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July 2009
NIH funds study of new antibiotics to combat food-borne disease
A research team led by polymer scientist Gregory Tew that includes biotech firm PolyMedix, Inc. of Radnor, Pa., has received a first-year, $977,658 grant to study and develop new antibiotics against food-borne and related illnesses. Funding, to be shared by the University and PolyMedix, is from the National Institutes of Health’s Cooperative Research Partnerships for Biodefense and Emerging Infectious Disease.
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July 2009
Michael F. Malone Named Vice Chancellor for Research and Engagement at UMass Amherst
Michael F. Malone has been named vice chancellor for research and engagement at the University of Massachusetts Amherst by Chancellor Robert C. Holub. Malone, whose appointment is effective Aug. 17, has served as dean of the College of Engineering at UMass Amherst since 2004.
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May 2009
Professor Greg Tew Receives $100K from Gates Foundation to Support Global Health Research Project
A $100,000 Grand Challenges Explorations grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation will support a global health research project conducted by polymer scientist Gregory Tew to pursue ideas that have never before been tested in fighting infectious diseases such as pneumonia, tuberculosis and diarrhea.
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May 2009
UMass Amherst Campus Chosen for Multimillion Dollar Energy Frontier Research Center
UMass Amherst has been chosen to host a new multimillion-dollar Energy Frontier Research Center to pursue advanced scientific research as part of a federal science initiative announced by President Obama.
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February 2009
'Transformative' method produces smallest, most perfect, ultradense polymer films ever
Like many creative but essentially conservative scientists, Tom Russell of Polymer Science and Engineering, in more than 30 years of research, would rarely use the term “truly transformative” about his work. Until now.
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January 2009
Associate Professors Al Crosby and Todd Emrick Lead Polymer Research Conference
The recent election of associate professor Al Crosby as vice-chair of the West Coast Polymer Gordon Research Conference highlights the campus’ leadership of the most prestigious conference on polymer research, according to his colleague, associate professor Todd Emrick, the rising chair of the conference.
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January 2009
Scientists Develop 'Smart' Compound That Defeats Drug-Resistant Bateria
Scientists from the Polymer Science and Engineering Department and the University of Illinois have developed a smart new synthetic compound that not only targets some drug-resistant bacteria and kills them, but the new antibiotic takes away the germs’ most potent defense – the mutation that could provide new resistance will also kill them, leaving no escape.
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January 2009
The Carnegie Foundation Names University of Massachusetts Amherst as a "Community-Engaged University"
The Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching has named University of Massachusetts Amherst a “Community-Engaged University” under a rigorous classification process developed to document community engagement in the college curriculum, and separately in external outreach and partnerships.
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