Researchers at UMass Medical School have reported on a case of mild heart inflammation in a young male who received an mRNA COVID-19 vaccine. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention alerted health care professionals that it is reviewing several dozen cases of myocarditis that have been reported in adolescents and young adults after the second vaccine dose.
The 169 students of the School of Medicine Class of 2021, including 11 MD/PhD students and the Medical School’s first MD/MBA student, were recognized by institutional and alumni leaders for their resilience and commitment as they completed their studies during the worst global pandemic in a century. Their achievements were lauded June 4 at the annual UMass Medical School Alumni Association breakfast, held in the Albert Sherman Center.
The forecast for a hot, humid and joyful day was fulfilled as the UMass Medical School Class of 2021 graduates gathered with faculty, family and friends for the 48th Commencement on Sunday, June 6. The event was held in person following lifting of COVID-19 restrictions in recent weeks. The ceremonies took place on the sunny football field at Worcester State University due to construction underway on the Medical School campus.
When Fiona Bruce-Baiden ’21, still wearing her graduation gown, walked into a restaurant to celebrate with her family shortly after Commencement, other customers joined in the applause and cheers.
Lisa Heelan-Fancher, an assistant professor in the College of Nursing and Health Sciences, and Laurie Nsiah-Jefferson, director of the Center for Women in Politics and Public Policy in the McCormack Graduate School, have joined forces with Massachusetts State Representative Liz Miranda to raise awareness and discussion of birth equity and racism at an
The University of Massachusetts Boston received a substantial gift from famed Boston broadcaster Dan Rea ’70 to renovate and endow the weight room in the Clark Athletic Center.
AMHERST, Mass. – A team of student engineers from the University of Massachusetts Amherst placed third in a category at the recent American Institute of Steel Construction’s Student Steel Bridge Competition.