College of Natural Sciences (CNS) at UMass Amherst

Student Spotlight: Karmen Diep

Spring 2023, Biochemistry & Molecular Biology

Robert DeConto Elected Fellow of the American Geophysical Union

Prestigious award recognizes pioneering research in polar climate change
Celebrate the Solstice at the Sunwheel

Public celebration gatherings at sunrise and sunset on December 21
Paris Agreement Temperature Targets Could Worsen Climate Injustice For Island States

Justice-focused policies are needed to minimize impacts of sea-level rise, which will be borne disproportionately by island nations
Om Parkash Dhankher Receives the Highest Recognition from the Crop Science Society of America

Plant/agriculture biotechnologist was recently named as a CSSA Fellow
Investigating Long-Term Memory at the Molecular Level Through a Calcium-Sensitive Protein

Associate professor of biochemistry and molecular biology awarded $1.8 million NIH grant to advance research into the roles of CaMKII
ATLAS Group is Leading the Charge in Exploring Subatomic Particle Physics

With leadership roles, new grants worth over $5 million in advanced software and computing, UMass’s physicists are at the forefront of one of the world’s greatest experiments

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