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December 01, 2021
Listen: MD/MBA students explain how business skills will benefit medical careers
Learn about the dual-degree MBA program offered at UMass Chan Medical School in the new Voices of UMass Chan podcast.
Full story »November 24, 2021Thanksgiving message from Chancellor Michael Collins
Chancellor Michael F. Collins is wishing the UMass Chan Medical School community a happy holiday season.
Full story »November 24, 2021Emma RNA Saves the Day coloring book helps children understand how COVID-19 vaccines work
A coloring book created by a team at UMass Chan Medical School is helping children learn about the SARS-CoV-2 virus that causes COVID-19 and the RNA vaccines that protect against it.
Full story »November 23, 2021DIO launches Diversity Campus Read
The Diversity and Inclusion Office at UMass Chan Medical School is hosting a Diversity Campus Read featuring Medical Apartheid by Harriet A. Washington and The Sum of Us: What Racism Costs Everyone and How We Can Prosper Together by Heather McGhee.
Full story »November 22, 2021Advocate and activist Chastity Bowick keynote speaker for Transgender Day of Remembrance
UMass Chan Medical School participated in the worldwide Transgender Day of Remembrance with a virtual event hosted by the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Allies Committee of the Diversity & Inclusion Office as part of its Centering the Margins series.
Full story »November 22, 2021UMass Chan researchers explore parents’ attitudes toward pediatric COVID-19 vaccines
Parents who are vaccinated against COVID-19 are most likely to vaccinate their children, according to an analysis by researchers at UMass Chan Medical School.
Full story »November 18, 2021Flotte lab to develop gene therapy models for genetic lung disease
Researchers from UMass Chan Medical School have received a five-year $13.6 million program project grant from the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute to develop new gene therapy models for alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency, a chronic, debilitating genetic lung disease that shortens the lifespan.
Full story »November 17, 2021UMass Cancer Center funds five UMass Chan research projects
The UMass Cancer Center Pilot Project Program has awarded seed grants to five UMass Chan Medical School research projects to enable investigators to gather pilot data for external cancer-focused funding.
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November 16, 2021
LISTEN: What does it take to persuade people to get vaccinated against COVID-19?
In a new Voices of UMass Chan podcast, two UMass Chan Medical School researchers who have been tracking vaccine acceptance since the COVID-19 pandemic, share reliable advice based on their findings.
Full story »November 15, 2021Director of Newborn Screening Program recognized for lifetime achievement
Roger B. Eaton, PhD, director of the New England Newborn Screening Program, is the 2021 recipient of the Harry Hannon Laboratory Improvement Award in Newborn Screening.
Full story »November 15, 2021UMass Chan Cares charitable giving campaign enters final week
Members of the UMass Chan Medical School community have until Tuesday, Nov. 23, to participate in the 2021 UMass Chan Cares charitable giving campaign. Faculty, students and staff can direct donations to many internal and external funding options.
Full story »November 15, 2021MD student examines social determinants of health screening tools in emergency departments
T.H. Chan School of Medicine student Vanessa Avalone is enrolled in the Population-based Urban and Rural Community Health track, focused on health care disparities and health issues specific to urban and rural communities.
Full story »November 12, 2021Research from McCormick lab identifies new link between microbiome and intestinal function
Scientists from the McCormick lab at UMass Chan Medical School and the University of Bath have identified a new connection between molecules produced by the microbiome and the function of a human protein that impacts gut inflammation.
Full story »November 10, 2021Veterans share stories of service, importance of new VA clinic
Meet four of the veterans who will get their care from the community-based outpatient clinic for veterans opening on the UMass Chan Medical School campus.
Full story »November 09, 2021What’s the difference between a PCR and antigen COVID-19 test?
Nate Hafer, PhD, assistant professor of molecular medicine, explains the differences between PCR and antigen tests for SAR-CoV-2. He is part of the RADx research team at UMass Chan.
Full story »November 09, 2021Diverse workforce goals exceeded in construction of new VA community-based outpatient clinic
UMass Chan Medical School exceeded diversity hiring goals in the construction of the newly completed community-based outpatient clinic for veterans on its Worcester campus, according to the University of Massachusetts Building Authority, general contractor Suffolk Construction and UMass Chan.
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November 08, 2021
Veterans Affairs and UMass Chan celebrate ribbon cutting of new community outpatient clinic
The VA Central Western Massachusetts Healthcare System and UMass Chan Medical School hosted a ribbon-cutting ceremony Monday, Nov. 8, to celebrate the opening of a new 48,000-square-foot community-based outpatient clinic for veterans located on the Medical School’s campus in Worcester.
