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  • UMass Amherst students Bryan Bowman, Shelby Cox, Jamar Hawkins, Brandon Johnston, Xin Liu and Kaitlyn McGarvey sit on a bench outside Old Chapel.

    Research Ambitions

    Student achievements set the course for future success

    As the commonwealth’s flagship public research university, UMass Amherst provides a unique opportunity for students to conduct hands-on research early in their academic careers. This semester, we... More
  • UMass Amherst Computer Science Professor Donald Towsley standing, arms folded, in front ot the campus pond.

    Work As Play

    Curiosity drives distinguished scientist’s pursuit of network innovation

    Is there a better mousetrap? Donald Towsley, Distinguished University Professor in the College of Information and Computer Sciences, thinks so. His curiosity about life and his open, often playful... More
  • Picture of Gekko on the Beastcam array.

    Digital Life

    Creating 3D models of all living creatures

    Biologist Duncan Irschick created the Beastcam Array, a rapid-capture, field portable tabletop system for making high-resolution, full-color 3D models of living organisms. He and his research team... More
  • Black and white image of Memristor technology on the micro level.

    Brain Mimics

    Researchers create memristors, new devices that emulate biological synapses

    Engineers at the University of Massachusetts Amherst are leading a research team that is developing a new type of nanodevice for computer microprocessors that can mimic the functioning of a... More

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