Microbiology 

Check out how your prospective professions present themselves to the world - sites often have job listings and other information for people in the field. Many have special membership for students.

There are many informative webpages on your own department's site. Here are a few highlights - Check it out!

Department of Microbiology homepage

Faculty Research Groups - areas your professors are investigating

Research Facilities - available to UMass researchers

Submit your suggestions!

Microbe World website has podcasts to which you can subscribe, and a page of good web sources about microbiology.

Also includes Microbe Magazine - the monthly news magazine of the American Society for Microbiology, covers topics of interest for students, researchers and academics, ranging from basic and applied research to public policy and health. 

Small Things Considered - an engaging blog about microbes, and more by Moselio Schachter, on the ASM website.

The Microbial World - a website from a professor at University of Edinburgh, Scotland.  See in particular the List of Themes (AKA, Other Pages On This Site) for pages about narrower topics including profiles of specific microorganisms and their impacts.