Twenty-three medical students in the School of Medicine Class of 2020, four faculty members, six house staff and three alumni were inducted into the Alpha Omega Alpha Medical Honor Society. The induction ceremony was held at UMass Medical School on Wednesday, Nov. 20.

AMHERST, Mass. – One of the more complex problems facing social psychologists today is whether any intervention can move people to change their behavior about climate change and protecting the environment for the sake of future generations.

AMHERST, Mass. – Seventy years ago, science fiction writer Isaac Asimov imagined a world where robots would serve humans in countless ways, and he equipped them with built-in safeguards ­now known as Asimov’s Three Laws of Robotics, to prevent them, among other goals, from ever harming a person.

AMHERST, Mass. – Despite restrictions on paid advertising cannabis on social media, most teenagers reported seeing marijuana marketing on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram, according to a public health study authored by University of Massachusetts Amherst injury prevention researcher Jennifer Whitehill.

AMHERST, Mass. – Ten researchers at the University of Massachusetts Amherst have been recognized for being among the world’s most highly cited researchers in 2019 by London-based Clarivate Analytics, owner of the Web of Science.

When Lawrence High School senior Nicole Villafana visited campus recently for a class trip hosted by the College of Education, she got even more excited about studying for her chosen career as a special education teacher.

Native Americans still live among us in New England. 

As Thanksgiving approaches, History Prof. Christoph Strobel wants people to know that Native Americans have endured, adapted and contributed to New England’s economy and culture since the Wampanoags and the Pilgrims shared the 1621 feast that became the basis of the modern holiday.

A study by Robert H. Brown, MD, DPhil, shows that a single transplantation of a bone marrow-derived mesenchymal stem cell treatment for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) called NurOwn was safe and well tolerated by patients.

As modern medicine continues to rapidly improve through technological advancements, Chancellor Michael F. Collins is urging caregivers to remain committed to compassionate care, in a new TEDx Talk.

MassBiologics of UMass Medical School, the only nonprofit, FDA-licensed manufacturer of vaccines in the United States, is marking its 125th anniversary. MassBiologics works to improve public health through applied research, development and production of biologic products, including vaccines, plasma derivatives and most recently, monoclonal antibodies.

It all began in 1894, as the state and the nation were grappling with the scourge of diphtheria.