Recent research from the University of Massachusetts Amherst establishes the first connection between U.S. household…
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The University of Massachusetts Amherst (UMass Amherst) is a public research university located in Amherst, Massachusetts, and is the flagship campus of the University of Massachusetts system. Founded in 1863 as an agricultural college, it has grown into a major research institution offering a comprehensive range of undergraduate, graduate, and professional degrees across various fields, including natural sciences, engineering, social sciences, humanities, and the arts. UMass Amherst is known for its commitment to sustainability, innovative research, and having one of the largest campus dining services in the U.S., renowned for its quality and variety. The university’s extensive campus spans over 1,450 acres in the scenic Pioneer Valley of Western Massachusetts, providing a rich collegiate experience with a vibrant student life.
New research from UMass Amherst shows that the rapid and unsustainable rate of topsoil erosion…
For Experimental Physicists, Quantum Frustration Leads to Fundamental Discovery “Chiral bose-liquid state” is a new…
Engineers describe the “generic Air-gen effect”—nearly any material can be engineered with nanopores to harvest,…
A recent study investigated the impact of disrupting the circadian rhythm on adult neurogenesis. Researchers…
A group of engineers from UMass Amherst has created a bilayered fabric that is 30%…
A specific enzyme may play dual roles in cell health according to a recent study…
Components could have aerospace, medical, energy, and automotive applications. A team of scientists have 3D…
A large-scale study of diverse populations increases our understanding of type 2 diabetes. According to…
Oldest continuous arctic record is a step toward understanding dramatic shift in glacial cycles. New…
By providing new insight into how Naegleria divides, an international team of researchers, led by…
Discrepancy between terrestrial and marine data resolved; shows that ice sheets vulnerable to small CO2…
A new elasto-magnetic material can absorb and release large energy amounts, inspired by nature and…
Research from the University of Massachusetts Amherst reveals that vaccinated breastfeeding women pass COVID-19 antibodies…
Cold era, lasting from early 15th to mid-19th centuries, triggered by unusually warm conditions. New…
UMass Amherst researchers win NSF award to help re-envision the growing, selling and buying of…
New research from UMass Amherst shines light on poorly understood processes of how carbon dissolved…
Unprecedent measurements confirm galaxies idle when they run out of cold gas. New research, published in Nature and…