A team of biophysicists from UMass Amherst and Penn State College of Medicine set out to tackle the long-standing question about the nature of force generation by myosin, the molecular motor responsible for muscle contraction and many other cellular processes. The key question they addressed – one of the most controversial topics in the field – was: how does myosin convert chemical energy, in the form of ATP, into mechanical work?

The UMass ADVANCE team invites nominations for the 2021 ADVANCE College Faculty Mentoring Awards. One award per college is planned, in order to recognize the critically important work faculty members perform in mentoring and supporting their colleagues’ professional development and success.

Professor Elizabeth Schmidt of the School of Public Policy has published “Nonprofit Law: The Life Cycle of a Charitable Organization,” third edition, with the Wolters Kluwer publishing company.

On Friday, Jan. 22 at 7:30 p.m., the department of Music and Dance will present a free solo performance by viola professor Kathryn Lockwood. The concert will be livestreamed from Bezanson Recital Hall to the department’s YouTube Channel.