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A Food Science Major Completed A Comparison of 612 Plant-Based and Dairy Yogurts

Almond milk yogurt packs an overall greater nutritional punch than dairy-based yogurt

New Research Shows Topsoil Erosion Can Be Drastically Reduced with No-Till Agricultural Methods

Saving our soil: how to extend U.S. breadbasket fertility for centuries

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Clinicians Supporting Cancer Patients With Taste Loss Need Materials and Training

UMass Amherst research highlights health impacts of traditionally overlooked cancer-related side effect

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Minji Kim, Food Science, Won the International Association for Food Protection European Symposium Technical Talk Competition

IAFP is the foremost food safety science organization in the field

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New Clean Energy Extension Scholarship Will Bring Diversity to Growing Offshore Wind Workforce

The Offshore Wind Career Access Scholarship s designed to increase accessibility and diversity

Two CNS Undergraduates To Be Honored as 21st Century Leaders At Commencement 2023

Ashley Yen Eng and Joash Elijah Audrey Gabriel will be awarded on May 26th

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Confronting the Public Health Threat from Ticks and Mosquitoes

The New England Center of Excellence in Vector-Borne Diseases (NEWVEC), headquartered at UMass Amherst, promotes collaborative research and outreach aimed at more effective control of ticks and mosquitoes.

Interim Dean Whitaker Delivers Einstein Public Lecture at University of Cincinnati

Courtesy of the American Mathematical Society, whose staff wrote this story.

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The Annual UMass Ice Cream Competition

Herrell’s, an ice cream shop in Northampton, to produce all four original flavors

Interim Dean Nathanial Whitaker (top, left) along with 2023 Outstanding Achievement Award recipients

CNS Outstanding Achievement Awards 2023

Each year, the College of Natural Sciences honors faculty, staff, and student leaders who have made important contributions to their discipline, department, college, and university by presenting them with the Outstanding Achievement Awards.