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UMass Boston’s Xiaohui Liang Named 2026 Fellow for the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
01/14/2026 | Madeline Kaprich
At the Boston Globe Summit, UMass Boston Faculty, Staff and Students Tell Stories of Making an Impact
12/11/2025 | Elizabeth Deatrick
Record Number of In-State First-Year Students Welcomed at UMass Boston Following Historic Beacon Pledge Commitment
09/02/2025 | Office of Communications
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