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  1. Public Policy PhD Student “Burned the Midnight Oil” to Complete Degree in Four Years
    Colombian student Danny Garcia takes home diploma and program's award for excellence.
  2. Despite Significant Hurdles, Johnson Earns PhD, Top Gerontology Prize, and Tenure-Track Faculty Job
    Visually-impaired student Kimberley Johnson earns doctorate at McCormack Graduate School and moves on to University of Indiana faculty position.
  3. UMass Boston Alumna Receives Award at National Nurses Day Celebration
    College of Nursing and Health Sciences Dean Anahid Kulwicki presented Penny Greenberg '02 with the 2013 Nurses Week Leadership in Quality Innovation award.
  4. UMass Boston Papers on Sustainable Development Shared with UN Member Countries
    Center for Governance and Sustainability publishes issues briefs series on global environmental and sustainable development.
  5. Natural Vision Improvement
    Healing Eyesight from the Inside Out
  6. Healthy Campus Health Care Fair
    A campus community collaborative to support the health of our community.
  7. UMass Boston Students Show Bravery Amid Chaos at Marathon
    Marathon Monday started with bright smiles for the UMass Boston students who volunteered to be members of a medical "sweep team" for runners in distress. When tragedy struck, theirs became a story of bravery amid chaos
  8. UMass Boston’s Policy School Showcases Community Partnerships
    At recent UMass Boston event, McCormack Grad School showcases their community engagement activities.
  9. Gerontology Honor Society Event at UMass Boston Steers Students Toward Booming Aging Industry
    Students in the Gamma Upsilon chapter of Sigma Phi Omega national gerontology honor society hold Careers in Aging event.
  10. McCormack Grad School Director Briefs Russian Delegation on Emergency Management
    At Boston FEMA event, Professor Awotona shares expertise on post-disaster reconstruction with Russian ministers.
  11. Take a Study Break
    Look for our relaxation station in the campus center during finals week. Stop by for a stress kit, a complementary reiki treatment, or a break in our massage chair.
  12. Wellness Wednesdays: Maum Meditation
    The director of the Boston Maum Medication Center will discuss how Maum Meditation can help to eliminate pain, stress, burden, loneliness, fear, and resentments.
  13. Wellness Wednesdays Series: Addiction, Mindfulness and Personal Authority
    Join Dr. Lawrence Peltz, author of The Mindful Path to Addiction Recovery: A Practical Guide to Regaining Control Over Your Life, for a discussion about applying mindfulness to addiction recovery.
  14. Mindful Mondays Series: Coaching for Health & Well-being
    A transitions lifestyle coach will share some practical information and tips about how to manage your health, maintain a healthy diet, and achieve and maintain your healthy weight.
  15. Valentine’s Day GYT Event
    The only way to know for sure if you have an STD is to GYT (get yourself tested.)
  16. Get Yourself Tested
    The only way to know for sure if you have an STD is to GYT (get yourself tested.)
  17. National Stress Out Day
    The end of the semester is stressful. Managing that stress can be difficult. The UHS Health Education and Wellness Program stress busters can help.
  18. UMass Boston Only School to Manage Two Journals on Aging
    Journal on Aging & Social Policy and Research on Aging are edited by faculty and staff at McCormack Graduate School of Policy and Global Studies.
  19. Wellness Wednesdays: Naturopathic Tools for Stress Management
    A naturopathic doctor will share stress management techniques and strategies to help you manage your busy and sometimes stressful life.
  20. Wellness Wednesdays: Healthy Lifestyle Profile
    Use a free online tool to create a detailed lifestyle profile, and then gain access to thousands of meal plans, exercise sequences, meditation techniques, and better sleep habits.
  21. 27th Annual Research and Scholarship Day
    Join the 27th Annual Research and Scholarship Day at the University of Massachusetts Boston
  22. Mindful Mondays Series: Mindful Movement
    Join a holistic nurse and educator for an hour of gentle movement and discover how more fully inhabiting your body can help you!
  23. Two McCormack Grad Students Attend Historic UN Environmental Meeting in Kenya
    An interview with Daniel Zaleznik and Natalia Escobar-Pemberthy from the Center for Governance and Sustainability
  24. Gerontology Alumnus Explains How to Bridge the Gap Between Researcher and Policymaker
    James Bulot, PhD tells students to become a policy maven to understand and straddle both worlds
  25. Three Voices on Community-Engaged Research: Scientia e Praxis
    John Saltmarsh will guide participants in an exploration of community-engaged research of interest to both the UMass Boston campus and the local community.
