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July 18, 2022
A.M. Barrett named chair of Department of Neurology at UMass Chan
Physician-scientist A.M. Barrett, MD, is joining UMass Chan Medical School as chair and professor of neurology. Additionally, Dr. Barrett has been named chief of the Neurology Service at the VA Central Western Massachusetts Healthcare System.
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July 07, 2022
Collaborative effort led by Marian Walhout spotlights worms as model for personalized medicine
UMass Chan researcher Marian Walhout, PhD, along with collaborators at Northwestern and Cornell, have developed an animal model system to interrogate individual differences in metabolism.
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June 30, 2022
Aspiring doctors expand horizons with Summer Enrichment Program at UMass Chan
Thirty-nine students completed the 2022 Summer Enrichment/BaccMD Program, an intensive immersion program aimed to help college undergraduates from underserved and underrepresented backgrounds who want to become physicians improve their qualifications and competitive standing for admission.
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June 29, 2022
Pride Month discussion centers on LGBTQ+ perinatal and reproductive health disparities
Kodiak Soled, PhD, vice president of the Lesbian Health Fund at GLMA: Health Professionals Advancing LGBTQ+ Equality, presented, “Fighting for our families: A community-placed study of LGBTQ+ childbearing hardships, harms and hope for a brighter future.”
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June 29, 2022
UMass Chan researchers study link between oral microbiome and long COVID
John P. Haran, MD, PhD, is studying neurological long-COVID symptoms in working-age, generally healthy people who were vaccinated prior to infection.
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June 28, 2022
Amber Cahill named Bloomberg American Health Initiative fellow
Amber Cahill, PsyD, has been named a fellow in the Bloomberg American Health Initiative at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health.
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June 27, 2022
UMass Chan celebrates ‘Black joy’ at Juneteenth event
The Diversity and Inclusion Office led the UMass Chan Medical School community through a virtual art and poetry celebration of Juneteenth on June 15.
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June 24, 2022
Making smoking cessation a game increases abstinence among smokers not yet ready to quit
A study co-authored by UMass Chan Medical School researchers showed that a technology-assisted abstinence game may help smokers kick the habit. Rajani Sadasivam was principal investigator on the study.
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June 23, 2022
Inaugural Donna M. and Robert J. Manning Chairs celebrated at special investiture ceremony
UMass Chan Medical School celebrated in a special investiture ceremony on June 22 the $5 million gift of UMass Lowell alumni Donna and Robert Manning, which established Donna M. and Robert J. Manning Chairs in neurosciences, orthopedics, obstetrics and gynecology, nursing, and biomedical sciences.
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June 22, 2022
UMass Chan postdoc receives two fellowship awards to support brain research
Violeta Durán Laforet, PhD, has received two awards to study how cells in the brain affect aging. The information she learns could lead to Alzheimer’s disease treatments.
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June 21, 2022
Communicating science: Elizabeth Shank works to identify new antibiotics by getting bacteria ‘talking’
In her lab, Elizabeth Shank, PhD, interprets the chemical language of bacteria with the goal of harnessing its power to potentially developing new antibiotics.
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June 21, 2022
Diversity and Inclusion Office events focus on families for Pride Month
UMass Chan Medical School will recognize Pride Month with events on June 28 and 29 that focus on the experiences of LGBTQ families as they navigate the health care system and work as members of it.
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June 17, 2022
David Harlan appointed director of JDRF Center of Excellence in New England
David M. Harlan, MD, has been appointed as the new director of the JDRF Center of Excellence in New England. A renowned basic and clinical investigator, Dr. Harlan focuses on beta cell biology and the anti-beta cell immune response.
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June 16, 2022
UMass MIND partners with Worcester theater to support performances addressing mental health
UMass Mind has partnered with Studio Theatre Worcester in the staging of “Next to Normal,” compiling accurate, understandable information and resources for those whose real lives, like those of the fictional characters in the play, may be affected by serious mental illness.
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June 15, 2022
Tracy Kedian appointed T.H. Chan School of Medicine associate dean for admissions
Tracy Kedian, MD, has been appointed the new associate dean for admissions for the T.H. Chan School of Medicine. She will assume the role on July 1.
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June 15, 2022
PREP graduates, IMSD scholars honored; learn social side of science
Students in the UMass Chan Medical School Postbaccalaureate Research Education Program and Initiative for Maximizing Student Development program were honored at a dinner, where they were also given tips on interacting in professional social settings.
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June 14, 2022
UMass Chan infectious disease expert shares outlook on virus, vaccines and treatment
Infectious disease specialist Richard T. Ellison III, MD, provides updates on the SARS-CoV-2 virus.
