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	November 10, 2008 Learning communities, course clusters that share a theme and a professor, are helping students make the transition to campus.
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	November 03, 2008 Prof. Padraig O’Malley of UMass Boston will discuss his recent efforts at reconciliation in Iraq against the background of his work in Northern Ireland and South Africa in his keynote address at the second F. Bradford Morse Distinguished Lecture on Monday, Nov. 10.
	October 27, 2008 For more than two decades, the Centers for Learning and Academic Support Services has been helping students make the grades at UMass Lowell. Now CLASS offers those same great peer-tutoring services online.
	October 22, 2008 The annual Open House sponsored by the Admissions offices will take place on Sunday, Oct. 26, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
	October 16, 2008 Celebrate with all aspects of the University community, including alumni, faculty, staff, students and family at the first-ever UMass Lowell Homecoming on Saturday, Oct. 25.
	October 13, 2008 Hopes are running high for UMass Lowell hockey fans ready to "See It Live" this fall. The team is long on returning players — only two members graduated with last year’s squad – as well as on game-tested talent, all of which bodes well.
	October 01, 2008 When campus community members gather to honor seven retirees at the annual Honors Fellows fundraising gala at Allen House on Oct. 16, they will also honor the program’s first community fellow, human rights activist Loung Ung.
	September 19, 2008 An asteroid circling the Sun between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter and measuring 2½ to 5½ miles across has been named after UMass Lowell.
	September 08, 2008 The University will celebrate 50 years of management education at a networking reception on Saturday, Sept. 20, at the Campus Recreation Center.
	August 22, 2008 It’s a time to get acquainted, get connected and get inspired. It’s Opening Week at UMass Lowell. More than a week of welcoming activities, focused on students entering the University, begins on Saturday, Aug. 30. The week will be full of entertainment and events such as a massive dodgeball tournament, barbecues and a dinner on the roof of the UML East garage.
	August 13, 2008 Susan Braunhut of the Biological Sciences Department has been named UMass Lowell’s University Professor in recognition of her esteemed teaching, research and service to the University.
	August 05, 2008 With hundreds of courses offered online and in the classroom, it’s never been more convenient to get the education you need. So take advantage of the unique graduate and undergraduate programs offered by UMass Lowell on Aug. 13.
	July 28, 2008 Thanks to the growth of a pilot program launched by UMass Lowell and a local organic lawn-care expert, chemicals are no longer in use on most of the lawns on campus.
	July 14, 2008 UML's Baseball Research Center will be featured in a new exhibit at the Boston Museum of Science this summer and in a new Discovery Channel TV program in the fall.
	June 25, 2008 As part of the plan to achieve success, newly appointed Provost Ahmed Abdelal said his office will be reorganized to include three vice provosts -- one each for undergraduate education, graduate education and research.
	June 01, 2008 More than 4,000 UMass Lowell alumni have joined NetworkUMass, the University’s online alumni community, since its launch in late March.
	May 19, 2008 This year, for the first time, the University will host a reception and dinner on the night before commencement during which the honorary degree recipients, a distinguished alumnus and student award recipients will be acknowledged.
	May 12, 2008 UMass Lowell recently launched a new system to communicate with students, faculty and staff in the event of an emergency on campus.
	May 05, 2008 The Urban Village Arts Series (UVAS) celebrated the release of its first CD with a free party at the Revolving Museum from 7 to 9 p.m. on May 8.
	April 15, 2008 Applications are now being accepted for UML's new Honors House in Eames Hall, the only residence hall devoted entirely to Honors Students among Massachusetts public college and university campuses.
	April 04, 2008 Martin T. Meehan was inaugurated as chancellor of the University of Massachusetts Lowell Friday, April 4, the culmination of a week of events that raised over $1 million for student scholarships.
	March 31, 2008 Government and academic leaders, alumni, faculty, students and staff all gather on Friday, April 4, in the Recreation Center to witness an historic moment for the University: the inauguration of Chancellor Martin T. Meehan.
	March 17, 2008 In addition to marking an historic moment in the life of UMass Lowell, the inauguration of Chancellor Marty Meehan is guaranteed to create one of the largest scholarship funds at the University.
	February 28, 2008 U.S. Rep. Nancy Pelosi, the speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives, and Gov. Deval Patrick will be featured speakers at the inaugural ceremony of UMass Lowell Chancellor Marty Meehan on Friday, April 4.
	February 11, 2008 Juniors and seniors in the College of Management are literally investing in the University’s future.
