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MD/PhD student Anna Aristarkhova received a predoctoral fellowship award from the NIH to research the mechanisms underlying visual loss in multiple sclerosis.

New research finds Medicaid-funded nutrition and housing programs are linked to improved health outcomes and lower healthcare costs in Massachusetts.

The Tan Chingfen Graduate School of Nursing’s Global Health Pathway has expanded from a singular program in the Dominican Republic to include Ghana and Armenia. 

A video tribute to Chancellor Michael F. Collins, who is stepping down as chancellor at the end of June, was shown during UMass Chan’s 53rd Commencement exercises.

Philanthropist Gerald Chan delivered the keynote Commencement address as 270 degrees were awarded on May 31. 

Learn more about the three distinguished individuals who received honorary degrees at UMass Chan Medical School’s 53rd Commencement.

Twenty-five graduating students at UMass Chan Medical School received stoles at the 2026 Deborah Harmon Hines, PhD, Commencement Celebration on May 29. 

The 64 graduates from the Tan Chingfen Graduate School of Nursing Class of 2026 were recognized during an awards ceremony that celebrated the nursing community.  

More than 35 awards were presented to members of the T.H. School of Medicine Class of 2026 and faculty members.

Graduating PhD candidates in the Morningside Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences at UMass Chan Medical School were celebrated during an awards ceremony on May 28.

The UMass Chan Medical School chapter of the Gold Humanism Honor Society inducted 41 members who have demonstrated compassionate, patient-centered care.

The siRNA-based therapy specifically targets photoreceptor cells in the eye, halting disease progression for six months to a year.

ForHealth Consulting at UMass Chan Medical School is a key partner in launching nursing apprenticeships designed to strengthen Massachusetts’ health care workforce.

Eight UMass Chan faculty members were honored during the 26th annual Women’s Faculty Committee Awards on May 21.

As more people enter pregnancy with type 2 diabetes, researchers and clinicians at UMass Chan are studying new ways to improve care before, during and after pregnancy.

Phillip Tai, PhD, received a $1.6 million grant from the National Institute of General Medical Sciences to develop adeno-associated viral vectors for gene therapies.

The UMass Center for Clinical and Translational Science has been awarded a seven-year, $50 million renewal of its Clinical and Translational Sciences Award.

Yemini is one of 15 researchers from the United States and Canada to receive a Scialog Collaborative Innovation Award in 2026.

Academic degrees will be awarded to more than 300 students on Sunday, May 31, at UMass Chan Medical School’s 53rd Commencement.

Terence R. Flotte, MD, and colleagues outline plans for addressing the current market challenges for gene therapy treatment of rare and ultra-rare disorders.

Erik Sontheimer, PhD, and Wen Xue, PhD, have developed a gene editing technology that allows for precise, efficient insertion of very large DNA segments into the human genome.

The camp is free and is accepting applications from high school students in the Worcester Public Schools system.

Nursing PhD student William Mar, PhD candidate Humberto Ochoa and MD/MBA student Suhas Suddala will represent their respective peers at UMass Chan’s 2026 Commencement.

The classic science fair format was flipped at UMass Chan as Worcester high school students judged research posters by graduate students and postdocs.

Nursing student Stefan Malek hopes to combine his work experience in substance use facilities with his knowledge of cardiac medicine for his DNP scholarly project.

Marcus Ruscetti, PhD, received a $750,000 2026 Pershing Square Sohn Cancer Prize to advance his lab’s pancreatic cancer research.

Toloo Taghian, PhD, a has received a $3.2 million NIH grant to develop a gene therapy for UBA5 deficiency.  

Howard J. Sachs, MD, associate professor of medicine, delivered the Last Lecture titled “The Inevitable Journey.”

Filmmaker Jessica Zitter, MD, MPH, and Betty Clark, MDiv, are the featured speakers for the annual Howe Endowed Lecture Series.

Findings from the SMART-AI trial were recently published in Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology.