Nanette Vega ’96: Dared to dream big

First-generation graduate now advocates for students as a higher education professional

Grace Perry ’20: On the forefront of science

Perry joins the world's best researchers at a Harvard Medical School lab

Katelin Harlow ’21

Gained inside knowledge tracking COVID-19 in her biology course

Semester in the City offers internships in social innovation at Boston nonprofits

Students learn to make a difference while experiencing personal and professional development

Ana Da Paixao '20: Model United Nations

Ana honed her research skills through participation in Model United Nations events on campus and in New York City.

2019: Year in Review

2019 was a year of many accomplishments for our campus community.

Chelsea Cabral '19: independent research in literature

Opportunities to present her research at national conferences

Destiny Miles '19: expanding her horizons

Will pursue her interest in cognitive & behavioral health through graduate study in experimental psychology

Priscilla Amuma '19: Bringing point-of-care technology to non-industrialized countries

Honors student hopes to develop technologies to detect disease for underdeveloped countries.

Amelia Ralowicz '19: research for the National Institutes of Health

Next step: Pursuing a PhD in neuroscience at Dartmouth College's Geisel School of Medicine

Kebeh Sando, MA '19: Graduate Commencement Student Speaker

After emigrating from war-torn Liberia as a child, Kebeh has dedicated herself to improving the lives of others.

Tracy Kasale '18, MBA '19: lifelong connections

An international student from Zambia, Tracy earned both her BA in economics and her MBA at UMassD.