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September 21, 2022
LISTEN: Ophthalmology expert Johanna Seddon discusses macular degeneration
Ophthalmology expert Johanna Seddon discusses macular degeneration in a new episode of the Voices of UMass Chan podcast.
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September 21, 2022
David Fish recognized by medical students with STARS Faculty Excellence Award
David Fish, MD, was nominated by UMass Chan Medical School students for the STARS Faculty Excellence Award from Costs of Care, a national nonprofit organization aiming to provide better health care at a lower cost.
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September 20, 2022
UMass Chan medical student’s research on LGBTQI+ cancer survivors selected for national conference
Third-year medical student Colin Burnett was invited to present his research on LGBTQI+ cancer survivors at a national conference. Burnett and his co-authors discovered that most LGBTQI+ cancer survivors did not have access to health education resources tailored to their gender and sexual identities.
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September 20, 2022
UMass Chan researchers studying COVID-19 drug Paxlovid in teens and children
UMass Chan Medical School pediatric researchers are working with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and pharmaceutical company Pfizer to fine-tune understanding of appropriate dosing of Paxlovid to prevent moderate cases of COVID-19 in high-risk patients from getting worse.
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September 16, 2022
T.H. Chan School of Medicine Class of 2026 students don white coats at first-year ceremony
The White Coat Ceremony for the Class of 2026 took place at the Hanover Theatre for the Performing Arts in Worcester on Friday, Sept. 16. The 175 students who received their coats represent UMass Chan’s largest entering medical school class.
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September 16, 2022
UMass Chan volunteers take part in United Way Day of Caring
Volunteers from UMass Chan helped with fall clean-up, maintenance and organizing projects at four local nonprofits, including Pernet Family Health Service in Worcester.
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September 16, 2022
Chancellor Collins: Momentum high at UMass Chan after year of milestone accomplishments
In his annual Convocation address to the UMass Chan Medical School community on Thursday, Sept. 16, Chancellor Michael F. Collins expressed optimism for the Medical School’s ambitious future and touted the enormous momentum moving the school forward.
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September 15, 2022
Inaugural Hudson Lecture on Sept. 19 for medical students focused on leadership
Funded and launched by Doranne and Randy Hudson, MD’78, the inaugural UMass Chan Medical School Hudson Lecture will take place on Monday, Sept. 19, and is intended to help prepare third- and fourth-year medical students for leadership in their health care careers.
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September 15, 2022
Morningside Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences recognizes 41 new PhD candidates
The Morningside Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences honored the new doctoral candidates during its annual Qualifying Exam Recognition Ceremony on Wednesday, Sept. 14, at which Dean Mary Ellen Lane encouraged the honorees to continue “growing, learning and stretching out of your comfort zone.”
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September 14, 2022
Tan Chingfen Graduate School of Nursing celebrates 63 DNP students in white coat ceremony
The Tan Chingfen Graduate School of Nursing presented 63 Doctor of Nursing Practice students with white coats at the Transition into Clinical Practice ceremony on Tuesday, Sept. 13.
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September 13, 2022
Tan Chingfen Graduate School of Nursing welcomes 43 to field at pinning ceremony
The Tan Chingfen Graduate School of Nursing at UMass Chan Medical School welcomed 43 nurses to the profession at its annual Graduate Entry Pathway Pinning Ceremony on Monday, Sept. 12.
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September 13, 2022
UMass Chan kicks off Convocation week with 10th annual LGBT celebration
Vice Chancellor for Diversity and Inclusion Marlina Duncan, EdD, called the 10th Annual LGBT Convocation Welcome, “a celebration that fosters a sense of belonging in the city of Worcester.”
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September 09, 2022
Local residents make recommendations for White House conference on hunger
The Worcester Task Force on Food Security, in partnership with the Prevention Research Center at UMass Chan Medical School and the Coalition for a Healthy Greater Worcester, is releasing its findings from listening sessions held in preparation for the White House Conference on Hunger, Nutrition and Health.
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September 08, 2022
UMass Chan scientists develop web app for visualizing locality of COVID variants, clinical data
Led by Doyle Ward, PhD, researchers at UMass Chan Medical School have developed a web application that allows epidemiologists, public health officials and other scientists to access genetic information about SARS-CoV-2 virus from Central Massachusetts.
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September 07, 2022
Operation House Call pairs medical students, special needs families for lessons in compassionate care
Medical student Naaz Daneshvar worked to get Operation House Call, a course that uses families as teachers to prepare individuals entering the health field for interactions with people who have intellectual and developmental disabilities, added to the T.H. Chan School of Medicine curriculum.
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September 06, 2022
UMass Chan raises LGBT pride flag on campus for September
The pride flag was raised on Sept. 1 at UMass Chan Medical School and will be flown every September, when Worcester celebrates LGBT pride.
