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UMass Chan Medical School @UMassChan

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Reunion 2026 welcomed alumni from the T.H. Chan School of Medicine to campus for an inspiring day of reconnection and reflection that included campus tours, a candid student panel discussion and meaningful time to reminisce with classmates. ow.ly/wcvl50ZcpGF @UMassChan
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PhD candidate Rebekka Anderson has received a grant from the @NIH to support her research on how mutations in transporter proteins impact calcium wave intervals and how they could be linked to gout, a severe form of inflammatory arthritis: direc.to/oGeZ #NIH #PhDTwitter

PhD candidate Rebekka Anderson receives fellowship award to study calcium waves in C. elegans,...

The three-year predoctoral fellowship is funded by the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases.

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The 2026 supplemental budget that @MassGovernor signed on Friday, June 12, includes $10 million for a pilot scholarship program @UMassChan intended to boost the number of med students going into family medicine: direc.to/oH_M #FamilyMedicine #PrimaryCare #scholarship

Massachusetts lawmakers approve $10M pilot scholarship for UMass Chan medical students entering...

UMass Chan has received state funding for a pilot scholarship program aimed at boosting the number of family medicine physicians.

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UMass Chan Diversity & Inclusion Office@UMassDiversity
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UMass Chan and @UMassMemorial will mark Juneteenth on Wednesday, June 17, with a celebration in the Albert Sherman Center that includes T-shirt design, button-making and pop-up shops featuring food, beauty and artisan vendors. The event runs from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. #Juneteenth
Juneteenth graphic: UMAss Chan | UMass Memorial Health Celebration June 17, 2026

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PhD candidate Jonathan Valeros received an @NSF fellowship to further research that could revolutionize organ transplants: direc.to/oHAg Valeros is the first author on a paper @CellCellPress published about the discovery. #StudentSpotlight #WhyUMassChan #PhDTwitter

PhD candidate awarded NSF fellowship to further research that could revolutionize organ transplants

PhD candidate Jonathan Valeros received a National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship for research could revolutionize organ transplant procedures.

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View the list of the 28 @UMassChan faculty members who graduated from the Junior Faculty Development Program on Tuesday: direc.to/oHPP #UMassChan #UMassChanMedicalSchool #FacultyDevelopment @UMass_Medicine @RTI_UMassChan

Junior Faculty Development Program celebrates 28 graduates

The 28 UMass Chan Medical School faculty members who completed the Junior Faculty Development Program this year graduated from the program on June 9.

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UMass ALS@UMassALS
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We are grateful for each member of this year’s UMass ALS Cellucci Fund Boston Marathon Team, who together raised more than $81,000 for pioneering ALS research @UMassChan. Learn more about the inspiration behind their extraordinary efforts. ow.ly/JkWO50ZaEFN
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Turning basic science into clinical treatments: @UMassChan faculty pitched their emerging companies to venture capital firms, corporate venture groups and biotechnology and pharmaceutical companies last month: direc.to/oHte @Marcus_Ruscetti @FitzgeraldKate @CantorLab

Biotech executives and venture capitalists come to UMass Chan to hear faculty start-up pitches

UMass Chan Medical School faculty made new company pitches to leaders from nearly two dozen venture capital firms and other industry organizations.

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New research from @UMassChan and @TuftsUniversity, published in @NatureMedicine and @Health_Affairs, shows investing in food and housing can improve health while helping control healthcare spending: direc.to/oHXw #FoodIsMedicine #housing #Medicaid #HealthEquity

UMass Chan research finds Medicaid-funded nutrition, housing programs linked to improved health...

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

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Chancellor Michael F. Collins is stepping down as chancellor at the end of the month after 19 years—the longest tenure for a UMass chancellor. Watch the video tribute that was shown at Commencement: direc.to/oHok #UMassChan #UMass @UMass
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The Tan Chingfen Graduate School of Nursing Global Health Pathway has expanded to include Ghana and Armenia. Read about how @UMassChan students and faculty are providing health assessments and staffing community health fairs abroad: direc.to/oJC9 #nursing #GlobalHealth

Nursing Global Health Pathway expands to include opportunities in Armenia and Ghana

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.

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University of Massachusetts@UMass
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Five Campuses. One Class of 2026. 🎓   Take a look back on this commencement season across the UMass campuses. Congratulations to the entire UMass Class of 2026! 🎉 @UMassAmherst @UMassBoston @UMassD @UMassLowell @UMassChan @UMassLaw
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"Never forget that medicine is fundamentally about humanity." Watch Commencement 2026 recap and then read about venture capitalist, scientist and philanthropist Gerald Chan’s message to the @UMassChan Classes of 2026: direc.to/oJNX #fbf #UMassChan2026 #UMass @UMass
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On Sunday 270 degrees were conferred to graduates of the T.H. Chan School of Medicine, Morningside Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences and Tan Chingfen Graduate School of Nursing. Read the story: direc.to/oJNh #tbt #UMassChan2026 #MedTwitter #PhDTwitter #UMass @UMass
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UMass Chan PhD graduates, with 2026 on tassel visibel

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On Sunday, UMass Chan awarded honorary degrees to Monica M. Bertagnolli, MD, incoming president of @theNAMedicine; Robert A. Harrington, MD, dean of @WeillCornell; and philanthropist Gerald Chan. Get to know them in these video profiles: direc.to/oJ1h #UMassChan2026
Monica M. Bertagnolli, MD, received an honorary degree from UMass Chan

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Gerald Chan received an honorary degree before delivering the 2026 Commencement address at UMass Chan

ALT Gerald Chan received an honorary degree before delivering the 2026 Commencement address at UMass Chan

Robert A. Harrington, MD, received an honorary degree from UMass Chan

ALT Robert A. Harrington, MD, received an honorary degree from UMass Chan

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Graduating students proudly wore Kente and multicultural stoles on Sunday that they received from the Deborah Harmon Hines, PhD, Commencement Celebration. The Diversity and Inclusion Office organized the event: direc.to/oJ91 #UMassChan2026 #UMass @UMass @UMassMDPhD
Bethany Berry, MD, PhD, wearing stoles from the Deborah Harmon-Hines, PhD, Commencement Celebration at graduation

ALT Bethany Berry, MD, PhD, wearing stoles from the Deborah Harmon-Hines, PhD, Commencement Celebration at graduation

Two students; student on the left wearing stoles from the Deborah Harmon-Hines, PhD, Commencement Celebration at graduation

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Check out those new signatures! It was a privilege to see you add your new credentials to your name for the first time. Congrats, Classes of 2026! 🎓 #UMassChan2026 #MedSchool #MedicalSchool #MedEd #MedTwitter #NurseTwitter #PhDTwitter #UMass @UMassMDPhD @UMass
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Congrats to the graduates who earned a dual degree from UMass Chan Medical School on Sunday. These physician scientists now have an MD/PhD degree. 🎓 #UMassChan2026 #ClassPhoto #MDPhD #MDPhDLife #MedEd #MedTwitter #PhDTwitter #UMass @UMassMDPhD @UMass
MD/PhD students in UMass Chan Medical School's Class of 2026 pose for a photo ahead of Commencement in the Lazare Research Building

ALT MD/PhD students in UMass Chan Medical School's Class of 2026 pose for a photo ahead of Commencement in the Lazare Research Building
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