College of Natural Sciences (CNS) at UMass Amherst

Solving a Billion-Dollar Problem

UMass Microbiology Professor Solves the Mystery of Grapevine Trunk Diseases

Geosciences Professor Elected Fellow of American Geophysical Union

Rob DeConto, professor of geoscience and director of the UMass Amherst School of Earth and Sustainability, has been elected as a Fellow of the American Geophysical Union (AGU).
Fly Vomit Poses a Risk to Human Health

New research from the University of Massachusetts Amherst shows that common, non-biting flies are potent and understudied transmitters of disease
Join Us For Sustainable EweMass!

Campus flock of sheep will be mowing lawn; public activities focused on landscape, public-use and history
Faculty Highlight: Kirby Deater-Deckard

Professor in the Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences (PBS) at UMass Amherst
On Sept. 22 Celebrate the Autumnal Equinox at the UMass Sunwheel

Sunrise and sunset events on Sept. 22 will usher in the fall
Educators Can Help Make STEM Fields Diverse

by Nilanjana Dasgupta, Director of Faculty Equity & Inclusion & Professor of Psychological and Brain Sciences

Award-winning teaching, research opportunities, and interdisciplinary programs in a diverse, inclusive community of excellence.