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November 24, 2020
Commonwealth Medicine team honored with citation for outstanding performance
An interdisciplinary team from Commonwealth Medicine, the UMass Medical School IT Department and the Massachusetts Executive Offices of Health and Human Services and Elder Affairs received a 2020 Commonwealth Citation for Outstanding Performance from the state of Massachusetts.
Full story »November 20, 2020Quiet hours: UMass Medical School students work to improve sleep quality in hospital
The UMass Medical School project, led by Nick Hebda, SOM ’21, focused on the South 5 unit, a 33-bed medical and surgical inpatient unit with both single and double rooms at UMass Memorial Medical Center Memorial Campus.
Full story »November 19, 2020New study co-authored by MD/PhD student Benjamin Helfand shows frequent delirium in older COVID patients
MD/PhD student Benjamin Helfand is co-first author on a study published in the Journal of American Medical Association Network Open that examines the frequency of COVID-19 positive older adults presenting to the emergency department with delirium.
Full story »November 18, 2020One week left to participate in UMassMed Cares
The UMassMed Cares employee charitable giving campaign has already garnered nearly $120,000 in donations. The campaign runs through Wednesday, Nov. 25, so it’s not too late for UMass Medical School employees to support the programs and community organizations that matter to them.
Full story »November 18, 2020Addition to South Road garage being built
Construction of an addition to the South Road garage is in progress. The expansion will add 335 parking spaces to the garage, bringing capacity to 1,840 spaces.
Full story »November 17, 2020Keeping the workplace safe: UMMS infection control officer forges COVID response
Under the guidance of Sharone Green, MD, infectious disease officer at UMass Medical School, COVID-19 infection numbers at UMMS remain low, reflecting the community’s respect for the seriousness of the situation and following safety protocols.
Full story »November 17, 2020Diversity Summit highlights blueprint for diversity, equity and inclusion action
UMass Medical School administration, faculty, staff and student leaders came together Thursday, Nov. 12 for Diversity Summit V, a two-hour virtual conference assessing the state of diversity, equity and inclusion efforts at UMMS and outlining plans for future work.
Full story »November 16, 2020UMass Medical School postdoctoral fellow Anna Loveland named STAT Wunderkind
UMass Medical School postdoctoral fellow Anna Loveland, PhD, has been named a STAT Wunderkind by the health and science media company STAT. STAT Wunderkinds honors the brightest young minds in life science for their work in academia, industry, and in the clinic.
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November 16, 2020
Major parking changes underway for construction of new education and research building at UMMS
Major changes in parking and pedestrian routes on campus begin this week when the site of the new education and research building is fenced for enabling work by the construction management company.
Full story »November 16, 2020Women in Science: Ana Maldonado-Contreras pivots gut microbiome studies to tackle COVID-19
Ana Maldonado-Contreras, PhD, studies the gut microbiome and chronic disease, in particular inflammatory bowel disease, and is now working to understand how gut microbes can predispose patients to severe COVID complications.
Full story »November 13, 2020UMass Medical School selects Marlina Duncan to serve as vice chancellor for diversity and inclusion
Marlina Duncan, EdD, will serve as the vice chancellor for diversity and inclusion at UMass Medical School, beginning Dec. 28, according to an announcement from Chancellor Michael F. Collins.
Full story »November 12, 2020Deborah DeMarco honored by Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education
Deborah DeMarco, MD, is the recipient of the ACGME 2020 Parker J. Palmer Courage to Lead Award. The award acknowledges the leadership and commitment of designated institutional officials who foster an excellent environment for resident/fellow education at their institutions.
Full story »November 12, 2020Pincus Medalist Marsha Moses delivers annual scientific lecture at UMass Medical School
Biochemist Marsha Moses, PhD, accepted the 30th Gregory Pincus Medal of the Worcester Foundation for Biomedical Research and UMass Medical School and delivered the annual Pincus Memorial Lecture on Tuesday, Nov. 10.
Full story »November 11, 2020Scientists sequence genomes of 240 animals to understand evolution at DNA level
A multidisciplinary team of scientists led by Elinor Karlsson, PhD, has captured biodiversity at a genetic level, according to a new study published in Nature.
Full story »November 10, 2020New issue of @umassmed magazine explores Medical School’s impact on fight against novel coronavirus
The new issue of @umassmed magazine, produced by the Office of Communications and published this week, chronicles the extraordinary work by members of the UMass Medical School community in the face of the global pandemic, including the emotional journeys of the graduates of the Class of 2020.
Full story »November 10, 2020LISTEN: Kristin Mattocks details improvements in delivery of health care for veterans
For the past 15 years, Kristin Mattocks, MD, MPH, has worked to improve quality of community care for all veterans. The new associate dean for veterans affairs at UMMS talks about the future of care in a new Voices of UMassMed podcast.
