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June 28, 2017
Communication between neighboring cells triggers autophagy
Eric H. Baehrecke, PhD, has identified an immune-related protein deployed between neighboring cells in Drosophila that plays an essential role in the cell-degradation process known as autophagy.
Full story »June 28, 2017Joan Vitello, PhD, recognized for excellence in nursing leadership
Graduate School of Nursing Dean Joan Vitello, PhD, received the 2017 Mary B. Conceison Award for Excellence in Nursing Leadership from the Organization of Nurse Leaders of Massachusetts, Rhode Island and New Hampshire.
Full story »June 26, 2017Telegram columnist examines how UMass Medical School impacts economy
UMass Medical School plays a major role in the Worcester economy, according to a June 25 column by Peter Cohan in the Worcester Telegram & Gazette.
Full story »June 21, 2017Hugh Silk, MD, takes leadership role at new center to integrate oral health into primary care training
UMMS oral health advocate and family medicine educator Hugh Silk, MD, MPH, is co-investigator for the new five-year, $4.5 million HRSA grant to establish the Center for the Integration of Primary Care and Oral Health.
Full story »June 20, 2017UMMS addresses urgent need to train doctors to care for older Americans
UMass Medical School recently offered its eighth annual Chief Resident Immersion Training program on Cape Cod, designed to improve chief residents’ understanding of geriatric care challenges and enhance their leadership and teaching skills through small group discussions, mini-lectures and mentoring sessions.
Full story »June 19, 2017Can Facebook be used to deliver a post-partum weight loss intervention?
Molly Waring, PhD, has received an NIH National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute grant to evaluate a post-partum weight loss intervention delivered through Facebook.
Full story »June 12, 2017Nearly 800 trained through UMMS opioid safe prescribing curriculum, according to AAMC editorial
In an editorial published by the American Association of Medical Colleges in Curriculum Inventory and Reports, Melissa Fischer, MD, details the success of the Opioid Safe-prescribing Training Immersion developed by UMMS.
Full story »June 12, 2017Robert Jenal to retire as executive vice chancellor, administration and finance
After a career at UMass Medical School spanning nearly 30 years, Robert E. Jenal will retire from his role as executive vice chancellor for administration and finance at the end of June.
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June 07, 2017
Mary Piorun named director of Lamar Soutter Library
Mary Piorun, PhD, has been appointed director of the Lamar Soutter Library at UMass Medical School, according to Jean King, PhD, vice provost for biomedical research and professor of psychiatry.
Full story »June 07, 2017Hudson Hoagland Society Annual Meeting focuses on neurodegenerative disease
The 32nd annual meeting of the Hudson Hoagland Society featured a panel discussion on cures for neurodegenerative diseases. Recipients of the 2017 Worcester Foundation Research Grants were also announced.
Full story »June 06, 2017UMass ranked 36 among universities worldwide for patents awarded
The University of Massachusetts ranks in the top 40 on the Top 100 Worldwide Universities Granted U.S. Patents in 2016 list by the National Academy of Inventors. UMass Medical School led the way in the five-campus system with 32 patents awarded.
Full story »June 06, 2017Data show five-year response for AAT deficiency gene therapy
Data demonstrating sustained protein expression five years after a single intramuscular injection of a gene-based therapy for the treatment of alpha-1 antitrypsin (AAT) deficiency also shows improvements in multiple indicators of AAT biological activity. The study, led by Dean Terence R. Flotte, appears in the June issue of Molecular Therapy.
Full story »June 04, 2017UMass Medical School awards 253 degrees at 44th Commencement exercises
UMass Medical School bestowed 253 degrees, including three honorary degrees, at its 44th Commencement exercises on the campus green on Sunday, June 4.
Full story »June 04, 2017Faculty support students, institution at 2017 Commencement
For the faculty, Commencement is the culmination of many years of teaching, mentoring and guiding their students. Here are highlights from UMass Medical School’s 44th Commencement exercises on Sunday, June 4.
Full story »June 04, 2017Graduates celebrate with friends and family at Commencement
The weather was sunny and beautiful, but nothing outshone the smiles on the faces of the graduates and their loved ones at the UMass Medical School 44th Commencement in Worcester on Sunday, June 4.
Full story »June 04, 2017Commencement 2017: Highlights of the ceremony in pictures
See highlights of the graduates and distinguished guests at the UMass Medical School 44th Commencement in Worcester on Sunday, June 4.
