UMass Amherst is accepting applications for a range of residential summer programs for high-school students.  Topics for courses (each spanning 1-3 weeks) include:  Pre-Veterinary Medicine; Sustainable Tree Care; Sustainable Farming and Food Systems; Investigating Genetic Engineering and GMOs; Music & Technology; Genetics, Genomics & Evolution; Forensic Anthropology; Summer Engineering Institute; Hydrology and Climate Change; Forensic Chemistry; and Modern Astronomy. There are also opportunities for 6-week research placements for high-school students in 15 labs that still have openings: Biology, Biochemistry, Environmental Conservation, Physics, Psychology and Food Sciences. Apply early, since programs fill up on a rolling basis.