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Two professors at UMass Boston’s College of Nursing and Health Sciences (CNHS) and graduate students from CNHS and the McCormack Graduate School are making the case for why tobacco-related health disparities among sexual and gender minority populations need to be addressed in this age of COVID-19.

The Roy J. Zuckerberg Endowment Leadership Prize is presented bi-annually to a UMass faculty or staff member who “leads by serving, by giving, and by pointing the way." The newest recipient is Rebecca Herst, director of UMass Boston's Sustainable Solutions Lab.

Global higher education research company QS Quacquarelli Symonds has ranked UMass Boston No. 9 in Massachusetts and No. 79 overall on its inaugural ranking of top universities in the United States, with diversity, employability, and internationalization being key factors.

In a virtual world, communication can lead to confusion and conflict. My friend’s text message felt chilly – is she upset with me? How can I respond productively to an email that made me angry? I have a problem, should I video-chat my professor?

Beth Dugan, an Associate Professor in the Department of Gerontology who focuses on healthy aging, has been a go-to resource for the Commonwealth and the media in responding to the COVID crisis.

Students in the McCormack Graduate School are finding COVID-19 impacting their personal and professional lives as well as their research.

UMass Boston’s McCormack Graduate School of Policy and Global Studies and College of Nursing and Health Sciences have awarded a $10,000 seed grant to the research team of Lisa Heelan-Fancher and Laurie Nsiah-Jefferson.

Michelle Jurkovich to Research Ethics of Refugee Rations

As it celebrates Women's History Month and women's suffrage, McCormack Graduate School's Center for Women in Politics and Public Policy continues to support women in the public arena, including elective office.

A zealot for public transparency, Kelsey Edmond wins an award for women.