With over 40 interdisciplinary research centers and institutes, UMass Boston fosters an environment where faculty, students, staff, and community partners collaborate on a wide range of scholarly and social issues. Through research, experiential learning, and community engagement, the centers and institutes extend UMass Boston's impact far beyond our classrooms and reflect our deep commitment to advancing knowledge and contributing to the public good. Read more about UMass Boston's research centers by visiting UMass Boston Centers & Institutes.
Browse the Research Centers and Institutes Collections:
Adult Literacy Resource Institute
Breaking the Cycle of Violence
Center for Clinical Education and Research
Center for Coastal Environmental Sensing Networks
Center for Collaborative Leadership
Center for Community Democracy and Democratic Literacy
Center for Governance and Sustainability
Center for Peace, Democracy, and Development
Center for Personalized Cancer Therapy
Center for Rebuilding Sustainable Communities After Disasters
Center for Social Development and Education
Center for Studies in Policy and the Public Interest
Center for Sustainable Enterprise and Regional Competiveness
Center for Women in Politics & Public Policy
Center of Science and Mathematics in Context
Collaborative Institute for Oceans, Climate and Security
Collaborative of Asian American, Native American, Latino, and African American Institutes (CANALA)
Consortium on Gender, Security, and Human Rights
Developmental Sciences Research Center
Early Education Leaders Institute
Edward J. Collins, Jr. Center for Public Management
Fiske Memorial Center for Archaeological Research
GoKids Boston Youth Fitness Research and Training Center
Greater Boston Manufacturing Partnership
Institute for Asian American Studies
Institute for Community Inclusion
Institute for Learning and Teaching
Institute for New England Native American Studies
Massachusetts Office of Public Collaboration
Mauricio Gastón Institute for Latino Community Development and Public Policy
New England Resource Center for Higher Education (NERCHE)
Osher Lifelong Learning Institute
Paul English Applied Artificial Intelligence (AI) Institute
Research Center for Urban Cultural History
Small Business Development Center
William Joiner Institute for the Study of War and Social Consequences