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VASCI's Leonid Pobezinsky Wins 2026 Armstrong Fund for Science Award
4+ hour, 34+ min ago (236+ words) Leonid Pobezinsky, an associate professor in the College of Natural Sciences's Department of Veterinary and Animal Sciences (VASCI), has just been named the winner of the 2026 Armstrong Fund for Science Award for his work on memory T cells." "Our laboratory…...
Ph D Candidate Tara Huang Honored with Women in Chemical Engineering Travel Award: College of Natural Sciences
1+ day, 8+ hour ago (234+ words) The WIC Travel Award celebrates Huang's work, which contributes to the development of advanced porous carbon materials that can be used in applications such as environmental remediation, energy storage, and chemical separations. The recognition also highlights the contributions of women…...
'Audobon' Features Nathan Senner's Work on Migratory Birds
3+ week, 3+ day ago (335+ words) College of Natural Sciences UMass Amherst 'Audobon' Features Nathan Senner's Work on Migratory Birds Audubon, the publication of the National Audubon Society'which works to preserve bird habitats, conduct scientific research, influence policymakers to enact commonsense conservation laws, etc.'has devoted…...
UMass Amherst Food Scientists Invent Fast, Reliable Technology for Bacteria Detection
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (369+ words) A smartphone-based technology to detect bacteria contamination, developed by food scientists at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, sets a new benchmark in efforts to quickly and reliably understand how clean a surface is in places such as food processing plants,…...
Molecular Biologist Li-Jun Ma Wins 2026 Mahoney Life Sciences Prize
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (329+ words) Li-Jun Ma, a professor in the College of Natural Sciences's Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, has been chosen as this year's winner of the Mahoney Life Sciences Prize for her work on mitigating the effects of a fungal pathogen…...
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2+ mon, 3+ week ago (16+ words) ECE's Paul Siqueira and Stephen Frasier Publish Overview of MIRSL in IEEE Microwave Magazine'UMass Amherst...
UMass Amherst Research Demonstrates New Technology for Shrinking Quantum Computers
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (352+ words) This story was first published by the UMass News Office. They tested how their design performs key quantum operations, including preparing a qubit's quantum state. Their results show the system already achieves the high-fidelity qubit state preparation and measurement required…...
Clouston, Schreyer Co-Author Definitive Guide on Mass Timber Materials, Design and Construction | Building and Construction Technology
4+ mon, 3+ week ago (238+ words) College of Natural Sciences | Department of Environmental Conservation Home / Publications / Clouston, Schreyer Co-Author Definitive Guide on Mass Timber Materials, Design and Construction Peggi L. Clouston'and'Alexander C. Schreyer, professors in the'Building and Construction Technology program'at UMass Amherst and experts in wood engineering, have…...
Hot Flashes Can Be Reliably Predicted by an AI-driven Algorithm Developed by UMass Amherst and Embr Labs
9+ mon, 2+ week ago (419+ words) University of Massachusetts Amherst researchers and scientists at Embr Labs, a Boston-based start-up, have developed an AI-driven algorithm that can accurately predict nearly 70% of hot flashes before they're perceived. The work, featured in the journal'Psychophysiology, will be incorporated into the…...