University of Massachusetts Amherst

A team of researchers led by Manning College of Information and Computer Sciences (CICS) Assistant Professor VP Nguyen has been awarded a $300,000 as part of a $600,000 Computer Systems Research (CSR) grant from…

Matthew Moore, associate professor of food science, has been named the first Eric A. Decker Food Science Scholar, a five-year appointment supported by an endowed fund created both to honor UMass Amherst Professor…

The University of Massachusetts Amherst, the commonwealth’s flagship campus, has announced the launch of “Accelerate: The Campaign for UMass Amherst,” a $600 million effort that represents the most ambitious fundraising campaign in the…

The UMass Amherst Ombuds Office, a unique place where all UMass Amherst students, faculty, and staff can talk confidentially and “off the record” about any campus concern, issue, or conflict, has relaunched with services provided in…

Lutz Grossmann, assistant professor and Fergus Clydesdale Endowed Chair in Food Science, has received the Young Researcher Award from International Union of Food Science and Technology (IUFoST). Grossmann was honored during the 22nd …

UMass Amherst recently earned Gold level certification from the Re:wild Your Campus (RYC) Green Grounds program for its grounds-maintenance practices. The certification recognizes colleges and universities where at…

A newly published study by researchers at the University of Massachusetts Amherst estimates that it can cost small and mid-sized food producers tens of thousands of dollars to meet new food safety standards that…

University of Massachusetts Amherst announced receiving more than $7 million from the Northeast Microelectronics Coalition (NEMC) Hub through U.S. CHIPS and Science Act funding under the Microelectronics Commons program, executed…

An interdisciplinary team of researchers led by the University of Massachusetts Amherst recently published work in the prestigious journal Science ­­­calling into question the conclusions of a widely reported study — published in Science in…

The University of Massachusetts Amherst is forging a long-term partnership with the Amherst Survival Center to establish and run a food pantry on the UMass Amherst campus, the university announced today. The pantry…