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Learn more about the four people who received honorary degrees at UMass Chan Medical School’s 52nd Commencement in these video profiles.

At the 52nd Commencement at UMass Chan on June 1, 265 degrees were presented.

During the Deborah Harmon Hines, PhD, Commencement Celebration, graduating UMass Chan Medical School students received Kente and multicultural stoles to wear at the 52nd Commencement.

The 62 students who comprise the Class of 2025 for the Tan Chingfen Graduate School of Nursing were honored at a campus event on May 30.

More than 30 awards were presented to graduating medical students and faculty members during the ceremony.

The Morningside Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences at UMass Chan Medical School honored student scientists for outstanding research and leadership qualities on May 29.

The UMass Chan Medical School chapter of the Gold Humanism Honor Society welcomed 39 new members on Wednesday, May 28.

Tammy T. Nguyen, MD, PhD, succeeds Sally C. Kent, PhD, as the Fuller Foundation Term Chair in Diabetes.

Seven faculty members were honored at UMass Chan’s 25th annual Women’s Faculty Awards.

The Junior Faculty Development Program is the longest-running professional development program at UMass Chan.

Medical student Christopher Zaro, PhD candidate Clevanne Julce, MPH, and DNP student Jennifer Konjoian, RN, are the class speakers at UMass Chan 52nd Commencement on June 1.

Degrees will be awarded to 265 students at UMass Chan’s 52nd Commencement ceremony on June 1.

UMass Chan licenses potential RNA-based treatment for fragile X syndrome to QurAlis Corporation.

Thirty-three runners and 50 volunteer administrators competed in a Medical Wilderness Adventure Race (MedWAR), spanning 13 miles and solving simulated medical emergencies. Three UMass Chan medical students Anna Cichon, Avery Pullman and Karishma Patel helped organize the event.

A siRNA therapeutic for dermatological diseases developed at UMass Chan Medical School has entered the clinical trial phase.

Mary Munson, PhD, received the 2025 Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Mentoring.

Nobel laureate Victor R. Ambros, PhD, has been named TIME100 Health, a list recognizing the100 most influential people in health.

UMass Chan Medical School scientists Jun Xie, PhD, and Guangping Gao, PhD, have received $500,000 to help advance gene therapy.

DNP student Anthony Olenski, RN, a U.S. Army infantry medic, hopes to make health care more accessible through telehealth, serving primarily children and adolescents.

The event is hosted by the Office of Well Being and the Office of Sustainability.

Mary Callery O’Brien, MD, received the 2024 Chancellor’s Medal for Distinguished Teaching and will deliver the Last Lecture.

This special edition of @umasschan magazine celebrates Victor Ambros, PhD, the newest Nobel laureate at UMass Chan Medical School.

Forty-two students from 12 local high schools competed in the 19th annual Central Massachusetts Brain Bee competition on March 29.

UMass Chan Medical School leads efforts to establish a comprehensive database of cat genomics.

Medical student Beatriz Bacelar is teaching hands-only CPR in Worcester, driven by a desire to help her community and increase survival rates in Massachusetts for people who have suffered cardiac arrest.

The Office of Government and Community Relations is expanding the UMass Chan volunteer program with a Days of Service initiative in late May.

The visit included a tour of the new Paul J. DiMare Center and a closed-door meeting with UMass Chan faculty members.

Identification of the metabolite rhodoquinone as the second electron transporter may have clinical applications for treating ischemia.

More than 1,330 research projects were submitted to the 2024 AMA Research Challenge for consideration.

UMass Chan Medical School scientists detail simple rules for folding the genome during mitosis