UMass Boston

About Research & Scholarship Day

The Donna M. and Robert J. Manning College of Nursing and Health Sciences Research & Scholarship Day will be held on Thursday, April 16, 2026 in the Third Floor Campus Center Ballroom.  Breakout sessions may take place in other locations.  Directions will be provided the day of the event.  

Everyone is welcome to attend this free event.  Students, colleagues, and clinical and community partners are all welcome! 

Please contact Julie.Wright@umb.edu if you have any questions about the event.  

Program of Events

Thursday, April 16th, 2026, 8:45am-4:30pm

Coffee and Tea: 8:45am

Welcome and Dean's Remarks

Keynote Address: 9 am-9:50am

Jane Chung, PhD, RN, FGSA 

Associate Professor 

Director, The Future Innovations for Technology and Aging (FIT) Lab 

Nell Hodgson Woodruff School of Nursing 

Keynote Address: 10am-10:50am

Daniel Kim, MD, DrPH 

Professor of Social Epidemiology 

Department of Public Health and Health Sciences School of Community,  

within the Bouvé College of Health Sciences at Northeastern University,   

Core Faculty Member at the Institute for Experiential AI at the Roux Institute, and Faculty Affiliate with the

School of Public Policy and Urban Affairs at Northeastern University.        

https://bouve.northeastern.edu/directory/daniel-kim/ 

Faculty and Students Poster Session: 11am-12pm

Student Luncheon 12 pm to 1pm.

Student Panel Discussion:  1pm to 2pm. "What Research is Really Like: Student Perspectives"

Faculty and Student Oral Paper Presentations: 2pm-3:30pm

Doctor of Nursing Practice Lightning Talks, 2-4:30pm