Research

Faculty from the Department of Sociology and the School of Public Policy are part of a new cross-disciplinary project for improving STEM education.

Members of the Department of Political Science wrote an op-ed featured in Newsweek which focused on the potential effects of racism on the 2024 election. 

The Center for Resilient Metro-Regions (CRM) is pleased to host research fellows from the Young Southeast Asian Leadership Initiative. 

Allison Butler, communication, has co-authored a piece in Teen Vogue on her recently-published book. 

Alasdair Roberts, public policy, recently published a new book, "The Adaptable Country: How Canada Can Survive the Twenty-First Century." 

Charli Carpenter and Jenna Norosky have a new paper in Human Rights Quarterly focused on Ukraine's travel restrictions on "battle-aged" men. 

Throughout August, UMass Poll released findings on how the public feels about the presidential candidates and their feelings on the contentious "Project 2025." 

Research co-authored by Jason Kamilar, anthropology, examines early human evolution and the decline of forest ecosystems in East Africa over 6 million years.

Elizabeth Krause, anthropology, has contributed a chapter on the political discourse of protest to New Anthropologies of Italy.

UMass Amherst Poll shares its latest results on major issues in Massachusetts, including support for the governor, immigration, and the ongoing housing crisis.

The research of Carey E. Stapleton, data analytics and computational social science (DACSS), was recently mentioned in an op-ed for The Washington Post. 

Data analytics and computational social science (DACSS) lecturer and teaching fellow, Carey Stapleton has co-authored a new paper for Public Opinion Quarterly.