The Library Service Desk will be closed on Martin Luther King Jr. Day, January 20, 2025.
Eligible UMass Chan/UMMHC badge access only to access the library (24/7). On this day, the library is not open to members of the public.
The following dates will be Coffee Nights in the Library during the Spring 2025 semester: February 7 and 17, March 10, April 11, May 19, and June 30.
Free coffee, tea, and cocoa will be available in the Library on those dates. Best wishes on your exams!
The Gerald F. Berlin Prize is awarded for creative writing, prose, or poetry, authored by students, nursing students, graduate students, residents, and fellows based at UMass Chan Medical School, Berkshire Medical Center, Worcester Medical Center/St. Vincent's, or Baystate Medical Center, and this year we welcome UMass Chan Medical School’s newest regional medical campus, Lahey Hospital & Medical Center.
Submission Deadline: Midnight February 7, 2025
The Library Service Desk will be closed and librarians will be unavailable on Monday, November 11, 2024, in observance of Veterans Day.
Eligible UMass Chan/UMMHC badge access only to enter the library (24/7). At this time, the library is not open to members of the public.
The Library will be closed on Monday, October 14 for Indigenous Peoples' Day.
Eligible UMass Chan/UMMHC badge access only to enter the library (24/7). At this time, the library is closed to members of the public.
The Lamar Soutter Library adds its congratulations to UMass Chan researcher Victor Ambros, PhD, for winning the 2024 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine. Dr. Ambros shares the prize with his colleague Gary Ruvkun, PhD, for their discovery of microRNA.
Full announcement: https://www.umassmed.edu/news/news-archives/2024/10/umass-chan-scientist-victor-ambros-wins-nobel-prize/
On Saturday, June 29, 2024, UMass Chan Facilities will be closing off a portion of the Library Parking Lot and Roof to move equipment up to the roof. In addition to these areas being unavailable, a section inside of the Library will also be restricted from use.
On Saturday, May 11, 2024, UMass Chan Facilities will be closing off a portion of the Library Parking Lot and Roof to move equipment up to the roof. In addition to these areas being unavailable, a section inside of the Library will also be restricted from use.
The Worcester District Medical Society and the Lamar Soutter Library present the Meet the Author series on Thursday, May 9 from 5:30 – 7:30 p.m. in the Lazare Auditorium, UMass Chan Medical School.
Please join Dr. Richard Berlin and awardees in celebrating the 20th Annual Berlin Prize for Creative Writing Award ceremony on Tuesday, March 26, from 6-8 p.m. in the Faculty Conference Room or on Zoom. Light refreshments will be served.
Please register to indicate if you’ll be attending in-person or via Zoom.