For UMass Medical School researcher Jae-Hyuck Shim, PhD, seeing the strength of families who have a child with a rare, crippling disease motivates him to develop a gene therapy that will help鈥
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The benefits of the COVID-19 vaccine for pregnant women and their babies are backed by solid, ongoing research, according to UMass Medical School chair and professor of obstetrics & gynecology鈥
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UMass Medical School appears on Forbes鈥 2021 edition of its America鈥檚 Best Employers by State list. Forbes has ranked the Medical School No. 39 among 橙子影院 employers. Forbes partnered with鈥
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UMass Medical School will implement a COVID-19 vaccination requirement for all UMMS faculty and staff. The requirement for faculty and staff is consistent with the vaccination requirement for鈥
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Convenient, rapid and affordable COVID-19 testing technology is getting a widespread community try-out through the COVID-19 Test Us program, part of the National Institutes of Health Rapid鈥
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Biology Assoc. Prof. Rick Hochberg in his Invertebrate Biodiversity Lab at Olsen Hall on North Campus. The National Science Foundation (NSF) has awarded a team of researchers from UMass Lowell, the鈥, A Complex Life Cycle, The name 鈥渞otifer,鈥 which means 鈥渨heel-bearer鈥 in Latin, refers to the crown of cilia 鈥 short, hairlike structures 鈥 around the mouth of the organism that rotates like a wheel. According to Hochberg鈥
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Left to right: Dennis Leahy, Executive Vice President, Treasurer & CFO, Bristol County Savings Bank (BCSB) and Treasurer, Bristol County Savings Charitable Foundation (BCSCF); Dennis Kelly,鈥, Patrick Murray, President of the Bristol County Savings Charitable Foundation and President & CEO of Bristol County Savings Bank, . 鈥淲e鈥檙e also celebrating the 25th year since our Foundation was formed and I can鈥檛 think of a better way to celebrate than to see firsthand the positive impact UMass Law鈥檚 Justice Bridge Program鈥, Eric Mitnick, Dean of UMass Law, . 鈥淲ith the support of the Bank, Justice Bridge has served as a critical lifeline for thousands of people right here in our community, and the program cultivates a new generation of lawyers who will鈥
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Anti-racism seed grant winners The Sustainable Solutions Lab (SSL) has awarded its second round of seed grants to two research projects exploring the employment and maternal health impacts of climate鈥, Rebecca Herst, , director of the Sustainable Solutions Lab. 鈥淲e are excited to support research that is integral to expanding the narrative and can lead to actionable change.鈥, Keren M. Horn, , associate professor of economics, College of Liberal Arts, and , Dania V. Francis, , assistant professor of economics, College of Liberal Arts, are exploring the employment impacts of natural hazards, particularly for lower-income and minority individuals in their study titled, 鈥溾, Lisa Heelan-Fancher, , assistant professor of nursing, College of Nursing and Health Sciences, is working to fill that gap in focus with her research project titled 鈥淟iving in an Environmental Justice Community and its鈥, Ping-Ann Addo, , Associate Professor of Anthropology, College of Liberal Arts Project: Studying the sustainability and homeland conservation practices of Maroon peoples in the Caribbean (read more), Anne Blaschke, , Associate Lecturer, American Studies, College of Liberal Arts Project: Researching the interconnectedness of outdoor wellness practices, racism and the global climate crisis (read more), Pratyush Bharati, , Professor of Management Information Systems, College of Management Project: Employing data analytics and artificial intelligence (AI) techniques to conduct an analysis that can help improve climate鈥, Courtney Humphries, , PhD candidate, School for the Environment Project: Examining existing racial inequities in waterfront development policies and climate adaptation planning in Boston (read more), Sajani Kandel, , PhD candidate, School for the Environment Project: Researching the unique heat adaptation needs of BIPOC and low-income residents in Dorchester (read more), Betsy L. Sweet, , Assistant Professor of Equitable and Sustainable Development Project: Exploring traditional indigenous knowledge in Mexico and the erasure of Black and Native epistemologies in the face of climate鈥, Tony Van Der Meer, , Senior Lecturer II of Africana Studies, College of Liberal Arts, Keith Jones, , Visiting Assistant Professor of Africana Studies, College of Liberal Arts Project: Furthering the broader campus community's understanding of how climate justice is deeply related to the social,鈥, About Sustainable Solutions Lab, The Sustainable Solutions Lab at UMass Boston is an applied research and action center working towards more equitable and sustainable responses to climate change. As our climate changes, SSL鈥檚鈥
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Two studies from the lab of Daryl Bosco, PhD, associate professor of neurology, offer new insights into the biochemical and molecular mechanisms that cause amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS).鈥, Gelatinous FUS protein impairs nucleocytoplasmic transport, A study published in May in Nature Neuroscience by Dr. Bosco; John Landers, PhD, professor of neurology; Jeffrey Alan Nickerson, PhD, associate professor of pediatrics; and David Grunwald, PhD,鈥, Misfolded profilin dysregulates actin dynamics, In another study published in PNAS in June, Bosco; Osman S. Bilsel, PhD, associate professor of biochemistry & molecular pharmacology; and Francesca Massi, PhD, associate professor of鈥
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A recent analysis of President Joe Biden鈥檚 鈥淏uild Back Better鈥 economic package conducted by UMass Amherst economists Lenore Palladino and Chirag Lala has been cited by the White House in promotion鈥
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