#UMassAmherst is the largest public research university in New England distinguished by top-ranked academics, innovative research, and programs. Community Guidelines: https://bit.ly/4j5Ujgd https://www.umass.eduhttps://bsky.app/profile/umassamherst.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/umassamherst.bsky.social/post/3mu6d2g5j6k24Food science Prof. McClements says GLP-1s are shaping the way we shop for food with people looking for smaller, more nutrient-dense options. This trend could push ultraprocessed food manufacturers to trend towards healthier options. https://bit.ly/4qGlOln https://www.sciencefocus.com/science/weight-loss-drugs-changing-junk-food28 Aug 2026 21:37 +0000at://did:plc:nirjgbt3wrqaizmv3gtxc7v7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mu6d2g5j6k24https://bsky.app/profile/umassamherst.bsky.social/post/3mu67csxvf22bHave you seen our new bird-friendly window coverings? 🐦 They help avoid bird-window collisions and protect biodiversity across Massachusetts. https://bit.ly/4gYL7f2 https://www.masslive.com/westernmass/2026/08/as-night-skies-grow-brighter-researchers-study-light-pollutions-impact-on-mass-wildlife.html28 Aug 2026 20:30 +0000at://did:plc:nirjgbt3wrqaizmv3gtxc7v7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mu67csxvf22bhttps://bsky.app/profile/umassamherst.bsky.social/post/3mu65f4mgzk2t@periumass.bsky.social co-director and economics Prof. Gerald Epstein was on a @ceprdc.bsky.social podcast to talk about an essay collection on transformative economic policies that could reshape the landscape for working Americans. https://cepr.net/publications/mostly-economics-episode-49/ 28 Aug 2026 19:55 +0000at://did:plc:nirjgbt3wrqaizmv3gtxc7v7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mu65f4mgzk2thttps://bsky.app/profile/umassamherst.bsky.social/post/3mu63y5jloy2qThat perfect photo of your big catch might not be as harmless as it seems. Prof. Andy Danylchuk, Sascha Clark Danylchuk, and others found that the longer a striped bass is out of the water, the more impaired it is on release. 🎣📸 https://bit.ly/4gFdAp1 https://www.bostonglobe.com/2026/08/28/science/striped-bass-photo/28 Aug 2026 19:30 +0000at://did:plc:nirjgbt3wrqaizmv3gtxc7v7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mu63y5jloy2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/umassamherst.bsky.social/post/3mu5rrnutrf24Our first state-designated Early College partnership will give local students access to our courses from their high school classrooms, and we couldn’t be more excited! 📚 ✏️ https://bit.ly/4gxiF2s28 Aug 2026 16:27 +0000at://did:plc:nirjgbt3wrqaizmv3gtxc7v7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mu5rrnutrf24https://bsky.app/profile/umassamherst.bsky.social/post/3mu5m22lpne2bIt’s time to think about overseeding your lawn in the northeast U.S., and our turf extension specialist Jason Lanier knows how to get the timing right! https://www.thespruce.com/when-is-it-too-early-to-overseed-your-lawn-12065831 https://www.umass.edu/agriculture-food-environment/turf28 Aug 2026 14:45 +0000at://did:plc:nirjgbt3wrqaizmv3gtxc7v7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mu5m22lpne2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/umassamherst.bsky.social/post/3mu5jpa5d6y2zWeeding the garden this weekend? Use our Weed Herbarium to identify and get information on the plants in your yard before you pluck them. 🌱 https://bit.ly/45OhnLJ https://bit.ly/4xriayh https://www.bostonglobe.com/2026/08/28/real-estate/new-england-gardening-weeds/28 Aug 2026 14:03 +0000at://did:plc:nirjgbt3wrqaizmv3gtxc7v7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mu5jpa5d6y2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/umassamherst.bsky.social/post/3mu33ueug5i2t@umassengineering.bsky.social researcher Prabhani Atukorale is expanding her vaccine research beyond cancer prevention to include treating the disease with the help of $2.5 million from the National Cancer Institute. https://bit.ly/4hTv0QZ27 Aug 2026 14:50 +0000at://did:plc:nirjgbt3wrqaizmv3gtxc7v7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mu33ueug5i2thttps://bsky.app/profile/umassamherst.bsky.social/post/3mtyy2eid5x25Physics Prof. Coelho Lopes de Sa is helping drive a $24.5M effort to build an AI-ready national data ecosystem, making it easier to find, access, and analyze data wherever it's stored. https://bit.ly/4y3s7BT26 Aug 2026 18:36 +0000at://did:plc:nirjgbt3wrqaizmv3gtxc7v7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtyy2eid5x25https://bsky.app/profile/umassamherst.bsky.social/post/3mtyjmyhsys2eWith US-Mexico-Canada trade deal up for review, UMass Labor Center researchers urge