Construction of the new education and research building on the UMass Medical School main campus in Worcester goes underground this week, as crews begin excavation for the foundation of the structure…
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A new study co-authored by UMass Medical School preventive cardiology expert Lara Kovell, MD, finds that diets with lots of fruits and vegetables and not too much salt positively impact three markers…
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Several United States senators visited the National Institutes of Health at its Bethesda, Maryland, campus on May 17 for a tour of its Vaccine Research Center and discussion of COVID-19 initiatives,…
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Mireli Fino, MBA As the nation’s only nonprofit FDA-licensed manufacturer of vaccines and biologics, MassBiologics is a special part of UMass Medical School, one with unique potential to improve the…
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Summer is coming. Roughly one-half of the United States population is vaccinated against COVID-19. Many are itching to venture out from their 14-month global pandemic hibernation to travel and visit…
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Joseph Sheedy Joseph Sheedy was in love with learning. He never passed up an opportunity to figure out another piece of the world. Sometimes, he took folks with him, ready or not. Alison Sheedy…
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Photo of the world’s first atomic explosion on July 16, 1945, south of Alamogordo, New Mexico. A recent discovery by a research team that includes Kennedy College of Sciences Kennedy College of…, Code Name: Trinity, On July 16, 1945, the United States military detonated history’s first atomic bomb, a plutonium device dubbed “Gadget,” at a remote site in southern New Mexico. The mission, which was part of the top…, Blood-red Trinitite, The majority of trinitite is pale green in color, but the material that the team investigated has a rare, blood-red color due to copper that melted with the desert sand. The copper came from miles of…, The Expanding Field of Nuclear Forensics, “At UMass Lowell, my student researchers and I have been studying the Prof. Nelson Eby's research on trinitite glasses complex chemistry of the trinitite glasses and the distribution of radioactive…
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Several of the "Untold Lowell Stories" are about members of the Lew family, who lived in this home at 89 Mt. Hope Street that was built in 1846 by Adrastus and Elizabeth Lew. Born a slave on a…
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GenCyber graphic Eighty high school students from across New England and New York will get a chance to learn about cybersecurity during a free, two-week virtual camp this summer. The GenCyber…, A Virtual Cloud Platform, “This is the first GenCyber camp ever in Massachusetts,” Fu notes. “Only basic computer use is expected from the students. Knowledge of programming and cybersecurity is not required.” He says the…
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Completing a graduate nursing degree is a great challenge and a great achievement – especially during a once-in-a-century pandemic. The Graduate School of Nursing Class of 2021 celebrated its…, Chancellor’s Award, Brittany Carney, GSN Dean’s Award, Hannah Mills, Commencement Speaker Recognition, Heather Lovelace, Carol Bova Scholarship, William Mar, Lillian Goodman Scholarship, Samantha Turner, Annie Vigeant Award, Everlyne Njoroge Jaya Rawla, Paulette Seymour-Route Scholarship, Rachel Niemiec Singer Lauri Toohey, Suzanne T. and John F. Sullivan Scholarship, Amanda Hazeltine, Mary K Alexander Academic Achievement & Leadership Award, Rachelle Archard, Janet Fraser Hale Academic Achievement and Leadership Award, Sarah Lake, Mary Kinnear Raymond Award, Henry Ellis, Lucie D. Russell Briefcase Award, Adult Gerontology-Acute Care Nurse Practitioner: Elisha Lico Family Nurse Practitioner: Sophal Sok Adult/Gerontology-Primary Care Nurse Practitioner: Yasinca Monzon Cabrera, Outstanding NP student in Critical Care Award, Rachel Burke, Jane McCue Magner Award, Jeff Robichaud, GSN Interprofessional Community Service Award, Vaccine Corps: Michael Hirsh, MD Christopher Lee Adjei Badu Allison Carlson Karina Michaela DelMundo Chikodiri Ebe Kendra Engfer Emily Everett Madeline Lane Paige Laperle Jacqueline Mbugua Monica…, GSN Community Partnership Award, Baystate Health: Andrew Artenstein, MD Kevin Hinchey, MD Betty LaRue, RN Nancy Ocasio Christine Klucznik, DNP Hadley Byrne Paula Brooks, DNP, Nancy & Walter Kowal Scholarship, Aisling Ryan, Ciborowski Family Scholarship, Grace Schierberl, Faculty Daisy Award, Jill Terrien, PhD, Janet Fraser Hale Humanism in Health Care Scholarship/Award, Timothy Winn (presented at 2021 Educational Recognition Awards)
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