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The Diversity and Inclusion Office, with support from UMass Medical School student leaders, hosted the first Learners of Color Orientation on Friday, Aug. 27, and Saturday, Aug. 28. Students from the Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Graduate School of Nursing and School of Medicine attended the event, which included a mixer Friday night at Mezcal Cantina in Worcester for students to get to know one another and a series of workshops on Saturday.

Education, Impact, Press Release

Watercolor drawing of UMass Chan Medical School campus
“This gift is a powerful statement about the stature—and the potential—of our medical school, a very special place,” said Chancellor Collins.

Today the University of Massachusetts is announcing a history-making $175 million donation from The Morningside Foundation to UMass Medical School.

Education, Research

The Provost’s Office has selected four winners for the 2021 Distinguished Community Engagement Awards in the categories of teaching and research.

The two awardees for Community Engaged Research are:

Student Life

AMHERST, Mass. – In its inaugural “Great Campus Food” list, The Princeton Review has named the University of Massachusetts Amherst to the exclusive group in its 2022 edition of The Best 387 Colleges.

Education
Pictured (l to r): Ryan Mudawar (VP of Education and Workforce Programs), Dr. Tracie Ferreira (chair and associate professor of Bioengineering), Ken Turner (president and CEO), & Joseph Sullivan (VP of Marketing, Communications and Community Relations)
Pictured (l to r): Ryan Mudawar (VP of Education and Workforce Programs), Dr.
Impact

Nearly 600 backpacks were distributed to first- through third-grade students at Rice Square, Grafton Street and Union Square elementary schools thanks to the UMass Medical School North Quadrant Support Services partnership with the Worcester Public Schools.

The children were all smiles beneath their masks as they received supplies for the new year. Many had hand-drawn thank you notes to give to Medical School volunteers who handed  filled backpacks to each child on the second day of school.

Press Release
Student Life

AMHERST, Mass. – The University of Massachusetts Amherst will welcome a first-year class of approximately 4,900 students with an outstanding academic profile – and the most diverse in its history – as Fall Welcome kicks into high gear on Friday, Aug. 27 with a full slate of activities planned on campus.

Student Life
The Party Band rocks a crowd at Keroauc Park in Lowell during a Fresh Beets summer show.
The Party Band rocks a crowd at Keroauc Park in Lowell during a Fresh Beets summer show.

Fresh Beets, the brainchild of adjunct music instructor Savanah Marshall ’13, ’16, served up a summer of music, street food and community education in downtown Lowell’s Kerouac Park.

Student Life

Campus Pride has named UMass Amherst to their 2021 list of Best of the Best Colleges and Universities for LGBTQ Students in the United States. UMass is one of 30 schools and colleges to be named to the list, all scoring a perfect five out of five stars on the Campus Pride Index.

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