CNS News | College of Natural Sciences

Collecting water quality parameter in the early post-restoration bog, two people stand in a bog

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

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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

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Celebrating Black History Month

Read the message from Interim Dean Nate Whitaker to learn about events, campus resources, recommended reading, and more

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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

Coastal Habitats Can Weather Sea-Level Rise If There is Enough Sediment

New research shows the key may lie in a Massachusetts salt marsh

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The Challenges of Emergency Care for Mental Health and Substance Use Disorder Patients

UMass Amherst social psychologist concludes ‘broad public and institutional changes’ are needed

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Our Future Climate Depends Partly on Soil Microbes

In a surprising twist, food, not temperature, is the most important factor driving microbial release of CO2

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

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Flower Power in Lynn Adler's Lab

Watch the video from Lynn Adler, professor of biology