Why Are Fish Getting Smaller as Waters Warm?
A team of scientists led by the UMass Amherst recently found that there is no physiological evidence supporting a leading theory as to why fish are shrinking.
Chemistry and OEB Students Among Winners of the Three Minute Thesis
Rehab Heikal, chemistry, and Seanne Clemente, organismic and evolutionary biology, were named 3MT runners up for their respective presentations.
Wei Zhu, Mathematics, Receives Air Force Grant to Study Scientific Machine Learning
This grant is aimed at studying how scientific machine learning can be used to model enormously complex physical and engineering systems.
Forget Gummies: Food Science Study Finds Dried Fruit Has the Highest Nutritional Value
Researchers found that fruit-flavored snacks such as gummies have the lowest nutrient density and fiber content, and the highest amount of added sugar.
Stockbridge Alumni Buy Local Farm with Help from UMass Loan
Max Traunstein and Lilly Israel, 2014 graduates of Stockbridge's Sustainable Food & Farming program, have purchased Kitchen Garden Farm in nearby Sunderland.
Bethany Bradley Discusses New Plant-Hardiness Map with ‘The Boston Globe’
The Environmental Conservation professor shares predictions based on the USDA's new projections.
CNS Researchers Identify Enzyme Key to Training Cells to Fight Autoimmune Disorders
A first-of-its-kind study focuses on understanding how a subset of cells might be trained to correct overzealous immune responses.
UMass Fact Sheet on Beneficial Lawn Insects Featured on 'The Cool Down'
A UMass fact sheet on beneficial lawn insects supports the case against artificial lawns.
CNS Congratulates the NFL's Newest Field Director, Stockbridge Alum Nick Pappas, on the Super Bowl's Turfgrass Field
Pappas earned two degrees from Stockbridge: one in Turfgrass Management and one in Plant & Soil Sciences.
Researchers at Umass Amherst Discover Key to Molecular Mystery of How Plants Respond to Changing Conditions
The research identifies the interactions between four compounds: pectin, receptor proteins FERONIA and LLG1, and the signal RALF peptide.
PSE Team Develops Additive That Can ‘Upcycle’ a Wide Range of Plastics
Researchers are using polymer recycling to identify new, environmentally conscious chemistry and technologies for polymer reprocessing.