Once a week this winter, UMass Boston master’s nursing student , Mirna Flores Raudez , would make her way to the East Boston Neighborhood Health Center vaccination clinic. There, she helped Spanish-speaking community members and others receive their first doses of the COVID-19 vaccine…, Linda Thompson, said. “They saw this challenge as a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to be part of the solution to a major public health crisis. “When the vaccines were available, our students volunteered to…, Ariane Nicole Theriault, , a nursing master’s student who works in a local hospital, also volunteered at the East Boston Neighborhood Health Center with Flores Raudez and seven other master’s students. She said it was a…
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The Continuous Electron Beam Accelerator at Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility Neutron stars, the collapsed cores of dying massive stars, are one of the universe’s mysteries. With the…
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AMHERST Mass. – One of the recent revolutions in computing has been the advent of cloud-based platforms, which handle everything from music and video streaming to crunching enormous amounts of data…
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This verdict is an affirmation that Black Lives do Matter, and in particular the life of George Floyd. Our nation will long be haunted by the grotesque images of Mr. Floyd’s murder. This verdict is…
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Nine UMass Medical School student volunteers administered COVID-19 vaccinations to the community on Monday, April 19, at the YWCA Central Massachusetts in downtown Worcester. The mobile clinic, which…
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Massachusetts residents ages 16 and older are eligible to receive a COVID-19 vaccine as of Monday, April 19, which Gov. Charlie Baker calls a significant milestone in the commonwealth’s mission to…
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A conversation that started on Twitter between a UMass Medical School researcher and a State University of New York medical student has led to a year-long mentorship, published research and an award…, “, When George Floyd was murdered, many researchers recognized the trauma that minoritized communities were experiencing. They tweeted their support and their solidarity for medical students who are…, . , A few said, ‘If anyone who’s underrepresented in medicine needs mentorship or research opportunities, please reach out to me—I’m here to help.’ Dr. Richmond was one of the people who tweeted that,”…
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Apic Bio, a gene therapy company developing treatment options for patients with rare genetic diseases and co-founded by UMass Medical School’s Robert H. Brown Jr., DPhil, MD, announced that the FDA…
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Gov. Charlie Baker and Lt. Gov. Karyn Polito welcomed head coach Greg Carvel, members of the National Champion Massachusetts hockey team and UMass administration to the State House on Tuesday,…, See more on the event on Twitter, .
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The UMass Amherst Libraries are pleased to announce the winners of the 2021 Undergraduate Sustainability Award. “Goddess of Earth” by Sruthi Tanikella The 2021 Undergraduate Sustainability Award is…
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