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This graphic shows six faculty members in a webinar during an August 11 Teach Fall 2020 informational session.

Virtual Information Sessions Prepare UMass Boston Faculty for Remote Semester

08/17/2020 | Vanessa Chatterley

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UMass Joins ALL IN Campus Democracy Challenge

08/12/2020 | UMass President's Office

Interim Chancellor Katherine Newman

Katherine Newman Fund Will Focus on Providing Emergency Student Aid

08/11/2020 | Office of Communications

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UMass Boston Professor Leads Study Shedding Light on Readability and Importance of Doctor’s Visit Notes

07/31/2020 | Office of Communications

UMass Boston senior Joseph Farah in the lab

Physics Student Named Finalist for Prestigious National Academic Award

07/30/2020 | DeWayne Lehman

Chancellor-Elect Marcelo Suárez-Orozco

Chancellor-elect Suárez-Orozco Establishes Endowed George Floyd Honorary Scholarship

07/27/2020 | Office of Communications

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UMass Freezes In-State Undergraduate and Graduate Student Tuition for the 2020-21 Academic Year

07/20/2020 | University of Massachusetts

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UMass Boston Researcher Part of Study Analyzing Fall Prevention Intervention

07/16/2020 | Office of Communications

Gerontology Institute Director Len Fishman testifies via Zoom at a May 15 virtual listening session hosted by the legislature’s Joint Commit

UMass Boston’s Gerontology Institute Turns Lens on COVID-19

07/14/2020 | Elis Mullins

Charlie Titus

National Association of Division III Athletic Administrators Gives Charlie Titus Lifetime Achievement Award

07/10/2020 | Office of Communications

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UMass Boston Men’s Hockey Players To Rollerblade Across The Country For Charity

07/08/2020 | Office of Communications

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Gastón Institute Releases Key Research About COVID-19 Impact on Massachusetts Latinos

07/01/2020 | Office of Communications

Headshot of Assistant Professor Lorena Estrada-Martinez in front of a wooden bookshelf.

Assistant Professor of Public Health Receives $800K EPA Grant

06/26/2020 | Elis Mullins

Screenshot of Kristin Murphy, speaking during the Manning Award Zoom event.

Special Education Professor Receives Manning Prize for Excellence in Teaching

06/25/2020 | Crystal Valencia

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University of Massachusetts Boston Receives First-gen Forward Designation

06/22/2020 | Office of Communications

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UMass Boston Will Continue Remote Format for Fall Semester

06/22/2020 | Office of Communications

Associate Professor of Engineering Kimberly Hamad-Schifferli shows what a paper-based Zika test looks like.

UMass Research and Development Expenditures Rise to Record $684 Million

06/18/2020 | UMass Office of Communications

Ingrid Hastedt

Clinical Psychology Student Selected as Inaugural Scholar for Advocacy and Mentoring Program for Diversity

06/18/2020 | Colleen Locke

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UMass to Expand Educational Opportunities Through Partnership Between UMass Online and Brandman University

06/16/2020 | UMass Office of Communications

Four alumni and one student from the College of Management chat with Dean Bandopadhyaya during a webinar panel

College of Management Panelists Discuss Challenges Faced in Business Amid Pandemic

06/12/2020 | Vanessa Chatterley