The project uses AI-infused, touch-based and audio feedback to convey physical cues between blind and sighted co-workers.

A Nature Communications study co-authored by Joshua Weitz assesses the effectiveness of phage therapy in treating pneumonia.

After four years at UMass, Mohit Iyyer has returned to UMIACS’ CLIP Lab, where he had done the bulk of his graduate work.

Alexander “Sasha” Frolov is being honored for his innovative research on zero- knowledge proofs and their real-world applications.

Kyle Brumfield and Rita Colwell are developing a forecasting system that can predict the risk of coming into contact with Vibrio bacteria.

Shirley Micallef is taking on the E. Coli contamination of produce.

Mostafa Ghanem is using new genomic tools to improve our understanding and the prevention of infectious poultry diseases.

Now in its third year, the center is focused on community building on campus while also strengthening partnerships in the region.