Instagram story viewer> @uofmass> Posts

University of Massachusetts

@uofmass

16.3K

followers

310

following

The University of Massachusetts is a world-class public research university system. @umass @umassboston @umassd @umasslowell @umasschan @umasslaw

POSTS STORIES REELS TAGGED

The University of Massachusetts continues to expand access, advance groundbreaking research, and strengthen opportunity across the Commonwealth.

In his 2026 State of the University message, President @Marty.Meehan reflects on the extraordinary momentum across our campuses — including increasing UMass-funded financial aid to $449 million, growing the UMass endowment by more than $1 billion, and ensuring that one in three in-state undergraduates now attends UMass tuition-free.

Watch the video below to learn more about the progress we’re making together to ensure UMass remains a leading economic and educational force in Massachusetts.

@umass @umassboston @umassd @umasslowell @umasschan @umasslaw

#UMass #UniversityOfMassachusetts #HigherEducation #Massachusetts #StateOfTheUniversity taken in Boston, Massachusetts by @uofmass

3

11

5 months ago

29

1

3 days ago

The story of @UMassBoston has always been one of possibility and opportunity. Now, with the launch of its $250 million Rooted & Rising fundraising campaign, the campus is building on that legacy to create even greater opportunities for future generations.

With more than $182 million already raised, this ambitious campaign will expand scholarships and student support, advance groundbreaking research and innovation, and help prepare students for successful careers.

This effort is about more than investing in a campus; it's about investing in the talent, ideas, and aspirations of people across Boston and beyond. Congratulations to Chancellor Marcelo M Suarez-Orozco and the entire UMass Boston community on this exciting milestone.

Read more about this campaign using the link in bio. Aerial view of the UMass Boston campus. by @uofmass

511

1

9 days ago

@UMassBoston’s Katherine Dafforn has been named to the 2026 TIME100 Next list, recognizing emerging leaders shaping the future.

A leading coastal ecologist and co-founder of the global Living Seawalls project, Dafforn is finding innovative ways to help coastal communities adapt to a changing climate, including right here in Boston Harbor.

Congratulations, Professor Dafforn, on this incredible global recognition! Katherine Dafforn, standing in front of Living Seawalls panels. by @uofmass

69

2

9 days ago

Noah Sciambra, MS, an MD/PhD student in the Medical Scientist Training Program (MSTP), has received a grant from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases to investigate how natural genetic differences influence a host’s ability to resist toxins produced by the bacterial pathogen Pseudomonas aeruginosa.

Working in the lab of Read Pukkila-Worley, MD, professor of medicine and director of the MSTP, Sciambra has identified a small region of the C. elegans genome that plays an important role in determining resistance to bacterial pathogens. He's now working to pinpoint the genetic differences within this region that are responsible for resistance.

Click the article in our bio to read about his hopes to pursue a career as a physician-scientist, caring for patients while conducting research that informs the understanding and treatment of their diseases. Sciambra, a proud graduate from the University of Alabama, is considering specializing in allergy and immunology or infectious diseases. ⬆️

#WhyUMassChan #MSTP #MDPhD #MDPhDlife #UMass #UniversityofMassachusetts #WorcesterMA #IGWorcesterMA @umassmdphd @umasschan_gsbs @umasschanlearningcommunities @uofmass @nihgov @noah_sciambra @univofalabama Noah Sciambra, MS, and his mentor Read Pukkila-Worley, MD. by @uofmass

192

0

9 days ago

Fall looks good on @UMassD ✨ 🍂 taken in UMass Dartmouth by @uofmass

308

3

10 days ago

#FallVibes🍁 @umasschan

#WhyUMassChan #AutumnLeaves #AutumnColors #AutumnVibes #UMassChanMedicalSchool #UMassChan #MedicalSchool #UniversityOfMassachusetts #UMass #WorcesterMA #IGWorcesterMA #Massachusetts @umasschanlearningcommunities @blackstone_bears @umassbrightwood @burncoat.umass @grafton_hill @kelleyhouselc @laurel.lobsters @quinsigsquids @tatnucktigers @umass_walden @umasschan_gsbs @umassmdphd @umasschangsno @uofmass Students on the UMass Chan Medical School campus Oct. 6, 2026, walking among the fall colors taken in UMass Chan Medical School by @uofmass

