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Located in western Massachusetts, UMass Amherst is the flagship campus of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts' five-campus University of Massachusetts system. UMass Amherst is a nationally recognized teaching and research institution with a current enrollment of about 28,500 students.
Experts (86)
Lynn Adler
Professor of Biology
Lynn Adler examines the interaction between flowers, pollinators and pathogens.
Pollinators Bees Floral Traits Plant-Animal Interactions Ecology and Evolution of Insect-Plant Interactions Bee-Pathogen Dynamics
Trisha Andrew
Professor of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
Trisha Andrew's lab creates smart garments and wearable textiles that lets people monitor their health data using their clothing
Smart Garments Wearable Technologies Garment-Integrated Technologies Solar Textiles Textile Electronics
Christian Appy
Professor of History and Director of the Ellsberg Initiative for Peace and Democracy
Christian Appy has written three books on the Vietnam War and heads the Ellsberg Initiative for Peace and Democracy
The Vietnam War Whistle-blowers Daniel Ellsberg U.S. Foreign Policy 20th and 21st Century U.S. History Nuclear Weapons
Sonya Atalay
Provost Professor of Anthropology and Director of Center for Braiding Indigenous Knowledges and Science (CBIKS)
Sonya Atalay explores ways that repatriation and reclaiming of heritage provides lessons for decolonizing and Indigenizing institutions
Indigenous Knowledge Indigenous Studies Native American Studies Cultural Anthropology Critical Heritage Studies
Cameron Awkward-Rich
Associate Professor in the Women, Gender, Sexuality Studies Program
Cameron Awkward-Rich is a poet and a scholar of trans theory/expressive culture.
Trans Theory Trans Expressive Culture Trans/Feminist/Queer Theory and Methods Disability Studies Contemporary American Literature Poetry
Francine Berman
Stuart Rice Honorary Chair and Research Professor, Manning College of Information and Computer Sciences
Francine Berman is a data scientist whose work focuses on the social and environmental impacts of information technology.
Gender and whistleblowing Social impacts of Technology Internet of Things Data Stewardship and Cyberinfrastructure Public Interest Technology Whistle-blowers Whistleblowing
Charli Carpenter
Professor of Political Science and Director of Human Security Lab
Charli Carpenter's teaching and research interests include the protection of civilians, laws of war and humanitarian affairs.
International Relations World Politics Children Born of War Global Issue Networks Laws of War
Nathan W. Chan
Professor of Resource Economics
Nathan Chan uses economic methods to examine challenges in environmental management and energy policy
Charitable Giving Environmental Management Environmental Public Goods Climate Change Mitigation Nonmarket Valuation Pollution Control
Lisa Chasan-Taber
Professor and Chair, Department of Biostatistics and Epidemiology
Lisa Chasan-Taber is an internationally recognized expert on physical activity during pregnancy.
Physical Activity and Pregnancy Reproductive and Perinatal Epidemiology Gestational Diabetes Mellitus Physical Activity Epidemiology Health Equity
Clem Clay
Director of Extension Agriculture Program
Clem Clay oversees professionals serving the agriculture, forestry, fruit-growing and commercial horticulture industries in Massachusetts.
Agriculture Extension Farming Sustainability Environmental Policy Public Policy Insects and People
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