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UMass Chan Medical School: pioneering education, research and healthcare delivery in Worcester, Mass. See how we are advancing medicine together. https://direc.to/mZJw #AdvancingTogether
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Uruj Kamal Haider, MD, of UMass Chan spoke to @nytimes.com about the postpartum psychosis patient she successfully treated who hallucinated a commanding voice: direc.to/p4sc

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Clancy’s ‘Horrible Thoughts’ and the Mysteries of the Postpartum Brain
Experts say that after childbirth, intrusive thoughts are common and mostly benign. Lindsay Clancy’s story provides a disturbing exception.
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September 18, 2026 at 1:23 PM
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Representing two cohorts, 91 students were recognized on Wednesday for passing their qualifying exams during the 2025-‘26 academic year, a step needed to proceed to thesis research. View the list of students honored during the 2026 Qualifying Exam Recognition Ceremony: https://direc.to/p4th

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The 91 PhD candidates and students in the Medical Scientist Training Program who passed their qualifying exam during the 2025-2026 academic year posed for a photo after the 2026 Qualifying Exam Recognition Ceremony. Two cohorts are represented. Photo: Faith Ninivaggi
September 17, 2026 at 4:10 PM
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The 2012 Sandy Hook tragedy shaped Doctor of Nursing Practice student Amanda Berry. Read about what she shared during the Transition into Clinical Practice Ceremony and view the list of DNP students who received white coats: https://direc.to/p46f

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DNP student Amanda Berry spoke about her experiences growing up during the Sandy Hook tragedy during the transition into clinical practice ceremony. Photo: Faith Ninivaggi Coated students reciting pledge The Tan Chingfen Graduate School of Nursing Class of 2028. Photo: Faith Ninivaggi 
September 16, 2026 at 11:30 PM
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E. Kale Edmiston, PhD, shared ways to support transgender patients during UMass Chan Medical School’s 14th annual LGBTQ+ Convocation Celebration: https://direc.to/p463

"Learn to identify misinformation and correct it consistently,” Dr. Edmiston said.

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Evidence-based care for transgender patients topic of 14th annual LGBTQ+ Convocation Celebration
E. Kale Edmiston, PhD, shared ways to support transgender patients during UMass Chan’s 14th annual LGBTQ+ Convocation Celebration, held virtually on Sept. 15.
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September 16, 2026 at 8:38 PM
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The 35 students in our Graduate Entry Pathway Program received a pin last night to represent the completion of their pre-licensure studies and the fact that they are joining the nursing profession. View the list of honorees: https://direc.to/p4pH

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Final Graduate Entry Pathway cohort receives pins, symbols of joining nursing profession
The Tan Chingfen Graduate School of Nursing at UMass Chan Medical School recognized 35 learners who have completed their pre-licensure year during a pinning ceremony on Sept. 14.
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September 15, 2026 at 5:07 PM
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The annual White Coat Ceremony is always a highlight. Read our coverage of this next step in the journey for the 225 medical students in the T.H. Chan School of Medicine at UMass Chan Medical School Class of 2030: https://direc.to/p4ar

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Father, wearing white coat, ready to go on stage with son, who will be coated Group of medical students pose for a photo before the White Coat Ceremony. (They are holding their white coats.) Chancellor David McManus and group of medical students, wearing white coats
September 14, 2026 at 11:19 PM
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The 225 medical students in the T.H. Chan School of Medicine Class of 2030 marked a rite of passage this afternoon. Read about this year’s White Coat Ceremony: https://direc.to/p5gm

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White Coat Ceremony for Class of 2030 represents next step in journey for 225 medical students
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 train...
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September 11, 2026 at 11:46 PM
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A multidisciplinary UMass Chan research team has received $14.7 million to develop new models and gene therapies for alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency, a genetic defect which causes severe loss of lung function: https://bit.ly/4cEbJj7

