Spotlight Scholars

UMass Amherst Computer Science Professor Donald Towsley standing, arms folded, in front ot the campus pond.

Donald Towsley

Work As Play

Curiosity drives distinguished scientist’s pursuit of network innovation

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Scholars are UMass Amherst faculty members who have demonstrated excellence and leadership in research, scholarship or creative activity. Go to Nomination Form.

UMass Amherst historian Barbara Krauthamer sitting in her office

The Road to Freedom

Esteemed historian pieces together untold stories of slavery in the Americas
UMass Amherst economist Leonce Ndikumana with city street in background

Research Meets Policy

Acclaimed economist leads the way to better policies for Africa
Elizabeth Vierling in a Lab

Crossing Species, Opening Doors

Pioneering biochemist investigates relationship between plant biology and human health
UMass Amherst Professor Lisa Chasan-Taber and images of pregnant women

Improving Women’s Health

International expert sheds light on physical activity and pregnancy
UMass Amherst biophysicist Jennifer Ross is an expert on microtubules.

Serious About Science

Interdisciplinary researcher makes an early career splash in biophysics
UMass sociologist Naomi Gerstel (far left) with her graduate students.

Family Values, Family Realities

Renowned sociologist broadens our vision of work, family, and inequality
UMass Amherst epidemiologist Susan Hankinson in her office

Pathways to Prevention

Epidemiologist investigates ways to better predict breast cancer risk
Associate professor of Kinesiology Barry Braun and students in the lab

Movement as Medicine

Barry Braun seeks an exercise prescription to fight diabetes and other metabolic disorders
Food scientist David Julian McClements in his lab

Food for Thought

Innovator delivers novel food technologies for a healthier future
Isenberg School of Management Professor Anna Nagurney teaches her students

The Business of Supernetworks

Isenberg School professor studies the flows of a complex, connected world
Chemist Vincent Rotello in his office with nanoparticle models on screen

Good Things, Small Packages

Tiny particles deliver big for nanomedicine
Professor of Veterinary and Animal Sciences Barbara Osborne in her lab

Life Sciences Detective

Osborne follows hot leads to develop therapeutic treatments for disease

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