Why Are Fish Getting Smaller as Waters Warm?
A team of scientists led by the UMass Amherst recently found that there is no physiological evidence supporting a leading theory as to why fish are shrinking.
Julie Brigham-Grette Discusses the Arctic on BBC's 'The Climate Question'
Brigham-Grette discussed climate change and resulting tensions in the Arctic.
UMass Amherst Researchers Join $26 Million Quantum Computing Effort to Build Internet of the Future
This initiative is overseen by the Center for Quantum Networks, a $26 million, five-year, renewable effort.
'Western Mass News' Asks Erika Hamilton, Microbiology, to Reflect on COVID
Dr. Hamilton notes that we now know of certain subsets who are more susceptible to severe COVID infection.
Chemistry and OEB Students Among Winners of the Three Minute Thesis
Rehab Heikal, chemistry, and Seanne Clemente, organismic and evolutionary biology, were named 3MT runners up for their respective presentations.
Wei Zhu, Mathematics, Receives Air Force Grant to Study Scientific Machine Learning
This grant is aimed at studying how scientific machine learning can be used to model enormously complex physical and engineering systems.
Forget Gummies: Food Science Study Finds Dried Fruit Has the Highest Nutritional Value
Researchers found that fruit-flavored snacks such as gummies have the lowest nutrient density and fiber content, and the highest amount of added sugar.
PSE Researchers Find Exception to 200-year-old Scientific Law Governing Heat Transfer
Fourier’s Law governs how heat diffuses through solid materials.
Stockbridge Alumni Buy Local Farm with Help from UMass Loan
Max Traunstein and Lilly Israel, 2014 graduates of Stockbridge's Sustainable Food & Farming program, have purchased Kitchen Garden Farm in nearby Sunderland.
Bethany Bradley Discusses New Plant-Hardiness Map with ‘The Boston Globe’
The Environmental Conservation professor shares predictions based on the USDA's new projections.
CNS Researchers Identify Enzyme Key to Training Cells to Fight Autoimmune Disorders
A first-of-its-kind study focuses on understanding how a subset of cells might be trained to correct overzealous immune responses.