In a pair of recently published papers, Michael Rawlins, a professor in the University of Massachusetts Amherst’s geosciences department and associate director of the Climate System Research Center, has made significant gains in filling out our understanding of the Arctic’s carbon cycle—or the way that carbon is transferred between the land, ocean and atmosphere.
Twenty years ago, when professor of operations and information management Bob Nakosteen agreed to teach Isenberg’s first online graduate course to 18 MBA students, it did not start out well. “Online classes were more like the old ‘correspondence course’ format,” he recalls. “All written. Not a good way to learn statistics.”
Martín Espada, poet and professor of English, is a finalist for the National Book Award in poetry for his collection “Floaters.”
Five books are now shortlisted for National Book Awards in each of five categories: fiction, nonfiction, poetry, translated literature and young people’s literature. Winners will be named in November.
Siyuan Rao, biomedical engineering, has received a two-year, $70,000 Young Investigator Grant from the Brain & Behavior Research Foundation (BBRF) to develop optical probes needed to investigate the cellular mechanism of the neural circuits related to autism.
An unprecedented gambling study, mandated by Massachusetts legislation that approved the introduction of casinos in the Commonwealth, has ended with the delivery of a sweeping, 178-page report that advances knowledge on gambling behaviors and recommends prevention, treatment and policy guidelines to support players’ health.
Despite a broad consensus in the STEM field that having more people of color in the workforce leads to better outcomes and solutions, building authentic diversity in the industry remains a challenge.
American Studies Professor Denise Khor is on a mission to preserve the early history of Asian American cinema.
This year, we observe Indigenous Peoples’ Day on Monday, October 11. UMass Boston is on the traditional land of Massachusett people.
After training together for the past four months, a 10-member team representing and supporting UMass Boston will take their mark this Monday for the 125th Boston Marathon.
There’s no doubt that masks have disrupted how adults interact with each other. But does the same disruption happen when communicating with infants?
The latest research from Distinguished University Professor of Psychology and Director of the Child Development Unit Ed Tronick indicates that it might not.