Inside UMassD June 25, 2026

Campus Community Accomplishments

Commonwealth Professor Amit Tandon (Estuarine & Ocean Sciences) and Siddhant Kerhalkar '25 co-published "Wind-Front Interactions Drive Intense Turbulence at the Oceanic Submesoscale" in Geophysical Research Letters. The piece demonstrates how the interaction between surface winds and submesoscale fronts induces intense turbulence, potentially modulating thermal transport across the air-sea interface.

Professor Steven Cadrin (Fisheries Oceanography), Alex Hansell '20, Cole Carrano '25, and Jesie Kittel '25 co-published "A Tale of Two Collapses: Georges Bank Yellowtail Flounder". The piece analyzes new empirical indicators of spatial distribution and growth for Georges Bank yellowtail flounder and projects the stock's future using the most recent stock assessment.

Professor Nikolay Anguelov (Public Policy) published Sociocultural Transformations in the Communist and Post-Communist World. The book discusses "the West and the Rest" paradigm and follows its legacy through the geopolitical power of post-communist authoritarian regimes and their resilience to Western influence. 

Professor Pingguo He (Fisheries Oceanography) published "Innovation, impacts, challenges and future of synthetic materials in capture fisheries" in ICES Journal of Marine Science. The piece recounts the adoption of synthetic materials in capture fisheries, the growing concerns about discarded fishing gear, and international efforts to minimize the risks posed by these derelict fishing gears.

Assistant Professor Lisa Lucile Owens (Law) recently published "Race as Evidence: The Historical Racial Nexus and Equal Protection" in the Washington University Law Review. The piece introduces the Historical Racial Nexus framework to aid conversations surrounding equal protection, reparative policy, and constitutional law.

Assistant Professor Stephanie McGoldrick (Design) published "Designing Dynamic, Transformative and Responsive Spaces Through Light" in Delve. The article explores innovations in the lighting industry that support both human wellness and environmental well-being, while also highlighting UMassD experiential lighting projects.

Assistant Professor Sean Lyness (Law) was featured in a Bloomberg Law article about a recent lawsuit that reflects a broader strategy to challenge Massachusetts' climate leadership rather than directly address the substance of the state's allegations against Exxon.

Assistant Teaching Professor Basil H. Aboul-Enein, EdD (Health & Society) recently co-published 'And knowing is half the battle': revisiting public service announcements and child safety lessons of visual communication from the G.I. JOE animated series in Visual Communication Journal. The historical and descriptive content analysis paper examines the content of public health and child safety messaging of public service announcements (PSAs) using the G.I. JOE series and the role of the PSAs in integrating child health and public health practices designed to engage children.

Assistant Teaching Professor Toby Stapleton (Decision & Information Sciences) was featured in an article discussing new technologies to promote greater safety at sea, including a throwable, torpedo-like "autonomous rescue swimmer" to locate and aid people overboard, developed from an MIT entrepreneurship contest and Navy experience.

UMass Dartmouth has been recognized with the Highly Established Action Plan Seal for the 2026 election cycle from the ALL IN Campus Democracy Challenge, an honor awarded to colleges and universities that demonstrate exceptional commitment to nonpartisan democratic engagement and voter participation.

Associate Professor Jennifer Mammen (Nursing) presented at the Parkinson's Precision Medicine Initiative Annual Meeting, covering the objectives and findings of a PPMI Qualitative study that maps meaningful symptoms and impacts in people with prodromal Parkinson's disease (PD) compared to controls.