UMass Amherst ranked 42nd in the world and 35th in America in the Leiden Rankings, which assesses “the scientific impact of universities and of universities’ involvement in scientific collaboration” of 500 major institutions.
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Eric Decker, Food Science, explains that the growth of the palm oil industry is the result of increased use of palm oil as an alternative solid fat source to hydrogenated oil, in an article in Business Week,
Bloomberg BusinessWeek 5/31/13
Carlos Gradil, Veterinary and Animal Sciences, is interviewed about the foaling process, and what to do if there are complications.
The Horse [Audio] 6/8/13
Charles Schweik, associate professor of both Environmental Conservation and Public Policy, is one of three senior scholars worldwide to receive a new award honoring the late political economist Elinor Ostrom, the only woman to date to win the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences. News Release
Professor Emeritus Aroldo Kaplan was recently invited to join Argentina’s National Academy of Sciences. He was recognized for his work in algebraic and differential geometry, particularly his work on the Hodge theory of algebraic varieties.
