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September 21, 2016
UMMS research examines use of tanning beds in private homes
One in four people who use indoor tanning beds say they have used the equipment in private homes, according to a new research letter in JAMA Dermatology, by Sherry Pagoto, PhD, and UMass Medical School colleagues.
Full story »September 20, 2016Liam Fitzgerald to kick off UMass Medicine Cancer Walk & Run Sunday
Liam Fitzgerald will kick off the 18th Annual UMass Medicine Cancer Walk & Run on Sunday, Sept. 25, and will be there to give a fist-bump to the finishers at the end of the 3.5 mile run.
Full story »September 19, 2016UMMS community celebrates life, legacy of Arthur M. Pappas, MD
UMass Medical School and UMass Memorial Medical Center communities gathered Friday, Sept. 16 to remember Arthur M. Pappas, MD, an esteemed pillar of the medical school and a pioneering orthopedic surgeon and educator who died last spring.
Full story »September 14, 2016Convocation 2016 recognizes Chancellor’s Medal recipients; faculty invested as named chairs
In his annual Convocation address, Chancellor Michael F. Collins bestowed Chancellor’s Awards to David Hatem, MD; Steven Reppert, MD; David Drachman, MD; and Deborah Harmon Hines, PhD. He invested Jonathan Kay, MD; Joel Richter, PhD; and Katherine Fitzgerald, PhD, as named chairs.
Full story »September 14, 2016UMass Medical School announces $250 million comprehensive campaign
UMass Medical School’s Pathways of Promise capital campaign, the largest fundraising effort since the school was founded in 1962, was launched to support the school’s ongoing pursuit of excellence and to shape advances in biomedical research and education well into the 21st century.
Full story »September 14, 2016Graduate Entry Pathway Pinning Ceremony welcomes 25 new nurses into the profession
The Graduate School of Nursing’s annual Graduate Entry Pathway Pinning Ceremony kicked off Convocation Week at UMass Medical School on Sept. 13 when 25 doctoral students received pins symbolizing their entry into the nursing profession.
Full story »September 13, 2016Melissa Moore to join Moderna as chief scientific officer
Moderna Therapeutics, a clinical stage biotechnology company developing messenger RNA (mRNA) to create a new generation of transformative medicines for patients, today announced that Melissa J. Moore, PhD, has been appointed chief scientific officer of Moderna’s messenger RNA platform.
Full story »September 12, 2016Jason Kim receives $4.2M NIH grant renewal for National Mouse Metabolic Phenotyping Center
The National Mouse Metabolic Phenotyping Center at UMMS, led by Jason Kim, PhD, has received a $4.2 million grant from the NIH to continue its diabetes and obesity research.
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September 09, 2016
WCVB-TV applauds bond between Work Without Limits director and employee with autism
Work Without Limits Director Kathy Petkauskos was inducted into the national Susan M. Daniels Disability Mentoring Hall of Fame, thanks to a nomination from employee Megan Northup.
Full story »September 08, 2016UMMS raises flags for National Suicide Prevention and Awareness Week
A campus-wide event to raise awareness and provide education about suicide prevention took place at UMass Medical School on Wednesday, Sept. 7.
Full story »September 07, 2016UMMS autism advocate looks to reach culturally diverse populations
UMass Medical School autism advocate Elaine Gabovitch, MPA, is creating a series of radio and television shows on the importance of developmental monitoring. The programs will emphasize equal access for families from an array of cultural and linguistic backgrounds.
Full story »September 06, 2016Annual Convocation events start Tuesday, Sept. 13
UMass Medical School will mark the beginning of the new academic year with a full slate of events celebrating student and faculty accomplishments next week, including the formal Convocation and Investiture ceremonies on Wednesday, Sept. 14, at 4 p.m. in the Albert Sherman Center Auditorium.
Full story »September 01, 2016Sherry Pagoto raising awareness of dangers of indoor tanning on college campuses
Clinical psychologist and skin cancer prevention expert Sherry Pagoto, PhD, is helping to spearhead a national campaign aimed at reducing college students’ skin cancer risks.
Full story »August 31, 2016Overdose Prevention Fund to support research, education, community efforts to combat opioid epidemic
On International Overdose Awareness Day, members of the Department of Emergency Medicine are launching the Overdose Prevention Fund in support of academic efforts in research, education and community-based interventions to help stem the opioid overdose epidemic that has gripped Massachusetts and the rest of the country.
Full story »August 30, 2016UMMS study shows MassHealth initiative increased behavioral health screening for children
The Massachusetts Medicaid program’s Children’s Behavioral Health Initiative has substantially increased the percentage of children receiving behavioral health screening, according to a study led by UMass Medical School to be published in The Journal of Pediatrics and available online ahead of print.
Full story »August 29, 2016UMMS scientists probe how CRISPR-CAS9 works
A new study by Thoru Pederson, PhD, and colleagues published in the Journal of Cell Biology reveals important new details about the inner workings of the CRISPR-Cas9 machinery in live cells.
