Message from Dean andrew J. Grosovsky
The College of Science (CSM) faculty and staff are strongly committed to providing the best educational opportunities and resources for our undergraduate and graduate students. Our undergraduate and graduate curricula are enriched by opportunities to participate in independent research projects in productive and exciting research laboratories.
Excellent faculty and students come to UMass Boston because of its attractive location, and because it is a top-level, small research university with a strong teaching mission and a unique, diverse student body. In recognition of our excellence, major sponsors of research are investing in UMass Boston at greater levels; sponsors such as the National Science Foundation, the National Institutes of Health, and NASA, to name just a few.
A spirit of collaboration exists across our departments and programs to develop areas of strength with critical mass because modern science requires interdisciplinary approaches. In our vision, research and teaching are intertwined. In our research labs students work with faculty and graduate students, and the practices that undergraduates learn in research labs are carried over into their work in the public and private sectors. This is especially important because we prepare students from remarkably diverse backgrounds to become scientists, dentists, physicians, mathematicians, computer scientists, biomedical workers, school teachers, and technical experts. The majority of our graduates live and work in Massachusetts—making vital contributions to maintaining and strengthening the Commonwealth.
We offer an interesting array of new instruments and technologies that drive this laboratory understanding, including imaging facilities for looking into the dynamics of macromolecules within cells; sensing devices to monitor changes in harbor waters; and a computer cluster for bioinformatics, biomathematics, photonics, and genomic analysis.
I invite you to explore our website and learn more about the many exciting opportunities awaiting you at the CSM, and to learn more about the important research conducted by our faculty and students in Boston-area communities, schools, and health facilities.
