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November 30, 2022
Stuff-a-cruiser toy drive at UMass Chan on Dec. 5 to support Worcester foster families
On Monday, Dec. 5, the UMass Chan Medical School Department of Public Safety will be collecting toys, gifts cards, hats and gloves for children aided by the Worcester Department of Children and Families.
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November 22, 2022
Lumbee Tribe anthropologist discusses importance of UMass Chan partnership with indigenous people
UMass Chan Medical School hosted an inaugural observation of Native American Heritage Month with a virtual presentation by David Shane Lowry, PhD, anthropologist and citizen of the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina.
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November 21, 2022
Chancellor Collins expresses gratitude in annual holiday message
Chancellor Michael F. Collins expressed gratitude to UMass Chan Medical School community in his annual holiday message and reminded employees about the UMass Chan Cares campaign, running through Nov. 23.
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November 21, 2022
Medical student provides a voice for patients and families with special needs
Third-year medical student Naaz Daneshvar is an advocate for patients and families with intellectual and developmental disabilities.
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November 17, 2022
James Ledwith honored with Worcester District Medical Society community service award
James Ledwith, MD, is the recipient of the Dr. A. Jane Fitzpatrick Community Service award from the Worcester District Medical Society.
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November 16, 2022
UMass Chan stuff-a-cruiser event nets 3,500 pounds of food for local nonprofits
The Thanksgiving drive was hosted by the UMass Chan Department of Public Safety to collect food for Why Me & Sherry’s House and Veterans Inc. in Worcester.
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November 14, 2022
Food pantry at Worcester’s North High stocked with support from UMass Chan Cares
North High School in Worcester is receiving support from UMass Chan Medical School to restock the school’s food pantry and provide assistance to families ahead of Thanksgiving.
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November 14, 2022
UMass Chan peer academic support study provides guidance for college students with mental health conditions
Maryann Davis, PhD, is the principal investigator of a clinical trial exploring the benefits of a peer intervention program for undergraduate students.
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November 10, 2022
Study led by UMass Chan clinical scientists provides evidence of protective link between oral microbiome, COVID
Evan S. Bradley, MD, PhD and Vanni Bucci, PhD, of the Program in Microbial Dynamics at UMass Chan, established a link between the oral microbiome and COVID-19 in patients needing in-hospital respiratory support.
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November 09, 2022
LISTEN: Programs, services support health and wellness for UMass Chan community
A new Voices of UMass Chan podcast, featuring Valerie Wedge, details how the Office of Well-Being and the Employee Assistance Program are helping promote a culture of wellness for faculty, staff and students in the UMass Chan Medical School community.
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November 08, 2022
NTSAD to honor Guangping Gao for lifetime work on Canavan disease, as gene therapy trial shows promise
Guangping Gao, PhD, will be honored by the National Tay-Sachs & Allied Diseases Association for his work in identifying the Canavan gene, revitalizing gene therapy, and his many accomplishments leading to potential treatments for Canavan disease.
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November 07, 2022
Palliative care nurse practitioner, instructor, mother returns to UMass Chan to advance leadership skills
Shawna Steadman, MSN’09, returned to her alma mater to earn her Doctor of Nursing Practice. Through her scholarly project, she aims to make it easier to access patient preferences about their care.
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November 03, 2022
Robert McDonald, former VA secretary, speaks to UMass Chan community
Former U.S. Secretary of Veterans Affairs Robert McDonald spoke to the members of the UMass Chan community, highlighting the important relationship between the VA and medical schools across the country.
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November 02, 2022
Sen. Markey praises UMass Chan-VA Central Western Massachusetts Healthcare System partnership
U.S. Sen. Edward Markey toured the Veterans Affairs community-based outpatient clinic on the campus of UMass Chan Medical School in Worcester on Tuesday.
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November 01, 2022
Diversity and Inclusion series focuses on reproductive rights for queer and gender nonconforming people of color
Cailin Duram, MSN, APRN, FNP-BC, of Planned Parenthood League of Massachusetts, led the monthly Diversity and Inclusion series, Centering the Margins, on reproductive rights and justice for queer and gender nonconforming people of color on Wednesday, Oct. 26.
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November 01, 2022
National experts in academic medicine discuss Diversity Engagement Survey created at UMass Chan with AAMC
The Diversity and Inclusion Office featured the second of a three-part speaker series on Tuesday, Oct. 25, on the Diversity Engagement Survey developed by UMass Chan Medical School in collaboration with the Association of American Medical College.
