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septiembre 16, 2020
Construction to improve South Road pedestrian traffic starts Sept. 21
A significant construction project to improve pedestrian traffic at the South Road Garage will begin on Monday, Sept. 21.
Full story »septiembre 15, 2020GSBS recognizes 56 doctoral candidates in virtual ceremony
In a year when education rituals were up-ended by the COVID-19 pandemic, the Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences held a virtual ceremony on Monday, Sept. 14, to recognize doctoral candidates who have passed the qualifying exam.
Full story »septiembre 14, 2020UMass Cancer Walk and Run supporters continue tradition of generosity
Gratitude, solidarity and hope were the themes of the day on Sunday, Sept. 13, at the 22nd annual—and first-ever virtual—UMass Cancer Walk and Run. Donors, fundraisers and sponsors maintained their steadfast support for cancer research and clinical trials at UMass Medical School.
Full story »septiembre 14, 2020Student Spotlight: Anne Carlisle researches cancer cell metabolism at GSBS
Anne Carlisle, PhD candidate in the Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, came to Massachusetts from Nebraska in 2015. She is studying in the Dohoon Kim lab, investigating the role of selenium in cancer cells.
Full story »septiembre 11, 2020Milagros Rosal named inaugural vice provost for health equity at UMMS
Milagros C. Rosal, PhD, has been appointed to the newly created position of vice provost for health equity at UMass Medical School. Dr. Rosal will also be named the inaugural recipient of the newest endowed faculty position created specifically to support the faculty member who serves as vice provost for health equity.
Full story »septiembre 11, 2020GSBS PhD candidate balances school and motherhood during pandemic
Oluwabunmi Emidio, MD, MPH, is a PhD candidate in the Clinical and Population Health Research Program, and a postdoctoral fellow in a National Cancer Institute-funded training program Prevention and Control Cancer: Postdoctoral Training in Implementation Science.
Full story »septiembre 11, 2020GSN DNP student hopes to utilize nursing experience within diverse communities
Adam Corl is a Doctor of Nursing Practice student in the Graduate Entry Pathway Adult Gerontology Primary Care track. He is among 38 newly qualified nurses who will be recognized at the annual Graduate Entry Pathway Pinning Ceremony Sept. 14.
Full story »septiembre 10, 2020Kimberly Yonkers appointed professor and chair of psychiatry
Kimberly A. Yonkers, MD, an innovative and visionary leader in the interdisciplinary fields connecting psychiatry and women’s health, will join UMass Medical School and UMass Memorial Health Care as chair and professor of psychiatry on Nov. 1.
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septiembre 09, 2020
UMMS faculty recognized as Dr. Marcellette G. Williams Distinguished Scholars
Maria Garcia, MD, MPH; Sharina Person, PhD; Javier Irazoqui, PhD; Ana Maldonado-Contreras, PhD; Ken Peterson, PhD, MS, FNP-BC; and Jaime Rivera, PhD have been named 2020-21 Dr. Marcellette G. Williams Distinguished Scholars.
Full story »septiembre 08, 2020Boston Globe, CNN: UMass Medical School seeking to enroll diverse communities in COVID vaccine trial
Robert Finberg, MD, spoke with the Boston Globe and CNN about measures UMass Medical School has taken to reach a diverse population as it recruits for its involvement in the Pfizer/ BioNTech vaccine trail for COVID-19.
Full story »septiembre 08, 2020Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences and Graduate School of Nursing hosting virtual celebrations Sept. 14
Two traditional UMass Medical School fall events will take place virtually, others have been postponed, and planning is underway for Diversity and Inclusion programming to take place this fall.
Full story »septiembre 08, 2020Kristin Mattocks to serve as associate dean for veterans affairs at UMass Medical School
With a growing relationship between the VA Central Western Massachusetts Healthcare System and UMass Medical School in mind, Kristin Mattocks, PhD, MPH, has been appointed to the new position of associate dean for veterans affairs at UMMS.
Full story »septiembre 03, 2020Steel rising as VA clinic is built at UMass Medical School
The first column of structural steel was recently put in place at the community-based outpatient clinic being built on the Worcester campus of UMass Medical School, the result of a collaboration between the VA Central Western Massachusetts Healthcare System and UMMS.
Full story »septiembre 03, 2020Virtual UMass Cancer Walk and Run to take place Sept. 13
On Sunday, Sept. 13, the quad on the UMass Medical School campus will be unusually quiet. Instead of thousands gathering in person to walk or run in support of cancer research, care and clinical trials at UMMS, supporters will be participating virtually in the 22nd annual UMass Cancer Walk and Run.
Full story »septiembre 02, 2020New awards from Massachusetts Life Sciences Center support women’s health research
Medical device research projects by Gopal Vijayaraghavan, MD, MPH, and Mary Rusckowski, PhD, are among 11 projects that have received a total of $8.3 million in capital funding awards from the Massachusetts Life Sciences Center.
