, 2019

An analysis of policy research on nearly 50 years of school vaccine mandates has found that while vaccine requirements are commonly considered to have made a major, if not essential, contribution to vaccine coverage in the United States, the causal relations between mandates and population vaccination remains unclear. The findings were published online this week by the Canadian Medical Association Journal’s CMAJ Open.