Life Sciences
UMass Amherst Researchers Develop Technique to Replicate Bone Remodeling Processes
A multidisciplinary team of researchers at the University of Massachusetts Amherst’s Institute for Applied Life Sciences (IALS) have developed a technique to replicate bone tissue complexity and bone remodeling processes. This breakthrough could help researchers further their study of bone biology and assist in improving development of drugs for osteoporosis. Read the source article at…
Read MoreUMass Amherst Institute of Applied Life Sciences Awards Second Annual Manning/IALS Innovation Awards
Peter Reinhart, director of the University of Massachusetts Amherst’s Institute of Applied Life Sciences (IALS), recently announced that six campus research teams will receive the second annual round of Manning/IALS Innovation Awards. Read the source article at University of Massachusetts Amherst
Read MoreSTCC Announces Events for Massachusetts STEM Week
To celebrate Massachusetts STEM Week, Oct. 19-23, Springfield Technical Community College (STCC) announced a week-long series of events. STEM Week 2020 is organized by the Executive Office of Education and the STEM Advisory Council in partnership with the state’s nine regional STEM networks. It is a statewide effort to boost the interest, awareness, and ability…
Read MoreThe Institute for Applied Life Sciences at UMass Amherst
In mid-March, when much of the U.S. was starting to hunker down, Peter Reinhart had a feeling he wouldn’t be — and neither would many of the people he works with. “We didn’t want to be sitting at home watching this pandemic unfold without doing something,” said Reinhart, director of the Institute for Applied Life…
Read MoreHCC Awarded Grants to Support Childcare Professionals
Holyoke Community College (HCC) has been awarded two grants worth more than $1 million to continue educating and training early-childhood educators and supporting the programs they work for in Western Mass. Both the Career Pathways Grant, for $680,000, and the Strong Start Training and Technical Assistance Grant, for $360,000, come from the Massachusetts Department of…
Read MoreAssumption University names liberal arts college in honor of Donald and Michele D’Amour
Assumption University announced this week the naming of one of its schools as the D’Amour College of Liberal Arts and Sciences in honor of philanthropists Donald D’Amour and wife, Michele. In its mission statement, Assumption University, sponsored by a religious order, says its students “will benefit from 2,000 years of the Catholic intellectual tradition and…
Read MoreMass Life Sciences Awards $2 Million in Capital Funds to IALS Research
The Massachusetts Life Sciences Center (MLSC) this week announced an award of $2 million in capital grants to be shared by four of the campus’s Core Facilities managed by the Institute for Applied Life Sciences (IALS). The funds are for the purchase of hardware and software, analytical and other equipment, as well as research supplies…
Read MoreSmithsonian Spark!Lab Kits Go Directly to Springfield Kids
The Springfield Museums will distribute 500 Smithsonian Spark!Lab Activity Kits to Springfield children to help emphasize the fun of science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) learning. “The Museums are open, but we know not everyone is able (or ready) to visit in person,” said Larissa Murray, Director of Education at the Springfield Museums. “So we…
Read MorePeoplesBank Grant Helps Fund Western New England University Student Startup
PeoplesBank and the Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship at the Western New England University (WNEU) College of Business are working together to help students expand their entrepreneurship education beyond the classroom. The Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship at WNEU works to develop students’ entrepreneurial mindset. Through co-curricular efforts, such as Startup Weekend and the cross-disciplinary…
Read MoreUMass Amherst Computer Scientists Offer WiFi-Based Contact Tracing Software for National Campus Use
Researchers at the Center for Smart and Connected Society at the University of Massachusetts Amherst recently released a new digital contact-tracing technique that is based on widely-deployed Wi-Fi technology. They intend the open-source software tool to help universities and colleges deploy campus contact tracing as students return under special pandemic management rules this fall. The…
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