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As we are more than halfway through our Fall semester, I’m pleased to share my latest quarterly report — a look at the resiliency of our community across the five UMass campuses and the challenges we’re navigating together.

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President's Report - Fall 2025
Strength in our Community: UMass Leads Through Challenge and Change As we are more than halfway through our Fall semester, I want to extend my sincere appreciation to our students, faculty, and staff ...
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November 5, 2025 at 3:11 PM
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Join a collaborative home of Nobel Prize-winning biomedical research. Advance discoveries of the treatment and prevention of diseases. The Morningside Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences is accepting applications for the Biomedical Sciences PhD program: direc.to/nEHU

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November 4, 2025 at 4:33 PM
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Last week, President Meehan, Chancellor Collins, and researchers from across the UMass system joined with a broad coalition of advocates to testify in support of Governor Healey's DRIVE Act. (1/4)

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November 4, 2025 at 3:09 PM
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At UMass, we’ve worked hard to build a research enterprise that not only advances knowledge but also strengthens our economy. UMass Boston's new collaboration represents an exciting step forward in the development of quantum computing: www.umb.edu/news/recent-...

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UMass Boston Secures $3.8M for Collaborative Expanding Quantum Hardware Development, Commercialization
MassTech Builds on its Support of UMass Boston, Western New England University-led Initiative
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October 9, 2025 at 3:00 PM
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Jennifer E. Adair, PhD, will use a $1.27M National Institutes of Health Fogarty International Center Global Infectious Disease research grant to expand the global cell and gene therapy network and build capacity for an international response to the HIV epidemic: direc.to/nH78

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UMass Chan to host Ugandan scholars for gene and cell therapy trainings for HIV cure
Jennifer E. Adair, PhD, received a $1.27 million National Institutes of Health Fogarty International Center Global Infectious Disease research grant.
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October 9, 2025 at 2:10 PM
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HBCUs for $2,000, Ken!💡 UMass showed up on Jeopardy! last night — think you could have gotten the answer? 🎓 @jeopardyofficial.bsky.social
October 3, 2025 at 4:00 PM
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UMass Chan Medical School is the central hub for Imaging-PHD, a program aimed at providing more transparent and reusable science by creating standardized records of research equipment: direc.to/nKvu

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UMass Chan to lead $4M national scientific instrument cyberinfrastructure project
Caterina Strambio De Castillia, PhD, received a four-year, $4 million National Science Foundation grant to support her project, Imaging-PHD.
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October 2, 2025 at 12:51 PM
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For students, the BRIGHT Act means cutting-edge learning spaces to get them ready for today’s careers.

For workers, it means 20,000 good construction jobs like the ones at UMass Dartmouth.

Bottom line: the BRIGHT Act is an investment in our economy and our future.
September 26, 2025 at 4:13 PM
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Last week, Governor Maura Healey visited UMass Dartmouth to see firsthand the progress on the renovation of the Liberal Arts and Sciences (LARTS) building and to highlight the importance of the BRIGHT Act to UMass and other public campuses across MA. (1/3) @massgovernor.bsky.social
October 1, 2025 at 4:22 PM
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Yesterday, Governor Maura Healey visited UMass Dartmouth with UMass President Marty Meehan and Chancellor Mark Fuller to tour the renovation of the Liberal Arts and Sciences (LARTS) building. (1/4) @martymeehan.bsky.social
September 26, 2025 at 7:22 PM
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I'm so grateful to Governor Maura Healey for visiting
UMass Dartmouth yesterday to see the transformational renovation of the Liberal Arts and Sciences Building (LARTS) and to talk about the importance of the BRIGHT Act to UMass and other public campuses. (1/4)
September 26, 2025 at 6:56 PM
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New study in The Lancet confirms Rabishield, developed by UMass Chan in partnership with the Serum Institute of India, is a safe, effective alternative to older rabies treatments: direc.to/nLSh

In India, two people die of rabies every hour.

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New Lancet study highlights UMass Chan’s Rabishield as safe and effective in preventing rabies
A new study in The Lancet confirms a rabies monoclonal antibody therapy, co-developed by UMass Chan, is a safe alternative to existing rabies immune globulins.
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September 26, 2025 at 2:03 PM
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PhD candidate Jessica Peura is studying pancreatic cancer in the lab of Jason Pitarresi, PhD, to prevent families like her own from experiencing cancer-related loss. Discover how her research aims to stop cancer from spreading: direc.to/nqgr

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PhD candidate Jessica Peura studies pancreatic cancer; honors mother through grant-funded research
PhD candidate Jessica Peura has earned a prestigious NIH grant to advance her research on pancreatic cancer. After the death of her mother, she’s determined to help prevent families from experiencing ...
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September 22, 2025 at 3:10 PM
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I’m deeply grateful to be honored by the Boston Business Journal as one of the Power 50: Movement Makers for the second consecutive year! It’s inspiring to be recognized alongside such an extraordinary group of leaders driving real change across Greater Boston.