	January 28, 2008 Nearly 400 freshman engineering students participated in a collaborative service-learning project with Zoo New England as part of the University’s Introduction to Engineering course to bring toys to the "big cats" at Zoo New England's Franklin Park Zoo in Boston and Stone Zoo in Stoneham.
	January 16, 2008 Federal funds will launch a program to prevent workplace injuries and hazardous exposures among Hispanic workers.
	January 07, 2008 There is still time for transfer students to make a smooth transition to UMass Lowell for the Spring 2008 semester.
	December 20, 2007 Every Monday morning, in the office of the dean of students, representatives from student life, residence life, health services, counseling services, campus conduct, student disabilities and medical services come together to anticipate calamities.
	December 12, 2007 UMass Lowell’s Massachusetts Medical Device Development Center receives a $500,000 grant to help entrepreneurs move new medical device ideas from patent into production.
	December 03, 2007 Beginning with Fall 2008 enrollment, it will be possible for Southern New Hampshire students living within 20 miles of the UML campus to save more than $6,000 per year on the cost of a UMass Lowell education.
	November 28, 2007 The 21st season of the UML's popular Discovery Series urges families to discover treasures close to home! Six events plus one special event comprise the series, all selected for children ages 4 and up.
	November 13, 2007 UMass Lowell’s Chemistry Department, in partnership with the Department of Criminal Justice and Criminology, is offering a new program: B.S. in Chemistry with Forensic Science Option. Enrollment is slated to begin in the fall of 2008.
	October 29, 2007 Chancellor Marty Meehan announced a sweeping plan for the future of the UMass Lowell campus, including the location of the new Emerging Technologies and Innovation Center, as well as plans for two new academic buildings, a 500-space parking garage and additional student housing.
	October 22, 2007 With a renewed commitment from the University and community, and a talented roster continuing to develop, the River Hawk hockey team has potential to become one of the elite teams in Hockey East.
	October 10, 2007 The UMass Lowell Open House 2007 promises to be packed with activities and information that will give you a snapshot of life at UMass Lowell.
	October 09, 2007 David Lustick, GSE assistant professor, challenged students in his science methodology class to investigate ways to collect and analyze data pertaining to fall foliage, develop a process to identify color and make a graphic determination of peak.
	September 29, 2007 Candidates competing in the only congressional election in the country – in Massachusetts’ 5th Congressional District – face off live in Durgin Hall on Oct. 9. The Iraq war, health insurance, global warming, the economy – final candidates will have their say in this, the last debate before the general election.
	September 24, 2007 Sports, family and fun highlight Homecoming 2007 on Oct. 6. In addition to women's soccer, volleyball and field hockey and men's soccer, a memorial road race helps participants to "Celebrate the Spirit!'
	September 07, 2007 The Honors Fellows Fundraiser, scheduled for the evening of Oct. 4, will begin with a cocktail reception at Allen House on UML South, then continue on through dinner at a venue still to be announced. The tax-deductible ticket price for the event will be $150.
	August 28, 2007 Fall 2007 incoming students started the semester well feted, well fed and well informed. A four-day whirlwind of activities began on Saturday, September 1, move-in day for new students, and culminated in the new student convocation on September 4 at the Campus Recreation Center.
	August 15, 2007 Health insurance, the Iraq war, energy, immigration reform, social security – candidates will tackle these issues and more at a fifth congressional district debate at UMass Lowell on Monday, August 27, in Durgin Hall.
	August 13, 2007 With hundreds courses offered online and in the classroom, it’s never been more convenient to get the education you need. So take advantage of the unique graduate and undergraduate programs offered by UMass Lowell.
	July 19, 2007 Now in its eighth year, DesignCamp offers 15 different hands-on workshops for students in grades 5-11. New offerings and more all-girls sections ensure that there is something for all students.
	July 03, 2007 It was set up to be an informal “meet and greet” for Chancellor Marty Meehan on his first day on the job, which fell on a Monday of Fourth of July week. As hundreds of faculty and staff formed lines along two walls and out the door of the Trustees Room, one participant said it felt more like a wedding reception – with bagels rather than cake.
	June 21, 2007 The UMass Board of Trustees voted on Thursday, June 21, 2007, to support keeping the UMass Lowell River Hawks in Division I Hockey East, setting off a drive to triple the number of season tickets sold to 2,500.
	June 03, 2007 The University is once again hosting its annual summer programs for youngsters, ranging from music to sports, science to outdoor adventures.
	May 21, 2007 The 2007 UML Commencement Ceremony will take place on Sunday, June 3, at LeLacheur Park. U.S. Rep. John Lewis is this year's speaker.
	May 01, 2007 Neither rain nor sleet nor….a Nor’easter could keep the plastics industry from a green plastics manufacturing conference held recently at UMass Lowell.
	April 12, 2007 UML's leadership in community commitment is showcased as it hosts international CITA conference in April. Hundreds of presenters from around the world will visit UML to promote successful university-community partnerships.
	March 30, 2007 UMass Lowell's April conferences demonstrate that this is the campus Where Research Becomes Reality.
	March 23, 2007 Peter O’Connell, the recently retired director of the Tsongas Industrial History Center, received the award at a State House ceremony for his 40-year career in history education.
	March 14, 2007 Acting on the recommendation of President Jack M. Wilson, the University of Massachusetts Board of Trustees today selected U.S. Rep. Martin T. Meehan as the new Chancellor of UMass Lowell.
	February 28, 2007 The Music Department's Sound Recording Technology Program installs new $300,000 mixing console.
	February 01, 2007 A benchmark survey of more than 400 senior executives of nanotechnology companies in the United States was conducted by UML’s Center for Economic and Civic Opinion, in collaboration with Small Times Magazine. Nearly all the executives said nanotechnology is very important to the nation’s economy and to their companies.
	January 10, 2007 The Defense Department is funding the Submillimeter-wave Technology Lab's study of radar use in the battlefield.
	December 13, 2006 Under a new partnership with Anystream Inc., students are able to use their iPods to listen to lectures.
	November 28, 2006 A team of Lowell High School and UMass Lowell students, working out of the Center for Family, Work and Community, evaluated the impact of the arts on life in Lowell.
	November 09, 2006 The men's cross-country team won two major titles this season, including the New England Championships, becoming the first-ever Division II or Division III team to win the title in the race's 94-year history.
	October 20, 2006 U.S. Sen. Edward Kennedy and U.S. Rep. Marty Meehan delivered a check in the amount of $2 million, to be used for UMass Lowell’s nanonmanufacturing research.
	October 10, 2006 Carving implements will be busy all over campus as students, faculty and staff race to create as many as 1,250 Jack-O'-Lanterns to contribute to the Life is Good Pumpkin Festival on Boston Common on Saturday, Oct. 21.
	October 01, 2006 Governor Mitt Romney, over the summer, signed into law an economic stimulus bill that includes $35 million for an integrated advanced manufacturing research and technology assistance facility at UMass Lowell, following strong advocacy for the funding from Lowell area legislators.
	September 07, 2006 The National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health award will fund the Center for the Promotion of Health in the New England Workplace.
	August 23, 2006 Co-Founder of Life is Good Bert Jacobs will impart his wisdom to freshmen at the convocation ceremony on Thursday, Sept. 7 at 9:30 a.m. in the Durgin Concert Hall.
	August 16, 2006 For those who think that apple juice is a kid’s drink, think again. Apples and apple juice may be among the best foods that baby boomers and senior citizens could add to their diet, according to new research that demonstrates how apple products can help boost brain function similar to medication.
	August 02, 2006 Teens from Lowell High School join computer science and art majors from UMass Lowell to create some really cool robotics this summer, in a project funded by the National Science Foundation.
	July 06, 2006 An interdisciplinary team is modifying an active component of green tea -- making it remarkably effective against breast cancer cells.
	June 09, 2006 The College of Engineering event attracts more than 100 student inventors from a dozen schools across the state.
	May 30, 2006 The University has two Nobel Prize winners participating in this year’s commencement ceremony on Sunday, June 4, at the Tsongas Arena.
	May 02, 2006 The UMass Lowell Profs. Susan Braunhut and Kenneth Marx have joined groups from five other institutions and secured funding from the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA). The UMass Lowell portion of the DARPA grant is $1.2 million for the first two years, with an anticipated continuation of $1.4 million for the next two years.
	April 24, 2006 The Exploratory Student Program, developed by the Office of Enrollment and Student Success, is a retention initiative targeted to new freshmen and transfer students who are uncertain enough about their academic and career direction to be unwilling to commit to a major.
	March 31, 2006 UML's College Bowl team, the first ever to make the nationals, will face stiff competition from 14 other collegiate teams at the University of Hartford in April.
