BOSTON – Warning that the pandemic continues to create financial uncertainty, UMass President Marty Meehan told a Board of Trustees committee today that it will be critical for the university to…
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A new study by Alejandro Vasquez-Rifo, PhD, and Victor Ambros, PhD, shows that certain strains of Pseudomonas aeruginosa, a rod-shaped bacterial pathogen that causes disease in plants and animals,…
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In the new year, David D. McManus, MD, professor of medicine, will begin an appointment as the chair of the Department of Medicine, according to an announcement by Eric. W. Dickson, MD, president and…
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If you’ve been feeling depressed, worried or lonely; you have a hard time getting motivated; or you feel more tired during pandemic life, you’re not alone. COVID fatigue is real and is affecting…
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Parth Chakrabarti, MPH, MBA, an experienced strategic leader in the pharmaceutical and biotech industry, will serve as UMass Medical School’s new executive vice chancellor for innovation and business…
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People with Alzheimer’s disease and other forms of dementia are frequently prescribed medications such as sleeping pills, antipsychotic medication and drugs for bladder control. Sometimes it is too…
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Esi A. Asare, MBA, will join UMass Medical School next week as the new director of admissions for the School of Medicine. Asare is currently the director of multicultural admission at Le Moyne…
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Prompted by a health issue that his grandmother had, MD/PhD student Eric Ding is studying how smart watches monitor heart rhythms and detect atrial fibrillation in older adults. His work is…
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I have had the opportunity to work with Speaker DeLeo on many complex issues over the years, and have always found him to be sharply focused on how a new policy or law would affect Main Streets and…
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Helen Tsiagras, RN, first-year Doctor of Nursing Practice student in the Graduate School of Nursing’s Graduate Entry Pathway Program Family Nurse Practitioner track , began her nursing career during…
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