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Innovation and Entrepreneurship
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Breaking Boundaries
Talented undergraduates find their path through research
Rebecca Castonguay ’19 knew little about mathematical modeling for disease when she signed on to Professor Hari Balasubramanian’s Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) team in the summer of... More
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After Eureka
UMass Scientists Turn Revolutionary Ideas Into Businesses
Starting a business is terrifying, to be frank, said Morgan Baima '18PhD, just after incorporating the UMass startup company Soliyarn. Scary though it may seem, Baima and other UMass scientists... More
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Improving Human Health
Biomedical engineering blends disciplines for medical innovation
"A biologist, a doctor, and an engineer walk into a room . . .” could be an opening line for UMass Amherst’s Biomedical Engineering program. Launched in 2017, it blends engineering, medicine,... More
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Inspired by Nature
New center taps natural processes for chemical innovation
Sankaran “Thai” Thayumanavan has big plans for the $1.8 million National Science Foundation grant the campus has received to create a multi-university Center for Autonomous Chemistry. He and his... More
