Among the newly endowed chairs, five are new UMass Memorial Health chairs, made possible through the long-standing partnership with UMass Chan.

Virology experts gather at UMass Chan Medical School for 2024 MassCPR Symposium learn about biology and infectious mechanisms of viruses.  

UMass Chan is looking for new members to join the Committee on Equal Opportunity and Diversity to continue the momentum of its 2024 Diversity Summit.  

The environmental justice program is a partnership between the Office of Sustainability, the Diversity and Inclusion Office and the Lamar Soutter Library.

Jean A. Frazier, MD, will step down as executive director at the end of the year, a position she has held since 2015.

The 2024 Nobel Prize Symposium in Washington, D.C., was hosted by the Embassy of Sweden and the National Academy of Sciences.

In a new Voices of UMass Chan podcast, Jason Kim, PhD, discussed his research into the link between Alzheimer’s disease and type 2 diabetes.  

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UMass Chan Medical School AI scientist Feifan Liu, PhD, associate professor of population & quantitative health sciences, is leading studies to develop AI models aimed at advancing health equity in predicting risk of type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease.  

The VA Summer Research Program, established in 2022 to strengthen and diversify the VA scientific workforce, will remain at UMass Chan for another five years. The research program at UMass Chan is the only site of 25 nationally that is solely focused on women’s health.  

Mailings about the risks of certain drugs given to people with dementia showed no effect in reducing prescriptions, a study led by UMass Chan researchers finds. But there are lessons to be learned.