Research

Research is the hallmark of every great university, and it is central to graduate education at UMass Boston, where important research is carried out by students at both the master's and doctoral levels. Led or directed by UMass Boston faculty, this research contributes to the development of new knowledge in all of the disciplines that are studied here, from the humanities to computer science.

Student research in the natural and physical sciences has provided new understanding and applications in environmentally benign chemistry, environmental monitoring, remote sensing and mapping, medical imaging, optical communications and computing, information processing, and software engineering.

Click here to see some UMass Boston science research highlights.