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September 18, 2025 at 6:36 PM
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Historic News! Dan Riccio ’86, ’24MS has committed $50 million to the College of Engineering which will now be known as the Daniel J. Riccio Jr. College of Engineering.

Learn more about this extraordinary gift: www.umass.edu/gateway/ricc...
September 15, 2025 at 12:34 PM
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Today, we announced the formation of the UMass Chan Medical School Chancellor Search Committee as the first step in the process to appoint a new chancellor to succeed Dr. Michael Collins. Learn more about the search committee and the process: www.massachusetts.edu/news/umass-c...
UMass Chan Medical School chancellor search committee established to lead national search for new chancellor
BOSTON – A distinguished and broadly representative group of health care professionals, UMass faculty, business leaders, community stakeholders, and alumni, have been appointed by UMass Board of Trust...
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September 17, 2025 at 6:53 PM
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The White Coat Ceremony for the T.H. Chan School of Medicine Class of 2029 is in the books! Read about the special ceremony, which welcomed 233 to the medical procession: direc.to/ntZj

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Students posing for a photo before the start of the White Coat Ceremony Student on stage, getting coated by family member and mentor Medical student Sarah Dorfman is joined on stage by her baby Students laughing and clapping at the conclusion of the White Coat Ceremony for UMass Chan Medical School
September 6, 2025 at 9:13 PM
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UMass Amherst undergraduates now have a faster, more affordable path to a law degree thanks to a new 3+3 partnership with UMass Law.

Learn more about the accelerated pathway: www.umassd.edu/news/2025/la...

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UMass Law signs 3+3 accelerated degree program with UMass Amherst
Landmark 20th joint degree partnership expands access to affordable legal education across Massachusetts
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September 8, 2025 at 2:06 PM
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I would like to express my deep gratitude to the UMass Lowell Police, Lowell Police Department, Massachusetts State Police, and all first responders who immediately acted to keep students, staff, and faculty safe. (1/2)

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Wednesday's Incident at UMass Lowell
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September 4, 2025 at 5:36 PM
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The first data-sharing project in Massachusetts to be used for community-based health intervention since the COVID-19 pandemic is expanding, with a focus on maternal health equity. Read about the partnership with the City of Worcester: direc.to/nuJ3

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UMass Chan, City of Worcester extend data exchange agreement to focus on maternal health equity
A $700,000, two-year extension of the program was finalized in July.
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September 4, 2025 at 6:29 PM
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Take a walk on the beautiful Mount Ida Campus with Chancellor Reyes! From nonprofit partnerships to startup incubation and internship opportunities, the Mount Ida Campus showcases how UMass Amherst creates pathways for success. @umassamherst.bsky.social

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August 26, 2025 at 5:13 PM
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Convocation Week 2025 kicks off on Friday, Sept. 5; faculty will be honored on Thursday, Sept. 11. View the full list of events: direc.to/nvVb

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UMass Chan celebrates start of academic year with Convocation Week 2025
Festivities kick off on Friday, Sept. 5, with the T.H. Chan School of Medicine White Coat Ceremony.
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August 26, 2025 at 1:52 PM
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I couldn’t be more excited to cheer on the world-class UMass Amherst Minuteman Marching Band as they take the field for the Patriots' halftime show on September 7 at Gillette Stadium! Go #UMass, and go #Patriots!

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UMass Amherst Minuteman Marching Band to Perform During Halftime at New England Patriots’ Home Opener on Sept. 7 | UMass Amherst
The Minuteman Marching Band, the Northeast’s largest collegiate marching band and its only recipient of the prestigious Sudler Trophy, the highest award a college band can achieve, last performed at G...
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August 25, 2025 at 7:01 PM
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The Morningside Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences welcomed 13 PhD and four MD/PhD students this week. What better way to wrap up orientation than with an ice cream social with returning students and faculty?

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College of images from the ice cream social for new and returning PhD students in the Morningside Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences. Text says Welcome, PhD students!
August 20, 2025 at 9:14 PM
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One in two million. That's how rare it is to spot a blue lobster, and @UMassD's School for Marine Science & Technology just welcomed one to its educational touch tank. 🦞💙

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August 22, 2025 at 5:08 PM