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CNS prepares students for careers in the sciences, medicine, industry, and agriculture, and entry into graduate and professional schools.
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The College of Natural Sciences is committed to providing you, our students, with personalized academic guidance throughout your college career, and we are dedicated to your academic success.
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Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
We believe that academic excellence in science is enhanced when faculty and students from diverse perspectives come together in an environment that is inclusive and equitable.
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In the news
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.
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.
CNS Researchers Shed Light on How Tumor Cells Outwit the Body’s Immune System
The researchers call this discovery the “mosquito effect,” whereby certain pathogens, such as cancerous tumor cells, can outwit the body’s immune system.
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