What excites Nicholas Sbalbi about research is the element of surprise. He says, “At UMass I have experienced the frustration of sensitive experiments, the mystery of unexpected data, and the satisfaction of confirming hypotheses. None of these emotions have matched the simultaneous joy and intrigue of discovery whether it is finding a unique or wacky morphology under the
Eugenia Roberts was only 17 when she came to UMass Amherst from her home country of Nicaragua. English was her second language and she had some trouble at first fully understanding her fellow students. Understanding biochemistry and molecular biology, however, has not been a problem. Working with Sloan Siegrist, assistant professor of microbiology, Eugenia developed a new,
As a young girl dreaming of becoming a veterinarian, Kate Loonie may have expected some of the hands-on experiences she had at UMass Amherst. She vaccinated and ear-tagged Belted Galloway cattle, medicated injured horses, helped deliver lambs, and even cared for turtles as a summer intern at the New England Aquarium. But she didn’t expect that some of her most fulfilling work
In her first year at UMass, Claire Healy had a grand vision. What if there was an international, multilingual magazine that could create community among young people across borders? The magazine would publish poets, writers, artists, and journalists and its audience would experience a diverse collective of perspectives, artwork, and languages. The first issue of Claire’s dream
After enrolling at UMass Amherst, Isabel Levin progressed from barely having heard of sociology to becoming what Assistant Professor of Sociology Kathryne Young calls “the most promising undergraduate researcher I have ever met.” As Young’s research assistant, Isabel laid the groundwork for her later independent work. She learned qualitative data collection, conducting highly