The late Arthur M. Pappas, MD, has been recognized as an American Orthopaedic Association Pillar of the Orthopaedic Profession for his role as a pioneering visionary and tireless founding architect of the UMass Medical School Department of Orthopedics & Physical Rehabilitation.
A UMass Medical School research team has been awarded a National Cancer Institute grant to advance understanding of how hereditary breast and ovarian cancer genes work, and why tumors lacking these genes are sensitive to chemotherapy. Their findings challenge decades of research in the field that suggested chemotherapy was effective because it breaks tumor DNA into pieces.
AMHERST, Mass. – In the molecular-level world of ion channels – passageways through membranes that carry signals in a cell’s environment and allow it to respond – researchers have debated about the role of a small piece of the channel called a linker, says computational biophysicist Jianhan Chen at the University of Massachusetts Amherst.
Fourth-year School of Medicine student SeungJu Jackie Oh was completing a dedicated research year in the Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery when COVID-19 closed the medical school. Oh quickly shifted her focus to health care policy analysis, seizing a unique opportunity to address the need to protect health workers from infection.
BOSTON – Governor Charlie Baker today announced the appointment of Robert Lewis Jr. and Julie M. Ramos Gagliardi to the University of Massachusetts Board of Trustees. The appointments fill the seats vacated by Maria Furman and former Board of Trustees Chairman Henry M.
“The rescinding of the ICE decision to force fully online international students to leave the country or transfer to another university is welcome news for more than 7,000 UMass students and nearly one million of their peers nationwide.
AMHERST, MASS. – A team of University of Massachusetts Amherst researchers has launched a study to explore the rate of SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) exposure on campus and throughout Massachusetts, inviting faculty, staff and students to voluntarily participate.
UMass Boston men's hockey freshmen Jake Adkins (Centennial, Colo.) and Andy Walker (Mason, Mich.) have been making the most of their time during the COVID-19 pandemic.
The pair, who have dubbed themselves the "Men In Blades," have planned a massive trip to raise money for the American Cancer Society.
The National Association of Division III Athletic Administrators (NADIIIAA) Thursday named Charlie Titus, the newly retired vice chancellor of athletics and recreation, special programs and projects, the recipient of the 2020 Richard A. Rasmussen Lifetime Achievement Award.
The Baker-Polito Administration announced grant funding for feasibility studies that will help three Massachusetts state universities achieve net zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050. The three awards, totaling $300,000 to Salem State University (SSU), UMass Dartmouth (UMD), and UMass Lowell (UML) are part of the $660,000 feasibility study grant program for state entities launched by the Department of Energy Resources (DOER) through its Leading by Example (LBE) program.