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May 20, 2020
UMMS student and SACNAS leader inspiring young women to find a passion for science
Salome Funes, PhD candidate in the Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, and the Society for the Advancement of Chicanos and Native Americans in Science are reaching out to organizations like Girls Inc. to teach young women about careers in science.
Full story »May 19, 2020GSBS student Deborah Mack recognized for geriatrics research
Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences student Deborah Mack is being recognized by the American Geriatrics Society for her research into statin use among nursing home residents with life-limiting illnesses.
Full story »May 18, 2020Chancellor Collins: Safety first in initial phase of return to UMMS campus
In his weekly video address, Chancellor Michael F. Collins discusses the first phase of the return to work at UMass Medical School.
Full story »May 18, 2020Virus-like particles developed for RSV may hold key to COVID-19 vaccine, UMMS researcher says
Trudy Morrison, PhD, is the featured speaker at the Hudson Hoagland Society’s 35th annual meeting, to be held virtually on Wednesday, May 20.
Full story »May 15, 2020Beth McCormick, John Haran work with Kaleido Biosciences to explore link between microbiome and COVID-19
UMass Medical School investigators John P. Haran, MD, and Beth McCormick, PhD, have teamed up with Kaleido Biosciences, Inc. to research the role of the microbiome in patients who are positive for SARs-CoV-2 infection with mild-to-moderate COVID-19.
Full story »May 14, 2020UMass Medical School student recovers from coronavirus, shares story to help others
Fourth-year School of Medicine student Michelle Shabo has recovered from a serious bout with the novel coronavirus and is sharing her story to help others understand that people of all ages can contract the disease.
Full story »May 13, 2020Mass Consortium on Pathogen Readiness awards COVID-19 research funding to three UMass Medical School projects
Research into COVID-19 by UMass Medical School scientists Ann Moormann, PhD, MPH; Robert Finberg, MD; and Jeremy Luban, MD, is being funded by the Massachusetts Consortium on Pathogen Readiness.
Full story »May 12, 2020DNP candidates submit final projects; work on front lines amid pandemic
Thirty-nine Doctor of Nursing Practice candidates in the Graduate School of Nursing Class of 2020 recently presented their projects via Zoom. The projects are a key accomplishment for nurses, tackling real world problems based on their own clinical experience.
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May 11, 2020
Chancellor Collins video: Honoring mothers for ‘calm in times of trouble’
Chancellor Michael F. Collins recognizes his own mother and offers support for all mothers, especially in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, in his May 11 video address.
Full story »May 11, 2020Anastasia Khvorova elected director of the American Society of Gene and Cell Therapy
UMass Medical School RNA therapeutics expert Anastasia Khvorova, PhD, has been elected by the membership of the American Society of Gene and Cell Therapy to a three-year term as director-at-large/scientific & research council chair, which will begin at the 2020 ASGCT virtual annual meeting.
Full story »May 08, 2020UMass Medical School offers free access to online courses in behavioral health in primary care
Online behavioral health in primary care courses from the Center for Integrated Primary Care are enabling Graduate School of Nursing students to fulfill their program requirements despite having their clinical hours suspended due to COVID-19.
Full story »May 08, 2020GSN students present PhD dissertation research on Zoom as social distancing requirements continue
Graduate School of Nursing PhD students Joanne Lewis, ACNP-BC, and Cassandra Godzik, APRN, PMHNP-BC, presented their dissertation research via Zoom.
Full story »May 07, 2020UMMS researchers show immune response to Salmonella requires specific combination of cells
Research from the lab of Milena Bogunovic, MD, PhD, provides a more nuanced understanding of how the immune system responds to enteric infections such as Salmonella, which is critical to the development of vaccines for illnesses that are resistant to antibiotics.
Full story »May 06, 2020UMMS students organize 'Zoomathon' fundraiser for DCU field hospital
A group of first and second-year students in the School of Medicine held a live 24-hour online community-building and fundraising event, May 1 to May 2, raising more than $15,000 to support the DCU field hospital.
Full story »May 05, 2020Coronavirus is giving smokers incentive to quit, and social distancing could help them do it
In a piece originally published by The Conversation, Amy Harrington, MD, discusses why smoking or vaping nicotine or other products might make coronavirus illnesses worse and how that is motivating nicotine users to quit.
Full story »May 04, 2020Chancellor Collins: Together, we can make the solutions to this pandemic as personal as the losses
In his weekly video address, taped on May 4, Chancellor Michael F. Collins talks about the difficulty in finding solace in the face of losses caused by the coronavirus and the impressive resiliency people show in response.
