Rajani S. Sadasivam, PhD How can smokers who aren’t yet ready to quit be motivated to do so? According to a study co-authored by UMass Chan Medical School researchers, smokers in a randomized…
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Joan Vitello-Cicciu, PhD, is congratulated by Chancellor Michael F. Collins UMass Chan Medical School celebrated in a special investiture ceremony on June 22 the $5 million gift of UMass Lowell…, Joan M. Vitello-Cicciu, , PhD, professor of nursing and dean of the Tan Chingfen Graduate School of Nursing, was invested as the inaugural Donna M. and Robert J. Manning Chair in Nursing . “As the nursing profession rapidly…, Mary Ellen Lane, PhD, , professor of neurobiology and dean of the Morningside Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, who was invested as the inaugural Donna M. and Robert J. Manning Chair in Biomedical Sciences . Upon…, Michael P. Stauff, MD, , associate professor of orthopedics & physical rehabilitation and vice chair for clinical practice in the Department of Orthopedics & Physical Rehabilitation, as he was invested as the…, Tiffany A. Moore Simas, MD, MPH, , chair and professor of obstetrics & gynecology and professor of pediatrics, psychiatry and population & quantitative health sciences, was invested as the inaugural Donna M. and Robert J.…, Robert H. Brown Jr., DPhil, MD, , professor of neurology and director of the Neurotherapeutics Institute, was lauded by Collins as a “beacon of hope to ALS patients and families around the world,” as he was invested as the…
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Violeta Durán Laforet, PhD Violeta Durán Laforet, PhD, a postdoc in the lab of Dorothy P. Schafer, PhD, associate professor of neurobiology, has been awarded two fellowships totaling $375,000 to…
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Hands hold up LGBTQIA+ rainbow flags UMass Chan Medical School will recognize Pride Month with events on June 28 and 29 that focus on the experiences of LGBTQ families as they navigate the health…
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Braeden Roache, right, and his younger brother Jaymason play rhythms on the EcoSonic Playground they designed and built in Durgin Hall at a music camp for children with autism. Four-year-old Jaymason…
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UMass Boston’s Department of Urban Planning and Community Development and Pre-Collegiate Program, in collaboration with the Boston Planning and Development Agency, Boston Public Schools, and…, Ken Reardon, , professor and chair of the Department of Urban Planning and Community Development. “UMass Boston's newly launched Summer Program in Urban Planning at Madison Park Technical Vocational High School…
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UMass Amherst professor Stephen Rich AMHERST, Mass. – The University of Massachusetts Amherst has received a $10 million, five-year award from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to…
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Fifteen centuries ago, extreme dry conditions contributed to the decline of the ancient South Arabian kingdom of Himyar. Combined with political unrest and war, the droughts left behind a region in…, Research 25 Years in the Making, Google Earth images of terraces in Yemen “Part of what makes this work so exciting,” says Stephen Burns , professor of geosciences at UMass Amherst and one of the paper’s co-authors, “is its multi-…
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The Department of Hospitality and Tourism Management (HTM) in the Isenberg School of Business held its 2022 Annual Awards Dinner on May 17. , Jon Taffer, , host of the reality series “Bar Rescue,” received the Distinguished Industry Leader Award. Jon Taffer “We make people smile for a living,” said Taffer after receiving the award, “Think about it. We…, Ken Toong, ’04 MBA (Special Recognition Award), , Matt Lambert, ’92 (Stephen Elmont Award), and , Keith Sacenti , ’14 (Outstanding Young Alumni Award). Keith Sacenti “Many of us faced uncertain futures back in 2020,” said Sacenti in his acceptance speech. “I myself lost my job in March of 2020, and seemingly day…, Michael Sacenti, ’82, who stepped to the dais later in the program to introduce Taffer, but who could not help but take a few minutes to express his pride in his son. “I could easily take credit for everything he’s…
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The UMass Magazine summer and fall 2021 issues received a gold award from the Council for Advancement and Support of Education (CASE) in the global, not-for-profit association’s annual Circle…, Irma McClaurin, ’76MFA, ’89MA, ’93Ph.D. “The design feels very modern and clean,” wrote the CASE contest judges. “Great use of color, photography, and illustration...The covers are great. Very creative throughout…, Candice Pinault Nova, k and , Lori Shine, ’04MFA.
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