2020 COMMUNITY
- Archives -UMMS student and SACNAS leader inspiring young women to find a passion for science
Salome Funes, PhD candidate in the Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, and the Society for the Advancement of Chicanos and Native Americans in Science are reaching out to organizations like Girls Inc. to teach young women about careers in science.
2020 Women’s Faculty Awards honor six for excellence across the career spectrum
Colleen Harrington, MD; Seema Adhami, MD; Carolynn DeBenedectis, MD; Anastasia Khvorova, PhD; Suzanne Cashman, ScD; and Jennifer Bradford, MD, were honored as the recipients of the 2020 Women’s Faculty Awards.
Chancellor Collins: Safety first in initial phase of return to UMMS campus
In his weekly video address, Chancellor Michael F. Collins discusses the first phase of the return to work at UMass Medical School.
UMass Medical School student recovers from coronavirus, shares story to help others
Fourth-year School of Medicine student Michelle Shabo has recovered from a serious bout with the novel coronavirus and is sharing her story to help others understand that people of all ages can contract the disease.
Chancellor Collins video: Honoring mothers for ‘calm in times of trouble’
Chancellor Michael F. Collins recognizes his own mother and offers support for all mothers, especially in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, in his May 11 video address.
Chancellor Collins: Together, we can make the solutions to this pandemic as personal as the losses
In his weekly video address, taped on May 4, Chancellor Michael F. Collins talks about the difficulty in finding solace in the face of losses caused by the coronavirus and the impressive resiliency people show in response.
VA project update: Garage modifications and site work ongoing
Beginning on Monday, May 4, travel along South Road in the vicinity of the South Road Garage at UMass Medical School will be restricted to one lane in connection with the construction of the new clinical building that will house the VA Central Western Massachusetts Healthcare System’s community-based outpatient clinic.
Video: UMMS faculty inspired by student resiliency, creativity during crisis
Faculty say students are “creative, innovative, caring, supportive and strong” as they respond to the COVID-19 pandemic, in a new video.
Eat well, exercise and reach out for help while social distancing
UMass Medical School experts Barbara Olendzki, RD, MPH, Amy Harrington, MD, and James Broadhurst, MD, have advice on research-based, healthy ways to cope with staying home.
Chancellor Collins talks about emotional challenge of living through pandemic
In his weekly video address, Chancellor Michael F. Collins talks about the deep sorrow that so many people are feeling as their lives change significantly while living through the COVID-19 pandemic.