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Research by acclaimed Stockbridge professor Baoshan Xing and visiting scientist Fei Dang, is featured on the cover of Environmental Science & Technology Letters. Their team's paper, "Weathered Microplastics Induce Silver Nanoparticle Formation," demonstrates that the exposure of discarded polystyrene (styrofoam) to sunlight causes chemical degradation of the plastics, allowing the weathered microplastics to convert dissolved silver into nanoparticles, potentially increasing their negative effects on the environment. Stockbridge continues to produce award-winning and cutting-edge research across the agricultural and environmental sciences.
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Now established for 12 full years, the UMass Permaculture Initiative emerged from the pandemic stronger than ever. Students this year produced 1800 lbs of fresh food, valued at over $12,000, including 50 lbs of honey and a first-ever rice crop. Students delivered it to UMass Dining Services, to grocery chain Big Y, to a weekly farmers' market on campus, and to the Amherst Survival Center. The Permaculture Garden provides opportunities for countless students to participate in the sustainable production of food. Said one visiting student "Touring campus and discovered this amazing garden. It will be my happy place if I choose UMass."
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Stockbridge alum Daniel Smiarowski (AS'86, BS'88) was appointed by President Biden today, and will serve as USDA State Executive Director for the Farm Service Agency of Massachusetts, where he has worked for the majority of his career, since his graduation 36 years ago.
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Dr. Han has taught our undergraduate- and graduate-level courses, with a focus on greenhouse crops and post-harvest physiology, for 33 years. During that time she developed an innovative teaching practice, became a model advisor to students, conducted cutting-edge research into the effects of post-harvest handling on flowers, and mastered the complex organizational processes by which new curricula are added to the repertoire of our school and university.
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Alumni Ryan Bjorn (Turf AS'18) and Chris Hurley (Sport Mgmt '10, Turf BS'15) play starring roles in this video about the New England Patriots Field Crew!
Ryan is Field Superintendent at Gillette Stadium, and Chris is Assistant Field Superintendent. We even caught a glimpse of new graduate Tyler Stairs (Turf BS'21) working hard.
Stockbridge Turfgrass graduates manage and maintain turf for major sport stadiums as well as top golf courses across the country.
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A collaborative grant awarded to professor Lisa DePiano will fund two new educational demonstration sites focused on alley cropping, the intentional integration of trees with crops, which offers a transformative solution to the ecological and economic challenges facing agriculture due to climate change. The Stockbridge Agricultural Learning Center will host the demo site, providing full access to students.
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Congratulations to Dr. Prasanta Bhowmik on his much deserved retirement from the Stockbridge School of Agriculture after 40 years of teaching and research! During this time, he instructed over 2300 students in the intricacies of weed management across all agricultural systems, including turfgrass systems.
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Ronald A. Beckwith (84) of Southampton, the University's first full-time manager of the Clark and Morrill Greenhouses, passed away on December 11, 2021. Under Beckwith's watchful eyes the University's plant collection grew to more than 225 families.
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An accelerated version of the Stockbridge Masters of Science in Plant & Soil Sciences is now available to all Stockbridge bachelor majors, as well as Environmental Science and allied majors. The new "5th Year" master's degree can be completed in 2 semesters by transferring up to 9 credits from one's bachelor program toward the 30 credits required for the advanced degree. Learn how to apply.
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UMass researchers spearhead efforts to keep the future of farming viable and sustainable. At Stockbridge, smartphone app developers and dual-use solar researchers collaborate with GIS mapping and engineering experts in allied departments to improve sustainable agriculture.
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Stockbridge alum Chris Pirner, and his 35-year old company Pirner Logging and Land Clearing, have been named as Massachusetts Wood Producer of the Year for 2021 by the Mass Forest Alliance.
Stockbridge offers a 2-year associate degree, and a new 1-year online certificate, in Arboriculture. We create more millionaires than any other part of UMass, in part because our alumni become entrepreneurs and start their own companies.
