2019 COMMUNITY
- Archives -Women’s Faculty Awards honor excellence across career spectrum
The 19th Women’s Faculty Awards Luncheon honored women in science and health care for achievements throughout their careers. Faculty were recognized for early career achievement, clinical service, mentoring, education and science.
LISTEN: Worcester Pipeline Program inspires students to consider health and science careers
In a new Voices of UMassMed podcast, Robert Layne, MEd, and graduating medical student Marian Younge discuss how a long-standing commitment by UMass Medical School to work with Worcester’s public schools to expose students to careers in health and science have made a difference in the community.
Jeroan Allison named chair of population & quantitative health sciences
Jeroan Allison, MD, will succeed Catarina Kiefe, MD, PhD, on June 1, becoming the second chair of the Department of Population & Quantitative Health Sciences at UMass Medical School.
UMass ALS Cellucci Fund Boston Marathon team raises more than $70,000 for research
The 2019 UMass ALS Cellucci Fund Boston Marathon team raised more than $70,000 to support the breakthrough research underway at UMass Medical School toward a cure for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.
UMass Medical School volunteers support Working for Worcester Build Day in North Quadrant
A team of UMass Medical School volunteers assisted with projects at Lakeview Elementary School and the Belmont Street School during the citywide community service event on April 13.
Grant will help expand perinatal mental health and substance use disorder center created at UMMS
A center created by UMass Medical School to address mental health and substance use disorders among pregnant and postpartum women has received a grant from Perigee Fund to create a nationwide learning and research network to help moms across the country.
Stop the Bleed initiative launched at UMMS, UMass Memorial campuses in Worcester
UMass Medical School and UMass Memorial Medical Center are joining the Stop the Bleed initiative to raise awareness and provide training and emergency supplies on campus in the event of an incident or accident that causes massive bleeding.
LISTEN: Running the Boston Marathon to fund ALS research at UMass Medical School
Members of the UMass ALS Cellucci Fund team running the 2019 Boston Marathon met with Jan Cellucci and shared what drives them to raise money for ALS research at UMass Medical School, in a new Voices of UMassMed podcast.
Media on hand as UMass Medical School lights it up blue for autism
The Worcester Telegram and Gazette and TV3 Worcester News Tonight captured the excitement as UMass Medical School celebrated World Autism Awareness Day with its annual Light it Up Blue event on Tuesday, April 2.
UMass Medical School will Light it up Blue on World Autism Awareness Day April 2
All are invited to the 10th annual Light it Up Blue celebration of autism awareness and acceptance at UMass Medical School on Tuesday, April 2 from 5:30 to 8 p.m.
