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July 02, 2020
Updated Travel Policy Related to COVID-19 in the US and Abroad (July 2)
Due to changing conditions, we are adapting our UMMS travel policies to maintain the safety of our community from COVID-19.
Full story »July 01, 2020‘Guts and bugs:’ GSBS student talks GI immunity and inflammation in virtual seminar series
Sage Foley, PhD candidate in the Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, presented her research at a weekly virtual event put on by Rutgers University, called “Guts & Bugs: A Virtual GI Seminar Series.”
Full story »June 30, 2020SOM student Kurt Schultz receives AΩA research fellowship
Kurt Schultz, SOM ‘21, was awarded the 2020 AΩA Carolyn L. Kuckein Student Research Fellowship. The fellowship’s purpose is to foster the development of the next generation of medical researchers.
Full story »June 29, 2020LISTEN: How monoclonal antibodies can help fight infectious diseases, such as Lyme disease
In a new Voices of UMassMed podcast, Mark Klempner, MD, talks about promising new research into infectious diseases, including Lyme disease, at MassBiologics of UMass Medical School.
Full story »June 28, 2020Celia Schiffer named 2020 ELAM Leadership for Women in Medicine fellow
Celia Schiffer, PhD, has been selected as a fellow of the Hedwig van Ameringen Executive Leadership in Academic Medicine program at Drexel University College of Medicine.
Full story »June 26, 2020Updated Travel Policy Related to COVID-19 in the US and Abroad
Due to changing conditions, we are adapting our UMMS travel policies to maintain the safety of our community from COVID-19.
Full story »June 25, 2020Gene therapy and CRISPR strategies for curing blindness
In a piece originally published on The Conversation, Hemant Khanna, PhD, comments on recent studies that use CRISPR to treat diseases that cause blindness and explains why the eye is an ideal organ for testing new therapeutic approaches.
Full story »June 25, 2020UMMS to host July 2 virtual global conference on sustainable health equity
David E. Chiriboga, MD, MPH, has organized a virtual international conference July 2 on “health equity in the pandemic and beyond,” an initiative driven by the pressing need to address health disparities within and among countries that are being amplified during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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June 24, 2020
Mai-Lan Rogoff honored with Manning Prize for Excellence in Teaching
Mai-Lan Rogoff, MD, is one of five University of Massachusetts faculty awarded the 2020 Manning Prize for Excellence in Teaching for outstanding dedication to students and the university.
Full story »June 22, 2020Mobile addiction care service to offer outreach to high-risk populations
UMass Medical School is a partner in an innovative mobile addiction services contract funded by the Massachusetts Department of Public Health.
Full story »June 19, 2020UMass research and development expenditures rise to record $684 million
Research expenditures at the University of Massachusetts increased by $33 million in one fiscal year to a record high of $684 million in fiscal year 2019. At UMass Medical School, research expenditures rose by 2.7 percent to $281.51 million.
Full story »June 19, 2020South Road garage expansion project to impact traffic
On Monday, June 22, construction activity for the South Road garage expansion project will begin to reconfigure the vehicle exit lanes and gates inside the South Road garage. All traffic will continue to exit the garage via the existing South Road exit; however, as drivers approach the exit area, they will be directed around the construction activity by temporary signage and barriers.
Full story »June 18, 2020Dan and Diane Riccio Fund for Neuroscience announces four grants
The Dan and Diane Riccio Fund for Neuroscience has announced four $50,000 seed grants to UMass Medical School researchers.
Full story »June 16, 2020Novel therapeutic, based on UMMS microbiome discoveries and licensed by Bacainn Therapeutics, targets ulcerative colitis
Discoveries made by Beth McCormick, PhD, and licensed by Bacainn Therapeutics, Inc. are heading to Phase I clinical trials for ulcerative colitis and other diseases associated with uncontrolled inflammation in the gut.
Full story »June 15, 2020Gang Han receives UMass Tech seed funding to explore safer class of MRI contrast agents
Gang Han, PhD, received seed funding from the UMass Technology Development Fund to explore a safer biogenic class of MRI contrast agents as an alternative for commonly used gadolinium-based contrast agents.
Full story »June 15, 2020Greater Worcester COVID-19 Community Health Survey underway
UMass Medical School is conducting a community-facing survey in Worcester and six surrounding communities to assess how COVID-19 has affected ongoing day-to-day needs and help localities target relief efforts.
