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PhD candidates Laurel Stine and Sara Cahill each received grant funding for outstanding immunology research.

Aspiring physician-scientist Noah Sciambra has received a grant to study how genetics influence survival to bacterial toxin exposure.

A total of nearly $170,000 in grants of up to $18,000 each was awarded to this year’s projects. 

Talaya Reid was the first of three people living with lupus to enroll in a clinical research study at UMass Chan exploring the use of CAR T cell therapy to treat lupus nephritis.

A highlight of the annual Convocation and Investiture ceremony was the announcement of the 2026 recipients of the Chancellor’s Medals for excellence in teaching, scholarship, service and clinical excellence. 

The 225 UMass Chan medical students in the Class of 2030 received white coats on Sept. 11. The White Coat Ceremony marks first-year medical students’ first step into the profession as they start training to become physicians.

The six new appointments will be celebrated at Convocation and Investiture on Sept. 17.

UMass Chan clinical trial studies psychedelic medication for adjustment disorder related to serious illness

The three grants totaling nearly $8 million were awarded over a six-week period to Fiachra Humphries, PhD.

The Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute is sponsoring the two-year, $300,000 project.