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A production crew for the upcoming film Patriots Day has submitted a preliminary request to film portions of the movie at UMass Dartmouth. Campus spokesman John Hoey confirms to WBSM News he has received the request from CBS Films. The movie will feature Mark Wahlberg as a Boston Police Detective during the events of the Boston Marathon Bombing in April of 2013...

BOSTON (AP) _ U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry has been chosen to deliver Northeastern University's commencement speech. Northeastern President Joseph Aoun said in a statement Tuesday that Kerry, like Northeastern, has deep roots in Massachusetts and is engaged in the global community...

Over the weekend, a 20-year-old UMass Dartmouth student passed away in his dorm room after apparently overdosing on suspected heroin. A tragic circumstance that shouldn't have taken place. Drugs have no room on any college campus in the United States...

The Bristol County District Attorney's Office has released the identity of the 20-year-old University of Massachusetts Dartmouth student that was found dead in his dorm room over the weekend. The DA's Office says Colin Gear of Stoneham, MA, died of an apparent heroin overdose in his dorm room at Birch Hall on the UMass Dartmouth campus...

UMass Dartmouth receives national recognition for research performed on the campus. The Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education has designated the Dartmouth campus as a "Doctoral University - Higher Research Activity...

Friday, September 4th, is National #CollegeColorsDay! Share your fave pics of you sporting that school pride. We'd love to see some great "School Spirit" photos!

UMass Dartmouth is welcoming new faculty members for the upcoming academic year. The University has recruited 40 new faculty members from across the country. UMass Dartmouth spokesman John Hoey tells WBSM News in recent years the campus has been attractive to teachers of every caliber...

Over 1,500 freshmen will be preparing for their first college experience at UMass Dartmouth this weekend. The incoming Class of 2018 will be moving into their dorm rooms on Sunday afternoon. University spokesman John Hoey tells WBSM News it should be a relatively smooth move...

Getting the next generation engaged in the democratic process is a constant concern of many, and a local university may be making strides in that department. UMass Dartmouth is launching a new program that will allow students to receive real-time updates on upcoming elections and their voter status...

Those responsible for the theft and vandalism of a public art display at UMass Dartmouth over the weekend remain on the lam. In an email to students, Chancellor Divina Grossman said a display of sculptured sheep that had been set up by first year students on the campus' quadrangle had been vandalized Friday night, and a black sheep from the display had been stolen...