fixes to protect independent unions in Mexico. https://www.umass.edu/news/article/us-mexico-canada-trade-deal-review-new-report-finds-weakness-pacts-worker-rights26 Aug 2026 14:18 +0000at://did:plc:nirjgbt3wrqaizmv3gtxc7v7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtyjmyhsys2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/umassamherst.bsky.social/post/3mtm25xsexf2tUMass is one of four organizations — with @bostonu.bsky.social, WPI and MassRobotics — receiving money from the Healey-Driscoll Administration for robotics research. https://bit.ly/4bWT7dO https://www.westernmassnews.com/2026/08/21/mass-awards-multi-million-dollar-grant-into-robotics-research/21 Aug 2026 15:10 +0000at://did:plc:nirjgbt3wrqaizmv3gtxc7v7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtm25xsexf2thttps://bsky.app/profile/umassamherst.bsky.social/post/3mtlsh7tqrc2mCongratulations Laura! Proud of you! [contains quote post or other embedded content]21 Aug 2026 12:52 +0000at://did:plc:nirjgbt3wrqaizmv3gtxc7v7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtlsh7tqrc2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/umassamherst.bsky.social/post/3mtet4f3wsr2zOh you're still talking about which campus has the best dining? We thought we settled that, 10 years ago. 🏆 Congrats to UMass Dining for being #1 on The Princeton Review's 2026 best campus food list! 18 Aug 2026 18:15 +0000at://did:plc:nirjgbt3wrqaizmv3gtxc7v7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtet4f3wsr2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/umassamherst.bsky.social/post/3mtcl6ocvdt2q@umassengineering.bsky.social researchers are finding ways to make AI more efficient and less harmful for the planet by redesigning the algorithm and the hardware. https://bit.ly/4gFhfmP17 Aug 2026 20:48 +0000at://did:plc:nirjgbt3wrqaizmv3gtxc7v7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtcl6ocvdt2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/umassamherst.bsky.social/post/3mtcbblggf42n🧟 Credit cards can come back to life! @umassengineering.bsky.social researchers uncovered an overlooked credit card security loophole. See the experiment showing how an expired “zombie card” can be reanimated: https://bit.ly/4qoupsG And learn how to protect your cards: https://bit.ly/4xaRAJI17 Aug 2026 17:50 +0000at://did:plc:nirjgbt3wrqaizmv3gtxc7v7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtcbblggf42nhttps://bsky.app/profile/umassamherst.bsky.social/post/3mtbxj3w27p2tDespite recent calls for younger representation in Congress, Democratic Senator Ed Markey’s experience and effectiveness may be an advantage in the Sept. primary against Rep. Seth Moulton, a new statewide UMass Poll with @wcvb5.bsky.social suggests. https://bit.ly/4cpdVL017 Aug 2026 14:55 +0000at://did:plc:nirjgbt3wrqaizmv3gtxc7v7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtbxj3w27p2thttps://bsky.app/profile/umassamherst.bsky.social/post/3mt2o7surmj25Feeling nostalgic for the early Internet? Prof. Roopa Vasudevan's new Mass MoCA exhibit uses hand-drawn QR codes and web pages to bring viewers back in time—and spark ideas for the future. You can meet her at tomorrow's StoryTime! https://massmoca.org/event/family-storytimeaugust-15-2026/14 Aug 2026 17:21 +0000at://did:plc:nirjgbt3wrqaizmv3gtxc7v7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mt2o7surmj25https://bsky.app/profile/umassamherst.bsky.social/post/3msy437m35a24We are proud to join the ARPA-H Making Obstetrics Care Smart (MOCS) program, helping develop a smart belt and ear sensor to monitor vital signs in pregnancy. @manningcics.bsky.social https://bit.ly/4zhmcKM13 Aug 2026 16:51 +0000at://did:plc:nirjgbt3wrqaizmv3gtxc7v7/app.bsky.feed.post/3msy437m35a24https://bsky.app/profile/umassamherst.bsky.social/post/3msvyxtpxfq2tLook up tonight, UMass! You can catch a celestial double-feature, a partial solar eclipse and the peak of the Perseid meteor shower. 🌌 💫 Here are some of the best places to watch the show across campus! (Original post created by Jack Bertling for @umasschc.bsky.social) 12 Aug 2026 20:50 +0000at://did:plc:nirjgbt3wrqaizmv3gtxc7v7/app.bsky.feed.post/3msvyxtpxfq2thttps://bsky.app/profile/umassamherst.bsky.social/post/3msqkrzzzwx2f🚨 UMass received a $1.3 million grant from the W.M. Keck Foundation to find an undiscovered internal clock suspected to help schedule the brain’s energy-intensive work. The discovery could unlock therapeutics designed to work with the body’s natural rhythms. https://bit.ly/4hq8OOb10 Aug 2026 16:53 +0000at://did:plc:nirjgbt3wrqaizmv3gtxc7v7/app.bsky.feed.post/3msqkrzzzwx2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/umassamherst.bsky.social/post/3msgrquvajx2rWith