Evolutionary biologist Ana Caicedo, associate professor of biology, has received an Alexander von Humboldt Research Award to support her collaboration with Detlef Weigel, head of the molecular biology department and executive director of the Max Plank Institute for Developmental Biology in Tübingen, Germany. Caicedo spent the recent spring semester there as a guest researcher while on sabbatical.

Rachel Walker, associate professor and Ph.D. program director, and Lisa Wolf, director of emergency nursing research at the Emergency Nurses Association and part-time College of Nursing professor, have been selected by the American Academy of Nursing as members of the 2020 Class of New Fellows.

AMHERST, Mass. – In an unexpected new finding, biochemists at the University of Massachusetts Amherst report observing that a damage-containment system in stressed bacteria can become overrun and blocked, but that this leads to cells responding by turning on very different pathways to make sure that normal growth continues.

AMHERST, Mass. – One of the new realities in biomedical research is that it’s increasingly difficult to use a general approach to score advances. Now, investigations into disease mechanisms, for example, are often conducted at the molecular level by specialists who dedicate years to interrogating a single protein or signaling pathway.

AMHERST, Mass. – A new report published this week details a number of steps that can be taken following the 2020 elections to ensure data security and privacy rights of individuals.

BOSTON - UMass President Marty Meehan announced today he has joined more than 193 college and university presidents and chancellors committing to 100 percent student voter registration, engagement and turnout through the ALL IN Campus Democracy Challenge.

Voting. For most Americans, it’s a straightforward exercise. A quick trip to a local school, library or fire station, casting a ballot and then getting on with the rest of the day.

But we know that many Americans, over the years, had to struggle to exercise what should be a clear-cut right — and that obstacles and threats continue to exist.

Voting rights figured prominently in the civil rights movement of the 1960s, given that rigged systems made it nearly impossible for Black Americans to register to vote in some parts of the country.

Despite their clear differences on key aspects of coronavirus relief, I urge Congress and the White House to find common ground and provide additional aid for the nation’s colleges and universities as soon as possible.

Without question, the pandemic has caused massive disruption in the higher education sector. Pandemic-related expenses already have been enormous and continue to mount. At the same time, our institutions are suffering severe revenue losses.