Contact Us
For additional information or questions, please contact:
Alexa MacPherson
Office: W-3-21
Telephone: 617.287.6600
Fax: 617.287.6650
UMass Boston is only three miles from downtown Boston and is easy to reach by public or private transportation.
On the MBTA:
Take the Red Line to JFK/UMass Station. A free shuttle bus will carry you from the "T" parking lot to the campus. MBTA buses following routes 8 and 16 also stop at the campus.
By car from the north:
Take Interstate 93 south through Boston to exit 15 (JFK Library/South Boston/Dorchester) and follow the University of Massachusetts signs along Columbia Road and Morrissey Boulevard to the campus.
By car from the south:
Take Interstate 93 north to exit 14 (JFK Library/Morrissey Boulevard) and follow Morrissey Boulevard northward to the campus.
By car from the west:
Take the Massachusetts Turnpike (Interstate 90) east to the turnpike's end at Interstate 93. Take I-93 south one mile to exit 15 (JFK Library/South Boston/Dorchester) and follow the University of Massachusetts signs along Columbia Road and Morrissey Boulevard to the campus.
For additional information on parking and transportation, please visit the Parking and Transportation website.
The Biology Department office is located in the Wheatley Building, 3rd floor, room 21.