The River Hawks have won 15 NCAA Championships in school history
Matters of self-defense, some of them controversial, are in all the headlines. How does philosophy Prof. Whitley Kaufman evaluate the moral issues surrounding current cases?
Businesswoman and author Juliette Mayers, featured speaker at the recent Merrimack Valley Commonwealth Compact’s Diversity Works Speaker Series, offered practical advice and shared examples from her own experience in her talk, “Critical Connections: The Art of Networking,” at the UMass Lowell Inn & Conference Center.
Colleagues, friends and family of Prof. Kay Doyle gathered on May 9 to celebrate her retirement, raising $20,000 to establish the Kay Doyle Endowed Scholarship fund.
Judith Dickerman-Nelson ’91 visited English students to discuss the personal writing process behind her new book, “Believe in Me: A Teen Mom’s Story.”
Chancellor Marty Meehan will speak at Northern Essex Community College’s 50th Commencement exercises.
The UMass Lowell Chancellor's Speaker Series is going to get off to a scary start. Best-selling horror author Stephen King will be on campus Dec. 7 to speak at the Tsongas Center in the first installment of a speaker series that will aim to take advantage of the forum the center provides.
Leaders from the world of academia, science, business and government gathered at the UMass Lowell Inn and Conference Center for a two-day conference titled "Destination Nano: Concept to Commercialization," a look at the advancement of nanotechnology and nanomanufacturing in New England and nationwide.
Students in the Manning School of Business are getting hands-on experience and making professional contacts through campus clubs.
A concrete canoe designed and built by UMass Lowell students, dubbed “Revolution,” won second place in the annual regional competition organized by the New England student chapter of the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE).
After four decades of working to improve occupational environments, David Wegman will now lead a $48 million initiative to improve mining safety as a board director for the Alpha Foundation for the Improvement of Mine Safety and Health -- a foundation set up in the wake of a 2010 West Virginia mine explosion that killed 29.
Three doctor of physical therapy students designed a specialized pediatric unit tailored to orphanages for disabled children in third-world countries.
Nearly 150 posters from 160 students in all of the University’s six colleges and schools were viewed by the more than 300 people who attended the 15th annual Student Research and Community Engagement Symposium.
Popular wisdom has it that a free press is necessary in order to hold government accountable. What really happens as media freedom increases? Social scientists want to know.
Student scholarships at UMass Lowell will get a $4 million boost thanks to a generous donation from an alumnus and his wife, successful entrepreneurs, for whom the university’s new business school building will be named.
History students watch Celtic warriors and Roman soldiers battle during a recent demonstration by Higgins Armory.
UMass Lowell’s first-ever police department chaplain Frederick Williams combines law enforcement, ministry and counseling experience to provide support to University police officers.
Work-family conflict (WFC) is a significant source of strain for American workers. It arises when the demands of work are incompatible with the demands and expectations of family – the roles and responsibilities of being a parent, spouse, etc.
The food options on South Campus have taken big steps forward, with the opening of Subway, Starbucks, and now, the Hawk’s Nest. Formerly the site of Broadway and Wilder, the Hawk’s Nest was created to meet demand for a wider variety of fresh salads, grilled options and homemade soups.
Researchers from UMass Lowell and UMass Amherst are collaborating with more than 80 academic and corporate teams to build, integrate and operate prototypes of a groundbreaking suite of next-generation network research infrastructures called Global Environment for Network Innovations.
The federal Environmental Protection Agency has recognized Ken Geiser for his lifelong dedication to the environmental cause by presenting him with its Environmental Merit Award.
Senior Ashley Zielinski and sophomore Antoinette Toussaint helped compile 80 points to lead the UMass Lowell women's track and field team to the Northeast-10 Conference Championship on Saturday at Southern Connecticut State.
The new Westford Solar Park project is Nexamp’s largest to date, said Will Thompson, senior vice president of construction, noting that the facility is already delivery energy to its first client, the University of Massachusetts Lowell.
The U.S. EPA presented merit awards to Prof. Ken Geiser and The New England Consortium (TNEC).
A team of three graduate students bested 12 other teams to win top honors in the third annual campus Iron Chef competition.
Smart, accomplished women say they are not feminists. What’s going on? Is feminism now a dirty word?
UMass Lowell wins national and local awards for community service.
UMass Lowell’s Power Plant celebrates its 100th birthday this year. The University is celebrating by making its power source greener and more efficient.
One year out from the Arab Spring, a panel of scholars gathered to discuss Egypt’s turbulent present and uncertain future.
For the second year in a row, UMass Lowell has been named a Tree Campus USA in recognition of its commitment to sustainable campus forestry.
A team of UMass Lowell students are heading to Lake Buena Vista, Fla., to vie for top honors at this year’s first-ever Cornell Cup USA competition.
Through energy discounts and credits, the partnership with Westford Solar is expected to save UMass Lowell approximately $800,000 over the next 20 years.
When the Class of 2016 steps onto the campus of UMass Lowell for the first time, the Emerging Technologies and Innovation Center will beckon as a gleaming totem toward the future. In the next-generation building, students, professors and leading-edge companies such as Raytheon and Boston Scientific will make discoveries that could rock the universe.
A team of UMass Lowell researchers led by Asst. Prof. Bridgette Budhlall recently received a three-year $505,373 grant from Raytheon to develop stimuli-responsive polymers.
The $70 million state-of-the-art Emerging Technologies and Innovation Center is meant to serve as a gateway to the university. Yesterday, the university announced a $10 million grant from the Massachusetts Life Sciences Center that will help to build a laboratory, within the center, with "clean-room capabilities," university officials said.
Physics Prof. Erno Sajo recently received a three-year $450,000 faculty research and development grant from the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission o support UMass Lowell’s longstanding academic programs in nuclear engineering and radiological sciences.
As construction of the Emerging Technologies and Innovation Center enters the homestretch, plans to equip the building with cutting-edge laboratories and research space are getting a boost from a $10 million state grant and unprecedented support from private donors.
Six undergraduate students did significant research on the Bread & Roses strike of 1912, when 20,000 people went on strike for a living wage.
Thirteen UMass Lowell faculty, staff and students were inducted into the Ex-Smokers Hall of Fame, an initiative of the Massachusetts Public Health Department.
UMass Lowell will receive a $10 million state grant to support construction of the Emerging Technologies and Innovation Center.
The Merrimack Valley Sandbox, hosted at UMass Lowell, is moving another step forward in its goal of making Lowell and Lawrence start-up-friendly cities with the launch of its newest program "Sandbox IdeaLaunch."
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency recognized UMass Lowell faculty Wednesday for work to protect people and the environment from modern technology's potentially toxic side effects.
The recent UMass Lowell lunchtime lecture series at the University’s Inn & Conference Center brought award-winning author and Dracut native Jane Brox home in place and spirit.
Formerly known as the Francis Cabot Lowell Awards, the 2012 University Alumni Awards paid tribute to one graduate from each of the university’s seven schools and colleges and recognized a recent graduate who have demonstrated exceptional leadership and commitment in their fields.
UMass Lowell’s Engineering Building – which for 60 years has enjoyed a strong identity as a center for scientific discovery – finally has a name, recognizing a distinguished alumnus and generous benefactor whose latest gift to the university totals $1.25 million.
With spring, new and interesting things tend to emerge. At University Gallery, a new exhibit is in full bloom, a mix of wild, whimsy and woe that spills outdoors onto the South Campus quad.
Peace activist and Greeley Scholar John Prendergast has seen a lot of heartache, yet his message to UMass Lowell students was full of hope and empowerment.
A 2005 UML graduate, Michael Jarvis has spent the past six years teaching students with special needs, including five years at the LHS Therapeutic Alternative Day program for kids with emotional disabilities and this past year at the Lowell High School Freshman Academy.
Thirty-one students were recognized for their hard work, professionalism and dedication to their campus jobs as part of UMass Lowell’s first Student Employee of the Year Award program.
The University of Massachusetts Lowell last week honored alumni who have demonstrated exceptional leadership and commitment in their fields.
UMass Lowell alum Ken Steinberg, owner and CEO of Cambridge Reseach and Development in Nashua, talks about the product he is launching — a haptics interface — that allows users to feel the touch and pressure applied by a robot while it works.
Students learned about the nitty-gritty of peace work from scholars working in Northern Ireland and Sudan.
Development Dialogue 2012, held April 25 and 26, will unveil the initiative’s next step: launching startups in the region.
UMass Lowell's Engineering Building finally has a name, recognizing a distinguished alumnus and generous benefactor whose latest gift to the university totals $1.25 million.
UMass Lowell honored alumni who have demonstrated exceptional leadership and commitment in their fields at the 2012 University Alumni Awards ceremony on April 19 at the UMass Lowell Inn & Conference Center.
