Black and white image from The Oath of the Sword
Image by: Image from Motion Picture Magazine, Jan. 15, 1915. Media History Digital Library.

American Studies Professor Denise Khor is on a mission to preserve the early history of Asian American cinema.

Robert Peters mural in UMass Boston residence hall
One focal point of the mural is the depiction of a medicine wheel. There are diverse interpretations of the medicine wheel among indigenous people, and many native tribes have used the medicine wheel for a variety of healing and teaching practices.

This year, we observe Indigenous Peoples’ Day on Monday, October 11.

The UMass Boston Run for Krystle Marathon Team
The UMass Boston Run for Krystle Marathon Team will compete in the Boston Marathon on October 11.

After training together for the past four months, a 10-member team representing and supporting UMass Boston will take their mark this Monday for the 125th Boston Marathon.

There’s no doubt that masks have disrupted how adults interact with each other. But does the same disruption happen when communicating with infants? 

The latest research from Distinguished University Professor of Psychology and Director of the Child Development Unit Ed Tronick indicates that it might not. 

The UMB Ride for Food Team before the event on Sunday. Image by: The 2021 UMB Ride for Food team.
The UMB Ride for Food Team before the event on Sunday.
Robert Leduc '78, Jeanne Leduc, Chancellor Mark Fuller
Robert Leduc '78, Jeanne Leduc, Chancellor Mark Fuller

UMass Dartmouth announced a $1M gift from Robert and Jeanne Leduc to continue their support of the Leduc Center for Civic Engagement. This latest donation follows $1M given by Robert and Jeanne Leduc in 2012 to name the Robert and Jeanne Leduc Center for Civic Engagement.

UMass Law and Springfield College logos

The University of Massachusetts School of Law – Dartmouth and Springfield College have finalized a 3+3 agreement that will create new, accelerated opportunities for Springfield College students to attain a law degree.

The DifferenceMaker program has provided training, mentoring and other resources to UMass Lowell student entrepreneurs who wish to address social, environmental and economic problems in the community and world. DifferenceMaker works with students to solve their problems and make their ideas into realities. Even if students don't have ideas, they can still get involved!

Associate Professor of Law Jeremiah Ho speaks with student in his office

Associate Professor of Law Jeremiah Ho, whose research focuses on issues of law and inequality, especially in the context of race and sexuality, has authored a chapter on teaching contract law that incorporates critical legal and race theory.

Riaan Research Initiative, a non-profit organization, and UMass Chan Medical School are entering into an agreement to fund, research and develop a gene replacement therapy to combat Cockayne syndrome, a fatal autosomal recessive disorder. Cockayne syndrome, first identified in 1936, impacts a few hundred children around the world and is primarily caused by mutations in genes CSA and CSB, which are responsible for the body’s DNA repair and transcription process.

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