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🔒UMass Chan gets $625K from Department of Defense to start lung disease study

UMass Chan Medical School in Worcester could receive up to $18 million from the U.S. Department of Defense to lead a nationwide clinical study to determine if metformin, a drug used to treat high blood sugar and type 2 diabetes, can be used to treat a form of chronic, progressive lung disease.

🔒Long-term UMass Chan chief advancement officer leaves for Holy Cross

Following an 18-year tenure with Worcester’s UMass Chan Medical School, John Hayes has left his position as vice chancellor for advancement to move on to a similar position at the city’s College of the Holy Cross.

WBZ video interview: UMass Chan chancellor urges support for scientists amid federal funding challenges

UMass Chan Medical School Chancellor Dr. Michael Collins says uncertainty around federal research funding is threatening both scientific progress and the Massachusetts economy.

Worcester businessman, two former lt. governors, Nobel laureate to lead search for next UMass Chan chancellor

The 20-member committee will be led by UMass Chan Trustee David Brunelle, co-founder and managing director of Worcester-based North Pointe Wealth Management. 
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Healey introduces $400M initiative to support state research, jobs

Gov. Maura Healey wants to infuse the state's research and jobs sector with hundreds of millions of dollars as Massachusetts grapples with a tight fiscal climate and federal fluctuations in research and education support.

🔒Dr. Michael Collins is leaving an historic legacy at UMass Chan. His successor will face a new world of challenges.

UMass and healthcare leaders emphasize UMass Chan’s future success depends on its next chancellor’s ability to cultivate talent, face federal challenges head-on, invest in primary care, and commit to diversity, equity, and inclusion.

UMass Chan renames $350M research building for historic donor

UMass Chan Medical School in Worcester has officially renamed its New Education and Research Building after the donor foundation’s patriarch.

Basketball coach again tops UMass Chan chancellor as highest-paid state employee

While workers at UMass Chan Medical School in Worcester once again made up the largest percentage of the state’s highest-paid state employees in 2024, UMass men’s basketball Head Coach Frank Martin once again topped the list.
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UMass Chan Chancellor Michael Collins to step down next year

Dr. Michael Collins, the longest-serving chancellor of UMass Chan Medical School, will step down from his role leading the Worcester institution at the end of the 2025-2026 academic school year.

UMass Chan selects incoming chief human resources officer

UMass Chan Medical School has named Patrick Gallagher as the Worcester university’s new chief human resources officer.
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