Eight undergraduates from across campus have received the spring 2020 Rising Researcher award. The Rising Researcher program celebrates undergraduate students who excel in research, scholarship or…, Taylor Cassidy, , classics, Commonwealth Honors College, William Johnson, , biology, Commonwealth Honors College, Colin Lemire, , biochemistry and molecular biology, Commonwealth Honors College, Joseph McGaunn, , biochemistry and molecular biology, psychology, Commonwealth Honors College, Jack Merullo, , computer science, Commonwealth Honors College, Kit Newell, , theater, Madeline Scott, , mechanical engineering, Elizabeth Voke, , chemical engineering, Commonwealth Honors College Visit the Research Next website to learn more about the Rising Researchers.
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AMHERST, Mass. – Engineers from the University of Massachusetts Amherst responded to a request for help in fighting the COVID-19 pandemic from Baystate Health in Springfield by designing new, longer…, “, This engineering response spanned the greater UMass family including alumni, undergraduate, the makerspace community, local industry and faculty.” Baystate Health’s resident physician Mat Goebel…
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AMHERST, Mass. – A new analysis of earnings inequalities by an international team of 27 researchers has found that the between-workplace share of wage inequality is growing in 12 of 14 high-income…
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Mila Getmansky Sherman, professor in the Isenberg School of Management’s department of finance, is coleader of a new $2.4 million National Science Foundation (NSF)-funded project that aims to improve…
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Kathryne M. Young, assistant professor of sociology, has been chosen among the 2020-21 cohort of ABF/JPB Foundation Access to Justice Faculty Scholars. The six faculty scholars come from diverse…
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Donal Carbaugh, professor of communication, has published a new book, “Communication in Vehicles.” In it Carbaugh expands on over 10 years of research, analyzing how people interact with their smart…
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AMHERST, Mass. – With the rapid onset of smell and taste loss emerging as symptoms of COVID-19, scientists around the world – including a sensory expert at the University of Massachusetts Amherst –…, Nolden urges anyone who has recently experienced smell or taste loss, with or without other symptoms of flu, cold or COVID-19, to complete , the survey . She notes that the common cold, influenza and other viral infections are known to cause changes in smell, which are thought to be related to blocked or stuffed-up nasal passages. “This…
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AMHERST, Mass. – A University of Massachusetts Amherst researcher is co-leading a multi-disciplinary team from around the United States to use big data to identify risk factors across systems for…
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Every year, the Run for Krystle Team runs the Boston Marathon to celebrate the legacy of Krystle Campbell, the alumna from Medford who was killed in the 2013 Boston bombing, and raise money for a …
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High school senior Brayden Toth is trying to decide where to start college this fall, and he’s frustrated that he can’t visit his top two choices. One of them is UMass Lowell, where he was accepted…
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