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WSU Adopts New Policy to Address Wildfire Smoke Impact on Employees
The emergence of regular wildfire seasons in the Pacific Northwest recently prompted the state of Washington to enact new regulations to protect outdoor workers.
In response, Washington State University enacted its own policy as well as…
Washington State University Celebrates AAPI Heritage Month, Honoring State’s Fastest-Growing…
Washington’s second-largest minority population is Asian American Pacific Islander — a Census term that refers to people with origins in countries stretching from India to Hawaii, from Japan to Tonga. People of AAPI origin make up nearly…
WSU Develops E-Tongue Capable of Detecting White Wine Spoilage Before Human Detection
While the electronic tongue bears little physical resemblance to its namesake, the strand-like sensory probes of the “e-tongue” still outperformed human senses when detecting contaminated wine in a recent study.
In an experiment at…
UMass Amherst Libraries Bring City Nature Challenge Back to Western Massachusetts
The UMass Amherst Libraries are once again coordinating efforts for Western Massachusetts’ participation in the ninth annual City Nature Challenge (CNC), a global online activity and event that encourages science and nature enthusiasts to…
Three UMass Amherst Students Earn Prestigious Goldwater Scholarships
Three third-year UMass Amherst students have won scholarships for the 2024-25 academic year from the prestigious Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship and Excellence in Education Foundation.
The recently announced scholarships will be awarded…
UMass Amherst: Susan Ware Receives Outstanding Teaching Award from Commonwealth Honors College
Susan Ware, senior lecturer, has been awarded the Commonwealth Honors College (CHC) College Outstanding Teaching Award for the 2023-24 academic year.
Each year, the college gives the award to a faculty member who demonstrates excellence…
UMass Amherst: Normanly, Budig, Sitaraman, and Subbaswamy Recognized for Scientific Contributions
The American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), the preeminent scientific institution in the United States, the world’s largest general scientific society and publisher of the Science family of journals, has elected three…
UMass Amherst Glotech Lab Hosts Global Elections Event: Brazil, India, Ghana, South Africa, US in…
The Global Technology for Social Justice (GloTech) Lab, a new hub for critical technology and global studies at UMass Amherst, is hosting 60 scholars and civil society leaders from around the world April 18-19 for its official launch event,…
UMass Amherst Engineer Sarah Perry Pursues Next-Gen Molecular Imaging Technology
From developing cutting-edge pharmaceuticals with fewer side effects to getting new insight into our basic understanding of proteins, the field of structural biology is poised to take a new step forward at the University of…
UMass Amherst to Inaugurate Chancellor Javier Reyes as University’s 31st Leader on April 26th…
The University of Massachusetts Amherst will celebrate the inauguration of Chancellor Javier Reyes, the university’s 31st leader, on Friday, April 26. The public is invited to attend the inauguration ceremony, which starts at 10:30 a.m. in…