Lauren Andrews, University of Massachusetts Amherst assistant professor and the Marvin and Eva Schlanger Faculty Fellow in the department of chemical engineering, has received a three-year, $1.4 million grant from the National Science Foundation for a collaborative project to engineer synthetic bacteria to neutralize toxic contaminants found in drinking water.
NEWTON, Mass. – A Boston biotechnology company has joined the Innovation and Collaboration Space (ICS) community on the Mount Ida Campus of UMass Amherst.
PepGen, Inc., a company advancing next-generation oligonucleotide therapies with the goal of transforming the treatment of severe neuromuscular and neurological diseases, has located 12 of its employees in the ICS, occupying 20 lab benches as well as office and meeting space.
AMHERST, Mass. – A University of Massachusetts Amherst environmental and reproductive epidemiologist has won a three-year, career development award from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to examine the impact of ambient environmental factors on men’s fertility.
The UMass Magazine summer and fall 2021 issues received a gold award from the Council for Advancement and Support of Education (CASE) in the global, not-for-profit association’s annual Circle of Excellence Awards contest. The distinction was awarded in the magazines and periodicals category for best publication design
The Department of Hospitality and Tourism Management (HTM) in the Isenberg School of Business held its 2022 Annual Awards Dinner on May 17. Jon Taffer, host of the reality series “Bar Rescue,” received the Distinguished Industry Leader Award.
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One in three people will be diagnosed with cancer in their lifetime, according to the American Cancer Society.
Fifteen centuries ago, extreme dry conditions contributed to the decline of the ancient South Arabian kingdom of Himyar. Combined with political unrest and war, the droughts left behind a region in disarray, thereby helping to create the conditions on the Arabian peninsula that made possible the spread of the newly emerging religion of Islam.
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