2023 Interdisciplinary Research Grants Awarded to SBS Faculty

Awards & Honors

Congratulations to the recipients of 2023 Interdisciplinary Research Grants! These grants are awarded to teams of faculty members and librarians from at least two different schools/colleges within the university, with the goal of empowering creativity, promoting equitable collaboration, and showcasing excellence at UMass Amherst. The grants are offered in two categories – up to $20,000 or up to $50,000. This year marks a return of the grant program, which was established in spring 2020, but paused due to the impacts of COVID-19. 

Teams featuring SBS representatives include:

  • Analyzing Cross-country Bias in News Coverage of International Conflicts and Disasters
    Przemyslaw Grabowicz, Manning College of Information and Computer Sciences
    Paul Musgrave, Political Science, College of Social and Behavioral Sciences
    Brendan O'Connor, Manning College of Information and Computer Sciences
    Ethan Zuckerman, School of Public Policy, College of Social and Behavioral Sciences, Manning College of Information and Computer Sciences
  • Bio-Inspired Building Facades for Sustainable Living in Extreme Climates
    Trisha Andrew, College of Natural Sciences
    Carolina Aragon, Landscape Architecture and Regional Planning, College of Social and Behavioral Sciences
    Ho-Sung Kim, College of Natural Sciences
  • Political Misinformation and Disinformation Through Social Media Biases
    Przemyslaw Grabowicz, Manning College of Information and Computer Sciences
    Monideepa Tarafgar, Isenberg School of Management
    Jennifer Lundquist, Sociology, College of Social and Behavioral Sciences
    Anthony Paik, Sociology, College of Social and Behavioral Sciences
  • Racial Equity for Hispanic Mathematics Students, Grades 5-8
    Beverly Woolf, Manning College of Information and Computer Sciences
    Marialuisa Di Stefano, College of Education
    Donald Tomaskovic-Devey, Sociology, College of Social and Behavioral Sciences
    Ivon Arroyo, College of Education
  • The Anthropocene Lab
    Malcom Sen, College of Humanities and Fine Arts
    Thad Miller, School of Public Policy, College of Social and Behavioral Sciences
    Robert DeConto, College of Natural Sciences
    Regine Spector, Political Science, College of Social and Behavioral Sciences
    Sandy Lichfield, College of Humanities and Fine Arts
    Marjorie Rubright, College of Humanities and Fine Arts
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