Decrying the gridlock and ideological divide in Congress, Sen. John Kerry told students, “We’re going to need you more than ever."
On paper, UMass Lowell Alum Donna Fagen is the chief technology officer at Equilateral Technologies Inc. (ETI). In reality, she is also the chief financial officer, a marketing director, the primary liaison between the firm and their customers in the U.S. government, and the lead cheerleader for technical innovation at the 10-year-old company.
Starting this fall, students will be able to use a fully robotic, research-grade optical telescope to observe and study the Moon, planets, stars, galaxies, nebulae and other deep-sky objects.
Mix dedicated students with a green space and building materials. What do you get? A budding community garden and greenhouse on East Campus.
The University switched to green products to clean all of its buildings to improve air quality for students, employees, maintenance staff and visitors.
More than 100 students heard about strategies for building a successful career from three members of the Young Professionals of Greater Lowell at a recent Manning School of Business seminar.
Prof. Regina Panasuk of the Graduate School of Education shared her research into middle school mathematics education in her University Professor lecture.
UMass Lowell will give a new name to its Engineering Building in tribute to one of its esteemed alumni during a ceremony with university leaders, students, faculty and staff.
The Massachusetts Medical Device Development Center (M2D2) located at the University of Massachusetts Lowell and Worcester and the law firm of Nutter McClennen & Fish LLP recently announced the five innovative and cutting-edge medical device startups that had the three highest scores in the M2D2 Venture Competition.
UMass Lowell’s International Relations Club hosted the eighth UMass Lowell Model United Nations Conference for high school student teams on campus in early April.
Asst. Prof. Kate Swanger of the Environmental, Earth and Atmospheric Sciences Department stayed for two months on the continent during the 2011–12 Antarctic summer conducting field work.
A group of students will be spending part of their summer in Hong Kong learning about international corporate security and asset protection.
Nineteen UMass Lowell students will participate at this year’s 116th Boston Marathon by providing live weather reports along the route of the 26.2-mile race.
U.S. Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar will deliver the address to the Class of 2012 at UMass Lowell’s undergraduate Commencement exercises on Saturday, May 26.
U.S. Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar said more than a year ago that he would visit the Lowell National Historic Park, and Wednesday UMass Lowell announced that Salazar will deliver the school's undergraduate commencement address when he makes that visit next month.
To serve the growing demand for international learning and research opportunities, the University has created the Office of Study Abroad and International Experiences and hired two new staff members to lead it.
The University of Massachusetts at Lowell now has three faculty members in the Plastics Hall of Fame, as the hall welcomes Robert Malloy, chairman of the plastics engineering department for the past decade.
Like many students entering college, Danielle Cole had trouble deciding on her major. Now a senior in Sociology, she's working on interdisciplinary research -- and loving it.
Civil and environmental engineering Assoc. Prof. Kenneth Lee is spearheading efforts to develop engineering and science collaborations between UMass Lowell, UMass Amherst and four universities in Central America.
At UMass Lowell, spring has sprung and democracy is in the air as the university gears up for the first contested Student Government Association presidential election anyone can remember.
Calling UMass Lowell “a campus on the move,” UMass Building Authority executive director Katherine Craven was one of several officials to break ground April 5 on University Suites, a state-of-the-art, $54 million residence hall.
State, city and UMass Lowell officials broke ground Thursday on what will be the campus's first new residence hall in more than 20 years. The $54 million Aiken Street dormitory, which will house 472 students, is slated to be ready for move-in this fall.
Students organizing Relay for Life at UMass Lowell are hoping to raise $50,000 for cancer research.
UMass Lowell will join more than 800 leading science organizations and institutions across the country in the largest celebration of science and engineering in America: the USA Science & Engineering Festival, which will be held April 28 and 29 at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in Washington D.C.
Haverhill could one day be the location of a satellite campus for the University of Massachusetts Lowell.
The campus community was treated to a menu crafted by Anna Jabar-Omoyeni , owner and chef at the popular downtown Lowell bistro La Boniche, as part of the Dining Services’ Visiting Chef series.
John Prendergast, a human-rights activist, was at UMass Lowell in his new role as the school's Greeley Scholar for Peace Studies, speaking to students about Africa and why he is "wildly optimistic" about the continent's future.
UMass Lowell and community leaders will break ground on Thursday, April 5, 2012 on the new University Suites residence hall, a $54 million, state-of-the-art building that will enable greater numbers of students to live on campus as enrollment continues to climb.
