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Blog post: Climate change curriculum important for UMass Chan grads, future healthcare professionals
At UMass Chan Medical School, there are ongoing efforts to integrate climate change studies into the Vista curriculum. See article, September 2026.
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New UMass Chan clerkship connects environmental justice and patient care
The inaugural Community, Climate and Care: Environmental Justice in Action population and community health clerkship took place over two weeks in April and enrolled five third-year medical students. See article, May 2026.
Office of Sustainability launching ‘Together for a Healthy Planet’ strategy
The Office of Sustainability is introducing a new motto, Together for a Healthy Planet, to reflect the Medical School’s sustainability efforts campuswide for the next five years. See article, January 2026.
Simple stormwater pollution prevention tips
Stormwater runoff picks up litter and oil from vehicles in parking lots which can pollute rivers, lakes and streams when it flows into storm drains and downstream. You can help by following these simple pollution solutions to keep local waterways clean and healthy. See article, January 2026.
A ninth-level penthouse is being added to the basic science wing of the Medical School building to house new mechanical and electrical equipment. See article, Nov. 2025.
LEED Gold
The new education and research building at UMass Chan Medical School, named the Paul J. DiMare Center, is certified LEED Gold by the U.S. Green Buildings Council. See article, March 2025.
Trash walkingImagine saving enough plastic trash bin liners in one year to cover 1,350 football fields. That is just one of the potential benefits of the centralized trash program now in play across the campus. See article, March 2025.
Medical students build communityTwo T.H. Chan School of Medicine students work with a nonprofit, community bike shop in the Main South neighborhood of Worcester. See article, November 2025.
Stormwater—we can dig itMost of the rainwater or melting snow that runs off UMass Chan Medical School’s Worcester campus ends up in Lake Quinsigamond. But first, it passes through catch basins in the campus drainage system designed to trap material carried by the water flow and thus protect the lake. See article, June 2024.
Holiday clothes swappingThere were plenty of sweaters, most of which are not ugly at all. On Dec. 5, people strolled through the Medical School lobby, some dropping off clothes and all perusing the tables and racks filled with clothing left by others, looking for a stylish fit. See article, December 2024.
