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Was six feet of distance enough? @UMassPhysics has modeled how #aerosol plumes spread when people are waiting and walking in a line, as we did during #COVID. #UMassPhysics #SocialDistancing #CNS.

A team led by Forrest J. Bowlick—a senior lecturer at @UMassEGCS and @UMassECo—has created Massachusetts View (MassView), now a member of the @AmericaView network, which will help build up MA’s #geospatial resources. #MassView.

A survey led by Baoshan Xing of @Stockbridge_Sch, recently published in @natrevbioeng, identifies the best practices in determining #microplastics' and #nanoplastics' threat to human #health.

An international team including Rob DeConto of @UMassEGCS have analyzed ancient #coral formations to reconstruct past sea level changes, highlighting the urgent need to refine #climate models and prepare for regionally variable sea level impacts.

Two of the @UMassAmherst Extension program’s most sought-after services — #soil #testing and #plant #diagnostics — are now free to MA’s farmers (in limited quantities), thanks to fiscal year 2025 legislative funding. @CNS_UMass @CAFE_UMass.

In @_TheTransmitter, Paul Katz of @CNS_UMass’s Department of Biology and the UMass Initiative on Neurosciences argues that studying #cephalopods is “seriously the most important thing that #neuroscience could do right now.” #Octopuses.

Lily Gigante, a soon-to-be graduate of the Plant and Soil Sciences program at @Stockbridge_Sch, is the creator of “Chip”—one of 25 de­signs painted for Old Sturbridge Village’s hosting of @CowParadeReal.

Sinclaire Manning, a postdoc research associate and Hubble fellow at @UMassAstronomy, was featured in a @NatureAstronomy article in which she said that she values the ability to follow or go wherever her curiosity takes her.

Ranit Dutta—a graduate student at @UMassChemistry who works in the Thayumanavan Lab, focusing on developing biomaterials for drug design and drug delivery—was selected to attend the 74th #Nobel Laureate Meeting in Lindau, Germany. #NobelPrize #LINO25.

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Christine Hatch—a research-extension liaison for @CAFE_UMass and an extension professor of Water Resources and Climate Change at @UMassEGCS—recently penned a @DailyHampGaz profile of western Massachusetts luthier, inventor, and teacher John Fabel.

#Sharks are under siege from threats like #overfishing, habitat loss, and #climate change. @whyy spoke with Andy Danylchuk, professor of fish conservation at @UMassECo, to get an on-the-ground (or water) perspective on #shark #conservation.

In @ConversationUS, Linda Tropp of @PBSamherst argues that "making eye contact and small talk with strangers is more than just being polite." These actions likely provide social benefits associated with "psychological generosity.".

In a recent @DiscoverMag article, young #astronomers weigh in on the #Hubble Space Telescope in its 35th year. This includes Sam Cutler, a PhD student at @UMassAstronomy, who has worked extensively with Hubble #data.

A new study published in @Nature, co-authored by Rob DeConto of @UMassEGCS, warns that even the current level of global #warming (+1.2 °C) could commit the #planet to several meters of sea-level rise over the coming centuries.

In @ConversationUS, Bethany Bradley of @UMassECo joined Jia Hu of @uarizona and Meade Krosby of @UW to share how #climate #adaptation science helps the nation weather the effects of climate change. #ClimateChange.

Researchers in the lab of Trisha Andrew, professor in @UMassChemistry, have found a way to develop a “smart” #toy equipped with #sensors that can help researchers study how children play. @Hacksterio.

Aly B. Putnam, a #marine ecologist and a postdoc researcher with the Spatial Ecology Lab housed within @UMassECo, was recently quoted in a @WBUR story about #warming ocean waters off the New England coast and the emergence of #invasive sea squirts.

A new @IndianaUniv-led study co-authored by Eyal Marder of @UMassEGCS—a former IU post-doctoral fellow—argues that the #tectonic forces that build #mountain ranges also play a key role in generating #biodiversity. @ScienceMagazine.