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UMass Chan Medical School announces hiring freeze

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UMass Chan Medical School announces hiring freeze; Ph.D. acceptances rescinded

WORCESTER ― An immediate hiring freeze is in place at UMass Chan Medical School due to nationwide medical and research funding cuts being pursued by President Donald Trump's administration. Furloughs and layoffs are "necessary" and being discussed, said Tuesday's internal memo to the medical school community from top UMass Chan administrators.

UMass Chan freezes hiring, rescinds PhD program admissions amid funding uncertainty

UMass Chan Medical School in Worcester became the latest higher education institution to announce a hiring freeze. Others include Harvard and MIT.

UMass medical school suspends certain PhD admissions, citing ‘funding uncertainty’ under Trump

A university spokesperson attributed it to “uncertainties related to the funding of biomedical research in this country.”

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