One of the biggest challenges in biology today is understanding and managing how pathogens travel and proliferate. An interdisciplinary team led by Lynn Adler, biology, has been awarded $2.4 million from the National Science Foundation to trace how food affects the ability of pathogens to attack plant pollinators.
News from the Media
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Can Pollen Protect Pollinators from Pathogens?
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How to Track a Shark: New Research Reveals Where, Why and How Sharks and Game Fish Overlap
April 5, 2022An international team led by UMass Amherst has compiled a massive dataset that overlays years’ worth of information on the position, migration and interaction of sharks and game fish to answer a host of questions about predators and prey.
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The Midwest Has Lost 57 Billion Metric Tons of Topsoil Over the Last 160 Years, New Study Finds
April 5, 2022A news report covers a new study by Isaac Larsen, geosciences, which found topsoil in the Midwest is eroding at an average rate of 1.9 millimeters per year.
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Invasive Jumping Worms Spotted In Northeast: Here's What To Know
April 3, 2022Tips from a UMass Extension service fact sheet are cited in an article about invasive jumping worms being found in gardens in the Northeast U.S.
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Volunteers branch out to conduct Easthampton’s first tree inventory
April 3, 2022Nick Brazee, extension plant pathologist, helped lead efforts to catalog the size, species and overall condition of 200 public shade trees in Easthampton’s urban residential neighborhoods and commercial center as part of the city’s first-ever tree inventory.
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Forum in South Deerfield Examines Ways to Band Together to Fight Climate Change
April 3, 2022Michael Rawlins, geosciences and associate director of the UMass Amherst Climate System Research Center, participated in a forum in South Deerfield exploring ways that Franklin County homeowners can help make a difference as the area looks to increase its sustainability, environmental conservancy and climate resiliency by 2030. “
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UMass Amherst Research Focuses on the Benefits of Consuming Mushrooms
March 31, 2022The benefits of consuming mushrooms are the focus of new research by Zhenhua Liu, associate professor in the School of Public Health and Health Sciences.
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Million-Year-Old Arctic Sedimentary Record Sheds Light on Climate Mystery, Researchers Find
March 30, 2022New research led by UMass Amherst and published recently in the journal “Climate of the Past” is the first to provide a continuous look at a climate shift that has puzzled scientists.
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South Shore Experts Warn of Early Tick Season, Encourage Precautions for People and Pets
March 29, 2022UMass Amherst’s former tick lab, which tests ticks for illness and became a private entity known as TickReport in 2021, is briefly mentioned in an article that warns of early tick season and encourages precautions for people and pets.
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Soil Microbes Sacrifice Ribosomes in Response to Warming
March 29, 2022Kristen DeAngelis, microbiology, comments on a study that has found warming microbial populations increase their carbon dioxide production and growth rate.
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Fertilize, Aerate Lawn When It Gets a Little Warmer
March 29, 2022A lawn and garden column cites a resource on thatch provided by UMass Amherst Center for Agriculture, Food and the Environment Extension Turf Program.
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Cropland Grazing Exchange Works in Spring As Well As Fall
March 28, 2022A manure Inventory worksheet developed by UMass Amherst Center for Agriculture, Food and the Environment is cited as a resource in an article about livestock grazing.
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Saving Egyptian Pumpkins is Key for Biodiversity and Future Farmers, Scientists Say
March 25, 2022An international team of researchers led by Emad Mady, environmental conservation, has successfully traced the biochemical and molecular variations of nine different pumpkin varieties grown in several climatic zones of central and northeastern Egypt.
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Rewriting the History Books: Why the Vikings Left Greenland
March 23, 2022A study led by UMass Amherst and published recently in “Science Advances” suggests that increasing aridity, not temperature change, contributed to the Norse abandonment of Greenland settlements in the 15th century.
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Don't be Surprised if You See a Caterpillar Crawling About on a Frosty Spring Day — It's Just a Winter Cutworm
March 22, 2022Tawny Simisky, UMass Extension, is mentioned in an article about winter cutworm, a type of caterpillar that can withstand extreme cold.
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Joining Hands to Address Climate Change: UMass Events Bring Together Artists, Scientists and Activists
March 22, 2022To address climate change, UMass Amherst will host a series of events called “Art.Sustainabilty.Activism,” from March 26-28, in an effort to unite artists, scientists and activists on the issue.
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New Stone Fruit Thinner Reduces Hand Labor
March 21, 2022An article reporting the effectiveness of a new chemical stone fruit thinner named Accede cites research by Duane Greene, Stockbridge School of Agriculture and Jon Clements, UMass extension.
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Mount Grace and UMass Extension Host Pasture Management Workshop Series
March 21, 2022Masoud Hashemi, UMass extension, will present a two-part pasture management workshop series in collaboration with Mount Grace Land Conservation Trust.
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Plant-Based Milk Varieties Increasing
March 1, 2022David Julian McClements, distinguished professor of food science, is quoted in an article about the rise in popularity of plant-based milks.
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Climate Adaptation Networks Drive Resilience And Transformation
February 6, 2022Melissa Ocana, UMass Extension, discusses the importance of building collaboration and partnership of networks to transform how our country adapts to a changing climate.
