- UMass Boston and Upright Partner to Expand Career-Ready Learning OpportunitiesUpright, a leading innovator in workforce-aligned education, has announced a strategic partnership with UMass Boston. This partnership will provide adult learners with access to real-world learning experiences designed to align their skills with the evolving demands of the tech job market.
- More Than 500 Participants Celebrate Indigenous Culture at UMass Boston PowwowMore than 500 Indigenous and non-Indigenous attendees, including many local tribal community members and leaders, gathered at UMass Boston’s Clark gymnasium on May 4, 2025 for a powwow, celebrating Native culture through food, music, art, and dance.
- UMass Boston and Upright Partner to Expand Career-Ready Learning OpportunitiesUpright, a leading innovator in workforce-aligned education, has announced a strategic partnership with UMass Boston. This partnership will provide adult learners with access to real-world learning experiences designed to align their skills with the evolving demands of the tech job market.
- More Than 500 Participants Celebrate Indigenous Culture at UMass Boston PowwowMore than 500 Indigenous and non-Indigenous attendees, including many local tribal community members and leaders, gathered at UMass Boston’s Clark gymnasium on May 4, 2025 for a powwow, celebrating Native culture through food, music, art, and dance.
- UMass Boston, Derry City/Strabane District Council Sign MOU on Academic, Research CollaborationUMass Boston last month hosted officials from the Derry City and Strabane District Council to sign a memorandum of understanding strengthening their respective and mutual roles in education and research.
- Biology Major Wins Prestigious Goldwater PrizeKurt Jancsy, a junior majoring in biology and cognitive science at UMass Boston, has been named a 2025 Goldwater Scholar. The Goldwater Scholarship Program is widely considered the most prestigious award in America for undergraduates in natural sciences, mathematics, and engineering. He is the sixth UMass Boston student in the past seven years to be named a Goldwater Scholar.
- New Carnegie Classification Recognizes UMass Boston as a High-Access UniversityThe American Council on Education (ACE) and the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching (Carnegie Foundation) today published the latest in a series of updates to the Carnegie Classifications, which included naming UMass Boston as one of 49 universities nationwide and one of seven in the Northeast as R1 research universities that also provide high access.
- City of Boston Recognizes Chancellor Suárez-Orozco for Climate Leadership with Inaugural AwardUMass Boston Chancellor Marcelo Suárez-Orozco has been honored with a Resilient Boston Award by the City of Boston, recognizing his impactful leadership in advancing climate resilience and sustainability efforts both locally and globally.
- Biology Professor Changmeng Cai Awarded $2.1 Million NCI Grant for Research on Prostate Cancer Therapy ResistanceAssociate Professor of Biology Changmeng Cai has received a five-year, $2.1 million grant from the National Cancer Institute (NCI) to conduct research on how a protective protein, SETD7, can slow the progression of prostate cancer and help curb resistance to hormone therapy.
- Professor Joseph Cooper explores social change through sport in his new book, "Black Sporting Resistance: Diaspora, Transnationalism, and Internationalism"“Across a range of sports and a range of geopolitical contexts, Black sportspersons have intergenerationally utilized their platforms to advance racial justice and social justice causes.”
