The Graduate Dean invites all graduate faculty to attend the final oral examinations for the doctoral candidates. All exams will be held via video conferencing. Contact the department for online meeting information.
Final oral examinations for the doctoral candidates are scheduled as...
As families find themselves at home and looking for activities to do together outdoors this summer with coronavirus cautions in place, many are trying vegetable gardening for the first time, not only for the enjoyment and fresh air but to grow healthy and nutritious food.
Tamara (Tammy) Rahhal, senior lecturer II in the department of psychological and brain sciences (PBS), is one of five University of Massachusetts faculty awarded the 2020 Manning Prize for Excellence in Teaching for their exemplary dedication to students and the university.
While plans for this fall’s reopening regarding on-campus housing and the mix of remote and in-person instruction are being finalized, a revised academic calendar for the fall has been announced by the Provost’s Office.
A common food additive, recently banned in France but allowed in the U.S. and many other countries, was found to significantly alter gut microbiota in mice, causing inflammation in the colon and changes in protein expression in the liver, according to research led by a UMass Amherst food scientist.
Since the in-person version of Jazz in July cannot happen this summer due to COVID-19 restrictions, a one-week, online-only version of the program take place Monday, July 20 through Friday, July 24. Registration opens Thursday, June 25.
The U.S. Department of Energy announced this week that it has named 76 scientists from across the country, including assistant professor of physics Chen Wang, to receive “significant funding for research” with its Early Career Award.
In close cooperation with partners at Holyoke Public Schools and Holyoke Community College, Beverley Bell and Betsy McEneaney, of the College of Education, have been awarded a state Teacher Diversification Pilot Program grant and UMass Public Service Endowment Grant for partnering to develop a Grow Your Own Program.
Postdoctoral fellow in the geosciences department, Tobias Schneider, has been instrumental in organizing an online conference for Swiss National Science Foundation fellows covering a broad range of disciplines.
The Massachusetts eHealth Institute at MassTech (MeHI) has selected six new healthcare research and development (R&D) hubs to join the Digital Health Sandbox Network including UMass Amherst’s Institute for Applied Life Sciences (IALS), the state program announced this week.
