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Research

UMass Researchers Awarded $12M to Shrink Society's Carbon Footprint with AI & Other Computer Science Tools

UMass Amherst has been awarded $12 million over five years by the U.S. National Science Foundation to develop the field of computational decarbonization

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Eight CICS Graduating Seniors win 2024 Undergraduate Achievement Awards
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Jaime Dávila Recognized with College Outstanding Teaching Award
Francine Berman
Francine Berman Named 2024 NCWIT Pioneer in Tech Award Winner
Levine Appointed Distinguished Professor

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Awards

Thota, Trim Selected as 2024-25 Chancellor’s Leadership Fellows

CICS faculty members Neena Thota and Michelle Trim have been selected for the 2024-25 UMass Amherst Chancellor's Leadership Fellows cohort.
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Research

Nguyen Awarded NSF Grant to Support Sustainable Wearable Sensing Systems for Continuous Tree Health Monitoring

A team of researchers led by Assistant Professor VP Nguyen has been awarded a Computer Systems Research (CSR) grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF).
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Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

Three CICS Faculty Selected for 2024-25 STRIDE Faculty Fellowship Program

Assistant Professor Ravi Karkar, Senior Teaching Faculty Matthew Rattigan, and Associate Professor Jay Taneja will join this year's cohort.
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