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Student rides the smoothie bike.

Second Beacon Wellness Walk Draws Impressive Crowd

11/10/2025 | Office of Communications

Professor Zou and his lab team

UMass Boston Research Shows Exercise May Slow Growth of Advanced Prostate Cancer

08/01/2025 | Sandra Mason

Buffalo Artwork Outside Blue Skies

New Art Installation by Cannupa Hanska Luger Connects UMass Boston Community with Indigenous History

06/30/2025 | Madeline Kaprich

Speaker talks to the audience at the Stone Living Lab conference.

Stone Living Lab Hosts Conference on Nature-based Solutions for Resilience in Urban Settings

05/22/2025 | Office of Communications

People speaking at Walk with GRACE event

Walk with GRACE Event Highlights Mental Health and Wellness for Campus Community

05/14/2025 | Office of Communications

Speakers at the Phillis Wheatley Peters Hall Event

UMass Boston Honors Poet with Heritage Building Naming Update

05/12/2025 | Crystal Valencia

Chancellor Suárez-Orozco with Governor Maura Healey, Governor Wilbur Ottichilo of Vihiga County, Kenya, and Gustavo Beliz of Argentina

ResilientMass Summit Sparks Call for Local, Global Collaboration on Climate Resilience

04/02/2025 | Crystal Valencia

H5N1 tester strips rapid test Hill graduate research wet lab

UMass Boston Researchers Develop an Immunoassay for Rapid Detection of H5N1 Virus

03/14/2025 | Madeline Kaprich

Students look at the Living Seawalls

North America’s first-ever Living Seawalls habitat panels installed by Stone Living Lab at two Boston Harbor sites

12/10/2024 | Office of Communications

one stop staff assisting student looking at laptop

UMass Boston Accelerates and Aligns Billing and Financial Aid Timelines To Promote Student Success

11/20/2024 | Office of Communications

Black Lives Matters Day 2024 Panel

UMass Boston Celebrates Fifth Annual Black Lives Matter Day, Focuses on Black Wellness and Health Promotion

11/14/2024 | Crystal Valencia

Students studying in Campus Center Atrium

University Investment in Spruce Up Projects Benefits Campus Community

11/08/2024 | Office of Communications

Flooding on shoreline

Greater Boston Research Advisory Group (GBRAG) Issues Climate Change Reports

11/08/2024 | Office of Communications

Kongjian Yu speaks at UMass Boston

Landscape Architect Kongjian Yu Talks Sponge Cities at Chancellor’s Lecture Series

11/06/2024 | Crystal Valencia

Lt. Governor Kim Driscoll, Chancellor, students and state and city officials

UMass Boston Announces Free Tuition for Eligible Students

10/29/2024 | Office of Communications

Student at table at Beacon Wellness Walk Resource Fair

Beacon Wellness Walk Resource Fair Draws Hundreds to Promote Health and Community Connection

10/10/2024 | Office of Communications

Students sign diversity heart poster.

University Recognized for Excellence in Diversity

10/03/2024 | Office of Communications

mobile optometry clinics

Two New Health Services Increase Convenience of Care for Students and Employees

09/27/2024 | Office of Communications

M/V Columbia Point

University Expands Waterfront Recreation Opportunities

09/05/2024 | DeWayne Lehman

UMass Boston quad aerial shot

Forbes Names UMass Boston Among Massachusetts’ Best Employers for 2024

08/20/2024 | Office of Communications