News archive

Previously published stories of philanthropy at UMass Medical School and UMass Memorial Health Care.

2016

		Eighth annual Winter Ball raises record amount The Winter Ball hit a major milestone on Friday, Dec. 2, 2016. Bolstered by a record amount in sponsorship dollars, the black-tie event raised more than $1 million. Read more.

		UMass Medical School announces $250 million comprehensive campaign Support will shape future of research, teaching and learning, community and global health. Visit campaign website.

		UMass Memorial Medical Center renovation project UMass Memorial Health Care has launched a significant upgrade initiative on the Memorial and University campuses of its academic medical center in Worcester. Read more.

		2016 HHS annual meeting focuses on the science of addiction At the 31st Annual Meeting of the Hudson Hoagland Society on May 24, members paid tribute to the group’s distinguished research history and focused on scientific solutions to the thorny contemporary problem of addiction and substance misuse. Read more.

		Gift from grateful patient funds new endowed chair in rheumatology Timothy and Elaine Peterson promote awareness, research of inflammatory arthritis; Jonathan Kay, MD, appointed inaugural recipient. Read more.

2015

		2015 Annual Report of Donors Stories of support and lists of donors that reflect giving from July 1, 2015, to June 30, 2016. See the online report.

		Seventh annual Winter Ball draws substantial philanthropic support fo academic medical center Read more.

		Arthur F. Koskinas Chair in Neuroscience, third Worcester Foundation for Biomedical Research chair approved by board Richter, Fitzgerald named to newly endowed chairs. Read more.

		UMass Memorial Medical Center receives 9.8 million gift to benefit patients Local entrepreneur and industrialist leaves nearly $29 million to five Worcester-area organizations more than 60 years after his death. Read more.

		Hyundai Hope on Wheels campaign continues support of pediatric cancer research at UMass Medical School Cancer biologist pursuing targeted treatments for childhood leukemia receives $250,000 grant. Read more.

		Sustaining the legacy of late chancellor emeritus Aaron Lazare Creation of psychiatry award and student education fund in his honor announced. Read more.

		Horae Oriental endows Gene Therapy Center at UMass Medical School with $2M gift Horae (红瑞) Gene Therapy Center at UMMS named for Chinese benefactor. Read more.

		Gov. Cellucci Tribute Road Race brings hundreds out to support ALS research at UMass Medical School The 2nd annual race through Hudson’s historic downtown benefited the UMass ALS Cellucci Fund. Read more.

		UMass Medical School establishes term chairs to support junior faculty Gifts from George F. and Sybil H. Fuller Foundation, Glass Charitable Foundation provide five-year funding to three diabetes researchers. Read more.

		Golenbock, Lee appointed to endowed chairs Pillar Chair in Biomedical Research, Stoddard Chair in Pediatrics approved by board. Read more.

		Cellucci Fund 2015 Boston Marathon team raises money, awareness for ALS research In addition to the personal sense of accomplishment, the runners brought the Cellucci Fund to within $1,000 of its goal to raise $45,000 to fund breakthrough research on amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). Read more.


2014

		Winter Ball 2014 hits record highs for fundraising Friday, Dec. 5, 2014, was an evening of record for the Winter Ball, the gala fundraising event that supports the academic medical center consisting of UMass Medical School and UMass Memorial Medical Center. Read more.

		Luzuriaga, Szabo appointed to newly endowed chairs at UMMS Two newly endowed chairs at UMass Medical School were approved today by the university’s Board of Trustees. Read more.

		Victor Ambros awarded 2015 $3M Breakthrough Prize for co-discovery of microRNAs Victor R. Ambros, PhD, professor of molecular medicine, has been awarded a 2015 Breakthrough Prize in Life Sciences for his co-discovery of a new world of genetic regulation by microRNAs. Read more.

		UMMS Ebola Relief effort launched with $7.5M Paul G. Allen Family Foundation grant Academic medical centers partnering to provide health care, training and infrastructure in Liberia. Read more.

		Hyundai Hope on Wheels grant to advance glioblastoma research at UMMS Jack L. Leonard, PhD, professor of microbiology & physiological systems, received a $250,000 grant from Hyundai Hope on Wheels and Worcester-area Hyundai dealers. Read more.

		Faculty awarded endowed chairs, professorship at Investiture Chancellor Collins urged ‘leap of faith’ and awarded endowed chairs and professorship and medals of distinction to outstanding faculty at UMass Medical School’s 2014 Convocation and Investiture on Sept. 18, 2014. Read more.

		Inaugural Cellucci tribute race draws huge crowd, supports ALS research at UMMS More than 1,000 runners and walkers participated in the inaugural Governor Cellucci Tribute Road Race in Hudson in honor of the late Paul Cellucci’s commitment to fund ALS research at UMMS and his lifelong dedication to public service. Read more.

		CANDO Clinic offers new hope to children with autism and their families In June 2013, the Center for Autism and Neurodevelopmental Disorders (CANDO) Clinic, a joint effort of UMass Medical School and UMass Memorial Health Care, was launched. Read more.

		Donor-funded research promises to be "the epitome of personalized cancer treatment" Thanks to the generosity of a donor couple, UMass Memorial Medical Center and UMass Medical School are on the forefront of this quest with a project aimed at finding better treatments for colorectal cancers. Read more.

		Spirited rubber duck fundraiser marks 10 years of support for Child Life Program The annual Bullfinchs Rubber Duck Race, which raises funds for the Child Life Program at the UMass Memorial Children's Medical Center, marked its 10th anniversary in 2013—a decade of support that grew out of one family's gratitude for the care their child received. Read more.

		UMass Medical School Sidekicks get support from charitable foundations The UMass Medical School (UMMS) Sidekicks program, which helps medical students to build relationships with pediatric patients that prepare them to become more empathic physicians, got a boost from two notable charity foundations. Read more.