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May 04, 2020
VA project update: Garage modifications and site work ongoing
Beginning on Monday, May 4, travel along South Road in the vicinity of the South Road Garage at UMass Medical School will be restricted to one lane in connection with the construction of the new clinical building that will house the VA Central Western Massachusetts Healthcare System’s community-based outpatient clinic.
Full story »May 04, 2020Video: UMMS faculty inspired by student resiliency, creativity during crisis
Faculty say students are “creative, innovative, caring, supportive and strong” as they respond to the COVID-19 pandemic, in a new video.
Full story »May 01, 2020NIH invests in rapid innovation and development for COVID-19 testing
The Center for Advancing Point of Care Technologies, co-directed by David McManus, MD, at UMass Medical School, will perform a key role in a new National Institutes of Health initiative aimed at speeding innovation, development and commercialization of COVID-19 testing technologies.
Full story »May 01, 2020Telegram: Robert Finberg explains UMass Medical School role in promising COVID-19 drug trial
Thirty-one patients with severe COVID-19 were enrolled in the randomized, controlled trial of the drug remdisivir at UMass Memorial Medical Center’s University and Memorial campuses, overseen by lead investigator Robert W. Finberg, MD.
Full story »April 30, 2020Eat well, exercise and reach out for help while social distancing
UMass Medical School experts Barbara Olendzki, RD, MPH, Amy Harrington, MD, and James Broadhurst, MD, have advice on research-based, healthy ways to cope with staying home.
Full story »April 28, 2020Thoru Pederson elected to American Academy of Arts and Sciences
Thoru Pederson, PhD, has been elected a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences Class of 2020. The academy recognizes excellence and expertise among its membership, representing innovative thinkers in every field and profession.
Full story »April 27, 2020Chancellor Collins talks about emotional challenge of living through pandemic
In his weekly video address, Chancellor Michael F. Collins talks about the deep sorrow that so many people are feeling as their lives change significantly while living through the COVID-19 pandemic.
Full story »April 24, 2020Study: E-cigarettes not associated with greater quitting success among traditional smokers
A study by UMass Medical School researchers found that cigarette smokers who used both e-cigarettes and combustible cigarettes smoked more combustible cigarettes daily and had less success at abstaining than smokers who only used combustible cigarettes.
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April 24, 2020
Local clinics using telehealth to consult with patients; medical students provide training
Students at UMass Medical School worked with more than 60 local health care providers to get telehealth programs up and running in their clinics so that they can connect with patients through video conferencing.
Full story »April 22, 2020Biomedical sciences training grant affirms commitment to advance diversity in workforce
UMass Medical School has been awarded a 5-year, $1.4 million renewal of the Initiative for Maximizing Student Development training grant from the National Institutes of Health, continuing financial and academic support for biomedical sciences graduate students from underrepresented backgrounds.
Full story »April 22, 2020Jill Zitzewitz applies cancer lessons in classroom and pandemic
As an educator, a scientist and a patient undergoing treatment for multiple myeloma, Jill A. Zitzewitz, PhD, has a unique perspective on dealing with the COVID-19 pandemic.
Full story »April 21, 2020UMass Medical School secures PPE donations for Department of Mental Health hospitals
Seven Massachusetts Department of Mental Health hospitals have been equipped with personal protective equipment for staff, thanks to a decade-long partnership between UMass Medical School and West China Hospital.
Full story »April 21, 2020Chancellor Collins credits faculty, students for confronting challenges amid pandemic
Chancellor Michael F. Collins talks about the resiliency of the UMass Medical School community in his weekly video address on April 21, detailing the many ways in which faculty, students and staff are working together to mitigate the spread of COVID-19 and continue the operations of UMMS.
Full story »April 16, 2020UMMS resident Nancy Anoruo working as ABC News contributor
Nancy A. Anoruo, MD, MPH, a third-year resident in the Department of Medicine, is working as a medical contributor and journalist for the ABC News Medical Unit in New York.
Full story »April 15, 2020Nursing leader urges all adults to have health care proxies during pandemic
Carol Bova, PhD, RN, said that in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic it is more important than ever that adults of all ages have a health care proxy naming someone to make health care decisions on their behalf if they are too sick to make them on their own.
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Graduate School of Nursing develops guide to help care for caregivers going home
GSN doctoral student Kelly Sudnick has developed a list of best practices for health care providers and support staff to safely transition home after caring for patients who might be infected with the novel coronavirus.
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