Scott Jackson, environmental conservation, is quoted in an article about the purchase for purposes of protection of over 2,000 acres of W.D. Cowls forestland between North Amherst and the Quabbin Reservoir. (Gazette, 1/1/21)
News from the Media
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W.D. Cowls Forest Protected in N. Amherst, UMass Professor Jackson Comments
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Talking About Catastrophe and Crisis, Markowitz Calls for Revaluation
January 4, 2021Ezra Markowitz, environmental conservation, has co-authored an opinion piece calling for a re-evaluation of how we should discuss crises and catastrophes. “Simply put,” he writes, “narratives of catastrophe and crisis can create nasty feedback loops that make it harder to achieve the compromise, hard work and sustained engagement necessary for meaningful action, especially in a deeply divided society.” (The Washington Post, 12/30/20)
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Equitable COVID-19 Vaccination, UMass Professor Weighs In
January 4, 2021Charles Schweik, environmental conservation, has co-authored a piece about the infrastructure problems preventing the equitable distribution of the Moderna and Pfizer COVID vaccines, such as the lack of cold supply capabilities in underserved and hard-to-reach communities. (The Conversation, 1/4/21)
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UMass Amherst Food Science Students Create New Ice Cream Flavors
December 8, 2020AMHERST, Mass. – All seven original ice cream flavors concocted by University of Massachusetts Amherst food science students in a popular annual competition are now being scooped up for sale at Herrell’s Ice Cream & Bakery in Northampton (News Office 12.8.20)
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Study Reveals Rare Spawning Behavior of Shallow-water Fish, UMass on Research Team
December 9, 2020Andy Danylchuk, environmental conservation, is part of a team reporting the first detailed documentation of a shallow-water fish diving 450 feet deep to spawn. The multi-insititution team uncovered this unprecedent behavior among bonefish studied in the Bahamas. (News-Medical Life Sciences, 12/8/20)
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UMass Amherst Study Will Assess Impact of Dual-use Solar-agriculture Installations in Massachusetts
December 3, 2020The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Solar Energy Technology Office announced that a team led by extension professor Dwayne Breger at the University of Massachusetts Amherst has been selected for a three-year, $1.8 million award to study the effects of co-locating solar energy panels and agriculture operations at up to eight different farms across the Commonwealth. (News Office 12/2/20)
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Restoring a Wetland Despite a Drought: UMass Associate Professor Hatch Reports
December 1, 2020Christine Hatch, geosciences, writes about her work restoring a wetland in Plymouth. (Daily Hampshire Gazette, 11/28/20)
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Restoring a Wetland Despite a Drought: UMass Associate Professor Hatch Reports
December 1, 2020Christine Hatch, geosciences, writes about her work restoring a wetland in Plymouth. (Daily Hampshire Gazette, 11/28/20)
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UMass Cranberry Station Scientists Featured in National Geographic Article
December 1, 2020Katherine Ghantous and Peter Jeranyama from UMass Amherst Cranberry Station are interviewed. Ghantous says because winters are becoming less cold, a time is approaching when the cold temperatures needed each winter to successfully grow cranberries “may be hard to hit.” (National Geographic, 11/25/20)
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Climate Change is Complicating a Thanksgiving Staple-Cranberries
November 23, 2020Katherine Ghantous, a research associate at the UMass Amherst Cranberry Station, is quoted in an article exploring the effects climate change is having on the Massachusetts cranberry crop. She says, "It’s more than just the money or the fruit. It’s part of who Massachusetts is.” (The Washington Post, 11/18/20)
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Jim Holden Receives NASA Grant to Explore Deep-Sea Vents
November 16, 2020Microbiology professor Jim Holden, a researcher in the School of Earth and Sustainability, recently received a three-year, $441,219 grant from NASA’s Exobiology Program to study competition between different types of heat-loving, microbes that live in deep-sea volcanoes. (News Office 11/10/20)
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Charting the Year by UMass Garden Calendar
November 10, 2020An invaluable aid to New England gardeners of all types, the calendar has been produced by the Extension Service for more than 25 years. (Daily Hampshire Gazette 11/8/20)
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Design Ideas Propose New Life for Old New England Bridges
October 29, 2020UMass professor Robert Ryan and his students in landscape architecture and regional planning recently presented ideas for what do with two old bridges spanning the Connecticut River between Brattleboro, Vermont and Hindsdale, New Hampshire. (Construction Equipment Guide, 10/28/20)
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Helping Growers Care for the Apple Crop – They’re Working on an App for That
October 29, 2020Dan Cooley, Stockbridge School, and UMass Extension fruit tree specialist Jon Clements have received about $430,000 in grants from the U.S. Department of Agriculture to develop a smartphone app that will let apple growers more quickly and accurately measure and thin fruit. (Environmental News Network, 10/28/20; News Office release)
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First Pygmy Hippo Born At Franklin Park Zoo, UMass Professor Assisted
October 14, 2020Carlos Gradil, veterinary and animal sciences, assisted during the pregnancy and birth last week of the first-ever Pygmy hippo born at Boston’s Franklin Park Zoo. The baby hippo weighed 13 pounds. (WJAR, The Boston Globe, 10/13/20)
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UMass Entomologist Offers Help To Deal With Stink Bugs
October 13, 2020Tawny Simisky, Extension entomologist, gives advice on how to deal with stink bugs, a non-native insect that feeds on 300 species of plants. (Daily Hampshire Gazette, 10/12/20)
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New England Needs More Tree Doctors, Catanzaro Discusses
October 8, 2020Paul Catanzaro, extension associate professor, is quoted in article about the health of New England forests. He discusses large shifts in land ownership with heightened awareness of climate change impacts and the role of their land in mitigating changes. (Christian Science Monitor, 10/13/20; NY Times 10/7/20)
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Seeking New Mother Volunteers for Breast Cancer Study, Professor Arcaro Explains
October 5, 2020A radio report notes that Kathleen Acaro, veterinary and animal sciences, is looking for volunteers for a study on the impact that a diet of increased fruits and vegetables may have on the breast health of recent mothers, specifically with an eye on breast cancer risk. (WBZ-AM Boston, 10/3/20)
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Recent Rainfall is Not Enough for Drought-Stressed Trees to Keep Leaves From Dropping Early
October 1, 2020Rick Harper, environmental conservation, says this week’s rainfall is not enough to keep drought-stressed trees from dropping leaves early. (WWLP, 9/30/20)
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UMass Cranberry Station Receives Boost
October 1, 2020This year, the work at UMass Cranberry Station got a huge boost in the form of $5.75 million in state support to expand their labs at and modernize the facility. “It’s really momentous. It’s going to be a game-changer for us and for the industry,” said Director of the Cranberry Station Hilary Sandler. (Wareham Weekly 9/30/20)
