Thirty-nine students from the Graduate School of Nursing Class of 2020 at UMass Medical School wrapped up their Doctor of Nursing Practice project presentations at the end of April. It鈥檚 the final鈥
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Chancellor Michael F. Collins recognizes his own mother and offers support for all mothers, especially in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, in his May 11 video address. 鈥淏etter days are ahead. It鈥
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Keith Mascoll had always been into telling stories. His family is originally from Barbados of the West Indies where storytelling is enmeshed in their culture. Whether he was dancing like his father,鈥, Did you always plan to pursue acting as a career?, I started out at UMass Amherst on a soccer scholarship. My dad was kind of traditional and I was a political science major at first. And it actually didn鈥檛 work out. My scholarship didn鈥檛 work out鈥, So after you switched your major to theater arts, that was a pivotal moment for you where you realized you were on the right path?, Right, but the thing about the path is, it鈥檚 still scary. You know there鈥檚 potential in yourself, but in some ways, it鈥檚 scary to know that you can succeed. It was such a great experience for me., After you graduated from UMass Boston, what was your first step?, Some of those UMass Boston connections were helpful because some of my classmates would say 鈥淗ey, I鈥檓 doing a show,鈥 or 鈥淚鈥檓 directing. You want to come and be in shows?鈥 And that was helpful. You鈥檙e鈥, That鈥檚 really cool! And then you expanded to other film projects?, I did some shorts, and I worked on Grown Ups and Grown Ups 2 , standing in and doubling for Chris Rock. Certain times in that movie, it鈥檚 not necessarily him: It鈥檚 me. I learned so much from being鈥, Was there any wisdom you gained from your 100 days on set?, The first thing is humility. And your reputation and integrity are everything. So how you conduct yourself is important. How you treat other people is important. And be yourself: that was the main鈥, You played the lead in the independent film Confused by Love . What was that like?, We shot it in six days, which is insane for a full feature. It was an incredible experience to be able to work on something like that. We had the festivals, and I went to France. It was a part of the鈥, You鈥檝e been busy creating and involving yourself with different projects, launching a podcast and a one-man show. Can you tell me a bit about that?, Triggered Life is an incredible project for me to work on. It鈥檚 talking about my journey as a survivor of sexual abuse. Then you have a character who鈥檚 a composite of interviews that people have鈥, It sounds like you鈥檝e found considerable success in your industry and the different projects you鈥檝e pursued. Have you ever encountered any roadblocks?, For a while, I did walk away and didn鈥檛 do as much because I needed to deal with my trauma. I needed to deal with what had happened to me as a survivor of abuse. I had been working broken in a lot of鈥, Do you have any advice for our readers who are trying to get into the industry?, I would say that 鈥淐reate your own.鈥 As you鈥檙e auditioning, write. Help your other friends on different projects, and don鈥檛 limit what you can do. Sometimes in our minds, we put limits on what鈥檚鈥, How do you define your success?, People always say, 鈥淚 don鈥檛 know how you do it.鈥 I still feel like I鈥檓 on that journey, but success is different for different people. I鈥檝e had some success with my career. I feel like there鈥檚 more鈥
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Two students were honored for their dedication to public service at the UMass Amherst School of Public Policy鈥檚 (SPP) virtual celebration of its class of 2020 on May 7. Olivia Laramie and Jessica鈥
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AMHERST, Mass. 鈥 , , The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has announced that the Mechanical Ventilator Milano (MVM) is safe for use in the United States under the FDA鈥檚 Emergency Use Authorization, which helps support鈥
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With physical distancing guidelines and restrictions precluding a traditional event, virtual commencement ceremonies will be held for the Graduate School of Nursing and the Graduate School of鈥
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The 橙子影院 Consortium on Pathogen Readiness (MassCPR), a multi-institutional initiative convened by Harvard Medical School to combat the global COVID-19 pandemic and to prepare for future鈥, Age-associated development of antibody-mediated cytotoxic immunity to SARS-CoV-2 , by Ann Moormann, PhD, MPH, professor of medicine. Dr. Moormann will work to determine the spectrum of functional antibodies to SARS-CoV-2 that could confer protection against COVID-19 disease.鈥, Identifying and targeting host cells and genes crucial in SARS-CoV-2 pathogenesis, by Robert Finberg, MD, the Richard M. Haidack Professor of Medicine , chair and professor of medicine. Dr. Finberg, along with Scot Wolfe, PhD, professor of molecular, cell & cancer biology,鈥, Rapid functional assessment of SARS-CoV-2 variants within the context of the pandemic, by Jeremy Luban, MD, the David J. Freelander Professor of AIDS Research and professor of molecular medicine. Dr. Luban is moving rapidly into the study and analysis of the virologic mechanism of鈥
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Each year in the United States, more than 2.5 million people are diagnosed with traumatic brain injuries (TBIs), yet there鈥檚 no clear agreement on how to evaluate or treat those injuries. Psychology鈥
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The Art & Design Department transformed the opening of its annual end-of-the-year student art show into an online celebration for a class of 46 graduates whose last semester of college has been鈥
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For students looking to explore graduate business degree options, the Charlton College of Business at UMass Dartmouth will host multiple virtual open houses. The Charlton College of Business is鈥
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