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June 04, 2017
Chancellor Collins hosts honored guests at pre-Commencement dinner
On Saturday, June 3, Chancellor Michael F. Collins hosted a dinner for honorary degree recipients, including physician, scientist and academic health leader Valerie Montgomery Rice, MD; humanitarian and businessman Víctor Grífols; and Patricia Donahoe, MD, a renowned pediatric surgeon and cancer researcher.
Full story »June 04, 2017Commencement eve campus celebration
Members of the UMass Medical School Class of 2017 celebrate with family, friends and the UMMS community the night before Commencement.
Full story »June 02, 2017School of Medicine Alumni Association welcomes new doctors, recognizes achievements
The School of Medicine Alumni Association welcomed 132 new members on Friday, June 2, at the annual alumni breakfast.
Full story »June 02, 2017Graduate School of Nursing recognizes scholarship at annual dinner
The 69 members of the Graduate School of Nursing Class of 2017 gathered with alumni and faculty for the 2nd annual dinner and graduation celebration at UMass Medical School on Thursday, June 1.
Full story »June 02, 2017Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences recognizes 22 scientists
The students, faculty and staff of the Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences have accomplished in a few years what others might have considered impossible, said Dean Anthony Carruthers at the GSBS Celebration of Student Achievement on Thursday, June 1.
Full story »June 01, 2017Persistence and resiliency fuel PhD candidate
Like all good scientists, GSBS PhD candidate Hatem Elif Kamber Kaya learned firsthand that persistence and resiliency are essential elements of discovery. She’ll accept her degree at Commencement on Sunday, June 4.
Full story »June 01, 2017Mother and daughter graduates gain focus and strength through advanced nursing degrees
Undertaking graduate nursing studies soon after they lost their husband and father Joseph Habib to pancreatic cancer has been an act of healing for Mary Fortunato-Habib, MS, RN, and her daughter, Krystina Habib, BA, RN, who will both graduate Sunday at Commencement 2017.
Full story »May 31, 2017UMass Medical School inducts 21 students into Gold Humanism Honor Society
The Gold Humanism Honor Society is committed to fostering and maintaining a culture of compassion, caring and respect in health care.
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May 31, 2017
Match made in the lab for graduating doctor, advanced practice nurse
As pre-med majors at Vassar College in New York, Kathryn Romaine and Benjamin Crawford were assigned to be lab partners during their junior year. On Sunday, they will hood each other as they both graduate from UMass Medical School.
Full story »May 30, 2017An exciting week of events leads up to Commencement 2017
With UMass Medical School’s 44th Commencement just around the corner, the School of Medicine, the Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences and the Graduate School of Nursing will kick off three days of celebration as they honor the achievements of the students who will receive their degrees on Sunday, June 4.
Full story »May 30, 2017GSBS class speaker Brian Quattrochi on ‘wisdom through failure’ in science
Brian Quattrochi, MD/PhD candidate, will address the GSBS graduates of the Class of 2017 as the class speaker at Commencement on June 4.
Full story »May 30, 2017GSN class speaker strives to shed light on racial disparities in breastfeeding
With her PhD in Nursing, Michele Griswold, MPH, RN, will advance her work to overcome racial health disparities that are barriers to breastfeeding.
Full story »May 30, 2017SOM class speaker credits Health Sciences Prep Program for support
School of Medicine class speaker Jessica Long knew as a child that she wanted to go into the medical field and have a career as a healer. She will begin fulfilling that dream when she begins her residency in July.
Full story »May 24, 2017Breakthrough technology enables UMass Medical School scientists to view gene translation in action
Cryo-electron microscopy is allowing scientists to answer questions about cellular processes that are essential to life, as demonstrated by a study led by UMass Medical School structural biologist Andrei Korostelev, PhD, and published in Nature.
Full story »May 24, 2017Women’s Faculty Awards honor achievements in service, education, research and patient care
Six UMass Medical School faculty were recognized for their individual achievements and contributions to the advancement of women in science and health care at the 17th annual Women’s Faculty Awards luncheon on May 23.
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Seventh annual Clinical and Translational Science research retreat held
The UMass Center for Clinical and Translational Science held its seventh annual research retreat on May 16. The event provides a forum for transdisciplinary researchers across the translational spectrum.
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