Like other recent events at UMass Medical School, Second Look Day on Friday, April 3, took place through a computer screen. The annual event is intended to give prospective School of Medicine…
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Chancellor Michael F. Collins reflects on the early graduation for the School of Medicine Class of 2020 in a video address taped on Monday, April 6.
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A School of Medicine student and a recent graduate are helping the region prepare for a potential surge of COVID-19 patients by readying the city’s DCU Center to function as a field hospital. The…
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AMHERST, Mass. – In just under two weeks, researchers at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, with engineers, nurses and other health care professionals, have developed a design informed by…, How Face Shields Mitigate Risk of Contamination, A face shield protects the eyes and can be worn over an N95 mask to mitigate the risk of contamination, says Huber. It is made from a single, flexible sheet of 0.010-inch plastic film designed and…, Important Input from Nurses, Testing the shield’s clinical usefulness was assisted by nurses and technicians from the College of Nursing. Associate Professor and AAAS Invention Ambassador Rachel Walker and Ph.D. student Ellen…
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AMHERST, Mass. – The University of Massachusetts Amherst is pleased to announce the creation of a seed fund by anonymous donors to support research of quantum information systems, including an…
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“ UMass Magazine ” received three Gold awards and a Judge’s Choice award at the 2021 Creative Awards given by the Advertising Club of Western Massachusetts on Sept. 14. The “UMass Magazine” winter…
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AMHERST, Mass. – The results of a new survey published today detail the impact the COVID-19 pandemic has had on Vermont households, including disruptions in school and child care, inequitable…
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AMHERST, Mass. – New research, published in Nature and led by the University of Massachusetts Amherst, has just answered one of the fundamental questions about our universe: Why did some of the…
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Daniel Bolon, PhD, professor of biochemistry & molecular pharmacology, studies drug resistance in cancer cells. His lab at UMass Chan Medical School works to systematically quantify the impacts…
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Quote from Mark Johnson, MD, PhD A group of students is launching a mentorship program for women at UMass Chan Medical School, building on a mentoring program begun last year for learners…
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