Browse stories by category: Student Spotlight

• PhD candidate Emily Sholi receives grant to study pathogens’ impact on ribosomes

  December 08, 2025
• Early heart condition led to calling for UMass Chan DNP student

  November 10, 2025
• Gift of life: First-year medical student donates stem cells during first week of school

  October 06, 2025
• PhD candidate Jessica Peura studies pancreatic cancer; honors mother through grant-funded research

  September 22, 2025
• Nursing student gives back, honors Ghanaian community with custom scrub line

  August 18, 2025
• Inspired by faculty mentor, MD/PhD candidate pursuing dermatology

  July 14, 2025
• PhD candidate studies rare form of sarcoma

  June 16, 2025
• U.S. Army reservist studies psychiatry through DNP program

  May 06, 2025
• Heart in hand: UMass Chan medical student teaches hands-only CPR

  April 23, 2025
• PhD candidate Winnie Mkandawire, impacted by grief and driven by hope, studies disease outbreak modeling

  March 25, 2025