College of Natural Sciences (CNS) at UMass Amherst

CNS News
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Focusing on Groundwater to Rewild a Wetland
Using drones and thermal infrared imagery, UMass Amherst researchers show how best to restore wetlands—and why Massachusetts is leading the charge toward healthy ecosystems -
Researches Create a New Material To Solve the Problem of Wearable Sensors
Team from UMass Amherst develops all-fabric pressure sensor that works even when the pressure is pushing down on you -
Celebrating Black History Month
Read the message from Interim Dean Nate Whitaker to learn about events, campus resources, recommended reading, and more -
Researchers Work to Engineer a Tastier Broccoli
Alice Cheung and Hen-Ming Wu work to augment desirable traits in crops -
UMass Researchers Awarded a New Grant to Develop New RNA Fluorescence Imaging System
The new imaging system will be used to study dynamic gene expression and cellular heterogeneity -
Reika Katsumata Receives Young Investigator Research Program Award From The Air Force Office of Scientific Research
Assistant professor in the Department of Polymer Science and Engineering has received a three-year, $450,000 award

Upcoming Events
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Feb8
A New Bound on the Electron’s Electric Dipole Moment
Trevor WrightUniversity of Colorado Boulder4:00pmSeminar - Physics Department -
Feb9
Dynamic interplay between polarity and the cytoskeleton patterns the leaf surface
Andrew Muroyama, UCSD4:00amSeminar - Plant Biology -
Feb9
Programmable Interactions and Entanglement Engineering between Atomic Ensembles
Philipp KunkelStanford University11:30amSeminar - Physics Department -
Feb9
mRNA as Medicine: COVID-19 Vaccines and Beyond
Dr. Melissa J. MooreChief Scientfic Officer, Emeritus, Moderna11:30amSeminar - Chemistry Department -
Feb10
White Allies Against Racism: How To Be a Co-Conspirator For Racial Justice
6:45pmInformation Session - UMass Office of Equity and Inclusion -
Feb13
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