	March 14, 2006 UML’s Tsongas Industrial History Center has received a $224,000 grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities to fund a summer program for teachers, education administrators and personnel from around the country. The award marks the first NEH grant in UML’s history.
	February 26, 2006 Senior art major Scott Cahill has learned that community relationship-building is as much an art as his chosen field of study. And according to all involved with his project designing a logo for a Ward Hill business group, he earned an “A” in both areas.
	February 12, 2006 The Southwick dining hall—now officially the Southwick Food Court—closed for renovations since early last summer, is now open.
	February 01, 2006 Innovative work on flame resistant materials has earned the respect and attention of the U.S. Army-as well as new funding.
	January 16, 2006 The Division of Continuing Studies received three national awards for excellence in its online education programs from the Sloan Consortium – an association of more than 1,000 institutions and organizations of higher education engaged in online learning.
	December 22, 2005 His face was showing his age. His attitude was not sitting well with fans. And worst of all, he was scaring little kids. An intervention was in order. So Rowdy the River Hawk, the 11-year-old mascot for the UML athletic teams, received an extreme makeover, with experts helping him polish his appearance, improve his attitude, and create a whole new bird ...
	November 25, 2005 Only one team finishes a season with a win, a national champion. For the first time in its history the UMass Lowell field hockey team is that team.
	November 07, 2005 The freshmen who started learning in classes on Sept. 6 were also starting LEARN, the University's expanded First Year Program designed to help students make a successful transition to college.
	October 26, 2005 A skeleton emerging from the grave; a zombie suddenly sitting up; or blood running down the face of a skull. These and other gory sights will be the creations of 14 youngsters in grades six through eight from Lowell's Wang Middle School who are learning their frightening skills in UMass Lowell's Design Lab Program.
	October 11, 2005 The No Regrets program targets first-year students – the most likely to develop problems with alcohol and other drugs – living in campus housing. It is intended to head off alcohol-related problems before they begin.
	September 22, 2005 Prof. Arno Minkkinen of the Art Department has an international reputation as an innovative photographer whose self-portraits have been exhibited in prestigious galleries around the world.
	August 25, 2005 Celebration filled the room as dignitaries, family, sponsors and hardworking participants – adults and students – marked the completion of the Save Our History project.Celebration filled the room as dignitaries, family, sponsors and hardworking participants – adults and students – marked the completion of the Save Our History project.
	August 03, 2005 First you invent, then you learn. Dr. Ashok Cholli has been busy learning about antioxidant additives in the industrial world.
	July 12, 2005 Who would’ve thought an egg a day might keep blindness at bay?
	June 28, 2005 Well, it’s official. UML, Jack Kerouac and the Lowell Spinners are on their way to Cooperstown, N.Y., to be immortalized in the Baseball Hall of Fame in the form of a bobblehead.
	June 06, 2005 The people with needs were aged eight to 80. The problem-causing conditions ranged from cerebral palsy to severe arthritis...
	May 24, 2005 Nearly 2,000 graduates will receive bachelor’s, master’s and doctoral degrees at UMass Lowell’s commencement ceremonies, to be held from 10 a.m. to noon on Sunday, June 5 at the Tsongas Arena.
	May 03, 2005 In the beginning, the Plastics Engineering curriculum was different. No textbooks. No teachers. Well, not teachers in the traditional sense anyway. At least, that’s what George Goebel ’59 remembers...
	April 15, 2005 A $26-million Hollywood feature film, based on a book by UMass Lowell adjunct professor and Communications writer Geoffrey Douglas, will debut in theaters nationwide April 22.
	March 28, 2005 A new center on campus has students discovering America. The Jack and Stella Kerouac Center for American Studies was unveiled this semester, thanks in part to a gift of $50,000 by Kerouac Estate Executor John Sampas.
	March 15, 2005 UMass Lowell Asst. Prof. Laura O’Dwyer has garnered international media attention for her recent study, “Examining the Relationship Between Home and School Computer Use and Students’ English/Language Arts Test Scores.”
	February 22, 2005 True, Bill Gates is probably not quaking in his boots. Major software companies are not revamping their marketing plans to respond. But, a milestone has been reached.
	February 05, 2005 THE UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS POLL The University of Massachusetts Poll, based at the University of Massachusetts Lowell, has been conducting quarterly surveys of Massachusetts registered voters since 1996.
	January 10, 2005 UMass Lowell’s Peru Project, Village Empowerment, passed a milestone of sorts, having installed more than 50 renewable energy systems in 16 remote villages in the high Andes mountains.

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