Full story »septiembre 01, 2020UMass ALS Cellucci team ready to run virtual Boston Marathon
Jonathan Smith, of Worcester; Alyssa Smith, of Woodstock, Vt.; and Jennifer Bolanos, of Wilmington, are running the virtual Boston Marathon to support the UMass ALS Cellucci Fund.
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agosto 31, 2020
Student Spotlight: GSN student Madeline Lane sees nursing as ‘perfect marriage’ of science and education
GEP-DNP student Madeline Lane, GSN ’23, serves as a co-president for the Graduate Student Nursing Organization. She plans to become an adult gerontology primary care nurse practitioner and is passionate about connecting with others and serving diverse groups.
Full story »agosto 28, 2020UMMS researcher co-directs project to enhance diversity in biomedical sciences workforce
Mary Munson, PhD, is co-directing a first-of-its-kind national program to enhance diversity in the academic biomedical workforce, funded by a $1.3 million, five-year grant from the National Institutes of Health.
Full story »agosto 27, 2020UMass Medical School announces participation and enrollment for vaccine trial candidate against COVID-19
UMass Medical School is enrolling healthy volunteers to take part in a Phase II/III clinical trial testing whether a messenger RNA vaccine candidate can prevent infection with the virus that causes COVID-19.
Full story »agosto 27, 2020UMMS infectious disease expert urges flu vaccination to avoid COVID-19 ‘twindemic’
Infectious disease specialist Robert W. Finberg, MD, is urging people to get vaccinated soon against influenza, as the threat approaches of what has been called a “twindemic,” the annual spike in seasonal flu coinciding this year with the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
Full story »agosto 27, 2020Genomic analysis reveals many species may be vulnerable to SARS-CoV-2
A new study from scientists at UMass Medical School and the University of California, Davis, reveals that humans are not the only species facing a potential threat from SARS-CoV-2, the novel coronavirus that causes COVID-19.
Full story »agosto 25, 2020LISTEN: Chancellor Collins discusses leading UMass Medical School during the pandemic
In a new Voices of UMassMed podcast, Chancellor Michael F. Collins discusses what it’s been like to lead UMass Medical School amid a pandemic.
Full story »agosto 24, 2020Maria M. Garcia, new asst. vice provost for diversity and student success, reflects on a more inclusive medical school
Maria M. Garcia, MD, MPH, hopes to use her newly created position to serve as a mentor, advocate and coach for students and trainees from backgrounds traditionally underrepresented in medicine and the health professions, as well as to continue to develop educational programs to support them.
Full story »agosto 21, 2020Massachusetts Life Sciences Center capital funding to support three programs at Medical School
The Massachusetts Life Sciences Center has announced more than $15 million in capital funding to support life sciences innovation, including awards for three projects at UMass Medical School.
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agosto 21, 2020
New study: MassBiologics discovers antibodies that may protect against COVID-19
A new study by researchers at MassBiologics of UMass Medical School published in Nature Communications suggests that COVID specific IgA monoclonal antibodies may provide effective immunity in the respiratory system against the novel coronavirus—a potentially critical feature of an effective vaccine.
Full story »agosto 21, 2020UMass Medical School granted five-year, $30 million Clinical and Translational Sciences Award
UMass Medical School will bring the UMass Center for Clinical and Translational Science to its next level of innovation and collaboration with the five-year, $30 million renewal of its Clinical and Translational Sciences Award from the National Institutes of Health.
Full story »agosto 20, 2020NIMH grant drives technology development to prevent suicide
Celine Larkin, PhD, is a co-investigator on a new grant from the National Institute of Mental Health to develop telehealth and mobile app programs to reduce suicide among patients seen in emergency departments.
Full story »agosto 19, 2020Sybil Crawford receives 2020 Best Paper Award from North American Menopause Society
Sybil Crawford, PhD, has received the 2020 North American Menopause Society/Lippincott Williams & Wilkins Menopause Journal Best Paper Award for a study which found that many women who are experiencing menopausal symptoms could benefit from hormone therapy with minimal health risks.
Full story »agosto 18, 2020SOM student Alex Richard receives Rhode Island Hospital Volunteer of the Year award
Alex Richard, SOM ’24, was named the 2019 Volunteer of the Year for Rhode Island Hospital, dedicating more than 1,000 volunteer hours over four years manning the family assistance information desk in the adult emergency department.
Full story »agosto 17, 2020Student Spotlight: Medical student Sean Teebagy committed to community
Sean Teebagy, SOM ’23, is an aspiring physician, a Shrewsbury native and Holy Cross graduate. The son of a physician, he is passionate about helping others and giving back to his community.
Full story »agosto 13, 2020Exec. vice chancellor for innovation and business development to depart in the new year
Jim Glasheen, PhD, who has led UMass Medical School’s innovation and business development enterprise since 2017, will depart the Medical School in the new year.
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Full circle: Nili Amir, SOM ’21, spent her birthday delivering babies at same hospital where she was born
On her birthday, Aug. 3, Nili Amir, SOM ’21, an aspiring OB/GYN, helped deliver babies at UMass Memorial Medical Center, where she was born in 1992.
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