The medical school's chancellor, Dr. Michael Collins, said nearly $42 million in grants expected by the institution's ...

The uncertainty resulted in UMass Chan laying off or furloughing 200 staffers and instituting a hiring freeze in March.

UMass medical school pauses need-based institutional aid for 2025-26 academic year, citing Trump administration policies By Emily Spatz Globe Correspondent,Updated May 16, 2025, 12:39 p.m.

Citing economic uncertainty, federal funding cuts and fiscal year 2026 budget pressures, Gov. Maura Healey on Wednesday announced a hiring freeze for Massachusetts' executive branch.

Massachusetts Governor Maura Healey has announced that a hiring freeze will soon be implemented at some state offices.

Governor Healey announces a hiring freeze in the Executive Branch to conserve funds amid financial uncertainty.

About 200 UMass Chan Medical School employees have been laid off or furloughed due to a $30 million shortfall in funding from the National Institutes of Health.

The Trump administration’s halt on federal civilian hiring, which was supposed to be lifted Monday, will be extended through July, per a memo released late Thursday.

UMass Chan Medical School has laid off or furloughed an estimated 200 employees, a spokesperson confirmed Wednesday. The cuts come after the school saw a $30 million funding shortfall from long ...

All hiring and discretionary spending at UMass Chan Medical School has been paused and roughly 200 employees have been laid off or furloughed due to cuts in federal funding.

A month after UMass Chan Medical School in Worcester announced an institution-wide hiring freeze in response to the President Donald Trump Administration’s intentions to cut National Institutes ...