164

0

10 days ago

11 spots higher and #UMassProud! 🎉

We're thrilled to share that @UMass Amherst climbed 11 spots to No. 30 on The Princeton Review's 2027 Top 50 Best Value Public Colleges list, which recognizes its combination of strong academics, affordability, and career prospects for graduates.

That makes six consecutive years in the Top 50 for UMass Amherst, and it remains the only public university in Massachusetts or New England on the list. The campus also ranks No. 13 nationally among public universities for financial aid.

Click the link in bio to learn more. Five UMass Amherst students wearing white jerseys with the number 1 on them walking in the street. by @uofmass

89

2

12 days ago

Golden hour at @UMass Amherst just hits different in the fall. 🍂✨

📷 @lena.skhrk UMass Amherst residence hall at sunset, with the warm evening sky illuminating the campus and surrounding trees. by @uofmass

172

4

14 days ago

Last week the Medical Scientist Training Program (MSTP) at UMass Chan Medical School presented pins to 10 first-year MD/PhD students and recognized other students in the MSTP for reaching milestones.

Students in the UMass Chan MSTP complete two years of medical school before transitioning to the PhD phase of their training. Upon successfully defending their doctoral thesis they return to medical school for the final two years of training.

Among the milestones achieved during 2025-2026:
• 12 students entered the PhD phase of their training
• 10 students passed the qualifying exam
• 11 students defended their doctoral thesis and returned to medical school for their final two years of training

Eight students in the PhD phase of training received fellowship awards from the National Institutes of Health this past academic year. Two students in the fourth year of medical school will be inducted into the Alpha Omega Alpha Medical Honor Society later this fall.

The pins that were received during the annual Pinning and Advancement Ceremony are Wachusett house pins.

📸 credit: Scarlet Au, Sonakshi Khanna and Alysa Alejandro Soto

#WhyUMassChan #MSTP #MDPhD #MDPhDlife #UMassChanMedicalSchool #UMassChan #UMass #UniversityofMassachusetts #WorcesterMA #IGWorcesterMA @umassmdphd @uofmass Imali Kegode receiving her MSTP pin by @uofmass

407

0

16 days ago

The rankings momentum continues across UMass.

@UMassD ranks among the top 10 public research universities in the nation with fewer than 10,000 students, in the 2027 U.S. News & World Report Best Colleges rankings.

And the accolades don’t stop there...
⬆️ Psychology jumped 37 spots nationally
⬆️ Business climbed 18 spots
⬆️ Nursing remains among the top 9% of programs nationwide

Congrats to the students, faculty and staff whose work continues to move #UMassDartmouth forward!

lLink in bio to learn more. Outside view of the UMass Dartmouth Library. by @uofmass

72

1

16 days ago

What can NASA’s new space telescope see that even James Webb can’t?

@UMass Amherst astronomer Alexandra Pope is serving as Science Team Lead for PRIMA, a new NASA space telescope that will explore the far-infrared universe — a part of the spectrum Webb can’t see.

The mission will tackle some big questions: How does water find its way to forming planets? How do galaxies and supermassive black holes evolve together? And how did the universe build the more complex elements of the periodic table?

UMass students will be part of the journey, too. Pope’s lab will develop tools to analyze data from PRIMA, with undergraduate and graduate students helping lay the groundwork for the science to come.

Use the link in bio to learn more about the UMass research helping shape our understanding of the universe. A beautiful new image made of our universe using NASA's Chandra X-Ray Observatory. by @uofmass

63

2

17 days ago