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Located in western Massachusetts, the University of Massachusetts Amherst is a national research university recognized for superb faculty, outstanding teaching and top-notch students who come from across the state and around the world.
Number of Employees 1,169
NAICS Code Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools: 611310
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UMass makes deal for Bayside
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Unlikely stimulus projects
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Human trials on for new antibody to neutralise rabies virus
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UMass says licensing income nearly doubled in FY09
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If it stops plague, will it stop hospital superbugs?
- 2006-09-27
Byline: Debora MacKenzie Sep 27, 2006 (New Scientist - ABIX via COMTEX) -- Bacteria that cause diseases may be disarmed more easily than it has been believed until now. Egil Lien and colleagues at the University of Massachusetts in the US created...
Sweet-toothed bacteria generate power.(Assembly Lines)
- 2003-11-01
AMHERST, MA -- Researchers at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst have persuaded mud-dwelling bacteria Rhodoferax ferrireducens to generate electricity from sugar. The new "microbial fuel cell," an early prototype, cannot generate enough power to run an appliance, but it can operate virtually ...
UMASS Taps Bacteria to Make Current.(University of Massachusetts)(Brief Article)
- 2003-04-01
University of Massachusetts Principal Investigator Derek R. Lovley and researchers (Department of Microbiology Morrill Science Center IV 639 North Pleasant St. North, Amherst, MA 01003-9298; Tel: 413.545.2051, email: dlovley@microbio.umass.edu) have University of Massachusetts Principal Investigator Derek R. Lovley and researchers (Department of Microbiology Morrill...
MEMBRANE BIOREACTORS: Biofiltration Cleans NOx from Combustion Gases.
- 2003-02-01
A team of environmental engineers from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst, has found that a hollow fiber membrane bioreactor, which combines membranes with nitrifying microorganisms, is an effective system for controlling nitrogen oxides NOx from stationary combustion sources. Their lab-scale system provides a high surface area for the mass transport...
Goldbugs.
- 2001-07-24
Jul 21, 2001 The Economist ABIX via COMTEX -- In July 2001, a microbiological study may provide insights into how gold deposits are formed. The study, by Derek Lovley of the University of Massachusetts, has appeared in "Applied and Environmental Microbiology". Lovley has been...
Genes hidden billions of years ago. (scientists may use ancient bacteria cells to aid genetic research)
- 1994-01-01
GENES HIDDEN BILLIONS OF YEARS AGO were recently discovered by chance by scientists at the University of Massachusetts and now may be used to solve modern-day problems. These genes were hidden in Halobacterium halobium, an ancient species of bacteria that can redesign host cells by instructing...
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