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Before the restoration of the African Meeting House, archaeological digs were done. The crew, pictured in the backlot of the Meeting House, consisted mostly of graduate and undergraduate students from
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A research team led by Professor of Climate Adaptation Paul Kirshen urged public officials to prepare for climate change in Boston by focusing on more natural solutions that could provide ecological benefits and reduce flood risk. :
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Check out Interim Dean at the School for the Environment Robert Chen's interview in the member magazine! Read about his research and his hopes for the future of the aquarium as the new Board of Trustee Member. Featured on page six: bit.ly/3bOgIAZ
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Assistant Professor of Biology Nichola Hill () is looking to fine-tune understanding of avian influenza, or #birdflu, by studying which wild bird species, behaviors & ecologies play key roles in transmission. Read the story in the !
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In observance of Memorial Day, the university is closed today.
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Great visit from , Director of Community Relations at . I am a proud graduate & excited that the university has launched a new brand to tell its story of upward mobility, social enlightenment & leadership. Go Beacons!
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Chancellor Marcelo Suárez-Orozco visited the Multilingual Writing Celebration taking place in the Campus Center Room 3540. He talked to students about the importance of multilingualism in today’s and tomorrow’s world!
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A Q&A about multilingual tutoring by UMB’s Writing Center is happening now in Room 3540 Campus Center!
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With faculty and multilingual students at the Multilingual Writing Celebration | Campus Center | Room 3540.
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The ESL program at UMass Boston is celebrating multilingual writing! Come see us in the Campus Center 3540!
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Good morning, Beacons! The Multilingual Writing Celebration at Campus Center 3540 (Bayview Room) is getting started! Come grab a pastry and celebrate UMB's linguistic diversity!
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Great visit to today, to introduce ’s new look & thank the councilors for their continued support of the University. #bospoli #mapoli #umassboston #highereducation #Boston
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As legislators plan a White House conference on #food, #nutrition, #hunger, and #health, Assistant Professor Michelle Jurkovich () traveled to Washington D.C. last month to meet with to discuss her research on hunger.
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.'s Maddison Lessard has received the Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship, one of the most prestigious awards in the U.S. for undergraduates studying the sciences. umass.info/3yaozSM
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We are sometimes referred to as a “best kept secret” in higher education. It’s time to change that. @UMassBoston’s spirit is too special, too inspiring, too purposeful to be kept secret. It’s time to tell our story. #ForTheTimes twitter.com/UMassBoston/st…
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Agreed. is the most important university in Boston. If this world of ours his to have a chance, it's up to the students of UMB. #BestUniversityinboston
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My university has a new ad campaign and I think it actually does a good job of capturing who our amazing students are! #BeaconProud #BestUniversityInBoston twitter.com/UMassBoston/st…
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Today, we share a new look and campaign to explain who we are and what we stand for. This is the UMass Boston story. Learn more at the link in our bio. #UMassBoston #ForTheTimes
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For the first-generation student and the fourth-generation Beacon. It's time to tell our story. 4.25.22
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UMass Boston Chancellor writes about how the pandemic's near-term health and social impacts on children are already coming into focus in : bit.ly/3EgaYdv
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We were built out of unique times for unique times. It's time to tell our story. 4.25.22 #WeAreBeacons
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Some call us the the best-kept secret in higher education — but we don’t want to be a secret anymore. It’s time to tell our story and unveil a new look. 4.25.22 #UMassBoston
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UMass Boston History Prof. Bonnie Miller helped tell the story of how Bill Rosenberg turned into one of the world's largest coffee and baked goods chains on a recent episode of 's documentary series 'The Food that Built America'. umb.social-card-share.top/gnj2oilw
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We're excited to announce that Michelle Wu, the first woman and person of color elected to lead the as mayor, will deliver the keynote address at UMass Boston's 54th commencement ceremony on May 27 at the Boston Convention and Exposition Center. Thank you, !
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UMass Boston’s has launched RoPA, an online resource for guiding libraries and cultural organizations through the process of collaborating with community members to plan inclusive participatory #archiving events and digital collections.
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UMass Boston will begin offering BA and BS majors in Urban Public Health in fall 2023, with the goal of preparing students for jobs in the public health field— uniquely focused on improving the health of diverse urban populations. #publichealth
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Shout out to UMass Boston School for the Environment graduate Connor Cappizano for new article on fishers in GOM:
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UMass Boston Prof. Maria Ivanova advocated for a legally binding agreement to tackle the international plastic pollution crisis at a recent UN meeting in Nairobi, Kenya.
Listen to her interview on Living on Earth! bit.ly/3wpJQHd
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Have you read any works by Ukrainian writers? UMB Professor of English , whose parents were Ukrainian refugees, joined 's podcast to talk about making Ukrainian literature available to the English-speaking world. bit.ly/36bNYjd #Ukraine
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Beginning Monday, March 28, UMass Boston will shift to a mask optional policy in all spaces on campus, except for shuttle buses and University Health Services. Masks will still be required throughout campus for those who are unvaccinated or unboosted.
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TOMORROW: Professor of English is helping to organize this event bringing writers across the U.S. together with their Ukrainian colleagues to read in solidarity with all Ukrainian people. Friday, 2-4 p.m. on Zoom #Ukraine
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Join Carolyn Forche, Oksana Zabuzhko, Paul Auster, Serhiy Zhadan, Richard Ford, Oksana Lutsyshyna, Jennifer Haigh and others at a PEN American sponsored reading for and with Ukraine, Live, Friday 2-4. Register here:pen.org/event/voices-o
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UMass Boston Alert: The university is closed Friday, February 25, due to expected inclement weather. All classes and activities are canceled.
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Eaden Marti ’20 was only a few months away from graduating with his bachelor’s degree in theater arts from . But all his plans for the future were thrown off kilter when the global pandemic swept the nation.
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UMass Boston Alert: This is a test of the UMass Boston Alert System. This is a regularly-scheduled system test.
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American Studies Assistant Professor Denise Khor, along with the George Eastman Museum and the Japanese American National Museum, received a grant from the to preserve "The Oath of the Sword" and give it new life.
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"Thinking about #BlackHistoryMonth makes me happy because it helps me remember what our ancestors did and sacrificed for us. It’s a moment of reflection" - Janet Adeyemo'23, Exercise and Health Science
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The UMass Boston campus is closed on Friday, February 4, due to inclement weather. All classes and activities are canceled.
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Dan Rea ’70, H’08 and his family empowered an overhaul of the Clark Athletic Center varsity teams’ weight room and established the first permanent endowment in Beacon Athletics history.
“Sports is the great American commonality,” Rea said.
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