  26. UMass Boston’s Urban Harbors Institute Report Examines Opportunities to Protect Coastal Eelgrass
    Eelgrass is a critical component of New England’s coastline. It is also vital to the fishing industry, providing a nursery, shelter, and food source for commercially harvested fish.
  27. National Take a Nap Day
    Join the University Health Services Health Education and Wellness Program for sleep tips, build a sleep kit, and add a 'pin' to the best place to take a nap on campus.
  28. Unplugging Day
    Take the Unplugged Challenge: Unplug and join us for an afternoon of discussion, connection, and creative outlets.
  29. Wellness Wednesdays Series: Acupuncture for Health
    Wellness Wednesday: Complementary/integrative approaches to enhance your health and well-being.
  30. The Day After World AIDS Day
    Find information about the types of testing available and where you can get tested. Make a red ribbon to show your support for those living with HIV and AIDS.
  31. Contemplative Practices Resource Fair
    Explore tools for living and learning.
  32. Mindfulness Day
    The University Health Services Health Education and Wellness Program will be providing mindfulness kits in the Campus Center.
  33. Master Your Mind, Power Up Your Performance: An Intro to Meditation and Mindfulness
    Wellness Wednesdays: Meditation and mindfulness techniques can help us enhance performance and manage daily stress more effectively.
  34. Reiki for Stress Reduction and Health
    Join the UHS Health Education and Wellness Program for a series of workshops and program offerings aimed at increasing your 'toolbox' of resources to effective cope and manage stress.
  35. CSP Labor Researcher Joins Global Policy Dialogue on Informal Work
    Francoise Carré notes that informal work is often hidden from economic calculations and policy discourse.
  36. The Great American Smokeout
    University Health Services will provide materials to build a "Quit Kit" for yourself or for a friend who you would like to support or encourage to quit smoking.
  37. Mindful Mondays
    Throughout the fall semester, the UHS Health Education and Wellness Program will provide a variety of activities and resources to help our campus community.
  38. Wellness Wednesdays
    This is the kickoff to a semester of wellness.
  39. 2013 UHS Fall Health and Wellness Fair
    Save the date for the University Health Services Annual Fall Health and Wellness Fair.
  40. National Alcohol Screening Day
    The University Health Services Health Education and Wellness program brings you free information and screenings regarding alcohol use.
  41. National Wellness Week: Happy the Movie
    Does money make you HAPPY? Kids and family? Your work? Do you live in a world that values and promotes happiness and well-being? Are we in the midst of a happiness revolution?
  42. Food Day Health Fair
    This is an opportunity to educate our UMass Boston campus community about the many local groups involved in efforts to improve the quality of our food and access to affordable high-quality foods.
  43. Recovery Celebration
    The University Health Services Health Education and Wellness Program is sponsoring a recovery resource fair at UMass Boston.
  44. National Depression Screening Day
    A confidential brief screening for depression will be offered on campus.
  45. UNICEF International Development Expert Speaks at McCormack Graduate School
    The Center for Governance and Sustainability hosted Katell Le Goulven for scholarly discussion on sustainable development.
  46. UMass Boston Re-launches New England Journal of Public Policy as Online Publication
    McCormack Graduate School will hold a celebratory launch event on March 28.
  47. UMass Boston Student-Faculty Delegation Present at the Creation of the UN Environment Assembly
    Representatives from McCormack Graduate School attended historic environmental policy event in Nairobi.
  48. McCormack Grad School Hosts Book Party for Professors Barkin and Weiner
    J. Samuel Barkin and Robert Weiner have published new books. Come to the launch event and learn more.
  49. From Climate Conflict to Climate Action: Capturing the Greatest Opportunities of Our Generation
    Executive Secretary of UN Framework Convention on Climate Change presents annual Slomoff Lecture...also streamed live on day of event.
  50. All Recovery Retreat
    The All Recovery Retreat is a peer-led support group for anyone in recovery from any addiction, having taken any pathway to recovery.
  51. Launch of the New Online New England Journal of Public Policy
    Originally launched in 1985, today the New England Journal of Public Policy is published as an open source, online publication.
  52. MGS Professor Michael Johnson Earns Grant to Improve Neglected Baltimore Properties
    Decision modelling in urban redevelopment has the potential to improve social, economic, and public health indicators.
  53. Beyond the ‘Busy Ethic’: The Meaning and Measurement of Engagement in Later Life
    Please join us for this gerontology guest lecture by Jacquelyn James from Boston College's Sloan Center on Aging and Work.