From March 30 to Oct. 20, 2012, Lowell will celebrate Dickens’s life, his work and his travels in Lowell and America with more than 75 performances, speakers, family and community programs.
Dynamic human-rights activist John Prendergast – a nominee for TIME’s 100 most influential people of 2012 – will visit the UMass Lowell campus to engage students, faculty, staff and the public in his advocacy work to end crimes against humanity and cultivate the next generation of peacemakers.
The Disable the Label Club has partnered with Disability Services, Student Activities and others on campus to take back power from these words and illuminate the real people behind labels related to ability during "Disable the Label Week."
The 17th annual Graduate School of Education Colloquium will bring together more than 200 educators from around the region and showcase some of the latest research on teaching.
Three teams of University researchers will receive three of this year’s nine grants from the UMass Commercial Ventures & Intellectual Property (CVIP) Technology Development Fund.
Electrical Engineering Assoc. Prof. Joel Therrien, along with Profs. Susan Braunhut of Biology and Kenneth Marx of Chemistry, has developed a “nanocanary,” a living-cell-based biosensor capable of continuously monitoring the physiological state of the live cells contained within it.
Plastics Engineering Asst. Prof. Ramaswamy Nagarajan, along with graduate students and Asst. Prof. Bridgette Budhlall of Plastics Engineering, are developing non-toxic, bio-based and biodegradable surfactants using “greener” materials and synthetic routes.
Chemical Engineering Assoc. Prof. Sanjeev Manohar and his team have developed an inexpensive, easy-to-use sensor system that instantaneously detects endotoxins, compounds from bacteria that can cause septicemia and sepsis.
The Manning School of Business is launching two new graduate certificate programs for professionals who want to deepen their expertise, broaden their skills and advance their careers.
Come next year, the Marginal Street site will be home to a new, $42 million dormitory that more than 500 UMass Lowell students will call home.
Greg Bialecki, the state's secretary of Housing and Economic Development, praised the efforts of one of the sponsors of the forum, UMass Lowell's Massachusetts Medical Device Development (M2D2) Center, which helps startup medical-device companies obtain venture capital to fund efforts to bring inventions to market.
CEOs, presidents and vice presidents; the manager of a global organization; a senior healthcare provider; a teacher; and a partner of a major technology firm will be honored during the 2012 University Alumni Awards … Celebrating Excellence event Thursday, April 19.
“Dickens said that his day in Lowell was the happiest day he spent in America, and I think that was in part because he saw a vision of reform here that appealed to him,’’ said Diana Archibald, an associate professor of English at UMass Lowell and one of the organizers of Dickens in Lowell, the lengthy celebration of his brief visit.
With support from its partners and from NASA’s Innovations in Climate Education grant, UMass Lowell's Climate Change Initiative is developing ways to integrate student-media production into climate-change education.
UMass Lowell’s efforts to increase bike-sharing, expand shuttle bus service and broaden carpooling options for students and employees have earned honors from the Massachusetts Department of Transportation and the non-profit MassCommute.
A look at interesting events and other programs coming up at UMass Lowell, and some of the expert sources available on campus to weigh in on the issues of the day.
Special Spirit, a basketball game for Special Olympians, will come to campus again thanks to student Todd Borchers and his fellow organizers.
UMass Lowell River Hawks deliver exciting 4-3 overtime victory over Miami Friday night in an NCAA East Regional semifinal.
Physics Prof. Paul Song and research Prof. Vytenis Vasyliunas recently proposed a new theory that might help solve the problem of the heating of the Sun's corona.
A team of researchers led by Soumitra Satapathi, a Ph.D. candidate in the Department of Physics and Applied Physics and a researcher at UMass Lowell’s Center for Advanced Materials, has developed a novel method of examining cancer cells in the laboratory that could someday help in the early detection and diagnosis of the disease.
Tim DiFrancesco ’06 landed his dream job as the strength and conditioning coach for the Los Angeles Lakers. His doctor of physical therapy degree gave him the edge.
Mobile devices are great, but they are easy to lose and easy for someone to steal. A few simple steps can prevent disastrous losses.
When the University created the position of director of IT service delivery operations last fall, it knew it needed someone with solid technical skills, lots of experience and a passion for the job. In Steve Hall, UMass Lowell found all that — and an Emmy winner, too.
