Breadcrumb

Leadership, Research
Dr. Gaurav Khanna, Adjunct Professor, and longtime Physics researcher at UMass Dartmouth smiles at the camera while leaning against his office desk
Dr. Gaurav Khanna, Adjunct Professor, and longtime Physics researcher at UMass Dartmouth

Dr.

Education, Student Life, Research
Left to right: Dean Jean VanderGheyst, UMassD College of Engineering & WID—GBC scholarship recipients Raena Gaston, Kelley Chanaphay, Lois Konadu, Tabitha Aguiar, and Erika Caushi; Diane Phillips (vice president of Boston Operations for JRAD), and Karen Krause-Bencal (managing director of K2C Ventures).
Left to right: Dean Jean VanderGheyst, UMassD College of Engineering & WID—GBC scholarship recipients Raena
Education, Impact
Antone M. Lopes and Micaella do Rosario Lopes, on their farm at 62 Sherman Street, S. Dartmouth, Mass. 1950's. Image courtesy of the Lopes Family Archives
Antone M. Lopes and Micaella do Rosario Lopes, on their farm at 62 Sherman Street, S. Dartmouth, Mass. 1950's.
Education

Members of the UMass community gathered in Dartmouth Friday, October 22, and in Amherst Saturday October 23, to celebrate the past, present, and future of Brutalist architecture on the UMass Dartmouth and UMass Amherst campuses. 

Research
Vial of Moderna COVID-19 vaccine
COVID-19 vaccines based on messenger RNA (mRNA), such as Moderna and Pfizer-BioNTech, require very cold temperatures to transport and to store for extended periods of time.

Vaccines developed by Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna have been shown to be effective in preventing hospitalizations and deaths from COVID-19, including the 

Impact
A team from UMass Cancer Walk and Run
Donations are still being accepted and 100 percent of funds go toward research and clinical trials.

The 23rd annual UMass Cancer Walk and Run, held on Sunday, Oct. 17, at Polar Park in Worcester, is expected to bring in more than $700,000, exceeding fundraising goals.

Research

Research by John P. Haran, MD, PhD, and Evan S. Bradley, MD, PhD, at UMass Chan Medical School, shows that patients with persistent long-COVID symptoms have oral microbiomes with a significantly higher abundance of bacteria that induce inflammation. These findings suggest an association between the oral microbiome and long COVID that may point to dysfunction in the oral microbiome as a contributor to long COVID.

John P. Haran, MD, PhD

Education, Student Life, Impact
Abiola Ogunsola
Abiola Ogunsola

The Morningside Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences Diversity Interest Group, made up of PhD students, continues to lean into its commitment of collaborating for advocacy, equity and justice in science. Last year, the group formed a journal club called Diversity and Injustice in Current Events and Sciences, or DICES.

Impact
Elementary school students wait in line with backpacks on
Worcester Public Schools elementary school students receive supply-filled backpacks to begin the school year from the North Quadrant Support Services initiative, one of the many options for UMass Chan Cares donations.

Participants can direct their donations to numerous options, and donations can be split among multiple choices.

Research

Rapid home tests for COVID-19 are a key focus in the fight against the coronavirus pandemic, with testing products flying off retail shelves and new research underway.

Subscribe to