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Annual Slomoff Lectureship Features Rima Salah
Addressing the underlying causes of conflict with the same intentionality and effort as dealing with its effects was a common theme between the two speakers of the 2018 Sylvia and Benjamin Slomoff Lectureship in Conflict Resolution.
McCormack Graduate School to Host Gubernatorial Debate
The first debate among the Democratic candidates will take place on Thursday, May 17, from 3 to 4 p.m. at UMass Boston. Sponsored by WBUR, the debate will be conducted before a live audience, as well as live-streamed by the sponsors at bostonglobe.com, wbur.org, and umb.edu.
UMass Boston’s Sustainable Solutions Lab Provides Recommendations on Financing Climate Resilience
UMass Boston’s Sustainable Solutions Lab released a report today with recommendations on how to finance solutions to one of the most pressing issues facing the Boston region, and the world, today: climate change.
UMass Research Portfolio Soars to Record-high $670 Million; UMass Boston Expenditures up 10 Percent
Research expenditures at the University of Massachusetts rose to a record-high $670 million in Fiscal Year 2017, up $37 million over the previous year and $270 million since 2007. UMass Boston grew its research expenditures by nearly 10 percent, up $6 million from the prior year, to $69.7 million.
Four UMass Boston Programs in U.S. News’s 2019 Edition of Best Graduate Schools
U.S. News & World Report 's 2019 edition of Best Graduate Schools, released today, includes four UMass Boston graduate programs in the top 100. UMass Boston's part-time MBA program also made the 2019 edition, at No. 204.
UMass Boston Researchers: Satisfaction Not the Same Thing As Quality in Nursing Homes
Associate Professor of Gerontology Pamela Nadash and other McCormack Graduate School researchers found a clear indication that satisfaction and quality are not the same things in nursing homes.
UMass Boston Alumni Work to Identify City’s Economic Mobility Gaps Through Mayor’s Fellowship
The second recipient of the UMass Boston Policy Research Fellowship, Katy Gall ’17, is working in the city's Economic Mobility Lab, assessing the needs of residents.
McCormack PhD Student Jamie J. Hagen Earns International Studies Association Post-Doc Fellowship
Global Governance and Human Security student Jamie J. Hagen earns fellowship to further her research in the field of gender and security.
Community Mediation Centers Celebrate $12M ROI and 6 Years of Legislative Support
The Massachusetts Office of Public Collaboration operates a unique program offering conflict resolution services throughout the state.
12 PhD Students Chosen to Participate in Transdisciplinary Dissertation Proposal Development Program
The Office of Graduate Studies has chosen 12 doctoral students from across the university to participate in this special program to help them develop their dissertation proposals.
