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The University of Massachusetts Boston (UMass Boston) and IBM (NYSE: IBM) today announced a new research initiative to advance accessible technology solutions for people with disabilities, the growing elderly population, those with low literacy and novice technology users.

Disability policy and technology draw visitors' attention

Listen to the latest UMass Boston Minute, featuring UMass Boston Gala honoree Jim Brett.

UMass Boston Vision Studies scholar from American Samoa receives award

The ninth annual gala shattered a UMass Boston fundraising record, but the real story of the evening was told in names rather than numbers.

As UMass Boston Chancellor J. Keith Motley took stock of the university’s physical, academic, and cultural environment on Thursday, one of the winners of the university’s first Joint and Common Future Award identified UMass Boston as an institution from which others can learn.

A $3.1 million grant from the National Science Foundation will fund fellowships in global environmental research.

The short videos by Emmy Award winner Melanie Perkins McLaughlin, winner of the Crocker Family Fellowship, debuted March 21 on the 8th annual World Down Syndrome Day.

UMass Boston's ninth and newest college, which is affiliated with the Institute for Community Inclusion, is nearly ready to accept applications for its internationally focused master's and doctoral programs.

The director of the Institute for Community Inclusion at UMass Boston spoke on a panel before the U.S. Senate's Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee.