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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
Jeanne Hardy stands in front of a black wall with equations on it.

Prize-Winning Science

Chemist Jeanne Hardy untangles the mysteries of Alzheimer's disease
UMass Amherst researcher views eye tracking data on a screen.

View from the Top

The Department of Linguistics continues its reign as a top-seed program
Biologist Jeff Blanchard collects soil samples surrounded by students at Harvard Forest.

Hidden Beneath Our Feet

UMass scientists find giant viruses in Massachusetts soil
Close up of Jumping Spider

The "Eyes" Have It

Research reveals spider eyes work together to track stimuli

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