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June 14, 2022
Biomedical sciences student studying fertility in Mello lab
Movies piqued PhD candidate Humberto Ochoa’s interest in science. He’s conducting RNA research in the lab of Nobel Laureate Craig C. Mello, PhD, to understand the national decline in fertility.
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June 10, 2022
Partnerships key to Medical School’s success, Chancellor tells Worcester Homecoming audience
Chancellor Michael F. Collins heralded the emergence of UMass Chan Medical School as both the state’s leading educator of primary care physicians and a research powerhouse in his June 9 keynote luncheon address for the inaugural Worcester Homecoming.
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June 07, 2022
Eric Baehrecke, Jeanne Lawrence and Alan Mullen appointed to endowed chairs
Chancellor Michael F. Collins announced that the University’s Board of Trustees has approved the appointment of three of faculty members to endowed chairs. They join more than 60 named chairs at UMass Chan.
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June 06, 2022
Video: Inside the lives and accomplishments of Cori Bargmann, Paula Johnson and James O’Connell
At the UMass Chan 49th Commencement Exercises on June 5, honorary degrees were awarded to Cori Bargmann, PhD, head of science at the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative; Paula A. Johnson, MD, MPH, president of Wellesley College; and James O’Connell, MD, MTheol, president of the Boston Health Care for the Homeless Program. Learn more about their remarkable careers in these videos.
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June 06, 2022
UMass Chan salutes grads at 2022 Commencement
UMass Chan Medical School held its 49th Commencement on Sunday, June 5, on the campus green in Worcester to recognize the Classes of 2022 from the T.H. Chan School of Medicine, Morningside Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences and Tan Chingfen Graduate School of Nursing. See highlights of the day in this video.
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June 05, 2022
UMass Chan Medical School Class of 2022 celebrates science at 49th Commencement
The 49th annual UMass Chan Medical School Commencement returned to campus on Sunday, June 5, under the tent on the campus green where 281 degrees were awarded.
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June 05, 2022
Stole ceremony celebrates diversity and unity among UMass Chan Classes of 2022
Graduating UMass Chan Medical School students from paths historically underrepresented in medicine and science were ceremonially presented Kente and multicultural stoles on Friday, June 3, to wear at the 49th Commencement.
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June 03, 2022
Resilient T.H. Chan School of Medicine Class of 2022 honored at awards ceremony
Members of the T.H. Chan School of Medicine Class of 2022 were lauded on Friday, June 3, at UMass Chan Medical School’s awards ceremony for their resilience shown during the life-changing pandemic years.
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June 03, 2022
Tan Chingfen Graduate School of Nursing celebrates student and faculty achievement
The Tan Chingfen Graduate School of Nursing 2022 Celebration of Scholarship and Awards was held at UMass Chan Medical School on Thursday, June 2. The celebration featured the inaugural Nursing White Coat Ceremony welcoming students and elevating the value of humanism in health care.
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June 03, 2022
Dean Lane to graduate biomedical science students: ‘You are addressing the big questions’
The Morningside Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences at UMass Chan Medical School honored student scientists for research, community service and mentoring on June 2, some of whom will graduate on June 5.
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June 02, 2022
UMass Chan Gold Humanism Honor Society chapter inducts 36
The UMass Chan Medical School chapter of the Gold Humanism Honor Society inducted 36 members on June 1, including 26 members from the Class of 2023 who demonstrate compassionate, patient-centered care.
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May 31, 2022
Graduating medical students say BaccMD program provided key support early in medical journey
Two alums of UMass Chan Medical School pathway program are among those graduating on Sunday, June 5.
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May 31, 2022
Tan Chingfen Graduate School of Nursing to hold inaugural Nursing White Coat Ceremony
The first Nursing White Coat Ceremony of the Tan Chingfen Graduate School of Nursing will launch a new tradition when 82 advanced practice nursing students don white coats, signifying their professional advancement during this year’s scholarship and awards celebration on June 2.
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May 27, 2022
Nursing PhD student to address mind and body wellness in Commencement speech
In her address to the Class of 2022, nursing PhD student Jennifer DiBenedetto will talk about the importance of self-care to counter burnout, especially for nurses during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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May 26, 2022
T.H. Chan School of Medicine student working to install sunscreen dispensers in Worcester
Christopher Fay, a student in the T.H. Chan School of Medicine, is teaming up with the City of Worcester and IMPACT Melanoma to install sunscreen dispensers around Worcester, an area where melanoma cases are on the rise.
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