The campus’s Armstrong Fund for Science has announced its award for 2020 to principal investigator Jun Yao, professor of electrical and computer engineering, and Derek Lovley, professor of…
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The Center for Research on Families (CRF) has announced the recipients of this year's Student Research Awards. CRF is committed to supporting students engaged in family research, with student…, Bi-sek Hsaiao, , School of Public Health and Health Sciences, nutrition, Sarah McCormick, , College of Natural Sciences, psychological and brain science, Merika Sanders, , College of Natural Sciences, psychological and brain science Methodology Scholarship Recipient:, Christina Rowley, , College of Natural Sciences, clinical psychology Travel Award Recipients:, Youngjoon Bae, , College of Social and Behavioral Sciences, sociology , Melise Edwards, , College of Natural Sciences, neuroscience and behavior, Olivia Laramie, , School of Behavioral Sciences, public policy Learn more about the awardees and their research here .
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The Center for Research on Families has announced the 2020 cohort of the Graduate Student Grant Writing Program . The group of six were selected for the program based on their promising work in…, Jennifer Carroll, , epidemiology Mentor: Susan Sturgeon Research Topic: Obesity, food marketing, dietary intake and media use in preschool-aged children, Melise Edwards, , neuroscience and behavior Mentor: Agnes Lacreuse Research Topic: The role of estrogen in age-related cognitive decline, Gorana Gonzalez, , Psychological and Brain Sciences Mentor: Tara Mandalaywala Research Topic: Racial cognition, stereotypes and attitudes in racial-ethnic majority and minority children, Susan Park, , developmental science Mentor: Lisa Chasan-Taber Research Topic: Adverse Birth Outcomes Among At-Risk Hispanic Women, Lindsey Russo, , epidemiology Mentor: Brian W. Whitcomb, Ken Kleinman Research Topic: The role of physical activity in racial/ethnic disparities in birthweight , Elinor Waite, , psychological and brain sciences Mentor: Katherine Dixon-Gordon Research Topic: The role of parental emotion regulation in the development of bipolar personality disorder Learn more about the…
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Elisabeth Hamin, professor of regional planning, has been appointed as the co-chair of the Association of Collegiate Schools of Planning (ACSP) Task Force on Climate Action. The Task Force on Climate…
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AMHERST, Mass. – Farmers, well known for keeping an eye to the sky and adapting to whatever nature brings, are adjusting to new realities with COVID-19, and the ³È×ÓÓ°Ôº Amherst’s…
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Joanne Lewis, ACNP-BC, PhD candidate in the Graduate School of Nursing Class of 2020, will serve as class speaker at the GSN Commencement, which will be held virtually on Sunday, May 31, at 10 a.m. “…
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The Royal Irish Academy honored a UMass Medical School researcher and world-renowned immunologist with admission as an honorary member, in an online video ceremony on Friday, May 22. Katherine A.…
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For nearly three hours on the last night of spring semester’s finals, current and former students of the link this for Music landing page Music Department gathered online with faculty and friends…
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An entrepreneur who started a plastic-free product shop while a student at UMass Boston has received the top two honors a graduating undergraduate at the university can receive: the John F. Kennedy…
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BOSTON — Rebecca Herst, director of the Sustainable Solutions Lab (SSL) at the ³È×ÓÓ°Ôº Boston, has been awarded the 2020 Zuckerberg Endowed Leadership Prize for her work in…
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