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.
Myrias Optics, Founded by UMass’s James Watkins, Secures $3 Million Seed Investment Round to Deploy New Class of Optics
Myrias is an emerging developer of all-inorganic printed meta-optics built on research developed by the Watkins Group.
Team Led by UMass Amherst Discovers How to Sabotage Antibiotic-Resistant ‘Superbugs’
A consortium led by UMass researchers has successfully learned how to sabotage a key piece of machinery that pathogens use to infect their host cells.
The College of Natural Sciences Remembers Dr. Peter Veneman (1947-2023)
The Stockbridge School's Director and Distinguished Professor Baoshan Xing expressed his gratitude for Dr. Veneman’s unwavering support to the School.
UMass’s Jon Woodruff Chosen for Massachusetts’s ResilientCoasts Initiative Task Force
The task force is being assembled to oversee progress on Massachusetts's state and local coastal resilience policy and action.
College of Natural Sciences Researchers Develop Grassroots Framework for Managing Environmental Commons
This new framework can help respond to ecological threats that are widely dispersed across a varied landscape and whose solutions are not immediately obvious.
Mathematics and Statistics' Panos Kevrekidis Elected to European Academy of Sciences and Arts for Work on Nonlinear Waves
UMass Amherst’s Panos Kevrekidis, Distinguished Professor of Mathematics and Statistics, was recently elected to the European Academy of Sciences and Arts.
Study Finds Plant Nurseries are Exacerbating the Climate-Driven Spread of 80% of Invasive Species
New research from the University of Massachusetts Amherst is the first to precisely map role of horticulture in spreading of Invasive Species
UMass Amherst Researchers Crack the Cellular Code on Serpin Protein Folding, Opening New Therapeutic Avenues for Many Diseases
The research is the first to investigate the folding of proteins know as serpins, implicated in a number of diseases.
Ezra Markowitz and Co-Authors Help U.S. Government Understand How Climate Change Will Affect American Society
UMass Amherst’s Ezra Markowitz participated in the development of the federal government's fifth annual National Climate Assessment (NCA5).
Microbiology Laboratory Uses Tiny Earth Curriculum in Preparation for World AMR Awareness Week
The Department of Microbiology used World AMR Awareness Week as an opportunity to learn about antimicrobial resistance.