  54. Bridging the Gap between the Researcher and Public Policy Maker
    Please join us as gerontology alumnus Jay Bulot, PhD presents this guest lecture at the McCormnack Graduate School of Policy and Global Studies.
  55. Financial Well-Being across the Cancer Continuum
    Join Harvard's Tucker-Seeley for this Gerontology Speaker series event.
  56. UMass Boston Faculty-student Delegation Participates in Historic UN Meeting in Nairobi
    Center for Governance and Sustainability team is the only major research university with students in their delegation.
  57. Center for Governance and Sustainability Team Publishes Groundbreaking Research
    Professor of Biology Kamaljit Bawa and Research Associate Uttam Shrestha share cutting-edge findings on Nepalese fungus.
  58. CSP Offers New Internship for Research and Evaluation on Eradication of Poverty
    Center for Social Policy launches Elaine Werby Public Service Internship for UMass Boston student interested in poverty reduction.
  59. UMass Boston Professors, Students Watch Launch of Satellite That Will Gather Data for $970K Grant
    A group of graduate students from UMass Boston and professors Crystal Schaaf and ZhongPing Lee were in California to watch the launch of a satellite that is churning out data for UMass Boston researchers to use in a project funded by the U.S. Geological Survey.
  60. Public Policy Research Seminar on Microfinance and Poverty Alleviation
    PhD student Ghazal Zulfiqar will discuss whether institutional form matters in microfinance and poverty reduction.
  61. MGS Center for Governance and Sustainability Hosts Ethiopian Delegation
    UMass Boston and Addis Ababa University commit to long-term partnership.
  62. Conflict Resolution Master’s Projects Student Presentations
    Students in the Conflict Resolution MA Program present their final projects at our final Spring 2013 Colloquium.
  63. International Relations MSPA Student Capstone Presentations
    Students present their final research projects in international relations
  64. MSPA Capstone Presentations
    McCormack Grad students present their final research projects in public affairs.
  65. Many Elders Cannot Meet Housing and Health Care Needs with Social Security Benefits Alone
    Gerontology Institute develops new tool to measure income adequacy and issues National Elder Economic Security Report.
  66. Flu Shots Available for Students, Faculty, Staff
    Members of the UMass Boston community can receive a flu shot right here on campus.
  67. Final Case Study Presentations by Women in Politics and Public Policy Students
    Candidates for the Graduate Certificate in WPPP present their case study research and analyses.
  68. Final Case Study Presentations by Women in Politics and Public Policy Students
    Candidates for the Graduate Certificate in WPPP present their case study research and analyses.
  69. UMass Boston Professor Jeffrey Burr Named Editor-in-Chief of Research on Aging
    McCormack Graduate School professor of gerontology to edit leading social science journal on aging
  70. Lee’s 2002 Article Selected as One of Most Influential in Applied Optics
    Professor ZhongPing Lee's past work continues to have important implications on the fast-growing discipline of environmental sustainability.
  71. UMass Boston Faculty Researchers Recognize Excellence, Look Ahead to 2013
    The 6th Annual Luncheon to Celebrate Faculty, Research Staff and Students for Their Contributions to Research, Innovation, Scholarship, and Creativity paid tribute to past accomplishments while looking forward to the future.
  72. Screening and Discussion: Weight of the Nation (Part 4: Challenges)
    The Exercise and Health Sciences Club and the College of Nursing and Health Sciences will host a free screening of a portion of this HBO documentary. A panel discussion will follow.
  73. Screening and Discussion: Weight of the Nation (Part 2: Choices)
    The Exercise and Health Sciences Club and the College of Nursing and Health Sciences will host a free screening of a portion of this HBO documentary. A panel discussion will follow.
  74. Research Team Looks at Group Acknowledgement of Past Violence as Key to Breaking Cycles of Violence
    MGS Assistant Professor Rezarta Bilali receives two grants to develop and test strategies to understand mass violence
  75. Awotona’s Book on Post-Disaster Reconstruction Chosen as Critics’ Choice Book of the Month
    CRSCAD director's edited collection receives accolades
  76. Inside Eating Disorders: A Personal Perspective
    This workshop is a way to learn about eating disorders from an invividual who has struggled with one.
  77. McCormack Graduate School Well Represented at National Gerontology Conference
    Faculty and PhD students present more than 20 papers and posters at annual scientific conference.
