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School's Out
Research Reveals Standardized Tests Have Negative Impact on Parents' Civic Engagement
I love UMass sticker on door with High Performance Computers in background
Data Science
UMass Amherst Leads Way for High Performance Computing in the Life Sciences
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Innovation Challenge 2014
Student entrepreneurs compete for $50,000
Two birds perching infront of a cityscape
Urban Ecology
Bird and plant species more diverse worldwide than expected says study
Kathryn McDermott with two of her students in the classroom
Student Achievement
Examining policy effects on equity and performance
Three small model wind turbines
Blade Runner
Engineering the next generation of turbines for wind energy
Bees pollinating a yellow flower
Floral Transmitters
Researchers offer first systematic review and recommendations on disease transmission via flowers
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Making Data Count
Advancing biostatistical methods to improve public health
Network viisualization of political action committee contributions to candidates
Networked Decision-Making
Analyzing big data to understand complex social systems
Electronic tag for visually impaired on elevator sign
Underground PERCEPTion
Technology developed at UMass Amherst will help the visually impaired navigate Boston subway
Visual comparison of the shapes of bat skulls
Natural Selection
Researchers develop new tool to identify biodiversity targets
Akshaya Shanmugam and Jalil Johnson
A Meeting of Minds
Hluchyj Fellows combine nursing and engineering to improve clinical health care