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Celebrating A Decade of Eureka!

Encouraging girls in STEM for a decade

Revolutionizing Wearable Electronics With Engineered Biofilm

UMass Amherst team engineers biofilm capable of producing long-term, continuous electricity from your sweat

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CNS Announces Its Inaugural Group of CNS Leadership Fellows

Two faculty members and one graduate student have been awarded CNS Leadership Fellowships for 2022-2023

Collaborating with Indigenous Communities to Mitigate Climate Change

Geosciences professor is part of a team proposing a new Center for Braiding Indigenous Knowledges and Science (CBIKS)

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New Open-Access Book: Microplastic in the Environment

Professor in the environmental conservation department tackles a complex problem

How Bitter Do You Find Medicine? It Depends On Your Receptor Genes

UMass Amherst sensory scientist examines sensory profile of two antibiotics

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Getting to Know Interim Dean Nathaniel Whitaker

Watch the video from CNS' new Interim Dean, Nathaniel Whitaker

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UMass Researchers Map Cellular Protein Production for Advanced Gene Therapy

Interdisciplinary team of researchers from UMass Amherst and UMass Chan Medical School maps the cellular production of protein and discovers how to boost its output

Concerns About Appearing Racist Can Impact Classroom Discussions About Race

UMass Amherst research aims to help equip teachers to engage in crucial conversations

UMass Microbiology Professor Solves the Mystery of Grapevine Trunk Diseases

New research finds the key to a billion-dollar problem in the wine industry