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Growing Life Sciences

State funding supports unprecedented research on campus and in region

Collaborative, interdisciplinary partnerships prove an efficient way to see basic science through to translation and now, with its Institute for Applied Life Sciences (IALS),... Read

Underground PERCEPTion

Technology developed at UMass Amherst will help the visually impaired navigate Boston subway

UMass Amherst professor Aura Ganz has developed an electronic navigation system called PERCEPT, a seeing-eye directory for the blind and visually impaired which will provide them... Read

Toward a Smarter, Greener Grid

A regional partnership pairs science with street smarts to meet energy goals

The average home or office is but one tiny unit in our greater energy grid, but given that America’s buildings rake up 75 percent of the national electric bill, energy efficiency... Read

Networked Decision-Making

Analyzing big data to understand complex social systems

In our increasingly digital age, the collection, storage and analysis of large-scale data offer a window to the inner workings of our social world and collective interactions. At... Read

Anticipating Casino Gambling

UMass researchers study the impacts as Massachusetts gets ready to roll the dice

The debate over whether or not to legalize casino gambling in Massachusetts was long and heated, but the results are clear: casinos will soon grace the state. With $3.64 million... Read

Floral Transmitters

UMass Amherst researchers offer first systematic review and recommendations on disease transmission via flowers

As hubs for bees and pollinators, flowers are little studied but may be crucial in disease transmission. “Almost nothing is known regarding how pathogens of pollinators are... Read

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In Pictures

Up close view of nanocrystals (in purple) against an orange background
Crystal Conversion: Using Nanocrystals for Next Generation Organic Solar Cells

The image above depicts nanocrystals (in purple) of a compound called PCBM, a derivative of the molecule, fullerene. The crystals were...

Announcements

Political Scientist Peter Haas Receives ISA's 2014 Distinguished Scholar Award

Distinguished Professor W. Bruce Croft Receives 2014 IEEE Computer Society Technical Achievement Award

UMass Amherst Technology Geckskin™ Goes "Green": Super Adhesive Designed Using Sustainable Materials

UMass Scientists Irschick and Crosby Launch Geckskin Web Site: geckskin.umass.edu

News

Several FDA-Approved Anti-Cancer Drugs Induce Stem Cell Tumors, Perhaps Thwarting Therapy
Now Using Renewable Materials, Super Adhesive Echoes Geckos
Congressman Joseph P. Kennedy III to Tour UMass Amherst Science Facilities
‘Oddball Science’ Has Proven Worth, Say UMass Amherst Biologists
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Protein Homeostasis: Developing New Therapeutic Strategies and Anti-Infective Medicines

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