Full story »November 08, 2021UMass Chan students team up with Worcester to vaccinate kids against COVID-19
The Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine for children age 5 to 11 received final authorization from the CDC and Worcester officials, with the help of UMass Chan Medical School volunteers, have hit the ground running to vaccinate the city’s children.
Full story »November 05, 2021VaxAbilities vaccine clinics underway for people with disabilities and sensory-support needs
The VaxAbilities partnership, including the UMass Chan Eunice Kennedy Shriver Center, supports vaccine equity to ensure that Massachusetts residents with developmental disabilities and other sensory-support needs have the most comfortable and positive COVID-19 vaccination experiences possible.
Full story »November 03, 2021Liisa Selin and Anna Gil study links between viral infections and ME/CFS
UMass Chan Medical School researchers are seeking insights into links between myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome and viral infections, including COVD-19, with a five-year, $2.5 million grant from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases.
Full story »November 02, 2021Addressing racism in medicine is ‘everyone’s job and not a few’
UMass Chan Medical School faculty Pang-Yen Fan, MD; Natalie Anumba, PhD; and Yoel Carrasquillo Vega, MD, served as panelists for a discussion on racism in medicine.
Full story »November 02, 2021Sio Gene Therapies reports positive interim data for gene therapy trial
Sio Gene Therapies, a clinical-stage company focused on developing gene therapies for neurodegenerative diseases, presented positive interim data from its Phase I/II study of AXO-AAV-GM1, an adeno-associated viral vector-based gene therapy candidate for GM1 gangliosidosis that was licensed from UMass Chan.
Full story »November 01, 2021Communicating science: Sharon Cantor discusses drug resistance in breast, ovarian cancer
Research by Sharon Cantor, PhD, into how chemotherapy works in inherited breast and ovarian cancer overturned a long-held model in the field and will play a key role in developing successful therapies.
Full story »November 01, 2021UMass Chan Cares charitable giving campaign opens today, offers many giving opportunities
The 2021 UMass Chan Cares charitable giving campaign has begun. The opportunity for faculty, students and employees to donate to a wide range of causes they care about runs through Tuesday, Nov. 23.
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October 29, 2021
UMass Chan students to provide flu and COVID-19 shots at Halloween event on Sunday
UMass Chan Medical School students and city health officials will offer free flu and COVID-19 vaccinations to families visiting the Epworth Methodist Free Medical Program on Sunday, Oct. 31, during a Halloween-themed clinic from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. at 64 Salisbury St., Worcester.
Full story »October 27, 2021RADx Tech program researchers ramp up rapid home COVID-19 test studies
UMass Chan Medical School researchers, supported by the NIH RADx initiative, are studying rapid, at-home COVID-19 tests to determine how effective and feasible they are for broad-based population screening.
Full story »October 26, 2021PhD students examine ‘changing faces of science’
On Thursday, Oct. 21, the journal club presented “The Changing Faces of Science,” at which members explored underrepresented in medicine learners in STEM.
Full story »October 25, 2021UMass Chan Cares employee charitable giving campaign kicks off Nov. 1
UMass Chan Cares, the UMass Chan Medical School annual charitable giving campaign, gives faculty, students and employees the opportunity to donate to a wide range of causes they care about.
Full story »October 25, 2021Nursing PhD student works to ensure English-language learners thrive as nurses
Zareen Barry became a nurse in her 20s and discovered she loved teaching. The Tan Chingfen Graduate School of Nursing’s PhD program is preparing her for a faculty position.
Full story »October 22, 2021UMass Chan study finds association between long-COVID symptoms and altered oral microbiome
Research by John P. Haran, MD, PhD, and Evan S. Bradley, MD, PhD, at UMass Chan Medical School, shows that patients with persistent long-COVID symptoms have oral microbiomes with a significantly higher abundance of bacteria that induce inflammation.
Full story »October 21, 2021Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society at UMass Chan Medical School welcomes new members
UMass Chan Medical School welcomed 36 School of Medicine students into the Delta chapter of the Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society during an induction ceremony on Wednesday, Oct. 20.
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Center on Child Wellbeing and Trauma launched
The Center on Child Wellbeing and Trauma will focus on redesigning child-serving systems to reduce trauma infliction and re-traumatization and support children’s healing and wellbeing.
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