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Members of the Law & Psychiatry program and ForHealth Consulting at UMass Chan Medical School are leading a five-year, $3.8 million pilot program aimed at reducing youth violence in Massachusetts: direc.to/ptup
#community #youth #ViolencePrevention @UMass_SPARC @ForHealthCnsltg @MassDMH @samhsagov
Get your medical school questions answered during the FREE AAMC Virtual Medical School Fair. Chat with admissions staff from the T.H. Chan School of Medicine at UMass Chan Medical School Oct. 28 between 11 a.m. and 6 p.m. ET. Sign up: direc.to/pwJD #MedSchool @AAMCtoday
ALT Graphic says: Get your med school questions answered. Oct. 28, 11 a.m. to 6 p.m., AAMC Virtual Medical School Fair
Flaviane Silva, PhD, and Anna Moyer, PhD, have received a Charles A. King Trust Postdoctoral Fellowship Program award: direc.to/pt2x
The fellowship program supports postdocs and physician-scientists in the mid to late stages of their research training in Massachusetts.
#PostdoctoralFellowship #DownSyndrome #KidneyDisease @summerbthyme
U.S. Rep. James P. McGovern came to the @UMassChan campus today for the White Cane Awareness Day program, led by WalkFit. Med students Ronit Avadhuta, Victoria Xiao and Miriam McNerney served as guides. October is White Cane Awareness Month. #WhiteCaneAwarenessMonth @RepMcGovern
ALT U.S. Rep. James P. McGovern taking part in White Cane Awareness Day with Liz Myska and LEAD@Lahey medical student Ronit Avadhuta
ALT Ronit Avadhuta walking with U.S. Rep. James P. McGovern, and Liz Myska—all taking part in the White Cane Awareness Day program on the UMass Chan campus
ALT Participants in the White Cane Awareness Day program at UMass Chan on Oct. 23, 2026
“This initiative will lead to a deeper understanding of how digital healthcare can improve human lives.” - Chancellor David D. McManus, MD’02, ScM’12, MBA, on the importance of four @UMassChan and @UMassAmherst pilot projects, funded by #UMassAmherst alumnus Dan Riccio: direc.to/ptYR
Four pilot projects will get $100K over 12 months through the Riccio Digital Medicine and Health Technology Initiative, including a finger-clip sensor to predict breathing problems in premature babies and a wearable biosensor to monitor gout. bit.ly/47tD2tt @UMassChan
ALT A group of individuals, including Daniel J. Riccio and UMass Amherst Chancellor Javier Reyes are sitting at tables engaged in conversation. Some are gesturing with their hands. Bottled water and a plate are visible on the table. The atmosphere appears to be a meeting or discussion event.
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@mdgetsaphd, Haruka Mori, and @GriffinIKane from the Atukorale Lab are at @BMESociety 2026 sharing our work on nanoparticle cancer vaccines and combination immunotherapies! @UMassBME @UMassCancerCtr @UMassChan
Ché Anderson, assistant vice chancellor for city and community relations at UMass Chan Medical School, was appointed chair of the Mass Cultural Council in March. He spoke to @worcestermag about both roles: direc.to/pwMj
#community #arts #Worcester @UMass_Chan_OCGR
ALT Photo of Ché Anderson, assistant vice chancellor for city and community relations at UMass Chan Medical School, by Bryan Goodchild, October 2025.
“I’m really proud that our state medical school is leading here in Massachusetts and across the country in helping others implement these programs.” - Gov. Maura Healey, during a roundtable on maternal health programs at @UMassChan and @umassmemorial: direc.to/pwMD
Gov. Healey led the roundtable one month after unveiling a $2 million proposal to expand postpartum home visiting services and strengthen maternal mental health supports.
#MaternalHealth #postpartum #PostpartumPsychosis #MentalHealth #doulas @massgovernor
Eric O. Freed, PhD, director of the #HIV Dynamics and Replication Program in the Center for Cancer Research at the National Cancer Institute, will deliver the keynote address at the 2026 Fredric S. Fay Memorial Symposium at UMass Chan on Nov. 3: direc.to/pwus @theNCI
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🎓 Excited to have our own Dr. Elena Gkrouzman, Co-Director of the UMass Lupus Center, presenting at @UMass_Medicine Grand Rounds today!
Join us at noon for an update on antiphospholipid syndrome—from clinical essentials to the latest advances!
#UMassRheum #APS #UMassLupus
We invite members of the UMass community to join us today at noon, in person and via Zoom, for Medical Grand Rounds titled "Antiphospholipid Syndrome 101 to 2026: Essentials and Updates for the Practicing Clinician." We hope to see you there!
