Feature Stories

Protecting Our Resources

"Refugia" provide buffer for natural and cultural resources

African American woman and friends laughing while looking at a laptop.

Our Changing Language

Teaching machines African-American English to expand study of dialects

Keeping it Natural

Untreated lawns help bee populations thrive

Ash tree with green "at risk" tape around it

Alien Species

Documenting the risk of invasives worldwide

red-headed girl in white stand in front of equations on chalkboard

STEMing the Tide

Researcher discovers remedies to prevent attrition of girls and women from STEM

Picture of biowires and electrodes on brown background.

Green by Design

Scientists engineer new bacteria that spins out tiny, sustainable nanowires

Computer-generated image of Dengue Fever.

Outbreak

Team develops new data analytics to improve disease epidemic prediction

Picture of Mars rover collecting data on the surface of Mars.

Deep Learning

Big data helps to map Mars and analyze its surface chemistry

STEMSEAS

Growing diversity in the geosciences workforce

Kenyan child holds water pump handle while other children and adults look on.

Blueprint Brigade

UMass students engineer clean water projects and good will in Kenya

UMass Professors Peggi Cluston and Alex Shreyer point out timber shell features to onlookers at Fine Arts Center concorse.

Teaching Structure

Students design intricate dome to promote awareness of wood construction

Computer Science PhD student Shiri Dori-Hacohen stands with Berthiaume Center staff and a large check replica.

We Mean Business

Innovation Challenge winners offer innovative, marketable ideas

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