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September 06, 2022
‘Before Baby Relationship Checkup’ shows promise for helping couples manage perinatal stress
Checking in with expectant couples in connection with prenatal obstetrical visits shows promise for reducing risk factors for perinatal mood and anxiety disorders, according to a recent study by researchers from UMass Chan Medical School and Clark University.
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September 02, 2022
UMass Chan Emerging Professionals Summer Internship provides health and science opportunities
This 10-week program, focused on students from groups historically marginalized in STEM, health sciences and medicine, provides students with hands-on experience and insight into a range of fields of fields, such as diversity and inclusion, public safety, communications, and community and government relations.
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September 01, 2022
Convocation week Sept. 12-16 celebrates students, faculty at start of academic year
The UMass Chan Medical School community is preparing to officially kick off the academic year with Convocation events taking place Sept. 12 to 16. The annual celebrations build on the back-to-school energy of recent student orientations as well as the topping off with the ceremonial final beam of the new education and research building under construction on campus.
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August 31, 2022
LISTEN: Chancellor Collins describes opportunities for growth at UMass Chan in new podcast
Chancellor Michael F. Collins kicks off the academic year in a new Voices of UMass Chan podcast.
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August 31, 2022
Worcester teachers stock classrooms with support from UMass Chan
Teachers at seven schools in Worcester received North Quadrant Support Services mini classroom grants for this school year. A total of $38,495 was awarded for 29 proposals of up to $1,500 each.
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August 30, 2022
UMass Chan partners with Worcester to outfit elementary students with backpacks and school supplies
Nearly 600 students in Worcester received backpacks filled with school supplies this week, thanks to the UMass Chan Medical School community.
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August 30, 2022
Summer Undergraduate Research Program prepares diverse students for biomedical careers
Thirty-two college undergraduates interested in careers in medicine and science spent 10 weeks immersed in the cutting-edge laboratories of UMass Chan investigators.
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August 29, 2022
UMass Chan medical student serves as advocate, role model for LGBTQIA+ patients
Medical student Theo Eldore has been recognized for his contributions furthering the development of LGBTQIA+ research and community.
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August 25, 2022
UMass Chan clinician-scientist Tammy Nguyen named Wylie Scholar for research on nonhealing diabetic foot ulcers
Vascular Cures awarded clinician-scientist Tammy T. Nguyen, MD, PhD, the 2022 Wylie Scholar Award for her research into how the diabetic immune system contributes to nonhealing ulcers.
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August 24, 2022
UMass Chan Medical School named to Forbes’ list of Best Employers in Massachusetts
UMass Chan Medical School has been named to the top 50 of the Forbes’ list of America’s Best Employers by State 2022.
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August 23, 2022
Banner first day for T.H. Chan School of Medicine Class of 2026
Chancellor Michael F. Collins welcomed the 175 students in the T.H. Chan School of Medicine Class of 2026 on Monday, Aug. 22, the same day that a new medical school curriculum was launched and the ceremonial beam was placed on top of the new education and research building.
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August 23, 2022
Topping off ceremony marks major milestone in UMass Chan construction project
Carrying the signatures of hundreds of community members, project leaders and members of Iron Workers Local 7, the ceremonial steel beam marking the “topping off” of the new education and research building under construction on the Worcester campus of UMass Chan Medical School was placed on Monday, Aug. 22.
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August 22, 2022
UMass Chan learners of color orientation offers tools to enhance student life, broaden support
One hundred seventy-two new students attended the learners of color orientation at UMass Chan Medical School on Aug. 18. The day-long program included workshops and speakers on topics ranging from mental health to finding mentors, from financial literacy to “power mapping” students’ first year.
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August 19, 2022
UMass Chan launches new academic year with first-ever joint orientation for all three schools
The Office of Student Life led its first combined orientation for new medical, biomedical sciences and nursing students on Wednesday, Aug. 17, responding to requests by students for increased interaction among schools.
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August 18, 2022
UMass Chan Medical School and Lahey Hospital & Medical Center sign letter of intent to establish regional medical campus
UMass Chan Medical School and Lahey Hospital & Medical Center, part of the Beth Israel Lahey Health system, announced that they have signed a nonbinding letter of intent to establish a regional campus of the commonwealth’s only public medical school at Lahey Hospital & Medical Center in Burlington to help train, develop and support the next generation of health care leaders.
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August 17, 2022
Is COVID-19 reaching the endemic stage? UMass Chan virologist Jeremy Luban weighs in
Jeremy Luban, MD, is a physician-scientist who studies the interaction between human cells and deadly pathogens including HIV-1, Ebola virus and SARS-CoV-2. He shares his insights on what we might expect next from COVID-19 and what researchers might focus on going forward.
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