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PhD student Claire Shamber has been awarded a National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship to further her research focused on investigating the untapped.  

Jennifer Tjia, MD, MSCE, will spend four months focusing on a project aimed at optimizing medication prescribing in older adults.  

Read Pukkila-Worley, MD, professor of medicine, will succeed Catarina Kiefe, MD/PhD, as the director of the Medical Scientist Training Program.

MD/PhD student and aspiring dermatologist Vincent Azzolino volunteers at Camp Discovery, a free summer camp funded by the American Academy of Dermatology, for children with chronic skin conditions. In the lab at UMass Chan, he studies enteroviruses and their drug resistance.

The special event included a tour and an unveiling of the donor acknowledgement plaque in the building’s main lobby.

The $50,000 award will support collaborative research studying how the brain and organs communicate using extracellular vesicles.

Elise Stevens, PhD, addresses the rise nicotine pouch use among teens.

UMass Chan is a recruitment site for the study and is working in partnership with teams from Boston University and UCLA.

The $505,000 five-year grant will support Dr. Orzalli’s research on the skin’s immune system and its defense against viral infections

PhD candidate Bradley Class has received a NIH grant to further his research on neuron mutations and ataxia-telangiectasia, a rare disease characterized by impaired motor function, dilated blood vessels and a weakened immune system.

Research by Sumeda Nandadasa, PhD, a scientist at UMass Chan, uncovers a molecular mechanism affecting ciliopathies such as Meckel-Gruber and Joubert syndromes and cystic kidney disease.

UMass Chan Medical School Chancellor Michael F. Collins, MD, today announced that he will conclude his chancellorship at the end of the 2025-2026 academic year in July of 2026. At that time, Chancellor Collins, the longest serving chancellor in the history of the University of Massachusetts, will have led the university’s public academic health sciences center for 19 years.

Patrick Gallagher, MBA, will be joining UMass Chan as the deputy executive vice chancellor, people strategy on June 30.

The two-year agreement will allow UMass Chan to test, evaluate and certify health care AI products.

PhD candidate Favour Akabogu has earned a scholarship and an award to continue research developing new therapies for GIST, a rare type of cancer.

Gilles Martin, PhD, associate professor of neurobiology, wrote an article for The Conversation about a group of neurons discovered in the brain that are linked to binge drinking.

Stephanie Carreiro, MD, received a $50,000 grant from the Mass. Life Sciences Center to advance digital tools that expand access to substance use disorder care.

Kristen Matteson, MD, MPH, and Mary Munson, PhD, are two of 100 ELAM fellows in the class of 2025-26.

The University’s Board of Trustees voted to approve the establishment of six new endowed chairs, the appointment of faculty to five chairs, and the renaming of an existing chair.

UMass Chan researchers identify a neural ensemble that suppresses binge drinking.

The Office of Sustainability encourages students to recognize how health care professionals can create a more sustainable health care system.

The 52nd Commencement at UMass Chan Medical School was full of special moments, as captured in this video.

Chancellor Michael F. Collins tells graduates at 2025 Commencement they ‘represent the future of our professions’

In his speech at UMass Chan’s 2025 Commencement, Chancellor Michael F. Collins shared his optimism for the future with graduates, saying “Despite the uncertainties of the day, I refuse to be cynical.”

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‘You all have much more power than you may think,’ Commencement speaker Marcia McNutt, PhD, tells UMass Chan graduates

In her Commencement speech on June 1, National Academy of Sciences president Marcia McNutt, PhD, encouraged graduates to foster public trust in science, combat misinformation and promote a non-partisan view of science.

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“A Day in the Life: Neurology Edition” welcomed high school juniors in the Allied Health Program at Worcester Technical High School.

Learn more about the four people who received honorary degrees at UMass Chan Medical School’s 52nd Commencement in these video profiles.

At the 52nd Commencement at UMass Chan on June 1, 265 degrees were presented.

During the Deborah Harmon Hines, PhD, Commencement Celebration, graduating UMass Chan Medical School students received Kente and multicultural stoles to wear at the 52nd Commencement.

The 62 students who comprise the Class of 2025 for the Tan Chingfen Graduate School of Nursing were honored at a campus event on May 30.

More than 30 awards were presented to graduating medical students and faculty members during the ceremony.