  78. Gerontology Professor Edits Book Assessing Affordable Care Act
    Edward MIller's book reviews ACA's potential efficacy and impact on the aging population in US.
  79. CNHS Receives Monmouth University’s “Hawk Hug” for Sandy Relief Efforts
    CNHS students provide compassionate care to Hurricane Sandy victims.
  80. New Dean of Nursing and Health Sciences Ready to Listen and Lead
    Anahid Kulwicki's background is in health disparities research, which is a burgeoning area of focus for UMass Boston.
  81. Gerontology Institute to House Center for Social and Demographic Research on Aging
    MGS opens new center to expand demographic and applied research capacity on aging issues.
  82. Hurricane Sandy Relief Drive
    Blanket & Cold Weather Clothing, First Aid & Personal Hygiene Supplies Drive
  83. Gerontology Institute Leading Healthy Aging Research in Massachusetts for the Tufts Health Plan
    Associate Professor Elizabeth Dugan leads new grant project at McCormack Graduate School
  84. Employment Outcomes, Impacts of Alternative Staffing Programs Detailed in New CSP Research
    Center for Social Policy assesses employment outcomes for participants of four Alternative Staffing Organizations
  85. Anahid Kulwicki Selected as New Dean of the College of Nursing and Health Sciences
    The College of Nursing and Health Sciences' new dean, Anahid Kulwicki, will arrive on campus in mid-November.
  86. University Health Services Recognized for Providing High-Quality Care
    The Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care has approved University Health Services for accreditation for the third consecutive accreditation cycle.
  87. Liam Revell Receives $10,000 Grant from U.S. Fish and Wildlife
    Grant Title: Endangered Species Research for Puerto Rican Boa
  88. Jacqueline Fawcett Receives Honorary Doctorate from Université Laval
    Jacqueline Fawcett, PhD, RN, FAAN, professor and chair of the Department of Nursing at the College of Nursing and Health Sciences, recently received an honorary doctoral degree from Université Laval in Quebec, Canada.
  89. Professor Kamal Bawa Feted at UMass Boston for Awards Success
    University community honors 38-year faculty member
  90. Eduardo Siqueira travels to North Carolina to meet with the NIOSH and NIEHS
    The Associate Director for Research at the Gastón Institute was invited to North Carolina by the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health and the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, to discuss a curriculum for Occupational Health Disparities.
  91. UMass Boston Researchers Find Himalayas Warming More Rapidly Than the Rest of the Earth
    UMass Boston graduate student Uttam Babu Shrestha and Distinguished Professor of Biology Kamaljit Bawa are published in international journal PLoS One.
  92. UMass Boston Study Finds Himalayas Warming More Rapidly Than the Rest of the Earth
    Distinguished Professor of Biology Kamaljit Bawa and graduate student Uttam Babu Shrestha have coauthored a study that finds the Himalayas is warming more rapidly than the rest of the globe.
  93. UMass Boston Researcher Donates $200K in Prize Money to Research Think Tank
    Distinguished Professor of Biology Kamaljit Bawa has decided to donate his nearly $200,000 in winnings from the world’s first international sustainability award to the international think tank he founded.
  94. PhD Student Kenly Hiller Awarded EPA STAR Graduate Fellowship
    Kenly Hiller has been awarded a prestigious Environmental Protection Agency STAR Graduate Fellowship.
  95. Born to Run Author Christopher McDougall will Speak at UMass Boston Thursday
    Best-selling author Christopher McDougall will speak about his book, Born to Run: A Hidden Tribe, Superathletes, and the Greatest Race the World has Never Seen, on Thursday, April 12, at 1:30 p.m. in the Ryan Lounge.
  96. PhD Student Scholarly Dialogue: Nursing Practice in a Post-Soviet Country
    PhD student Hermine Poghosyan will present.
  97. 4s3 Bioscience, Inc. Secures $20M in Series A Financing
    4s3 Bioscience, Inc. occupies laboratory space in UMass Boston's Venture Development Center.
  98. Kenyan Ambassador Visits UMass Boston
    Kenyan Ambassador to the United States Elkanah Odembo praised the University of Massachusetts Boston's commitment to global outreach and global health during a visit to campus.
  99. PhD Nursing Students Excel in Research and Scholarship
    Student Spotlight: Mercy Kamau, Julio Toro, and Hermine Poghosyan
  100. Lecture: “Three Bodies: Rethinking Environmental Health and Food Production in Mohawk Community”
    Guest lecture by Dr. Elizabeth Hoover, Anthropology (Brown University)