UMass Neurosciences

UMass Neurosciences UMass Amherst is the home to diverse research, education, and outreach efforts that help us understand the brain.

The UMass Institute of Neurosciences (IONs) unites all of the researchers at UMass Amherst who work on the many aspects of Neuroscience and those who are affected by that research. The official launch date for IONs is May 2, 2018.

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04/29/2026

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UMass has a new Neuroscience major and we're hiring a lecturer.
11/06/2025

UMass has a new Neuroscience major and we're hiring a lecturer.

Lecturer - Neurobiology Apply now Job no: 528872 Work type: Faculty Full Time Location: UMass Amherst Department: Biology Union: MSP Categories: College of Natural Sciences, Lecturer/Non-Tenure Track About UMass Amherst The flagship of the Commonwealth, the University of Massachusetts Amherst is a n...

11/06/2025

Lecturer - Neurobiology Apply now Job no: 528872 Work type: Faculty Full Time Location: UMass Amherst Department: Biology Union: MSP Categories: College of Natural Sciences, Lecturer/Non-Tenure Track About UMass Amherst The flagship of the Commonwealth, the University of Massachusetts Amherst is a n...

03/05/2025

Andrew G. Barto, University of Massachusetts Amherst Manning College for Information and Computer Sciences professor emeritus, has been awarded the prestigious 2024 ACM A.M. Turing Award for developing the conceptual and algorithmic foundations of a branch of artificial intelligence known as reinforcement learning—one of the most important approaches for creating intelligent systems.

It is the first time a faculty member has been awarded the Turing prize, named after the famous British mathematician and often called the ‘Nobel Prize of Computing.’

Barto shares the award and its $1million prize with his former Ph.D. student, Richard S. Sutton. Their work introduced the main ideas, constructed the mathematical foundations and developed the important algorithms for reinforcement learning. This award speaks to both Barto’s talent and the high caliber of faculty working at the university.

Amii - Alberta Machine Intelligence Institute, University of Alberta, Manning College of Information and Computer Sciences, UMass Amherst



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08/31/2024

Group picture of NSB students and faculty from the summer BBQ

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