Starting in 2008, UMass Lowell's Enterprise Systems group in IT purchased VMware's vSphere virtualization product. The changes to IT, the data center and campus applications were seismic. In short, this technology is a game-changer.
As the Off-Broadway Players took the stage to present “columbinus,” a play based on the 1999 Columbine, Colo., shootings tragedy, the students’ own experiences and feelings about the horrifying event shone through.
Members of UMass Lowell’s Alternative Spring Break Club spent vacation week volunteering at local non-profits and learning more about the city.
Hockey Coach Norm Bazin’s immediate impact on his alma mater has been remarkable. The team won five games last season and 23 this season, an NCAA record for the biggest turnaround by a first-year head coach. Bazin was named Hockey East coach of the year.
A look at events and sources at UMass Lowell.
Biopharmaceutical leaders, experts and professionals from academia, industry and government gathered at UMass Lowell for the Biopharmaceutical Summit.
Carolina Barreto, a doctoral student in the University’s solar energy engineering program, played a key role in “Burning in the Sun,” one of five films that won this year’s Cinema for Peace award in Germany.
UMass Lowell’s Career Services and Cooperative Education Center regularly hosts Dine & Dress for Success events to help students untangle the mysteries of business networking and dining.
UMass Lowell alums Leon Grande and Jack Neary are thrilled to be partnering in their new venture with the university, as well as the Cultural Organization of Lowell, to bring the best in American musical theater to campus and give professional or professional-caliber students, alumni, faculty and community members the chance to return to their alma mater and shine.
Norm Bazin, who has engineered the biggest program turnaround by a first-year coach in NCAA hockey history, was named Hockey East Coach of the Year last night at the league's annual awards banquet. Freshman wing Scott Wilson was named Hockey East Rookie of the Year, and sophomore goaltender Doug Carr made the All-Hockey East second team and was the runnerup to Maine forward Spencer Abbott as Hockey East Player of the Year.
Nursing faculty received a $50,000 grant to develop a new education model with D’Youville Life and Wellness Community in Lowell, giving students hands-on experience in gerontological care.
Metabolix, Inc. today announced that it has granted a non-exclusive license to NatureWorks LLC for the U.S. patent No. 5,883,199, titled “Polylactic Acid-based Blends,” to make, use and sell blends of polylactic acid (PLA) with certain other polymers including polybutylene succinic polymers (PBS).
Established and emerging graphic novelists, three of whom visited campus for an artist talk with students, are featured in a show in the University Gallery.
This week, human rights activist John Prendergast is testifying with actor George Clooney before the U.S. Senate Committee on Foreign Relations on conditions in Sudan and South Sudan. In two weeks, he will be at UMass Lowell for a series of events, including the annual Day Without Violence on Tuesday, April 3.
A look at upcoming events at UMass Lowell and expert sources on topics in the news.
Prof. Gary Murphy of Dublin City University, one of UMass Lowell’s partner universities, visited campus to talk about how Ireland's economic and political landscapes have been transformed by the financial crisis.
Jack Kerouac’s only full-length play will be staged for the first time this fall. Merrimack Repertory Theatre and UMass Lowell said Monday — on what would have been Kerouac’s 90th birthday — that they will produce the three-act play called “Beat Generation” in the novelist’s hometown of Lowell, Mass.
Forty years ago, Lowell State College had no field-hockey program. Or any legitimate women's athletic program, for that matter. Today, the school now known as UMass Lowell boasts a two-time national field-hockey champion (2005, 2010). Progress like this is a product of the monumental and influential legislation that celebrates its 40th anniversary this year, known as Title IX.
With no margin for error, UMass Lowell goalie Doug Carr was nearly perfect during the playoff series with Providence.
Merrimack Repertory Theatre and the University of Massachusetts Lowell announced today – which would have been Jack Kerouac’s 90th birthday – that they will present the world premiere of the Lowell native and literary icon’s only full-length play, “Beat Generation,” in a staged reading for eight performances only. The world premiere of the play is the centerpiece of the 2012 Jack Kerouac Literary Festival, which will be held Oct. 10 through Oct. 14 in Lowell, Kerouac’s hometown.
It's a widespread crime, yet the victims of modern-day slavery — the illegal trade of humans into prostitution and involuntary servitude — are often invisible, often living undetected in neighborhoods across the United States for many years, or a lifetime.
Biology graduate student Sandra Correa was awarded two one-year $1,000 grants by the Sigma Xi Scientific Research Society and the Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology for her work on spider silk and venom.
To help achieve the University’s goal of creating interdisciplinary programs with a focus on real-world challenges, the Francis College of Engineering will offer a Biomedical Engineering Minor for undergraduate-degree programs starting this fall.
Literary discussions, impromptu readings, pub tours and a 90th birthday party to rival any 21st are on the docket for Lowell Celebrates Kerouac’s annual Kerouac birthday events running March 8 – 12.
A birthday bash in honor of Jack Kerouac, a favorite son of Lowell, who was born on Lupine Road in Centralville 90 years ago March 12, includes numerous events sponsored by UMass Lowell.
Commitment from Chancellor Meehan and University staff and students is paying off big for the UMass Lowell hockey program that left troubled history far behind and is now on the verge of Hockey East playoffs.
UMass Lowell students are working with local preschools to improve literacy skills in low-income communities.
Lowell Women’s Week, which was built from the successful International Women’s Day event begun on campus in the early 90’s, is an annual celebration of the women and girls of Lowell.
Mix experienced community leaders with youth, eager to make a difference, and those good things can change a city, or the world.
Prof. Robert Malloy is one of 10 individuals inducted into the Plastics Hall of Fame during the National Plastics Exposition banquet on April 1 in Orlando, Fla.
Learn how to make green cleaning products at a "Natural Cleaning" workshop on April 9.
Prof. Kay Doyle explains how heart disease risk factors, such as an unhealthy diet and inactivity, damage blood vessel walls. She is presenting a talk on March 7 during Lowell Women's Week.
The UMass Lowell men's basketball team earned the No. 4 seed and will make its fourth straight trip to the NCAA Tournament on Saturday as bids were announced Sunday night.
Last fall UMass Lowell coach Norm Bazin, who had helped coach a few 20-goal scorers at Colorado College and was once a 20-goal scorer for the River Hawks himself, said he'd rather have a team with six 10-goal scorers than three 20-goal scorers.
Four students were rewarded for outstanding work in the 22nd Annual BIG Student Show.
Computer science Assoc. Prof. Haim Levkowitz has been awarded a Fulbright Scholarship by the U.S. Government for the academic year 2012–13.
Prof. Emeritus Alan Lincoln enjoys challenges. Working as a Fulbright Specialist in the West African nation of Ghana was challenging in a new way.
To avoid the havoc that malicious attacker could wreak on Umass Lowell's email infrastructure, IT purchased ProofPoint Enterprise Protection for email security. ProofPoint is a new system that provides the industry’s most comprehensive threat classification and email threat management solution against phishing, virus, spam and other email borne malware.
Unless your server is under the watchful eye of the UMass Lowell IT security folks, its contents are vulnerable to loss, corruption and infection. Register your server with the campus Information Technology (IT) department or you could be asking for trouble. With a capital T.
IT has the top 10 tips for securing your iPad. Begin by always using a password. Upon first use you are asked to enter in a 4-digit pin. Do it!
A picture, it's been said, is worth 1000 words. And nowhere is that old axiom more clearly defined than in A Picture's Worth: Contemporary Graphic Novel Artists on view through March 23 at the University Gallery on the University of Massachusetts Lowell South Campus.
The UMass Lowell Police Department has launched an internship program that offers criminal justice majors hands-on experience in law enforcement.
Now in its 16th year, Lowell Women’s Week explores women’s creativity, well-being and influence with events that empower them and celebrate their achievements. The week’s events are timed to coincide with International Women’s Day on March 8 as part of Women’s History Month, observed each March.
Story and source ideas for the media from UMass Lowell Public Affairs.
The UMass Lowell men's distance medley relay team captured the New England championship and set a school record to lead a host of stellar results on the first day of the New England Intercollegiate Amateur Athletic Association (NEICAAA) Championship at Boston University's Track & Tennis Center.
This year, on the 200th anniversary of Charles Dickens' birth, UMass Lowell is going all out to honor the author and his two visits here, as the key sponsor of "A Celebration: Dickens in Lowell" featuring an exhibition called Dickens and Massachusetts: A Tale of Power and Transformation.
The "Dickens in Lowell" project, presented by UMass Lowell and community partners, celebrates Charles Dickens' "transformative" visit to Lowell in 1842 with 75 events and a museum exhibit from March to October of 2012.
Biology Prof. Jessica Garb is studying the genetics behind spider silk, the fine thread-like, protein-based fiber spun by spiders to weave webs for catching prey or as nests or cocoons for their offspring.