ALT Join us today for Medical Grand Rounds Featuring: Elena Gkrouzman, MD, MS, RhMSUS Assistant Professor of Medicine Division of Rheumatology Department of Medicine UMass Chan Medical School Thursday, October 22, 2026 Noon - 1:00 p.m. In-person and via Zoom
Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey came to the UMass Chan Medical School campus today for a roundtable discussion on the maternal health research and support programs happening at @UMassChan and @UMassMemorial. #MaternalHealth #MentalHealth #doulas #PostpartumPsychosis @massgovernor
ALT Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey and Chancellor David McManus
ALT Maternal health roundtable with Gov. Maura Healey
ALT Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey listening during the roundtable
Research teams from @UMassChan and @UMassAmherst have received $100,000 from the Riccio Digital Medicine and Health Technology Initiative to conduct projects to improve disease prediction and monitor patient care: direc.to/pwyk #DigitalHealth #gout #InfantHealth #lupus
This online event features Ana Sofía Velázquez López, MD, a urology resident at UMass Chan Medical School.
#HispanicHeritageMonth @UMassUrology @umassmemorial
Join a Hispanic Heritage Month Cafecito y Cuentos-style conversation about the importance of Latino representation in medicine and healthcare, Wednesday, Oct. 21, at noon. Register for the Zoom link: direc.to/pw6q
#HispanicHeritageMonth @UMassUrology @umassmemorial
ALT Graphic text: The Importance of Latino Representation in Healthcare, Wednesday, Oct. 21, noon
The Umbrella Pathway is the largest pathway to a PhD in biomedical sciences at UMass Chan Medical School. Register for an online info session on Oct. 21 at 5 p.m. ET to learn about the application process and life in and outside the lab: direc.to/pwgP
#PhD #PhDTwitter
ALT PhD student Emily Blackburn in the lab
Terence R. Flotte, MD, executive deputy chancellor, provost and dean of the T.H. Chan School of Medicine at UMass Chan Medical School, was elected as a member of the National Academy of Medicine today: direc.to/pxAr
There are now six active @UMassChan faculty elected to @theNAMedicine
A @UMassChan research program is helping autistic adults navigate the challenges of dating: direc.to/pxPv
Researchers are examining changes in anxiety and depression, social engagement and participants’ perceptions of whether having a dating coach was helpful.
The Belmont Learning Community officially opened its doors Wednesday with a ribbon-cutting ceremony and a celebration in its physical space. Belmont is the first learning community @UMassChan that is student-run and open to all nursing, PhD and medical students. @UMassMDPhD ✂🎀
ALT Students enjoying the new Belmont learning community space
Crista Johnson-Agbakwu, MD, MS, FACOG, founding director of the @UMassChan Medical School Collaborative in Health Equity, received the Worcester Black Excellence Award for Community Leadership for addressing health disparities in #Worcester: direc.to/pxSs
#community
ALT Crista Johnson-Agbakwu, MD, MS, FACOG, with her table of guests at the Black Excellence Awards
ALT Crista Johnson-Agbakwu, MD, MS, FACOG, at the Black Excellence Awards
Neil Marya, MD’12, is featured in this @NYMag piece for the #AI-based tool that he developed to detect cholangiocarcinoma, or bile duct #cancer: nymag.visitlink.me/5-k-gn
“It’s really awful,” he said, referring to how much anxiety uncertainty sparks in his patients.
@UMass_Medicine
About 40 percent of pancreatic tumors less than two centimeters in size are missed on CT scans, according to a 2021 study. These kinds of misses are a major reason pancreatic cancer is projected to be the second-deadliest type in the United States by 2030. Only 12 to 15 percent of patients survive it because it is too often found too late. But recently, those who study the disease have found themselves cautiously optimistic.
Part of this is due to the FDA’s approval of a highly effective daily pill for metastatic pancreatic cancer. But the positivity also stems from less publicized but still significant advances in early pancreatic-cancer detection.
Over the past few years, researchers have been harnessing AI to develop new screenings that flag concerning or cancerous lesions on scans before they’re visible to the human eye. There is already promising data on this technology, and experts say the long-term results have the potential to be transformative.
“How long it may be until AI becomes a standardized element of screening for cancer — or for any medical problem — remains to be seen, but lately, progress to that end has been swift and significant,” writes journalist Vivian Manning-Schaffel. Between January and June of this year, the FDA approved 135 out of 181 AI-enabled radiology devices for medical purposes.
Read Manning-Schaffel’s full report: nymag.visitlink.me/5-k-gn
