As we welcome 2026, I’m grateful to reflect on the remarkable milestones our UMass community achieved — and there’s so much to celebrate. The future ahead for UMass is bright & I’m excited to see what the UMass community will accomplish together in 2026! www.linkedin.com/pulse/reflec...

Wishing everyone a safe and joyful #NewYear filled with new opportunities, meaningful moments, and unforgettable memories. #HappyNewYear

From groundbreaking research & industry partnerships to student achievements & campus milestones, 2025 was a year of momentum for UMass Lowell. Together, our River Hawk community continued to drive innovation, expand opportunity & make a meaningful impact in Lowell & beyond.

To all members of the UMass community, I'm deeply grateful to you for your many contributions to our university throughout the year. Your hard work and dedication is what makes UMass the special place that it is. I wish you a wonderful holiday season and a bright New Year!

In 2025, UMass Chan Medical School dedicated the Paul J. DiMare Center, made national headlines and celebrated families who are transforming the world of rare diseases: direc.to/oggE #AdvancingTogether2025 #UMass @uofmass.bsky.social @rti-umasschan.bsky.social @umassmedicine.bsky.social

Warmest wishes to our UMass community as we wrap up another remarkable year! ⭐️ No matter how you celebrate, we hope this season brings you joy, rest, and meaningful moments with the people who matter most. @umassamherst.bsky.social @umassboston.bsky.social @umasschan.bsky.social

Take a look back through the top stories that defined 2025 at UMass Chan Medical School. @umasschan.bsky.social

UMass showed up in force at the 2025 Massachusetts Conference for Women in Boston! We were grateful to be a sponsor at this year’s event. To the remarkable women who work across UMass — THANK YOU for your leadership, passion, perspective & heart. You make UMass better.

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. 🔗 www.linkedin.com/pulse/presid...

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 #PhD #PhDSky

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) @massgovernor.bsky.social @umasschan.bsky.social @umassamherst.bsky.social @umassboston.bsky.social

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-... @umassboston.bsky.social

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 #GeneTherapy #HIV

HBCUs for $2,000, Ken!💡 UMass showed up on Jeopardy! last night — think you could have gotten the answer? 🎓 @jeopardyofficial.bsky.social

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 @rti-umasschan.bsky.social @umassamherst.bsky.social @uvmvermont.bsky.social @ucsandiego.bsky.social

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.

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

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

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)

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. #rabies @thelancet.com @umassmedicine.bsky.social

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 @jessicapeura.bsky.social @pitarresilab.bsky.social

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. www.bizjournals.com/boston/news/...

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...

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...

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 #WhiteCoatCeremony #UMass @uofmass.bsky.social @aamc.org @goldfdtn.bsky.social

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... @umassamherst.bsky.social @uofmass.bsky.social

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) www.uml.edu/alert/shelte...

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 #Worcester #MaternalHealth

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 www.youtube.com/watch?v=9GQ3...

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 @dr-scl.bsky.social @petersonlab.bsky.social

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! @umassamherst.bsky.social @patriots.bsky.social www.umass.edu/news/article...

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? #UMassChan #PhD #MDPhD #PhDSky #UMass @uofmass.bsky.social

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. 🦞💙 🔗https://www.southcoasttoday.com/story/news/2025/08/22/rare-blue-lobster-spared-fishermen-smast-in-new-bedford/85763857007/

What's being a summer intern at the UMass President's Office like? Hi, I'm Meg, a UMass Lowell marketing and management student heading into my senior year. Join me behind the scenes for a day in the life as a communications intern in the president's office.

Investing in medical research is essential to addressing urgent global health needs. We’re grateful to the Gates Foundation for $3M in grants to UMass Chan to improve pregnancy outcomes & gut health for women in low- & middle-income countries: www.umassmed.edu/news/news-ar... @umasschan.bsky.social

It was great to join UMass Boston Chancellor Marcelo Suárez-Orozco, Dean Venky, and Provost Berger at the BEST Boston 3.0 celebration at the UMass Club! (1/4) #UMassBoston @umassboston.bsky.social @uofmass.bsky.social

A clinical study of gene therapy for GM2 gangliosidosis, published today in Nature Medicine, shows encouraging results at UMass Chan Medical School: direc.to/nxxq “Biochemically it worked.” - Heather Gray-Edwards, DVM, PhD #GeneTherapy #TaySachs #Sandhoff @natmed.nature.com @uofmass.bsky.social

🥇 Nine years. Number one. Still serving up perfection. UMass Amherst has once again been crowned Best Campus Food in America by The Princeton Review, for the ninth straight year! 🍽️ @umassamherst.bsky.social 🔗 Read more: www.bostonglobe.com/2025/08/13/m...

Start your journey of becoming a master’s-educated registered nurse or an advanced practice nurse. Applications are open for all Tan Chingfen Graduate School of Nursing programs, including the new Direct Entry MS program. Apply today for a fall 2026 start: direc.to/nyAi #nursing #nurses #NursingSky

The Editorial Board of @bostonglobe.com highlighted UMass Chan's new Direct Entry Master of Science in Nursing for Non-Nurses degree program in this opinion piece on ways the commonwealth can address health needs: direc.to/ny9U #health #nurses #nursing @globeopinion.bsky.social @uofmass.bsky.social

We hope everyone is having a great summer! We can’t wait to be back on campus in just a few short weeks. @umassamherst.bsky.social @umassboston.bsky.social

Despite challenges facing higher education, UMass’s robust bond ratings affirm our enduring financial strength amidst sector-wide downgrades by global rating agencies. Discover how our strong bond ratings are paving the way for a brighter future: www.linkedin.com/pulse/indepe...

Hear more about how this transformational investment accelerates the clean energy transition on Boston Public Radio with Joe Curtatone of ACT and Emily Reichert of MassCEC in the link below. 🔗 www.youtube.com/live/aNRAW06...

UMass is proud to power Massachusetts's vision of becoming a global leader in climate tech. Through the Healey-Driscoll Mass Leads Act, we'll help drive climate sustainability, advance cutting-edge research, modernize campuses, and prepare the next generation of clean energy leaders.

”Paul J. DiMare's name on this building will serve as an inspiration for biomedical researchers across this campus." - Daryl Bosco, PhD, during the Paul J. DiMare Center naming celebration direc.to/n3st #ALSresearch #UMass @uofmass.bsky.social @martymeehan.bsky.social @umasschanneuro.bsky.social

Yesterday’s BBQ was a great opportunity to celebrate the outstanding employees who make UMass a great place to work. Gatherings like this serve as a reminder of how vital our employees & staff are to the university’s mission. Thank you to everyone! @uofmass.bsky.social

Hot off the press! 🔥 Check out the latest edition of the President's Report, where we celebrate our university's impact and achievements—on campus and beyond. Join us in honoring these remarkable milestones and their lasting impact across the Commonwealth. 🔗 www.linkedin.com/pulse/presid...

“There could be not a more consequential time for you to be taking on this mantle of shaping health in America.” - Marcia McNutt, PhD, president of @nasonline.org WATCH highlights of UMass Chan’s 52nd Commencement: direc.to/nphD #UMassChan2025 @uofmass.bsky.social @nationalacademies.org

I'm pleased to share that the university's strong bond ratings and stable outlook have been affirmed by Moody’s, S&P Global Ratings, and Fitch Ratings. @uofmass.bsky.social Read the full release here: www.massachusetts.edu/news/indepen...

The future of #ClimateTech and economic growth is being built right here in Massachusetts — and the University of Massachusetts is leading the charge. (1/3) @umassamherst.bsky.social @martymeehan.bsky.social Read more here: www.umass.edu/news/article...