Katherine Fitzgerald, PhD, the Worcester Foundation for Biomedical Research Chair, professor of medicine in the Division of Infectious Diseases and Immunology, and director of the Program in Innate Immunity; and Sanjay Ram, MD, professor of medicine, have been elected to the American Academy of Microbiology, the honorific leadership group of the American Society of Microbiology.
More than a dozen students in two of Assistant Professor of Biology Douglas Woodhams’ graduate seminars can now add published researcher to their résumés.
How does the university and the community work together to build a more just and equitable democracy – one that turns toward and not away from our most marginalized?
“The community is here. The students are members of this community. And as I work with them here, I know I’m working with part of the community. I will be mobilizing to help them to engage,” Professor of Environment and Public Health Eduardo Siqueira explained. “Many of them actually became quite interested dealing with immigrants’ issues after taking classes like the one here.”
Cash-back incentives from credit card companies are a popular way to persuade consumers to pay with plastic.
But rather than putting that cash back into your pocket each month, UML students Pedro Piau, Oliver Jennings and Jack Disilvio had a different idea: Have the credit card company automatically deposit the money into an investment account, where it can grow over time and one day help pay for a new home or fund retirement.
The Angel Fund for ALS Research donated $1 million last year to support the research of Robert H. Brown Jr., DPhil, MD, the Leo P. and Theresa M. LaChance Chair in Medical Research and professor of neurology.
“We can do this because of the tremendous support of our donors, our supporters and our board. Without research, there is no cure,” said Richard Kennedy, president of the Angel Fund, a nonprofit organization that is deeply committed to supporting Dr. Brown’s research.
In a new Voices of UMassMed podcast, Kara Smith, MD, assistant professor of neurology, talks about early warning signs of Parkinson’s disease and new developments in research. She said she is optimistic that scientists will find a cure in her lifetime.
The Center for Teaching and Learning (CTL) is hosting a “Diversity Lunch and Learn” event on Thursday, March 5 from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the W.E.B. Du Bois Library, room 2601.
The Center for Women, Gender & Sexuality at UMass Dartmouth will celebrate its 50th anniversary this year as the second-oldest women’s collegiate center in the country with a dinner on Wednesday, March 18 at 6:00 p.m. in Woodland Commons. Faye Wattleton, activist and former Planned Parenthood president and CEO, will deliver the keynote address on “Preserving the Legacy of Women’s Health and Liberty.” Tickets are $100 per person or $750 for a table of eight and are available at alumni2. umassd.edu/cwgs50.
The UMass Diabetes Center of Excellence has established the Glass Family Fellow in Diabetes Research, through a gift from Scott and Patricia Glass. It was presented to Richard A.