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August 26, 2016
Telegram: UMass Medical School Anatomical Gift Program sees increase in donations
UMass Medical School’s Anatomical Gift Program has received an increase in donations, according to an Aug. 26 article in the Worcester Telegram & Gazette. The rate of donations has risen about 45 percent overall since 2010, with 112 donations this year.
Full story »August 25, 2016UMMS, WPI collaborate to shed light on transmission of common fungal infection among newborns
Researchers at UMass Medical School and Worcester Polytechnic Institute are investigating how newborns become infected with Candida albicans, a common fungus that is known to live on almost every human being.
Full story »August 25, 2016Safe-opioid prescribing working group details success in AAMC journal Academic Medicine
Terence R. Flotte, MD, and colleagues from the Medical Education Working Group published a paper in the AAMC journal American Medicine about the collaboration to develop cross-institutional core competences for the prevention and management of prescription drug misuse.
Full story »August 24, 2016UMMS mourns passing of Paul Marshall
UMMS mourns the death of Paul Marshall, MD, professor emeritus of pediatrics and neurology, who died in a swimming accident in July. Dr. Marshall was 71. A Mass of the Resurrection will be held on Saturday, Sept. 10.
Full story »August 19, 2016UMMS works to improve web text for people with cognitive disabilities
The Eunice Kennedy Shriver Center is conducting research to determine if simplifying text for people with cognitive disabilities improves their understanding of what they read online.
Full story »August 19, 2016Andreas Bergmann, PhD, receives Outstanding Investigator Award from NIH
Andreas Bergmann, PhD, has received a five-year, $3.5 million Maximizing Investigator Research Award from the National Institutes of Health.
Full story »August 17, 2016New York Times tests online sleep training program developed by UMMS sleep expert
An online cognitive behavioral therapy program for insomnia co-developed by UMass Medical School sleep medicine specialist Gregg Jacobs, PhD, was put to the test by a New York Times Well columnist, who reported on her experience in an Aug. 16 story.
Full story »August 17, 2016Molly Waring focused on helping mothers manage their weight
In this Women in Science video, Molly Waring, PhD, assistant professor of quantitative health sciences and obstetrics & gynecology, talks about her research exploring how technology and social media can help mothers maintain a healthy weight.
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August 16, 2016
UMMS mourns loss of Aldo Rossini
The UMass Medical School community is mourning the loss of Aldo A. Rossini, MD, professor emeritus, who died Aug. 7, at the age of 74. World-renowned for his expertise in diabetes research and treatment, Dr. Rossini, was the William and Doris Krupp Professor of Medicine and chief of the Division of Diabetes prior to his retirement in 2009.
Full story »August 15, 2016Postdoc Cara Weismann embarks on science policy fellowship
GSBS alum Cara Weismann, PhD, will unify her love of science with her passion for communication and collaboration when she begins a yearlong Science and Technology Policy Fellowship sponsored by the American Association for the Advancement of Science. Her fellowship will take place at the National Human Genome Research Institute.
Full story »August 10, 2016Five-year, $11 million grant to fund new approaches to gene therapy
A new program project grant will support innovations in the development of gene therapy treatments for alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency, a debilitating lung disease. The $11 million grant from the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute will fund new approaches to the disease in the Horae Gene Therapy Center and the RNA Therapeutics Institute.
Full story »August 10, 2016Andrew Olive receives Beckman Foundation fellowship, continues TB research
Andrew Olive, PhD, a postdoctoral fellow in the lab of Christopher M. Sassetti, PhD, has been awarded a 2016 Arnold O. Beckman Postdoctoral Fellowship. The two-year, competitive program will support his continuing investigation of M. tuberculosis and allow him to undertake his own research in hopes of establishing his own lab in the future.
Full story »August 08, 2016UMMS study examines use of drones to aid emergency responders in mass casualty events
Researchers at UMass Medical School are conducting a study to determine how drones could play a key role in helping emergency responders assess mass casualty incidents.
Full story »August 05, 2016UMMS undergrad research program puts ‘best and brightest’ students in the lab
The 25 college students in the Summer Undergraduate Research Program have spent the past 10 weeks conducting sophisticated research with distinguished principal investigators at UMass Medical School.
Full story »August 04, 2016UMass ALS Cellucci Fund marathoner Denise DiMarzo succumbs to ALS
Denise DiMarzo, who completed the Boston Marathon with her husband, Chris Benyo, in April to benefit the UMass ALS Cellucci Fund, has died from complications of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.
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Thorndyke receives Carole J. Bland Phronesis Award from AAMC
Luanne Thorndyke, MD, has received the 2016 Carole J. Bland Phronesis Award, which honors members of the faculty affairs community who exemplify the spirit of phronesis—acting for the welfare of others without thought for the self.
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Robert Seifert, MPA
principal in the Center for Health Law and Economics
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Sharone Green, MD
associate professor of medicine
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Nancy Byatt, DO
assistant professor of psychiatry
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Christina Hermos, MD
assistant professor of pediatrics
How parents can help children avoid mosquito and tick-borne illnesses this summer
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