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November 01, 2022
Stuff-a-cruiser event at UMass Chan to support Why Me, Veterans Inc. on Nov. 15
Students and staff will team up to collect nonperishable food items to support two Worcester non-profits on Tuesday, Nov. 15 at UMass Chan Medical School for a Thanksgiving stuff-a-cruiser event.
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October 31, 2022
UMass Chan Cares employee charitable giving campaign underway
The UMass Chan Cares annual charitable giving campaign provides faculty, students and employees the opportunity to donate to a wide range of causes they care about.
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October 27, 2022
UMass Chan Medical School students help screen firefighters for cancer at Polar Park
UMass Chan Medical School and UMass Memorial Health partnered with DetecTogether to offer free cancer screenings for firefighters at an event at Polar Park in Worcester on Tuesday, Oct. 25.
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October 27, 2022
UMass Chan study targets maternal health risks, hypertension, mental health with postpartum outreach
The new study is intended to address the public health crisis of rising maternal mortality in the U.S., especially given that it disproportionately affects populations marginalized by racism and socioeconomic disadvantage, said site principal investigator Tiffany Moore Simas, MD, MPH, MEd.
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October 26, 2022
LISTEN: New graduate program helps professional nurses advance leadership skills
A new Master of Science in nursing and interprofessional leadership in the Tan Chingfen Graduate School of Nursing was developed to offer professional nurses the opportunity to advance their health care leadership skills, according to a new Voices of UMass Chan podcast with program director Mary Antonelli, RN, PhD, MPH.
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October 25, 2022
Susanne Muehlschlegel leads study on first-of-its-kind neuro ICU decision aids
A pilot clinical trial led by UMass Chan Medical School and Yale School of Medicine may have unlocked an important tool for families to review all treatment options for patients in the neuroscience intensive care unit incapable of making their own decisions.
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October 24, 2022
Second-year medical student helps epilepsy patients in Bolivia via the Global Health Pathway program
Second-year medical student Megan Lo helped generate an electronic database to track perinatal comorbidities for epilepsy patients in Bolivia this summer via the Global Health Pathway.
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October 21, 2022
Bethany Berry represents UMass Chan students on UMass Board of Trustees
MD/PhD student Bethany Berry plans to champion diversity and advocacy as UMass Chan Medical School’s student representative on the UMass Board of Trustees. Her research focuses on epigenetic mechanisms of meningioma, a type of intracranial tumor.
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October 19, 2022
Study of rare bone disease led by UMass Chan researcher Jae-Hyuck Shim reaches important milestone
Progress in UMass Chan Medical School research in developing a gene therapy for a rare bone disease characterized by abnormal bone formation in the skeletal muscle and in connective tissues has reached an important milestone.
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October 19, 2022
Mary Munson named assistant vice provost of health equity at UMass Chan
In her new role, Mary Munson, PhD, will serve as a leader in promoting diversity, equity and inclusion in science at UMass Chan Medical School.
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October 19, 2022
UMass Chan participating in clinical trials of Pfizer’s modified RNA influenza vaccine
As flu season ramps up, UMass Chan Medical School researcher Jennifer Wang, MD, professor of medicine, is leading local participation in a study to test a new kind of flu vaccine based on modified RNA, or modRNA.
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October 18, 2022
Hispanic Heritage Month speaker highlights how work, migration, gender affect health of immigrant Latinas
Ashley Gomez, PhD, MPH, assistant professor of entrepreneurship at the University of Pittsburgh, served as UMass Chan Medical School’s keynote speaker to conclude the celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month.
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October 18, 2022
New deputy chief aims to build foundation for public safety department’s future success
New deputy chief Nancy O’Loughlin credits the success of her 40-year career to her hands-on approach to policing and treating others with respect.
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October 17, 2022
New issue of @umasschan explores path toward a more diverse, equitable, inclusive medical school
In addition to an overview of how UMass Chan is working toward greater diversity, equity and inclusion, the latest issue of @umasschan magazine includes an in-depth exploration of the state of scientific imagery and how UMass Chan is enhancing preparation of advanced practice nurses.
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October 17, 2022
New UMass Chan $2.75M grant to help provide wraparound services for 250 people in Worcester
A UMass Chan Medical School program, in collaboration with Family Health Center of Worcester, will provide wraparound services to improve behavioral health outcomes and access to medications for opioid use disorder.
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October 14, 2022
COVID-19 rapid tests can breed confusion; here’s how to make sense of the results
In a piece originally published on The Conversation, Nate Hafer, PhD, and Apurv Soni, MD, PhD'21, help allay confusion about how to get the most accurate results from COVID-19 rapid tests.
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