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  • Climate Change Impacts on Invasive Species: Bradley Presents at North American Confernce

    October 3, 2019

    Bethany A. Bradley, environmental conservation, comments in a news story about how climate change is having an impact on the spread of invasive species in the region.  (Times Union, 10/2/19)   

  • Foliage Changes Discussed by Richard Harper

    October 1, 2019

    Richard W. Harper, environmental conservation and UMass Extension, explains why foliage changes colors in fall as days get shorter.  (WWLP-TV 22, 9/28/19)

  • Young Farmers Fulfill Dreams of Working the Land, UMass Amanda Brown Quoted

    September 26, 2019

    An article about young farmers in Franklin County quotes Amanda Brown, director of the UMass Student Farming Enterprise Program and the Stockbridge School of Agriculture’s Agricultural Learning Center. She says the learning curve for first-time farmers is steep and she advises new farmers to spend a couple years learning by working for a good established farmer.  (Recorder 9/20/19)

  • Springfield Public Schools Expand Partnership With UMass Extension Nutrition Education Program

    September 25, 2019

    Springfield Public Schools, working with its dining service management company, Sodexo, will use their USDA grant funds to build five to seven new teaching gardens at schools. They’ll also expand parental involvement in partnership with the Springfield Food Policy Council and UMass Extension Nutrition Education Program. (Gazette 9/23/19)

  • Raising Green Beef: How Cattle, Dairy Farmers are Becoming Environmentally Friendly

    September 21, 2019

    Article on environmentally-friendly dairy farming practices quotes Extension Professor Masoud Hashemi, Stockbridge School of Agriculture, on the historical move from use of nitrogen-fixing legumes to the application of artificial fertilizers and the resulting danger of contamination of water bodies and underground sources of water. (Daily Hampshire Gazette, 9/21/19)

  • Rejuvenating Tired Soil

    September 20, 2019

    UMass Extension help utilized in effort to rejuvenate soil for new community garden in Greenfield. (Greenfield Recorder, 9/20/19)

  • Model Created for NASA to Predict Vitamin Levels in Spaceflight Food

    September 16, 2019

    A team of food scientists led by Hang Xiao and Timothy Goulette have created a mathematical model for NASA to use in predicting degradation of vitamins in spaceflight food. This will allow for more efficient scheduling of resupply trips.  (AstroWatch 9/17/19; Pharmacy Industry Reports, 9/18/19; Phys.org, 9/12/19; News-Medical.net, Lab Manager, 9/13/19; News Office release)

  • Julian McClements Discusses Popularity of Plant-Based Foods

    September 9, 2019

    David Julian McClements, Distinguished Professor in food science, discusses the growing popularity of plant-based foods and meat substitutes. (WGBY, 9/4/19)

  • MassDEP: No Danger to Public After Sulphuric Acid Leak, Danylchuk Weighs in

    September 4, 2019

    COLRAIN — The state Department of Environmental Protection said there is no danger to the public accessing the North River or the downstream Deerfield or Connecticut rivers following a sulphuric acid leak that resulted in a fish kill over the weekend. Andy Danylchuk, associate professor of fish conservation at UMass Amherst, comments. (Recorder 9/4/19)

  • Rare Bee Species Discovered Near Great Lakes

    August 28, 2019

    The discovery of a rare bee species in Northern Wisconsin notes that Joan Milam, adjunct research fellow at UMass environmental conservation, confirmed the discovery. (MLive, NBC 26 [Green Bay], Fox 11 News [Green Bay], 8/22/19)

  • UMass Amherst Research Suggests Eating Fried Food may Worsen Colon Cancer

    August 28, 2019

    UMass Amherst food scientists report on the impact of eating fried foods on inflammatory bowel disease and colon cancer. (IBDNews 9/4/19;  Boston Globe, MassLive, 8/27/19; News Office release)

  • 70th Worcester County 4-H Fair returns to Barre

    August 24, 2019

    The 70th annual Worcester County 4-H Fair returned for a second year to the fairgrounds on Old Coldbrook Road, in Barre. Nearly 300 4-H exhibitors from 4-H clubs across Worcester County, neighboring counties and New Hampshire, Connecticut and Rhode Island were on hand as clear skies and cool, dry air carried an early hint of fall, providing ideal weather for fairgoers. Extension 4-H Youth Development Program assistant director Linda Horn and CAFE Assistant Director William Miller made opening remarks. (Worcester Telegram & Gazette, 8/24/19)

  • Gypsy Moths On The Decline — For Now — But Damage Is Already Done

    August 20, 2019

    Tawny R. Simisky, UMass Extension, comments in a story about how defoliation in Massachusetts forests caused by gypsy moths spiked in 2017 but has been declining ever since because of the presence of a fungus called entomophaga maimaiga.  (WNPR [CT], 8/19/19)

  • Melting Ice, Raging Fires: Summer In The Arctic, Courtesy Of Climate Change

    August 19, 2019

    Julie Brigham-Grette, geosciences, participated in the radio program “On Point” as part of a discussion of climate changes in the Arctic. (WBUR, 8/16/19) 

  • Evolution of Wild Tomatoes

    August 15, 2019

    Ana L. Caicedo, UMass biology, and Jacob R. Barnett, a doctoral student in organismic and evolutionary biology, are studying the evolution of wild tomatoes in an effort to create plants that are disease and pest resistant and also have good flavor and appearance. (Vegetable Growers News 8/14/19) 
     

  • Following Breeding Green Sea Turtles in Remote Islands of Brazil

    August 7, 2019

    Lisa Komoroske, environmental conservation, is using drones to study reproductive and migration patterns of green sea turtles on remote Brazilian islands. (Drone Below, 8/2/19; News Office release)

  • Developing Hybird Wine Grapes in Repsonse to Climate Change

    July 29, 2019

    Massachusetts winemakers are responding to climate change. Sonia Schloemann and Elsa Petit, both from the Stockbridge School of Agriculture, are working with other scientists around the country to develop hybrid grapes better able to withstand changing weather patterns. (Fox 25 News, 7/25/19)

  • Whately School Works with UMass Clean Energy Corps

    July 23, 2019

    UMass Clean Energy Corps, a group of students working with Benjamin S. Weil, environmental conservation, produced a series of recommendations for energy savings at the Whately Elementary School, the largest user of energy in the town. (Recorder, 7/22/19)

  • UMass Cranberry Station Video Profiles Research and Outreach

    July 23, 2019

    A new video profiles the UMass Cranberry Station, located in Wareham. (Wareham Community Television, 7/16/19)

  • Get Growing: Suffering sycamores

    July 12, 2019

    Columnist discusses sycamore anthracnose of sycamore trees in yard. (Daily Hampshire Gazette, 7/12/19)

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