A team of researchers from UMass are developing a new layer of critical protection to incorporate in military uniforms with the help of a $1.8 million grant.
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UMass researchers working to develop protective ‘second skin’ for military uniforms
Tags: Armor, Army, Grant, James Watkins, Kenneth Carter, military, Research, U.S. Defense Threat Reduction Agency
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UMass professor Hankinson researches breast cancer
UMass professor Susan Hankinson is making revolutionary strides in researching the developmental pattern of breast cancer cells in women.
Tags: Biology, breast cancer, cells, public health, Research, Susan Hankinson
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SGA: Research needed on possible changes to government formation from Commonwealth Honors complex
The student government is calling for a study to be done on the ways the new Commonwealth Honors Complex could potentially affect the existing structure of area governments.
Tags: CEPA, Commonwealth Honors College, complex, Dorm, Research, SGA
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UMass researchers discover new function in protein for cancer treatment
UMass researchers discover new function of protein that could be useful in preventing and treating cancer by experimenting on frog embryos.
Tags: Adam 13, Cancer, Developmental Cell, medicine, Research
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UMass research gets ranked in nation
The University has ranked eighth in technology transfer for 2009, thanks in part to the discovery of an ethanol-producing bacterium.
Tags: C-thy, Inside Higher Ed, Northwestern University, Research
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UMass Professor works on technology to help the blind
Professor Aura Ganz is working on PERCEPT, a new technology to help the visually impaired navigate their way through unfamiliar buildings.
Tags: Blindness, Faculty, Impared Vision, Research, technology
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