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UMass Chan receives $14.7 million grant to develop gene therapies for alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency
Scientists receive $14.7 million to improve vector design for gene therapies targeting alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency
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September 10, 2026 at 7:27 PM
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Uruj Kamal Haider, MD, assistant professor of psychiatry & behavioral sciences and obstetrics & gynecology at UMass Chan Medical School, joined The Oprah Podcast to discuss “pink flags”—quieter signs—of postpartum psychosis: https://direc.to/pU1S

#PostpartumPsychosis #postpartum #MentalHealth
The Lindsay Clancy Case, Understanding Postpartum Psychosis
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September 10, 2026 at 3:22 PM
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A discovery by scientists at UMass Chan Medical School and the Marine Biological Laboratory about the four core clock genes may help scientists develop novel interventions for diseases linked to circadian system disruption: https://direc.to/pUn3

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Tiny crustacean helps scientists understand genes regulating circatidal rhythms
Circadian rhythm genes also regulate circatidal behaviors in tiny crustaceans Parhyale hawaiensis.
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September 9, 2026 at 8:20 PM
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The UMass Board of Trustees approved new endowed chairs at UMass Chan today, bringing the total number up to 86. See who will be invested on Sept. 17: https://direc.to/pUgS

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Six distinguished faculty named to endowed chairs
The six new appointments will be celebrated at Convocation and Investiture on Sept. 17.
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September 8, 2026 at 5:24 PM
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Shari Harding, DNP, associate professor of nursing, wrote an article for The Conversation about how to navigate online mental health support options and find the right clinician: https://direc.to/pRox

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Online mental healthcare is here to stay: Here’s how to navigate your options and find the right clinician
Shari Harding, DNP associate professor of nursing, wrote an article for The Conversation about how to navigate online mental healthcare, including how to evaluate telehealth options and find the right...
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September 4, 2026 at 12:39 PM
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UMass Chan Medical School will officially kick off the 2026 academic year with its weeklong Convocation celebration starting with the T.H. Chan School of Medicine White Coat Ceremony on Friday, Sept. 11. The full list of events is here: https://direc.to/pRUN #WhiteCoatCeremony @uofmass.bsky.social
UMass Chan welcomes new academic year during Convocation Week 2026
Convocation Week runs from Friday, Sept. 11 to Thursday, Sept. 17.
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September 3, 2026 at 4:23 PM
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Recognizing the warning signs of postpartum psychosis is critical to getting mothers the care and support they need. Uruj Kamal Haider, MD, answers questions about what causes postpartum psychosis, who is at risk and how to know when to seek help: https://direc.to/pRo4

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Postpartum psychosis: What are the warning signs and what should families know?
Postpartum psychosis is an uncommon but serious psychiatric emergency that can develop after childbirth, and recognizing its warning signs early is critical to getting new mothers the care and support...
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September 2, 2026 at 8:28 PM
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Scientists at UMass Chan and the Marine Biological Laboratory have found that the four core genes that control circadian rhythms in animals also help a tiny crustacean time tides: https://direc.to/pRm2

The research was published today in @currentbiology.bsky.social.

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Victoria Louis, PhD, and Patrick Emery, PhD, in the lab Parhyale hawaiensis in the lab. Image credit: Victoria Louis Per (red) and Cry2 (green) expression in the brain of P. hawaiensis. Image credit: Victoria Louis
September 2, 2026 at 6:40 PM
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Brandon Bastien, PhD, a postdoctoral fellow in the lab of Summer Thyme, PhD, has received a three-year, $251,000 award from the National Institute of Mental Health to support his research on genes linked to autism spectrum disorder: https://direc.to/pQBy

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Brandon Bastien receives NIH fellowship award to study autism-associated genes in zebrafish
Bastien is a postdoctoral fellow in the lab of Summer Thyme, PhD.
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September 1, 2026 at 2:50 PM
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The UMass Cancer Walk returns to Polar Park on Sunday, Sept. 27. Chancellor David D. McManus, MD’02, ScM’12, MBA, shares four ways you can support cancer research and lifesaving clinical trials happening here at UMass Chan Medical School: https://direc.to/pQzq

