AMHERST, Mass. – A research team led by a University of Massachusetts Amherst researcher recently received a $749,998 National Science Foundation (NSF) grant to improve drone capabilities through edge- and cloud computing.
AMHERST, Mass. – Woodrow Winchester, a senior lecturer and director of engineering management in the mechanical and industrial engineering (MIE) department with the University of Massachusetts Amherst, was today named a fellow in the second cohort of the IAspire Leadership Academy, a leadership program aimed at helping STEM faculty from underrepresented backgrounds ascend to leadership roles at colleges and universities.
In the midst of a COVID-19 pandemic that has disproportionately affected Massachusetts seniors, UMass Boston’s Gerontology Institute is using its research to identify the state’s most vulnerable residents and advocate for better policy and assistance programs for older residents moving forward.
Falls are the leading cause of injury-related death among older Americans and lead to three million emergency department visits every year. About one out of every three adults age 65 and older falls each year, and 20 to 30 percent of those who fall suffer moderate-to-severe injuries such as broken hips or head trauma.
Boston, MA – UMass Online launched 34 fully online degree and certificate programs since the beginning of FY20, the latest in the university’s continued commitment to world-class online educational offerings. The new programs include a mix of undergraduate and graduate certificates, bachelor’s degrees, master’s degrees and a doctorate within STEM, health care, business and criminal justice.
Prinkle Sharma and Vidhyashree Nagaraju, 2020 Computer Engineering PhD graduates, have accepted tenure track faculty positions at nationally ranked universities.
The striking development of UAVs (drones) is unleashing their increasing application in civilian and military scenarios, including remote sensing, search and rescue, structure and site inspections, shipping and delivery, agricultural monitoring, intelligence and reconnaissance. Serious cybersecurity concerns have also been raised about UAVs, which are now being looked upon as targets of cyber-attacks or potential attack vectors for malicious actors.
Criminology Assoc. Prof. Christopher Harris researches police misconduct, police accountability, public perceptions of police, and early intervention systems intended to identify and re-train officers flagged as more likely to engage in misconduct, including excessive use of force.
Facilities Management sends out the emails a few times each summer. With the subject line “Power Curtailment Notification,” the emails ask faculty, staff and students on campus to turn off unneeded computers, appliances and lights for a few hours to lower the university’s energy usage.
A UMass Medical School researcher has been awarded a grant to study the association between the nasopharyngeal microbiome—the bacterial community that colonizes the back of the nose and throat—and clinical outcomes of patients with COVID-19.
The one-year, $24,793 COVID-19 research grant was awarded to Evan Bradley, MD, PhD, assistant professor of emergency medicine, by the Society for Academic Emergency Medicine Foundation.
The COVID-19 pandemic highlighted the need to learn more about the coronavirus’s first major contact environment in the body, the nasopharynx.