UMass Boston

About Research & Scholarship Day

The Donna M. and Robert J. Manning College of Nursing and Health Sciences Research & Scholarship Day will be held on Thursday, April 16, 2026 in the Campus Center Ballroom.  The theme for 2026 is forthcoming!   

Everyone is welcome to attend this free event.  Students, colleagues, and clinical and community partners are all welcome! 

Please contact Julie.Wright@umb.edu if you have any questions about the event.  

Program of Events

Thursday, April 16th, 2026, 8:45am-3:30pm

Coffee and Tea: 8:45am

Welcome and Dean's Remarks: 9-9:15am, Campus Center, 3rd Floor Ballroom

Keynote Address: 9 am-9:50am, Campus Center, 3rd Floor Ballroom

Jane Chung, PhD, RN, FGSA 

Associate Professor 

Director, The Future Innovations for Technology and Aging (FIT) Lab 

Nell Hodgson Woodruff School of Nursing 

Keynote Address: 10am-10:50am, Campus Center, 3rd Floor Ballroom

Daniel Kim, MD, DrPH 

Professor of Social Epidemiology 

Department of Public Health and Health Sciences School of Community,  

 within the Bouvé College of Health Sciences at Northeastern University,   

Core Faculty Member at the Institute for Experiential AI at the Roux Institute, and Faculty Affiliate with the School of Public Policy and Urban Affairs at Northeastern University 

https://bouve.northeastern.edu/directory/daniel-kim/ 

Faculty and Students Poster Session: 11am-12pm, Campus Center, 3rd Floor Ballroom

Student Panel Discussion:  1pm to 2p.m. "What Research is Really Like: Student Perspectives"

Student Luncheon 12 pm to 1pm.

Light Lunch: 11:30am-12:30pm, Campus Center, 3rd Floor Ballroom

Introduction to Afternoon Session: 12:40-12:45pm, Campus Center, 3rd Floor Ballroom

Keynote Address: 12:45-1:25pm, Campus Center, 3rd Floor Ballroom

TBD

Spotlight Presentation: 1:25-1:55pm, Campus Center, 3rd Floor Ballroom

TBD

Faculty and Student Oral Paper Presentations: 2pm-3:30pm

Doctor of Nursing Practice Lightning Talks, 2-3:20pm