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The College of Natural Sciences and Mathematics excels in world-class research, award-winning teaching, and distinguished service to professional societies.

Our cutting-edge, interdisciplinary research in robotics, cellular causes of disease, biomimetic materials, sensor networks, renewable energy, and global climate change touches lives—reducing energy costs, transforming medicine and health care, and improving the world we live in.

Outstanding research and teaching go hand-in-hand in NSM. Our professors are committed to effective teaching in the classroom and lab and to thoughtful mentoring for undergraduate and graduate students doing independent research. Numerous NSM faculty members have been recognized on and off campus for exemplary teaching and professional service.

From innovations in knowledge and education to the development of new materials, systems, and tools, NSM faculty members engage in scientific discoveries that make a difference for you, UMass, and beyond.

Sincerely,
Jim Kurose, Dean