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Deep Learning

Big data helps to map Mars and analyze its surface chemistry

Researchers at the University of Massachusetts Amherst and Mount Holyoke College are teaming up to apply recent advances in machine learning, specifically biologically inspired deep learning methods... More
We Mean Business

Innovation Challenge winners offer innovative, marketable ideas

Automated Controversy Detection, a startup business founded by computer science Ph.D. candidate Shiri Dori-Hacohen, earned top honors of $35,000 in seed money at the campus’s 2016 Innovation... More
Passionate Pursuit

Undergraduates recognized for notable research and scholarly achievements

UMass Amherst continues to be a destination of choice for truly exceptional undergraduate students. The campus’s varied opportunities for research, scholarship, and creative activity are part of the... More
Enabling Entrepreneurs

Berthiaume Center for Entrepreneurship receives a top national award

The Berthiaume Center for Entrepreneurship, headquartered in the Isenberg School of Management, is a cross-campus network of scholars, innovators, and entrepreneurs. It supports research, education,... More
Smart Car Extravaganza

Engineering students avoid a crash course

The 185 students in Professor David McLaughlin’s Fundamentals of Electrical Engineering course gathered in a large circle in the Student Union Ballroom, laughing, shouting, and cheering as dozens of... More