Research News
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UMass Boston Researchers Find Himalayas Warming More Rapidly Than the Rest of the Earth ›
UMass Boston graduate student Uttam Babu Shrestha and Distinguished Professor of Biology Kamaljit Bawa are published in international journal PLoS One.Tags: research, sustainability, environment, kamaljit bawa, himalayas
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UMass Boston Researcher Donates $200K in Prize Money to Research Think Tank ›
Distinguished Professor of Biology Kamaljit Bawa has decided to donate his nearly $200,000 in winnings from the world’s first international sustainability award to the international think tank he founded.Tags: research, biology, sustainability, kamaljit bawa
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UMass Boston Researcher Recognized on Global Stage ›
Kamaljit Bawa, distinguished professor of biology at the University of Massachusetts Boston and faculty fellow at the Center for Governance and Sustainability, received two notable honors this week.Tags: biology, sustainability, cgs
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Hannigan to Chair International Consortium for Advancement of Hydrologic Sciences ›
"I am honored by my election to this position which will enhance our collective national and international environmental research and educational impact." -
Rajini Srikanth Publishes Constructing the Enemy: Empathy/Antipathy in U.S. Literature and Law ›
Srikanth probes the concept of empathy, attempting to understand its different types and how it is—or isn't—generated and maintained in specific circumstances.Tags: human rights and literature, transnational studies, muslim americans, japanese americans, rajini srikanth
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Visual and Popular Cultures of the Spanish-American War of 1898 ›
"A remarkable feat of archival research....that will further our understanding of this complicated moment in American history."--David Brody, author of "Visualizing American Empire"Tags: american studies, spanish-american war, bonnie miller, visual and popular cultures
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Faculty Profile: Marc Pomplun Works on Cutting Edge Human Vision Research ›
Associate Professor of Computer Science Marc Pomplun has become known around the university community for his cutting edge human vision research.Tags: vision research, computer science, pomplun
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UMass Boston Researcher to Receive World’s First Major Award for Sustainability Work ›
The Royal Norwegian Society of Sciences and Letters (DKNVS) announced today that Kamal Bawa, distinguished professor of biology at the University of Massachusetts Boston, is the recipient of the Gunnerus Sustainability Award, the world’s first major international award for work on sustainability.Tags: biology, sustainability, kamal bawa
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Luncheon Honors Faculty, Staff, Student Researchers ›
During a luncheon last month, the Vice Provost for Research and Strategic Initiatives recognized UMass Boston's successful research efforts.Tags: research, provost, zong-guo xia
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EEOS Professor Contributes to NASA Weather Satellite Launch with Earth Observing Instrument Aboard ›
Professor Crystal Schaaf is a member of the scientific team evaluating the imagery products from NASA's weather satellite for quality.Tags: eeos, crystal schaaf, nasa, weather
