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Close-up of independent filmmaker Maria Servellón as one of four versions of an artist creating her own identity

Maria Servellón ’12: Living in the Hyphen

10/20/2020 | Vanessa Chatterley

Wearing a mask, Chancellor Marcelo Suárez-Orozco walks UMass Boston's HarborWalk.

The Next Level

10/20/2020 | DeWayne Lehman

UMass Boston student nurse's hand clasped on top of a Black hand

Culturally Sensitive Nursing

10/20/2020 | Colleen Locke

Man walking on campus

Institute for Community Inclusion’s Think College Receives $10M Grant on Inclusive Higher Education

10/15/2020 | DeWayne Lehman

Graphic says Views That Matter, Race and Opinions on Climate Change of Boston Area Residents

Sustainable Solutions Lab Report Focuses on Views on Climate Change Across Racial Groups in Greater Boston

10/02/2020 | Office of Communications

Jill Macoska works in the Genomics Core Facility

Two UMass Boston Researchers Awarded Mass Life Sciences Grants

10/01/2020 | DeWayne Lehman

An image of Lillian-Yvonne Bertram next to an image of their poetry collection, Travesty Generator.

UMass Boston English Professor Named Semifinalist for National Book Award for Poetry

09/29/2020 | Crystal Valencia

Ayanna Pressley speaks at the Women of Color Forum.

Voting and Civic Engagement Top Issues at Women of Color Forum

09/25/2020 | Muna Killingback

Photo shows the Elder Index website

UMass Boston Report Finds Far Greater Rates of Economic Insecurity Among Older Adults of Color

09/23/2020 | Steven Syre

Boston skyline, with homes in the foreground

Gerontology Institute Teams with CANALA on Project to Improve Economic Opportunities for Older People of Color

09/21/2020 | Gerontology Institute

Chancellor Marcelo Suárez-Orozco gives the convocation address

Chancellor Suárez-Orozco Encourages Campus to Redouble Efforts to Advance Social Justice

09/17/2020 | Crystal Valencia

Danielle Allen speaks at virtual Fall Convocation

Harvard Professor Danielle Allen Delivers Keynote at Fall 2020 Convocation

09/17/2020 | DeWayne Lehman

Graphic says Standing in Our Power: Women of Color Leading Change

Center for Women in Politics and Public Policy CoHosts “Standing in Our Power – Women of Color Leading Change”

09/16/2020 | Office of Communications

Photo shows Haeok Lee with nurses and researchers at Kamuzu Central Hospital in Malawi.

Nursing Professor Haeok Lee to Use Storytelling to Promote Cervical Cancer Testing in Malawi

09/15/2020 | Crystal Valencia

Graphic has UMass system logo and a list of the campuses

UMass Launches Inter-Campus Course Exchange to Expand Offerings for Students by Leveraging Distance Learning Tech

09/15/2020 | UMass President's Office

Gonzalo Bacigalupe sits in his home during quarantine.

UMass Boston Professor Becomes Leading Voice on COVID-19 Crisis in Chile

09/09/2020 | Crystal Valencia

Professor Nardia Haigh holds up her book, Scenario Planning for Climate Change.

Professor Nardia Haigh Wins 2020 ONE Book Award for Scenario Planning for Climate Change

09/01/2020 | Crystal Valencia

Sign in U Hall that says Art Gallery

Alumna’s Gift Makes Visual, Performing Arts Spaces More Visible

08/26/2020 | Colleen Locke

PhD student Krystal-Gayle O'Neill asks candidates a question.

McCormack Grad School Students Take Center Stage in Final Senate Primary Debate

08/25/2020 | Crystal Valencia

Associate Professor of Physics Alioscia Hamma studying quantum open systems.

Physics Professor to Use $360K NSF Grant to Study Black Holes, Build Quantum Computer

08/18/2020 | Colleen Locke