Feature Stories

Close up of a maple leaf-shaped bottle of maple syrup situated on a rock with fall foliage in the background.

Finding the Sweet Spot

Research shows climate will impact decline of U.S. maple syrup production

UMass Amherst professor Ivan Lee stand in his lab flanked by two graduate students

Beyond Batteries

UMass Amherst lays the groundwork for a revolution in wireless wearables

Future Fibers

How UMass Amherst is reimagining wearable tech

Research image of both tangled and aligned polymer strands.

Better than Metal

UMass scientist engineers polymer films that conduct heat better than ceramics and steel

Offshore wind turbines with hurricane heat model in the background

Building a Better Turbine

Offshore wind development must assess hurricane risks

Close up of a Blackpoll warbler's back with a tiny device strapped on to it.

Tiny Birds, Immense Stamina

Geolocating ‘backpacks’ help researchers identify blackpoll warbler migration routes

A Kemp's Ridley sea turtle rests on a beach.

Stunned by Climate Change?

Researchers investigate ‘alarming rate’ of sea turtles stranded off Cape

UMass Amherst Innovators: Peter Reinhart, Jun Yao, Trisha Andrew, and Derek Lovely.

After Eureka

UMass Scientists Turn Revolutionary Ideas Into Businesses

Picture of a white sports top with a sensor imprinted on it.

Empowering Technologies

The UManage Center advances the science of self-care

MOCHA leaders meet with UMass Amherst program manager Jeffrey Markham, Jr. at the UMass Center in Springfield, MA.

Healing from Within

UMass center fosters health equity through community partnership

Close up of chip design on yellow diagnostic patch

Improving Human Health

Biomedical engineering blends disciplines for medical innovation

UMass Amherst professor Thai Thayumanavan talks with students in his lab.

Inspired by Nature

New center taps natural processes for chemical innovation

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