Mechanical Engineering Asst. Prof. Alessandro Sabato, left, and his research team demonstrate the infrared drone on North Campus. Something unusual was buzzing across the moonless night sky on North…
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This verdict is an affirmation that Black Lives do Matter, and in particular the life of George Floyd. Our nation will long be haunted by the grotesque images of Mr. Floyd’s murder. This verdict is…
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Public health major Jordan Lippincott and Health Sciences Assoc. Dean Nicole Champagne The day that Public Health page public health major Jordan Lippincott got an email asking for volunteers to…
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Andrew Marshall was 16 seconds into a cover of his idol John Mayer’s “Gravity” when Nick Jonas slapped a red buzzer and flipped around to watch Marshall, assuring the 21-year-old River Hawk’s place…, Keeping His Voice Quiet, Keeping his “Voice” quiet about his involvement, per show rules, wasn’t easy. “I think the fact we were doing virtual school was helpful,” says Marshall. “If I was chilling around Durgin Hall, it…, Finding Strength Through Music, He learned from the cancer, diagnosed when he was 16. One day at school, a friend told him, “Dude, your eyes are yellow.” He headed for Massachusetts General Hospital, where his mom is a nurse.…
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AMHERST, Mass. – Last month saw the average concentration of atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO2) climb to almost 418 parts-per-million, a level not seen on Earth for millions of years. In order to get a…
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AMHERST, Mass. – Wind energy experts, in a study by researchers at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory along with Erin Baker of the University of Massachusetts Amherst, predict significant…
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AMHERST, Mass. – Areas with a high share of minority population were four times more likely to have suffered a power outage during the recent Texas blackout compared to predominantly white areas,…, About e-GUIDE, The Electricity Growth and Use in Developing Economies (e-GUIDE) Initiative seeks to transform the approaches used for planning and operations of electricity infrastructure in developing regions. We…, About The Rockefeller Foundation, The Rockefeller Foundation advances new frontiers of science, data, and innovation to solve global challenges related to health, food, power, and economic mobility. As a science-driven philanthropy…
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Assistant professor Omar Abdelrahman, of the department of chemical engineering, has received a five-year, $500,000 grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Early Career Development (CAREER)…
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Nine UMass Medical School student volunteers administered COVID-19 vaccinations to the community on Monday, April 19, at the YWCA Central Massachusetts in downtown Worcester. The mobile clinic, which…
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Massachusetts residents ages 16 and older are eligible to receive a COVID-19 vaccine as of Monday, April 19, which Gov. Charlie Baker calls a significant milestone in the commonwealth’s mission to…
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