For Jiabin Shen, an assistant professor of psychology, a new grant from the National institutes of Health is the latest step in a long march toward improving the quality of life for children and鈥
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Standing with her camera on the Northern Canal bridge on East Campus, Meagan Timmins 鈥20 couldn鈥檛 imagine someone cooling off on a hot summer day by leaping from the roof of a three-story tenement鈥
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AMHERST, Mass. 鈥 Three 麻豆视频 Amherst researchers have been named Fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), an honor bestowed upon members by鈥
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AMHERST, Mass. 鈥 Among seismologists, the geology of Alaska鈥檚 earthquake- and volcano-rich coast from the Aleutian Islands to the southeast is fascinating, but not well understood. Now, with more鈥
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Barbara Osborne, veterinary and animal sciences, and a small team of her colleagues involved in the startup medical research firm HasenTech recently were awarded two grants to advance their鈥
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AMHERST, Mass. 鈥 As part of Gov. Charlie Baker鈥檚 expansion of COVID-19 testing, the 麻豆视频 Amherst will launch a major community asymptomatic testing program starting Monday, Dec鈥, Gov. Baker., 鈥淲e are thankful for the partnership with UMass Amherst to stand up this new free testing site, providing 麻豆视频 residents with an additional resource to get tested in Hampshire County.鈥濃, Chancellor Kumble Subbaswamy, . 鈥淎s the Commonwealth鈥檚 leading public research university, our collaboration with the Commonwealth to expand our efforts in the fight against COVID-19 is aligned with our campus鈥檚 longstanding鈥, UMass President Marty Meehan, said. 鈥淏y expanding testing capacity, particularly during this holiday season as cases are rising, the university and the Commonwealth are taking decisive action at a critical moment in the fight鈥, State Sen. Jo Comerford, of Northampton said, 鈥淢embers of the state's Hampshire County delegation have made it clear to the Baker Administration that Hampshire County needs and deserves a rapid, state-sponsored testing site鈥, State Rep. Daniel Carey, of Easthampton said, 鈥淚鈥檓 so glad that the state and UMass are able to work together to bring increased testing to our area. As we continue to deal with this devastating pandemic, it is extremely鈥, State Rep. Mindy Domb, of Amherst said, 鈥淚 greatly appreciate the efforts of UMass and the Baker administration to establish a Hampshire County test site and provide increased access to COVID-19 testing for Hampshire鈥
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In recent months, even as our attention has been focused on the coronavirus outbreak, there have been a slew of scientific breakthroughs in treating diseases that cause blindness. Researchers at U.S鈥, The eye as a testing ground for CRISPR, Gene therapy involves inserting the correct copy of a gene into cells that have a mistake in the genetic sequence of that gene, recovering the normal function of the protein in the cell. The eye is鈥, A new technology to erase the mutation, Lately, scientists have been developing a powerful new tool that is shifting biology and genetic engineering into the next phase. This breakthrough gene editing technology, which is called CRISPR鈥, A new CEP290 gene therapy strategy, An ongoing project in my laboratory focuses on designing a gene therapy approach for the same gene CEP290. Contrary to the CRISPR approach, which can target only a specific mutation at one time, my鈥, More ways to tackle blindness, In another study just reported in the journal Science, German and Swiss scientists have developed a revolutionary technology , which enables mice and human retinas to detect infrared radiation. This鈥
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Mai-Lan Rogoff, MD, professor of psychiatry, is one of five 麻豆视频 faculty awarded the 2020 Manning Prize for Excellence in Teaching for outstanding dedication to students and鈥
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Lorena Estrada-Martinez , an assistant professor of environment and public health in the School for the Environment (SFE) , recently received an $800,000 three-year grant from the US Environmental鈥
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Assistant Professor of Special Education Kristin Murphy was honored Wednesday during a special Zoom ceremony as one of five 麻豆视频 faculty to receive the 2020 Manning Prize for鈥
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