Vote today in your local midterm elections, open now until 8 p.m. To find polling spots in your area, check out the following resources: vote.org/polling-place-… @UMass_Chan_OCGR

Could exposure to metals impact a person’s risk of developing #Alzheimer’s disease or cognitive aging? Researchers at @UMassChan are hoping to answer that question through a $4.1M grant from the @NIH.

Congratulations to Dr. Honghuang Lin and his team! bit.ly/4BNfP3o

Did you know that UMass Chan has programs for advanced practice nurses, including PhD and Doctor of Nursing Practice programs, and those just joining the profession? Register for the virtual info session on Nov. 5 to learn more: direc.to/ps6d #nursing #nurses #NurseTwitter

Eric Sakkas and Oluchi Ukairo are two of the 10 new MD/PhD students in the Medical Scientist Training Program (MSTP) at UMass Chan Medical School. Read about their first lab rotations and what brought them to UMass Chan: direc.to/psTU

#MSTP #MDPhD @UMassMDPhD @UMass

Happy Halloween from the Corvera lab! Silvia Corvera, PhD, and her team study human adipose tissue, and how different types of adipocytes, or fat cells, affect insulin sensitivity and processes associated with type 2 diabetes and metabolic disease.

#HappyHalloween @UMassDiabetes

Individuals with bachelor’s degrees in fields other than nursing can become master’s-educated registered nurses in four semesters through the Direct Entry MS program at UMass Chan. Apply by Nov. 2 to secure your spot in the fall 2027 class: direc.to/pt_4 #nursing #nurse

The Biophysical, Chemical and Computational Biology Pathway to a PhD in biomedical sciences at UMass Chan is designed for applicants with quantitative backgrounds. Get info during the virtual session Nov. 2. Register: direc.to/psSg #mathematics #physics #chemistry #PhD

Together, we raised more than $500,000 for cancer research at UMass Chan Medical School through the UMass Cancer Walk. Watch as our community reflects on why they walk, fundraise and give of their time year after year.

Because the weather prevented us from gathering in person e you to choose a day to complete your own walk, whether around your neighborhood, at a local park, with family and friends, or on your own. Post photos here on X, tag @UMassCancerWalk in your posts and use the hashtag #UMassCancerWalk to share your photos with us.

#UMassCancerWalk

Today’s Centering the Margins event brings together public health, health professions education, community partnership and student perspectives. Register for the Zoom link: direc.to/psbs

#IndigenousHealth

Volunteers from the Diversity and Inclusion Office joined other @UMassChan volunteers at El Buen Samaritano’s location at the Victoria Center in Lincoln Village today to help distribute food to community members and support local food access efforts.

#Worcester #UMassChanCares

Using data from the Framingham Heart Study, researchers at UMass Chan Medical School are launching a new study to investigate whether exposure to metals plays a role in the risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease: direc.to/ptBt

The study, led by Honghuang Lin, PhD, professor of medicine and co-director of the Program in Digital Medicine at UMass Chan, is funded by a $4.1 million grant from the National Institute on Aging.

#Alzheimers #AlzheimersDisease #dementia #BrainHealth #MedicalResearch @UMass_Medicine @NIH @FraminghamStudy

A belated congratulations to Dr. Sasha Lee on successfully defending her PhD thesis on September 10! 🎓 We’re so proud of this accomplishment and will miss you in the Davis Lab. All the best in your next chapter! @sashalee9 @RogerJDavis1 @ProgMolMed @UMassChanGSBS @UMassChan

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

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

“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

@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

“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