Posts for tag "Umass"
High-elevation areas may experience the worst of global warming
A new study suggests high-elevation locations may experience even more severe effects of global warming than their low-lying counterparts, according to a recent press release from the University of Massachusetts at Amherst. The impact of global warming...
- Posted April 30, 2015
UMass students track air quality at Boston Marathon
Students at the University of Massachusetts – Lowell took to the pavement to measure air quality during the 2015 Boston Marathon, according to a release from the school. The running event is the fourth in a row...
- Posted April 21, 2015
Researchers conduct first-ever analysis of water loss during hydropeaking
A practice known as hydropeaking helps hydroelectric dams produce energy more efficiently, but a new study reveals significant unforeseen water losses
- Posted April 10, 2015
New model helps predict earthquakes, understand forming of the Earth
A new analysis of the Earth’s tectonic plates gives insight on how new faults, such as the San Andreas Fault in California, are formed. Researchers at the University of Massachusetts Amherst modeled the Earth’s faults using kaolin,...
- Posted April 6, 2015