Lyme disease cases doubling since 2000, ticks have graduated from nuisance to public health threat. In the fight against the growing number of ticks in the United States, some strategies are "not practical," according to UMass biologist Stephen Rich. https://bit.ly/4xuRhZX https://www.theatlantic.com/health/2026/08/tick-disease-public-health/688156/?gift=u9gTLDhFZhXZCL5qh8L81MHHj-NIEblHgm-gjajiLhQ&utm_source=copy-link&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=share06 Aug 2026 19:31 +0000at://did:plc:nirjgbt3wrqaizmv3gtxc7v7/app.bsky.feed.post/3msgrquvajx2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/umassamherst.bsky.social/post/3msbbxie2bf2yA new AI model developed by UMass Riccio College of Engineering researchers could be the key to unlocking the full potential of personalized prostate cancer treatment. https://www.umass.edu/news/article/ai-tool-computing-radiation-dose-created-umass-amherst-leads-way-personalizing04 Aug 2026 15:05 +0000at://did:plc:nirjgbt3wrqaizmv3gtxc7v7/app.bsky.feed.post/3msbbxie2bf2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/umassamherst.bsky.social/post/3mruvm7qcbu2iJoin us as we kick off the 2026–27 academic year at the 59th Annual Community Breakfast! 📅 Tuesday, September 1, 2026 🕢 7:30–9:00 a.m. 📍 Student Union Ballroom https://umass.irisregistration.com/Form/CommunityBreakfast30 Jul 2026 16:52 +0000at://did:plc:nirjgbt3wrqaizmv3gtxc7v7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mruvm7qcbu2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/umassamherst.bsky.social/post/3mr6l6uewbf2fAn NIH-supported team is developing new medical device technology to prevent bladder cancer recurrence by exfoliating the bladder lining to remove diseased cells before they become cancerous. https://bit.ly/4h8xomD 21 Jul 2026 19:47 +0000at://did:plc:nirjgbt3wrqaizmv3gtxc7v7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mr6l6uewbf2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/umassamherst.bsky.social/post/3mr6f3xlarv2cNew research from UMass finds Supreme Court justices often make small concessions, even when they strongly disagree, to build influence and shape future decisions. The sharpest opinions may not tell the whole story. https://bit.ly/4gQvJll 21 Jul 2026 17:58 +0000at://did:plc:nirjgbt3wrqaizmv3gtxc7v7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mr6f3xlarv2chttps://bsky.app/profile/umassamherst.bsky.social/post/3mqrp3l2zzv2pA shoe-box sized prototype today and a potential game changer for HIV testing tomorrow! UMass researcher Chang Liu has been awarded $1.3 million from NIH to advance a next-gen at-home HIV test that could make early detection more accessible. https://bit.ly/4f45y9w16 Jul 2026 16:52 +0000at://did:plc:nirjgbt3wrqaizmv3gtxc7v7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqrp3l2zzv2phttps://bsky.app/profile/umassamherst.bsky.social/post/3mqkb7amp7n23Being an ER doctor is stressful, but until now, no one was exactly sure to what extent. Now UMass researchers have developed an approach to figure out how patient behavior affects physicians’ emotions and patient care. https://bit.ly/3SXMHV4 13 Jul 2026 17:55 +0000at://did:plc:nirjgbt3wrqaizmv3gtxc7v7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqkb7amp7n23https://bsky.app/profile/umassamherst.bsky.social/post/3mqcevqwolz2pBig news! Two grants totaling more than $2.1 million from Massachusetts Life Sciences Center will give UMass researchers and their partners powerful new tools to develop treatments for diseases ranging from heart failure to cancer. https://bit.ly/4vnSVLu10 Jul 2026 14:40 +0000at://did:plc:nirjgbt3wrqaizmv3gtxc7v7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqcevqwolz2phttps://bsky.app/profile/umassamherst.bsky.social/post/3mqagigsb4h2g⚽ 🚌 What a ride! UMass Transit Services has been proud to support FIFA World Cup transportation to and from Gillette Stadium. Huge thanks to our student employees helping to get fans from around the world get where they need to go! 👏👏👏09 Jul 2026 20:03 +0000at://did:plc:nirjgbt3wrqaizmv3gtxc7v7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqagigsb4h2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/umassamherst.bsky.social/post/3mq5fsq2kwt2fWhat if we've been thinking about plant growth all wrong? Time-lapse images from UMass researchers suggest that temperature controls growth of grasses like wheat, corn, and rice. https://www.umass.edu/news/article/grasses-provide-most-worlds-calories-were-only-now-starting-learn-how-they-grow 08 Jul 2026 15:12 +0000at://did:plc:nirjgbt3wrqaizmv3gtxc7v7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mq5fsq2kwt2f