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UMass Cancer Walk supports access to lifesaving clinical trials
Proceeds from the UMass Cancer Walk, returning to Polar Park on Sunday, Sept. 27, support cancer research and clinical trials at UMass Chan.
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August 31, 2026 at 10:09 PM
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"We really need to have compassion." -- Nancy Byatt, DO, MS, MBA, of the @umasschan.bsky.social, on overcoming stigma when treating #postpartumpsychosis.
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Postpartum Psychosis: Who Is Most at Risk?
Disease has a continuum of severity, perinatal psychiatrist explains
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August 31, 2026 at 1:33 PM
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Mark Klempner, MD, spoke to the BBC about TNX-4800, an injection to protect against Lyme disease: https://direc.to/pQzJ

Dr. Klempner is the head of the UMass Chan team that discovered and developed the injection, now licensed to Tonix Pharmaceuticals. #LymeDisease #ticks @briannaabbott.bsky.social
My dog has better tick protection than I do - but that could change soon
Lyme disease is on the rise. But scientists are searching for ways to prevent it.
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August 31, 2026 at 7:40 PM
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Online mental health treatment can be just as effective as traditional in-person visits, Shari Harding, DNP, wrote in this piece published in the Washington Post: https://direc.to/pQ1d

The piece was written for @theconversation.com.

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Guest Column | I'm a mental health expert. Here's how I would search for an online therapist.
Online treatment can be just as effective as traditional in-person visits, but certain strategies can help ensure the best outcome.
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August 31, 2026 at 5:25 PM
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Short interfering RNAs (siRNAs) are on Peter Parker’s mind in the newest Spider-Man movie. Anastasia Khvorova, PhD, of UMass Chan Medical School, spoke with @sciencenews.bsky.social about #siRNAs and what the movie got right (and wrong): https://direc.to/pn9y

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What Spider-Man gets right — and wrong — about turning off superpowers
In 'Spider-Man: Brand New Day,' Peter Parker devises a superpower inhibitor based on a real therapy using RNA.
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August 28, 2026 at 5:52 PM
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Erik J. Sontheimer, PhD,  a pioneering leader in the field of CRISPR gene editing, will become the next chair of the RNA Therapeutics Institute (RTI) in January. Read about Dr. Sontheimer and the RTI here: https://direc.to/pn_q

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Erik Sontheimer named chair of RNA Therapeutics Institute at UMass Chan, effective January 2027
Erik J. Sontheimer, PhD, the Pillar Chair in Biomedical Research, professor and vice chair of RNA therapeutics, has been appointed chair of the RNA Therapeutics Institute, effective in January of 2027...
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August 28, 2026 at 1:15 PM
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Research in mice suggests abstaining from alcohol can alter brain circuits in ways that may increase the risk of compulsive drinking. Danny Winder, PhD, & Marie Doyle, PhD, wrote about their findings for @theconversation.com: https://direc.to/pmSa @dgordonwinder.bsky.social @mariedoyle.bsky.social
Quitting alcohol changes the brain and can increase the risk of compulsive drinking – new research in mice
Danny Winder, PhD, and Marie Doyle, PhD, wrote an article for The Conversation about new research in mice that suggests abstaining from alcohol can alter brain circuits in ways that may increase the r...
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August 27, 2026 at 1:13 PM
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PhD candidate Emily Blackburn, MPH, has received funding from the National Cancer Institute for research on a DNA replication and repair protein found in some cancers. Read about her cancer research in the lab of Brian Kelch, PhD: https://direc.to/pjD1

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PhD candidate Emily Blackburn
August 26, 2026 at 4:26 PM
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Travis E. Faust, PhD, is one of 15 early-career scientists selected for a @simonsfoundation.org Fellows-to-Faculty award. The award will support Dr. Faust’s transition to an independent faculty position and research on brain development and autism: https://direc.to/pgGg

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Travis Faust receives Simons Foundation Fellows-to-Faculty award to advance research on brain development and autism
The Fellows-to-Faculty award will provide $600,000 over three years to support Faust’s research.
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August 25, 2026 at 2:58 PM