2021 COMMUNITY
- Archives -Jennifer Bradford and Heather-Lyn Haley receive Katharine F. Erskine Awards
Two UMass Chan Medical School faculty have been honored for exemplary achievement in their professions and communities with demonstrated commitments to social and racial equality and serving as role models for women and girls.
UMass trustee Chioma Okwara’s story of perseverance shines light on ‘power of public education’
UMass Board of Trustees member Noreen “Chioma” Okwara, MD’17, was called a ‘dreamer’ for aspiring to practice medicine. She is now a clinician at Brigham and Women’s Hospital.
Convocation 2021: Chancellor Collins outlines vision for new era at UMass Chan
Chancellor Michael F. Collins gave his annual Convocation address on Thursday, Sept. 9, in the Albert Sherman Center Auditorium, focusing on the “transformational moment” for the institution. Four faculty members were honored with Chancellor’s Medals, including the late Robert Finberg.
Behind the historic gift: Gerald Chan’s remarks to UMass Chan Medical School community
Read remarks made by Gerald Chan, on behalf of The Morningside Foundation, on Tuesday, Sept. 7, at UMass Chan Medical School in Worcester, during the campus celebration recognizing the $175 million gift from The Morningside Foundation.
Video: UMass Chan Medical School receives historic gift from The Morningside Foundation
The $175 million gift from The Morningside Foundation to UMass Chan Medical School was announced and lauded on Tuesday, Sept. 7, with a special meeting of the UMass Board of Trustees, a morning press event at the UMass Club in Boston and an afternoon celebration on the Worcester campus. See highlights from the day in this video.
UMass Chan Medical School community celebrates ‘momentous occasion’ in Worcester
Members of the Worcester campus community at the newly renamed UMass Chan Medical School gathered on Tuesday, Sept. 7, to herald the $175 million donation from The Morningside Foundation.
UMass Chan Medical School Convocation 2021 will celebrate scholarship and education
The UMass Chan Medical School community will officially launch the new academic year with Convocation 2021 events taking place from Thursday, Sept. 9, through Friday, Sept. 17. The events include the investiture of nine faculty in endowed professorships.
University of Massachusetts announces $175 million transformational gift to its Medical School
The University of Massachusetts is announcing a history-making $175 million donation from The Morningside Foundation to UMass Medical School.
Worcester elementary students greeted with supply-filled backpacks from UMass Medical School
Nearly 600 backpacks were distributed to students at Rice Square, Grafton Street and Union Square elementary schools thanks to the UMass Medical School North Quadrant Support Services partnership with the Worcester Public Schools.
UMass Medical School, UMass Memorial statement about Robert Finberg
Joint statement from Michael F. Collins, MD, Chancellor, UMass Medical School, and Senior Vice President for the Health Sciences, UMass; Eric Dickson, MD, President & CEO, UMass Memorial Health; and Terence R. Flotte, MD, Executive Deputy Chancellor and Provost, UMass Medical School, and Dean, School of Medicine, on the death of Robert W. Finberg, MD.