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June 12, 2020
UMass Medical School taking a stand in support of positive change
In a memo to the UMass Medical School community, Chancellor Michael F. Collins and Dean Terence R. Flotte say racism is a public health crisis and outline changes underway at UMMS.
Full story »June 12, 2020Katherine Fitzgerald and Anastasia Khvorova named Harrington Scholars
The Harrington Discovery Institute at University Hospitals in Cleveland, Ohio, in collaboration with Morgan Stanley GIFT Cures, has chosen two UMass Medical School faculty members to receive Harrington Scholar Awards for Coronavirus.
Full story »June 10, 2020UMass Medical School providing aid to Worcester Public Schools summer learning program
UMass Medical School is donating funds to support Worcester Public Schools in direct response to the COVID-19 school shutdown to provide internet access to students to help them catch up via remote learning opportunities over the summer.
Full story »June 10, 2020School of Medicine student produces face shields for frontline staff using 3-D printer
School of Medicine student Emily Chin has produced nearly 200 plastic face shields for health care workers, a labor of love inspired by her late grandmother who died from the novel coronavirus in April.
Full story »June 05, 2020UMass Medical School community holds vigil in memory of George Floyd
Students, faculty and staff from UMass Medical School and UMass Memorial Medical Center, wearing masks and standing six feet apart, took part in a silent vigil for George Floyd on Friday, June 5, on the campus green at UMass Medical School.
Full story »June 05, 2020UMass Medical School and UMass Memorial create risk scoring tool to triage COVID-19 patients
David McManus, MD, and MD/PhD candidate Apurv Soni developed a tool to predict risk of severe illness in COVID-19 patients.
Full story »June 04, 2020A Lyme disease vaccine doesn’t exist, but a yearly antibody shot shows promise at preventing infection
In a piece originally published on The Conversation, Mark Klempner, MD, talks about a yearly antibody for Lyme disease that shows promise for preventing infection.
Full story »June 04, 2020MD/PhD-student-led research finds potential new gene target for pediatric liver cancer
A new study by a team of UMass Medical School researchers, led by Jordan Smith, MD/PhD candidate, has identified a new therapeutic target in hepatoblastoma, a rare, primarily pediatric liver cancer.
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June 03, 2020
New grant supports expected surge in calls to LINK-KID due to COVID-19
The Child Trauma Training Center at UMass Medical School has received supplemental funding from the Lookout Foundation to help ensure the center’s LINK-KID referral service has the capacity to handle an expected surge of calls due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Jessica Griffin, PsyD, is executive director of the center.
Full story »June 02, 2020Collins and Akindele named to the WBJ Power 50 Class of 2020
The Worcester Business Journal has named Michael F. Collins, MD, and Kola Akindele, JD, to its Power 50 Class of 2020. The annual list recognizes leaders whose efforts make positive contributions to the regional economy.
Full story »June 01, 2020Hudson Hoagland Society announces annual grants to five UMMS researchers
At the 35th Annual Meeting of the Hudson Hoagland Society, held virtually on May 20, guests heard about research studies into COVID-19 vaccines and treatment, and the 2020 recipients of Worcester Foundation Research Grants were announced.
Full story »June 01, 2020Graduate School of Nursing Class of 2020 achievements honored
The GSN Class of 2020 was congratulated and 24 award winners honored during the Graduate School of Nursing Graduation Celebration on the evening of Thursday, May 28.
Full story »May 31, 2020UMMS recognizes Class of 2020 biomedical sciences graduates in virtual Commencement ceremony
UMass Medical School conferred 56 degrees to the Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences Class of 2020 in a first-of-its-kind virtual Commencement ceremony, viewed via YouTube, FaceBook and Zoom.
Full story »May 31, 2020UMMS Graduate School of Nursing awards 47 degrees and post-graduate certificates at Commencement 2020
The Graduate School of Nursing celebrated Commencement 2020 during online proceedings on Sunday, May 31. The school awarded 39 Doctors of Nursing Practice degrees; five PhD in Nursing degrees; one Master of Science in Nursing degree; and two post-graduate certificates.
Full story »May 29, 2020GSBS students defend thesis research on Zoom ahead of virtual graduation on May 31
Seventeen PhD candidates in the Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences defended their thesis research over Zoom ahead of Commencement on May 31. Neha Diwanji, Mona Motwani and Ciearra Smith talk about the unique experience.
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GSBS class speaker Pranitha Vangala applying lessons in science to navigating pandemic
Pranitha Vangala, PhD candidate in the Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences Class of 2020, will serve as class speaker at the virtual GSBS commencement, held on May 31 at noon.
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