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November 09, 2020
FDA clears IND application for Tay-Sachs gene therapy
Axovant Gene Therapies, a clinical-stage company developing innovative gene therapies based on UMass Medical School research discoveries, has announced that the FDA has lifted its clinical hold and cleared Axovant’s Investigational New Drug application to initiate a registrational study of gene therapy to treat patients with Tay-Sachs disease and Sandhoff disease.
Full story »November 09, 2020COVID-19 vaccine trial reports high effectiveness; UMass Medical School key enrollment site
First results from a Pfizer and BioNTech Phase III messenger RNA COVID-19 vaccine trial, in which UMass Medical School is participating, show promising findings, with more than 90 percent effectiveness in preventing infection with the SARS-CoV-2 virus, the companies announced.
Full story »November 09, 2020John Harris appointed chair of dermatology
John Harris, MD, PhD, one of the nation’s foremost authorities on the treatment and study of vitiligo, has been appointed chair of the Department of Dermatology beginning Jan. 1.
Full story »November 09, 2020Like mother, like daughter: GSN student Emily Davenport grew up with ‘extra caring touch’
Emily Davenport always knew she wanted to be a nurse. Now in her third year on the Adult-Gerontology Primary Care Nurse Practitioner track, she began work as an RN at UMass Memorial Medical Center when the COVID-19 pandemic began.
Full story »November 06, 2020UMass Medical School community explores ‘How to Be an Antiracist’
The book, How to Be an Antiracist, by Ibram X. Kendi, PhD, was the subject of a campus read discussion on Thursday, Nov. 5.
Full story »November 05, 2020Jennifer Tjia to study factors involved in hospice care in nursing homes
Jennifer Tjia, MD, MSCE, received a grant from the National Institute on Aging to study nursing home residents in hospice care across the country, to inform the design of tools that identify when residents are entering the final stages of life and interventions to optimize medication use at that time.
Full story »November 04, 2020Campus Conversation focuses on increasing diversity of faculty
The UMass Medical School Campus Conversation on Faculty Diversity, moderated by Vice Provost for Health Equity Milagros Rosal, PhD, provided an opportunity to learn about and provide input to improve efforts to increase recruitment and retention of diverse faculty.
Full story »November 04, 2020UMMS scientists use transparent soil system to study the interactions of bacteria and fungi
A new study by Elizabeth Shank, PhD, shows that transparent soil substitutes can be used to replicate the interactions of bacteria and fungi in soil, opening up a new approach to learning how soil microbes contribute to a healthy ecosystem.
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November 03, 2020
UMass Medical School students study population health through community lens
School of Medicine and Graduate School of Nursing students explored a range of public health issues through population health clerkships and presented their work virtually.
Full story »November 03, 2020Campus Conversation on LGBTQ health equity probes disparities and solutions
LGBTQ health equity was the focus of a Diversity and Inclusion Campus Conversation. Also, Chancellor Michael F. Collins announced the establishment of a scholarship program and named School of Medicine students Theo Eldore and Patricia Giunta the inaugural recipients.
Full story »November 03, 2020Science LIVE brings virtual labs to area middle school students
UMass Medical School’s RNA Therapeutics Institute and Sanderson Center for Optical Experimentation have partnered with Technocopia Inc., a nonprofit community makerspace in downtown Worcester, to develop Science LIVE, a virtual outreach program to deliver science to middle school students during the pandemic.
Full story »November 02, 2020Construction project for new education and research building to begin
Construction of the nine-story, 350,000-square-foot new education and research building at UMass Medical School will take three years and have significant impacts on daily campus activities.
Full story »November 02, 2020UMassMed Cares employee charitable giving campaign begins
The new UMassMed Cares campaign allows UMass Medical School employees to direct donations to support a wide variety of educational, research and public service funds and organizations. The campaign runs through Nov. 25.
Full story »October 29, 2020Campus conversation: Coming together to enhance diversity in STEM
As the UMass Medical School community addresses diversity and advocacy through a virtual campus conversation series this fall, students took the lead on Wednesday, Oct. 28, in a discussion about diversifying the face of science and medicine.
Full story »October 29, 2020School of Medicine student Zachary Michaels turns study technique into anatomy-inspired art
The “Fire and Wood” exhibit at the Lamar Soutter Library showcases work created by fourth-year medical student Zachary Michaels. The exhibit is the latest installment in the Artist in Residence Series.
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UMass Medical School to establish Center on Knowledge Translation on Employment Research
UMass Medical School youth mental health career services expert Marsha Ellison, PhD, is co-project director for a new national center that will bolster efforts to improve employment outcomes for people with disabilities, including those with serious mental illnesses.
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