Dr. Long-Bellil is assistant professor of family medicine & community health and research consultant for Commonwealth Medicine, where she has directed research, policy and training projects related to health and employment of persons with disabilities for nearly two decades.

“Dr. Long-Bellil’s impact extends across our medical school and broader health care communities,” said Chancellor Collins, during the virtual event. “The arc of Linda’s career is connected by a single mission: to enhance health care experiences and the quality of life for people with disabilities. “

School of Medicine student Kassandra Jean-Marie, SOM ’24, credits the UMass Baccalaureate MD Pathway Program for helping her pursue a medical degree and increase diversity in the medical field, according to an NBC10-Boston feature on the program.

AMHERST, Mass. – While the internet is often heralded as an equalizer, a seemingly level playing field, the digital world also acts as an extension of and platform for the insidious prejudices and divisive impulses that affect social politics in the “real” world. Similarly, online dating was heralded as a way to democratize courtship, but a new book co-authored by University of Massachusetts Amherst sociologist Jennifer Lundquist illustrates how it actually exacerbates racial divisions.

AMHERST, Mass. – To build a universal quantum computer from fragile quantum components, effective implementation of quantum error correction (QEC) is an essential requirement and a central challenge. QEC is used in quantum computing, which has the potential to solve scientific problems beyond the scope of supercomputers, to protect quantum information from errors due to various noise.

AMHERST, Mass. – A greater understanding of why expectant mothers choose to use cannabis during their pregnancies, and how they take the drug, are key for health care workers to be able to determine a course of support, according to a new article authored by Devon Greyson of the University of Massachusetts Amherst.

Sio Gene Therapies, a company focused on developing gene therapies to radically transform the lives of patients with neurodegenerative diseases, announced that the first patient with infantile Tay-Sachs disease has been dosed in a Phase I/II trial evaluating AXO-AAV-GM2, an investigational gene therapy for the treatment of GM2 gangliosidosis, which causes Tay-Sachs and Sandhoff diseases.

A new Graduate School of Nursing initiative is putting Doctor of Nursing Practice and PhD students at the head of the class to serve as role models for their peers.

Jacqueline Mbugua, a student in the GSN Graduate Entry Pathway program, is one of the first to serve as a teaching associate and she is bringing her unique perspective to the role. The Kenya native is a staff sergeant in the Air National Guard and previously taught biology at Bristol Community College in Fall River as an associate professor for 10 years.

Now that the new Biden administration has made tackling climate change a top priority, researchers from UMass Lowell are helping policymakers better understand why the issue is so urgent.

Director of UMass Boston’s Center for Governance and Sustainability and McCormack Graduate School Associate Professor Maria Ivanova has been appointed for a four-year term to the World Climate Research Programme (WCRP) Joint Scientific Committee (JSC). WCRP facilitates and coordinates international climate science research, and JSC leads the scientific direction of the programme.  

Two faculty members have transformed UMass Boston’s stretch of the HarborWalk into a meditative Grace Trail®.