The University of Massachusetts Boston, also known as UMass Boston, is an urban public research university and the second-largest campus in the five-campus University of Massachusetts system.

UMass Boston is the only public university in Boston.

UMass / Boston is part of the Greater Boston Urban Education Collaborative, In 1982 it merged with Boston State College ( est.

The cancellation of two days of classes in order to create security for the debate resulted in a protest by UMB students, faculty, and staff members at the UMass President's office in downtown Boston.

On June 2, 2006, Barack Obama addressed his commencement speech at UMass Boston to the graduating students.

( from UMass Boston website, note that this also contains the history of Boston State College )

* 1982-Boston State joins UMass Boston.

* 2004-New UMass Boston Campus Center opens

The John F. Kennedy Library | John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum is located on Columbia Point ( Boston ) | Columbia Point next to UMass Boston.

UMass Boston is located off Interstate 93, sited within walking distance of the JFK / UMass MBTA stop on the Red Line.

The UMass Boston campus, viewed from Squantum Point Park in Quincy, Massachusetts | Quincy

There are eight colleges at UMass Boston: the College of Liberal Arts, College of Science and Mathematics, College of Management, College of Nursing and Health Sciences, College of Public and Community Service, College of Education and Human Development, John W. McCormack Graduate School of Policy Studies and Global Studies, and University College.

UMass Boston is fully accredited by the New England Association of Schools and Colleges.

UMass Boston is a member of the Council of Graduate Schools and the Northeastern Association of Graduate Schools

Intercollegiate athletics, intramurals, and recreation for the students, staff, and faculty are the primary programs of the UMass Boston Department of Athletics.

UMass Boston, known by their nickname: the Beacons, has teams competing in the ECAC, the Little East Conference, and ECAC East Ice Hockey.

In the years 1999 through 2006 the National Consortium for Academics and Sports named the Department of Athletics at UMass Boston first in the country for community service.

UMass Boston's graduate student employees ( teaching assistants, research assistants, and administrative assistants ) are represented by the Graduate Employee Organization / UAW Local 1596 — UMass Boston Chapter.

UMass Boston's independent, student run and financed newspaper is The Mass Media.

UMass Boston is on Dorchester's Columbia Point, and very close to the South Boston line.

Other than the Belchertown Shuttle and Belchertown / UMass lines of the Pioneer Valley Transit Authority bus service that pass along Route 9, there is no bus service to town.

The north campus of UMass Lowell is in Pawtucketville.

The city of Lowell is primarily policed and protected by the Lowell Police Department, secondarily by the Massachusetts State Police, the UMass Lowell Police, and the National Park Service.

He is second all-time in total blocked shots ( 336 ) at UMass and the fourth-ever college player to have at least 300 total career blocked shots.

The University of Massachusetts Amherst, located in Amherst, is the flagship and largest school in the UMass system.

It is unique in the UMass system in that it consists of two major campuses for classes, one for residential living, and another for graduate studies.

It is unique in the UMass system in that it is the only school to contain a hospital

UMass Amherst is the flagship and the largest of the UMass campuses, as well as the first established.

The UMass Amherst honors college is called Commonwealth College where admission is more competitive with an average SAT score of 1390.

UMass Amherst is also part of the Five Colleges consortium, with Smith, Mount Holyoke, Hampshire, and Amherst colleges, all within a free bus ride of each other using the Pioneer Valley Transit System.

UMass Boston ’ s is known for its growing and diverse student body of more than 11, 000 undergraduates and nearly 4, 000 graduate students, making it the second largest campus in the system.

Established in 1895, UMass Dartmouth is a public regional research university recognized for personalized and innovative teaching.

UMass Lowell is a comprehensive University with a national reputation in science, engineering, Management and technology, and committed to educating students for lifelong success in a diverse world and conducting research and outreach activities that sustain the economic, environmental and social health of the region.

The University of Massachusetts Worcester, also known as UMass Medical School, is one of the fastest growing academic health science centers in the country and is home to the School of Medicine ( SOM ) — the Commonwealth ’ s only public medical school — the Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences ( GSBS ), the Graduate School of Nursing ( GSN ), and a research enterprise that attracts more than $ 200 million in external funding annually.

The work of UMass Medical researcher and 2006 Nobel Prize winner Craig Mello, Ph. D., an investigator of the prestigious Howard Hughes Medical Institute, toward the discovery of RNA interference has launched a promising new field of research.

UMass Lowell has a radiation laboratory with a research reactor and Van De Graff accelerator that provides students with real-world experience in particle physics, nuclear engineering and health physics.

While still finishing his PhD research, Mann met UMass climate science professor Raymond S. Bradley and began research in collaboration with him and Park.

The UMass Medical School is affiliated with a number of healthcare organizations and research programs.

In addition to its education, research and public-service missions, the hospital and clinical components of UMMS are part of UMass Memorial Health Care ( UMMHC ).

Ranked as the 19th best university in the world in the Times of London's 2011 World Reputation Rankings, UMass was established in 1863 and consists of the flagship campus in Amherst, along with campuses in Boston, Dartmouth, Lowell and Worcester.

The University of Massachusetts Lowell ( also known as UMass Lowell or UML ) is a public university in Lowell, Massachusetts, United States, and part of the University of Massachusetts system.

With more than 1100 faculty members and more than 16, 000 students, it is the largest university in the Merrimack Valley, the third-largest state institution behind UMass Amherst and UMass Boston.

UMass Lowell is also the first university to offer a master's degree in sound recording technology ( SRT ).

The arena was built with $ 4 million funding from both the city and the university, plus another $ 20 million contributed from the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, largely in support of UMass.