University of Massachusetts Amherst, Author Profile

National-Scale Study Shows That Invasive Grasses Promote Wildfire

November 5, 2019

Continent-wide analysis finds invasive grasses increase fire risk

Innovative Model Created for NASA to Predict Vitamin Levels in Spaceflight Food

September 13, 2019

Mathematical tool from UMass Amherst researchers will ensure proper nutrition for astronauts on long missions

Cannabis-Related Poison Control Calls for Massachusetts Kids Doubled after Medical Pot Legalized

August 19, 2019

UMass Amherst public health researcher says findings highlight the need to better protect youth from high-potency products...

Expanding Functions of Conducting Microbial Nanowires for Chemical, Biological Sensors

August 1, 2019

UMass Amherst researchers tune nanowire properties with peptide 'decorations'

Materials Chemists Tap Body Heat to Power ‘Smart Garments’

January 23, 2019

A new fabric can harvest body heat to power small wearable microelectronics such as activity trackers

Rare and Diverse Giant Viruses Unexpectedly Found in a Forest Soil Ecosystem

November 19, 2018

UMass Amherst and DOE Joint Genome Institute describe 16 new large-DNA virus species

Food Scientists Profile Microbes at a Fermented Vegetable Facility

September 26, 2018

UMass Amherst food scientists say this study helps to resolve the question of how microbes are transferred within a food ferm...

Geoscientists Find Unexpected 'Deep Creep' near San Andreas, San Jacinto Faults

September 20, 2018

UMass Amherst analysis shows enigmatic pattern in San Bernardino basin is not typical

Geoscientists Offer New Evidence for How the Adirondack Mountains Formed

June 27, 2018

For the first time, UMass Amherst geoscientists offer some direct evidence of how the Adirondack Mountains may have formed...

New Blood Test Quickly Detects Liver Damage

May 28, 2018

A team of chemists announced that they have developed a "quick and robust" blood test that can detect liver damage before sym...

Food Scientists Are Developing a Low-Cost Tool for Detecting Bacteria in Food, Water

January 24, 2018

Food scientist Lili He and colleagues at the University of Massachusetts Amherst report that they have developed a new, rapid...

Eating More Vegetable Protein May Protect against Early Menopause

June 27, 2017

UMass Amherst study shows modest but significant lower risk.

Overcoming Hurdles in CRISPR Gene Editing to Improve Treatment

February 8, 2017

Researchers invent new nanoparticle-based delivery system

UMass Extension to Assist Farms with New Food Safety Rules

November 18, 2016

“Farmers have many questions about what the new federal law requires of them, and how that will play out when the law i...

Managing Climate Change Refugia to Protect Wildlife

August 10, 2016

Northeast Climate Science Center at UMass Amherst leads climate adaptation study