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Follow the latest research, scholarship, and creative activity coming out of UMass Amherst, the Commonwealth’s leading public research university.
Amherst, MA, USA
Joined September 2014
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Take the Project ITCH survey to help researchers at @UMassAmherst improve understanding of best practices for individuals and families to protect themselves from ticks at home. https://t.co/SAiWOhXJ95
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New @UMassAmherst research strongly affirms the benefits of gender-affirming care for transgender people, finding that initiating hormone therapy between the ages of 14-17 was associated with a 14.4% decrease in the risk of attempting suicide. #PrideMonth
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#DidYouKnow @UMassAmherst researcher Lisa Chasan-Taber developed the first validated Pregnancy Physical Activity Questionnaire (PPAQ) in 2004? Now her research group has used novel and innovative tools to assess, update and improve performance of the PPAQ. https://t.co/4tAGRvnCMv
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Love to dance? Want to contribute to science? Tickled by the idea of dancing solo in a research lab? LAB:SYNC is seeking participants aged 18–85 for its latest study. Learn more about the study and eligibility: https://t.co/xj6kpbeO4s
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Nuts about yogurt? You may be interested in new research from a @UMassAmherst food science lab that found almond milk-based yogurt led the pack in a nutritional comparison of over 600 plant-based and dairy yogurts.
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UMass Amherst food science major Astrid D’Andrea has completed a comparison of 612 plant-based and dairy yogurts and published her results in a new article in the journal Frontiers in Nutrition.
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Research led by @UMassAmherst sheds new light on the slimy outer layer of fungi and bacteria, known as the extracellular matrix (ECM), with implications for everything from antibiotic resistance to clogged plumbing and fouled medical instruments. https://t.co/h5rAAHukUF
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Carbon markets have become a critical policy tool to combat climate change. New @UMassAmherst research shows how an exchange rate could link fragmented carbon markets, a potentially significant step toward forming a global climate policy.
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Modeling by Matt Woerman, assistant professor of resource economics, demonstrates the strategy is a win-win for combating climate change.
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Congrats to @manningcics Prof. Ramesh Sitaraman & Kevin Spiteri ’21 Ph.D. on receiving the 2023 IEEE Communications Society William R. Bennett Prize for inventing an algorithm that allows videos to play continuously at high quality without freezing.
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The Distinguished Professor in the Manning College of Information & Computer Sciences and his colleagues have been recognized for their invention of a widely-used adaptive bitrate algorithm that is...
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Researchers are exploring electricity generation using humid air. “Humidity is a vast, sustainable reservoir of energy that, unlike solar and wind, is continuously available,” said the team led by Jun Yao @Research_UMass @umassengin. Find out more 👇 https://t.co/DeH0gc4SDK
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A device that generates electricity using moisture in the air could be the future of sustainable power generation.
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Why do some people enjoy eating spicy foods despite the accompanying burning sensation? @UMassAmherst food scientist Alissa Nolden shares different theories with @LiveScience, including genes and associations with risk-taking behaviors.
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The chemicals that make food spicy don't target taste receptors, but rather temperature receptors in the tongue.
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Writing in @ConversationUS, @UMassSociology PhD candidate Derek Siegel shares findings from their research on trans parenting, illuminating the realities of trans joy & family bonds often missed by media coverage focused on violence & legislative attacks.
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Trans motherhood showcases the unique joys of being transgender, be it through developing a deeper connection with one’s own child or caring for others in one’s community.
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Research co-authored by a @UMassAmherst resource economist finds new evidence in historical beauty pageant results that media-driven comparisons play a big role in shaping preferences & altering health behaviors, particularly among young women & girls.
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UMass Amherst researcher Brandyn Churchill has found that home-state beauty pageant wins raise body-image concerns for teen girls and young women.
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As home to the New England Center of Excellence in Vector-Borne Diseases, @UMassAmherst is leading a multi-university research group studying critical questions about preventing and treating Lyme and other vector-borne diseases. #LymeDiseaseAwarenessMonth
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Congrats to Elizabeth Vierling in @UMassBMB on being elected to the Plant, Soil and Microbial Sciences section of the National Academy of Sciences (NAS)! Vierling leads a research group that studies the role of mitochondria in plant productivity. https://t.co/85POeyTn2R
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New @UMassECo research sheds light on links between changes in land use and changes in the hydrological cycle in eastern Mass. By 2100, it predicts forests will decrease by 51% while roads & parking lots will increase 75%, leading to a 69% incr in runoff.
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Study focused on the Sudbury-Assabet and Concord watershed in eastern Massachusetts links hydrological changes, including floods, drought and runoff, to changing patterns of land use.
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#ICYMI In April, @UMassAmherst broke ground on a new $125M facility, the state-of-the-art Sustainable Engineering Laboratories, designed to inspire interdisciplinary innovation and expand research in sustainable, equitable technology and transportation.
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UMass Amherst broke ground for its new state-of-the-art Sustainable Engineering Laboratories on April 24. The 78,000-square-foot facility is designed to inspire interdisciplinary innovation and unite...
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Congratulations to the 9 @UMassAmherst researchers named among the top 100 researchers and academics in their fields in https://t.co/jBrFoodd7c's 2023 lists of Best Scientists in the U.S., including 2 ranked in the top 20.
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Nine UMass Amherst faculty members representing six disciplines have been named among the top 100 researchers and academics in their fields in Research.com’s 2023 lists of Best Scientists in the U.S.
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Warm as a polar bear in the Arctic? @UMassAmherst researchers have engineered a lightweight, bi-layer synthetic textile modeled after polar bears' fur and skin, which efficiently traps heat from the sun to keep the person wearing it warm.
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Three UMass Amherst engineers have invented a fabric that concludes the 80-year quest to make a synthetic textile modeled on polar bear fur and the results are already being developed into commerci...
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