UMass Chan Giving

News, updates and info about UMass Chan Medical School and the people and organizations who support it.

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Reunion 2026 welcomed alumni from the T.H. Chan School of Medicine to campus for an inspiring day of reconnection and reflection that included campus tours, a candid student panel discussion and meaningful time to reminisce with classmates.
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Join the second annual Kerri Appleton Legacy Golf Tournament on July 25 at The Woods of Westminster to support cancer research at UMass Chan. Play, sponsor or donate: https://t.co/GDiHrBxIsv

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Gerald Chan, venture capitalist, scientist and philanthropist responsible for the $175M transformational gift to @UMassChan, delivered the Commencement address and received an honorary degree on May 31.

Read his message to the Class of 2026:
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Congratulations to the 2026 UMass ALS Cellucci Fund Boston Marathon team for raising more than $75,000! 🎉

Your dedication and hard work are inspiring. Thank you for your support of ALS research at UMass Chan Medical School!

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Tiffany A. Moore Simas, MD’00, R’04, and her husband, Brett Simas, have established the Moore Simas Family Scholarship to support medical students with demonstrated financial need. https://t.co/HAuxrU05xW

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After losing their son, Patrick, to glioblastoma, Meg and Michael Halvorsen created a cornhole tournament in his honor to support pediatric brain cancer research @UMassChan—helping bring hope to patients and families across Massachusetts and beyond. https://t.co/zVQemKwcni

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Jessica Zitter, MD, MPH, and Betty Clark, MDiv, subjects of the 2025 documentary The Chaplain & the Doctor, will speak at the Howe Endowed Lecture Series on May 7: https://t.co/UMBmeEgNQX

The film will be screened @UMassChan May 6. @JessicaZitter @UMass_Medicine @UMassChanGiving

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Grateful for the affordable medical education that helped launch his distinguished career at the leading edge of new health care technologies, Mark A. Goldberg, MD’86, and his wife, Nancy, are giving back through a new scholarship. https://t.co/ibGnZpb1tE

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David McManus, MD’02, MSc’12, the Richard M. Haidack Professor in Medicine, chair and professor of medicine, will be the next chancellor of UMass Chan, succeeding Chancellor Michael F. Collins in July, UMass President Marty Meehan announced: https://t.co/ImFWPS4AIA #UMass @UMass

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Discover how second-year T.H. Chan School of Medicine student Ahnyia Sanders is supporting women of color in Worcester as they navigate pregnancy and the postpartum period: https://t.co/L0zjT2x8FP

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Friends since they were students at @washu, fourth-year medical students Rhea Kukkal and Jenna Patel are creating a "Bridging the Gap" handbook—a guide to help immigrants navigate the health care system in Worcester: https://t.co/h3NlALp9qW #HealthCare #Worcester @UMassChanGiving

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UMass Chan is grateful to the Angel Fund for ALS Research for its longstanding partnership and unwavering commitment to bringing hope to patients and families with #ALS. The @theangelfundals has given @UMassChan an $800K gift for ALS research: https://t.co/7RPHIeiUQj #ALSResearch

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Kerri Appleton’s generosity and compassion touched many. Her life was tragically cut short by a rare and incurable cancer.

To honor her memory, the inaugural Kerri Appleton Legacy Golf Tournament raised funds for cholangiocarcinoma research @UMassChan. https://t.co/yL0umNuALL

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UMass Chan and the Raiden Science Foundation have partnered on a technology license for a gene therapy product targeting the ultra-rare disease UBA5: https://t.co/MAYQkLdGO7

The foundation is named after 5-year-old Raiden Pham, diagnosed in 2021. #RareDisease @RaidenScience

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Gerald Chan, venture capitalist, scientist and philanthropist responsible for the $175 million transformational gift to UMass Chan in 2021, will address the Medical School's Classes of 2026 on May 31. https://t.co/DcZpRVkAYk

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Several years after endowing a scholarship at @UMassChan, Donna Grogan, MD, R'87, P'18, and Paul Grogan, P’18, have made a generous new donation that will offset the full cost of tuition for an in-state medical student. https://t.co/8C9mB8UXcx

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Thanks to a Remillard Family Community Service Fund award, UMass Chan students are leading a monthly culinary workshop at the Barre-Hardwick Senior Center to teach hands-on cooking skills tailored to common senior dietary needs. https://t.co/3o1o3Pz1Cx

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A gift from Dan Sullivan, MD ’86, MPH, and his wife Anne Melvin, will support medical students committed to family medicine and help address the statewide shortage of primary care physicians.
https://t.co/EjkDO2Y3N2

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A global health trip to Vellore, India reshaped David B. FitzGerald, MD’00, R’04—inspiring his family’s fund to expand international learning @UMassChan. He and his wife, Coleen O’Brien, recently made a second major gift in honor of his 25th reunion.
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UMass Chan has two new endowed chairs, made possible by the generosity of the Meyers Primary Care Institute, Inc. and Mrs. Betty Brudnick: https://t.co/BFGczDHcd4