More than 100 UMass Lowell faculty members participated recently in an inaugural exhibit titled “UML Research: Creating the Future of the Commonwealth.” The faculty union, Massachusetts Society of Professors (MSA) Lowell, sponsored the exhibit in Cumnock Hall.
It was unveiled at a luncheon to which MSA Lowell invited high school guidance counselors and community college transfer counselors from across the region.
“We want to show guidance counselors that UMass Lowell research is real-world and hands-on. We solve practical problems,” said Prof. Robert Parkin, one of the organizers of the event.
“Students here get involved in research. That experience builds bridges to the world of work.”
Prof. Carol McDonough was also instrumental in organizing the exhibit and the luncheon event.
Exhibits and presentations by faculty covered a wide range of topics, including a “Global Estimate of Arthritis Attributable to Work by Occupations,” by Prof. Laura Punnett of the Work Environment Department; “SoundScapes,” a presentation on teens with autism spectrum disorders by Gena Greher, coordinator of the Music Education program, and Ashleigh Hillier, assistant professor of psychology; and an overview of “Art History Without Bounds” by Prof. Liana Cheney, chair of the Cultural Studies Department.
Presenters also included Sean Collins, associate professor and research coordinator for the Department of Physical Therapy, on “Exercise & Rehabilitation Science”; Prof. Thomas Shea of biological sciences, on his Alzheimer’s research; Asst. Prof. Fred Martin of computer science, on robotics; and James Jeffers, assistant professor of art, on the Artbotics project.
The exhibit also featured a collection of several dozen books written by faculty members.
A gallery of photos from the exhibit and luncheon can be seen at Research Exhibit Gallery.
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