An advanced weather radar array on Orchard Hill is now providing a data feed to the National Weather Service’s (NWS) Eastern Regional Headquarters. Data from the radar will be used by NWS regional forecast offices – principally in the Boston, Albany and Portland areas.

UMass Amherst researchers are seeking saltwater anglers over the age of 18 to share their experiences with sharks while fishing. The survey welcomes submissions from all areas of North America, regardless of target species and involving any species of shark. 

In the latest paper from the Geobacter Lab led by microbiologist Derek Lovley at UMass Amherst, he and colleagues report “a major advance” in the quest to develop electrically conductive protein nanowires in the bacterium Geobacter sulfurreducens for use as chemical and biological sensors. Details appear in the current issue of the American Chemical Society journal, ACS Synthetic Biology.

Martina Nieswandt, associate vice chancellor for research and engagement, received an Association of Public and Land-Grant Universities (APLU) Council on Research Research Leader Fellowship, which started in July.