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Lila Gierasch one of the first 23 fellows named to the Mass. Academy of Sciences (MAS)
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Mike Knapp Develops Metal Complexes That Could Change the Face of Explosives Detection
Sensors containing the zinc complexes are also the first devices that allow the user more ... |
Graduate Students Gomez and Guce win Isenberg Awards
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Jeanne Hardy receives $825k grant to study proteins that cause cell death
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According to the MAS, a candidate for fellowship must have attained recognition for significant professional achievement in scientific research or science education.
Mike Knapp and group have created complex molecules containing zinc for use in portable sensors that quickly and reliably detect the presence of plastic explosives, a pressing need for soldiers in Iraq and other hostile environments.
Chemistry graduate students Andrea Gomez and Abigail Guce were each recently honored with an Isenberg Award. This Award, which is sponsored by School of Management alumnus Eugene M. Isenberg, supports students who demonstrate 
Jeanne Hardy has received a five-year, $825,000 grant from the National Institutes of Health to unlock the secrets of a group of proteins called the executioner caspases, which control cell death and play a role in cancer, strokes, Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s disease.
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Online Web-based Learning Helps Students Learn Chemistry
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Jeanne Hardy named Cottrell Scholar
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Adamses takes a fresh look at campus history
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Proteins are masters of origami, folding into complex shapes that allow them to perform a specific job in living cells. When proteins become misfolded, however, they lose 
TechCast at UMass explores OWL, an innovative, interactive, multimedia Online Web-based Learning system that helps students do their homework – and maybe even like it!
For most students, campus history begins when they enroll and ends when they leave school, but David L. and Lynne E. Adams hope their new book, 
Receptors that play a role in learning and memory rapidly change their location and shape as signals travel 
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