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Washington State University’s Institute for Shock Physics Enters New Era
Physics professor and former Los Alamos National Laboratory Physicist Brian Jensen is the new director of Washington State University’s state-of-the-art Institute for Shock Physics (ISP). He succeeds founding ISP Director Yogendra…
Discovery Suggests Parasitic Worm May Contribute to Decline in Moose Populations
A parasitic worm that can infest the brains of moose appears to be playing a role in the decline of the iconic animal in some regions of North America.
Moose populations have been dwindling for years across the country due to many…
WSU Research Breakthrough Promises More Effective Q Fever Therapeutics
A study exploring how the human immune system mounts a defense against the highly infectious bacteria that causes Q fever could pave the way to new and more effective therapeutics and vaccines to combat the disease and others like it.…
University of Massachusetts Amherst Names Eleven Faculty Members as Faculty Success Fellows for 2024
Wilmore Webley, senior vice provost for equity and inclusion, has announced that 11 faculty members have been selected to participate in the National Center for Faculty Development and Diversity (NCFDD) Summer 2024 Faculty Success Program …
UMass Amherst Chemistry Student Pranav Viswanathan Receives 2024 GeoSET Award
Pranav Viswanathan, a senior undergraduate student in chemistry, has been named the recipient of the 2024 Sir Harold W. Kroto and Steve F.A. Acquah Global Educational Outreach for Science Engineering and Technology…
UMass Amherst Faculty Recognized for High-Quality Civics Media Literacy Resource in Education and…
Written by a team of UMass Amherst researchers, the open online eBook “Critical Media Literacy and Civic Learning” has been recognized by the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE) as a high-quality civics…
UMass Students Win Top Prize in Affordable Housing Development Competition for Proposal in Holyoke
A team of UMass Amherst students, in collaboration with students from Clark University and Wentworth Institute of Technology, recently received a first-place prize of $10,000 in the 24th Annual Affordable Housing Development Competition …
University of Massachusetts Amherst to Honor Graduate Students with Diversity and Distinguished…
Doctoral student Paola Pimentel Furlanetto will be honored for her commitment to diversity and graduate students Elif Savas and RoseAnn Elaine Vik will be recognized for their exceptional work in teaching during…
University of Massachusetts Amherst Announces 2023-24 Faculty Distinguished Teaching Award Winners
The Center for Teaching and Learning has announced the recipients of the 2023-24 Faculty Distinguished Teaching Awards. Since 1961, the University of Massachusetts has presented the Distinguished Teaching Award to…
UMass Amherst Study Shows Front-of-Package Nutrition Labeling Leads to Healthier Products
As the U.S. Food and Drug Administration explores front-of-package nutrition labeling to help American consumers make healthier eating choices, a new University of Massachusetts Amherst study finds that a food labeling system…