A study by Robert H. Brown, MD, DPhil, shows that a single transplantation of a bone marrow-derived mesenchymal stem cell treatment for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) called NurOwn was safe and well tolerated by patients.
As modern medicine continues to rapidly improve through technological advancements, Chancellor Michael F. Collins is urging caregivers to remain committed to compassionate care, in a new TEDx Talk.
MassBiologics of UMass Medical School, the only nonprofit, FDA-licensed manufacturer of vaccines in the United States, is marking its 125th anniversary. MassBiologics works to improve public health through applied research, development and production of biologic products, including vaccines, plasma derivatives and most recently, monoclonal antibodies.
It all began in 1894, as the state and the nation were grappling with the scourge of diphtheria.
Antibiotic-resistant germs are rapidly developing around the world and a multipronged approach will be needed to combat this pressing public health threat, said drug resistance expert and investigator Celia Schiffer, PhD, in reaction to a new Centers for Disease Control and Prevention report on the severity of the problem.
Research + Patience = Profit
That’s the simple equation that helped a team of Manning School of Business students defend UMass Lowell’s crown in the Student Managed Fund challenge, an annual investing competition sponsored by the UMass Foundation.
A new study by UMass Boston researchers recommends that state officials do more to address gambling addiction in Asian American communities.
The state-funded study, led by Institute for Asian American Studies (IAAS) researcher Carolyn Wong, examined the casino gambling practices of residents and workers in Boston’s Chinatown through a number of face-to-face interviews in the community.
AMHERST, Mass. – The Isenberg School of Management at the University of Massachusetts Amherst reminds Ware students that they are eligible for the Charles P. McQuaid scholarship, which will cover approximately 70% of in-state tuition and fees. One new scholarship is awarded yearly for incoming students from Ware and its surrounding communities.
McQuaid, a 1974 graduate and a Ware native, funds the endowed scholarship in order to provide students similar opportunities that he had.
A campus team led by research professor Beverly Woolf of the College of Information and Computer Science (CICS) recently received a one-year, $838,722 grant from the National Science Foundation’s (NSF) Convergence Accelerator program to support their project to create a tool for workers to analyze their profiles and skills and identify training and education to aid their career paths.
Kevin Young, assistant professor of history, appeared on the program “Democracy Now!” on Wednesday, Nov. 13 to discuss the political turmoil engulfing the South American country of Bolivia, and whether the removal of former president Evo Morales can be considered a military coup.
To support a broadly shared Graphic Processing Unit (GPU)-enabled high-performance computing cluster for the Institute for Applied Sciences (IALS), computational biophysicist Jianhan Chen, chemistry and biochemistry and molecular biology, with others, recently was awarded a two-year, $415,000 grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) that will fill what Chen calls “a critical need” for enabling computation-intensive research activities on campus.