UMass Science News

You ever find yourself lying on a beach in Maine or Cape Cod and wondering why the beach is the way it is? Us too! Luckily, @UMassAmherst @UMassGeo prof. Jon Woodruff shares the answers on @nepublicmedia this morning. Check it out: nepm.org/post/new-research-o…

Did you have issues connecting to the internet this morning? Wonder why? Check out this @WIRED story featuring @UMassAmherst's Ramesh Sitaraman for an explanation. @umasscs wired.com/story/fastly-cdn-i…

Want to learn more about what's happening at the center of the Milky Way? @UMassAmherst astronomer Daniel Wang's incredible new, detailed view of the center of the Milky Way was featured on @andersoncooper's Full Circle @CNN. Check it out here: cnn.com/specials/us/anderson… @CNS_UMass

It's fishing season! But what might the impact of all that fancy new gear have on the fish and their ecosystems? @UMassAmherst's Andy Danylchuk takes a new look as co-author in a new paper. Read more here: umass.edu/newsoffice/article… @CNS_UMass @UMassECo

Congrats to Lila Gierasch (@ChiefEditorJBC) @UMassAmherst @UMassBMB on her selection as one of the inaugural fellows of the @ASBMB. Read about it here: umass.edu/newsoffice/article… @CNS_UMass

Thanks to @MoranWriter @WBUR for profiling Rob DeConto's #climate research on the melting Antarctic Ice Sheet and its planetary implications. Check it out below. @UmassAmherst @CNS_UMass @UMassGeo

Congrats to @UMassThaiGroup @UMassAmherst and their major breakthrough in cancer treatment, out today in @angew_chem. @CNS_UMass @UMassBME Read more: umass.edu/newsoffice/article…

Over at @CarbonBrief, @UMassAmherst's Rob Deconto, lead of the new @nature paper on Antarctic ice sheet melt, has a nice in-depth guest post. Check it out: carbonbrief.org/guest-post-o… @SES_UMass @CNS_UMass

🚨🚨🚨Attn: #climate Twitter. Major new @nature paper from @UMassAmherst Rob Deconto melting Antarctic Ice Sheet. Upshot: we need to rein in emissions in order to avoid irreversible sea-level rise. Read more: umass.edu/newsoffice/article… @CNS_UMass @SES_UMass

Congrats to @umasscs Prashant Shenoy and team on landing a $3M grant to lead a multi-university research initiative on decarbonizing the internet. @Research_UMass @UMassAmherst Read about it here: umass.edu/newsoffice/article…

Krishna Kumar, physicist @UMassAmherst @CNS_UMass, recently contributed to a ground-breaking study on the spatial distribution of neutrons. Read more in @APSphysics physics.aps.org/articles/v14…

Want to see what the new self-regulating soft material developed by @UMassAmherst @UMassPSE @CNS_UMass researchers Hyunki Kim and @Emrickgroup looks like on the microscopi level? We've got video (and you can read more here:umass.edu/newsoffice/article…)

Congrats to @UMassAmherst researchers Hyunki Kim and @Emrickgroup @UMassPSE @CNS_UMass on their new publication in @PNASNews documenting their breakthrough in engineering interactive soft materials. Read more: umass.edu/newsoffice/article…

The quest for sustainable living just got a boost, thanks to new research on truly biodegradable plastics, to which @UMassPSE prof Thomas Russell contributed. Read more here: newscenter.lbl.gov/2021/04/2… @CNS_UMass

Congrats to @UMassPSE professor Thomas P. Russell, co-author of a new paper in @nature on a new process for making compostable plastics that biodegrade easier and more quickly. Happy #EarthDay @CNS_UMass @UMassNews sciencedaily.com/releases/20…

In an effort to combat a major source of serious bacterial infections, @UMassAmherst chemical engineers are looking to find ways to prevent bacterial infections from common medical devices. bit.ly/39k9XQB

A little fish called the sand lance plays a big role in our ecosystem—so @UMassAmherst and more than 20 scientists are urging greater effort to gather data on the sand lance, which is facing increased risks from climate change. bit.ly/2UGF2bV

This Friday— hear about the ways campus has minimized waste and learn about opportunities for future waste reduction as we present our Campus Waste System Evaluation Summary Report. bit.ly/2Q32LBk ♻️ Read the full report here: bit.ly/2VZonm8

.@whoi takes a closer look at how a team of climate scientists—including lead researcher Alan Condron of WHOI and Raymond Bradley of @UMassAmherst—discovered that huge stores of melting arctic ice likely contributed to past climate cooling. bit.ly/3cCqgey

Anna Maria Siega-Riz, @UMassSPHHS dean, is the lead author of a new paper that examines the impacts on maternal and child health among women with obesity. bit.ly/2VIj1LY