College of Natural Sciences (CNS) at UMass Amherst

Solving a Billion-Dollar Problem

UMass Microbiology Professor Solves the Mystery of Grapevine Trunk Diseases

$2.5M Grant from NSF and NASA Will Bring International Climate and Cryosphere Office to UMass Amherst

UMass geoscientists Robert DeConto and Raymond Bradley will co-chair the organization for the next five years
New Book from Alexander Schreyer: Fundamentals of Residential Construction

Director of the Building and Construction Technology program is the lead author of a new book
New Research Solves How Cells Manage Stress

Discoveries from UMass Amherst show that a specific enzyme can play dual roles in cell health
Researchers Find New Method to Control Formaldehyde Release in the Home

The culprit is iron and the solution is in your cereal box
Reika Katsumata, Polymer Science & Engineering Professor, Wins Two Prestigious Awards

PSE professor wins the PRESTO Award and the 2022 3M Non-Tenured Faculty Award
New Theory on Dipole-Dipole Interactions

Long ignored, dipole-dipole interactions give life its shape

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