UMass Amherst postdoctoral researcher Lucas Griffin An international team of researchers, led by the University of Massachusetts Amherst, has compiled a massive dataset that overlays years’ worth of…
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A disbelief in human evolution was associated with higher levels of prejudice, racist attitudes and support of discriminatory behavior against Blacks, immigrants and the LGBTQ community in the U.S.,…
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UMass researchers led by Sanjay Arwade , civil engineering, are collaborating on the National Offshore Wind Research and Development Consortium’s project to quantify and assess the risk to offshore…
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Next time you order a pizza or whip up a creamy risotto, go ahead and load on the mushrooms. Adding more of the edible fungi into your diet may be one way to counteract the health risks associated…
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In the weeks leading up to spring break, UMass Amherst political scientist Charli Carpenter had been closely following the war in Ukraine. Carpenter, who teaches a course on the rules of war and…
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UMass Law Associate Professor Jeremiah Ho In “Queer Sacrifice in Masterpiece Cakeshop ,” published in the Yale Journal of Law and Feminism , UMass Law Associate Professor Jeremiah Ho explores the…, Masterpiece Cakeshop article refined Ho’s direction in his LGBTQ+ legal scholarship, Ho said he began focusing more acutely on specific areas of LGBTQ+ rights advancements when he began to write “Queer Sacrifice in Masterpiece Cakeshop ” in 2019. “I’ve always been fascinated by how…
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Four students attending symposium smile at camera There were the tangible takeaways, like pollinator seed packets, jars of locally produced honey and freshly planted centerpieces on the Coburn Hall…
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New research, led by the University of Massachusetts Amherst and published recently in the journal Climate of the Past , is the first to provide a continuous look at a shift in climate, called the…
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Nestled in the Southwest area of campus, students can find a vibrant, rainbow sign that reads: The Stonewall Center. Just the third campus center of its kind when it launched in 1985, Stonewall aims…, A 40-Year History of Advocacy , Artwork for UMass Stonewall Center of two hands forming a heart over a rainbow flag The Stonewall Center was established as an administrative office in Student Affairs, following a series of…
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