UMass Lowell students filled tables and dined on rice and falafel yesterday afternoon in a show of support for the owners of Babylon, an Iraqi restaurant on Merrimack Street where a man threw a rock through a window last month.
The Greater Lowell Kiwanis Club celebrates UMass Lowell Executive Director of Community and Cultural Affairs Paul Marion's community service and honors him with its 2012 Thomas Kelakos Community Spirit Award on March 23 at a banquet at Lenzi's in Dracut.
For the fifth time this season, freshman forward Scott Wilson was named the Hockey East Rookie of the Week. Wilson scored two goals and an assist, with a plus-3 rating, in a weekend split with No. 5 Boston University.
Senior Ashley Zielinski was named the Athlete of the Meet and captured the 55-meter hurdles as UMass Lowell won the Northeast-10 Conference Women's Track and Field Championship on Saturday night at the Reggie Lewis Track & Athletic Center.
After a yearlong major renovation, O’Leary Library emerged as the O’Leary Learning Commons, a state-of-the-art facility refashioned to meet the needs of today’s students.
Six graduate physical therapy students showed future medical doctors physical therapy techniques used to treat debilitating back pain.
Plastindia Foundation, India’s largest plastics trade umbrella organization, has partnered with UMass Lowell and the University of Wisconsin–Madison to help build a world-class university for polymer technology and processing in western India.
UMass Lowell will host this high-spirited academic competition for high-school students on the North Campus on Saturday, March 3.
UMass Lowell celebrated the beginning of Black History Month with MLK Week, a series of events recognizing the life and work of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., including a keynote talk by renowned politics and culture expert Dr. Marc Lamont Hill.
Two students and one employer were honored for their contributions to UMass Lowell’s co-op program at a recent networking and recruitment event that drew employers from as far away as Tennessee.
More than 200 faculty members and administrators from across the state gathered at the UMass Lowell Inn & Conference Center to address the need for consistent methods of assessing student learning.
A team of UMass Lowell researchers develops Weave (Web-based Analysis and Visualization Environment), a powerful, interactive open source software platform that enables anyone explore, analyze, visualize and disseminate data available online for any purpose, from any location and at any time.
Undergraduate students involved in research can now submit their papers to the UMass Lowell Journal of Undergraduate Research, published through the Office of the Vice Provost for Research.
Dwight Robson '93 and Lena Robinson '92 spend their lives together agreeing to disagree - politically, anyway.
Under a new partnership, UMass Lowell and Israel’s Ben-Gurion University will collaborate on academic, research and experiential learning projects.
Students in the UMass Lowell Music and Entertainment Industry Association have brought local music to the 12th annual Lowell Winterfest in a new gallery show and music feature.
For alums Raul Raudales and Richard Trube, an engineer and technical writer who met at UMass Lowell 20 years ago, world change begins with the modest coffee bean.
UMass Lowell's Craig Bennett, Ryad Bencheikh, Evan White and Jeff Wundt sped around the oval at BU’s Track and Tennis Center in 3 minutes, 9.39 seconds, breaking the New England mark set by Boston University (3:09.83) in 2003 and punching their ticket to the NCAA Division 2 championships in March in Mankato, Minn.
Agreements between UMass Lowell and educational institutions in the Asia, Europe and the Middle East – including one established Feb. 2 with a top Israeli university – are strengthening UMass Lowell’s global presence and ability to provide international research, exchange and scholarship opportunities to students and faculty.
A team of researchers from UMass Lowell, MassBay Community College, Veterans Administration Medical Center and Boston University has discovered an early indicator for Alzheimer’s disease.
Prof. James Propp of the Mathematical Sciences Department has been awarded the prestigious Chancellor’s Visiting Professorship in Mathematics at the University of California, Berkeley.
Six months before the space shuttle Challenger exploded over Florida on Jan. 28, 1986, UMass Lowell alum Roger Boisjoly wrote a portentous memo. He warned that if the weather was too cold, seals connecting sections of the shuttle’s huge rocket boosters could fail. Boisjoly died in Nephi, Utah, near Provo, on Jan. 6. He was 73.
India’s largest plastics trade association and two American universities, including UMass Lowell, with prominent plastics engineering and material science programs signed an agreement Feb. 3 to help build an international-level university for polymers in western India.
In a continuing effort to prepare students for today's global world, UMass Lowell Chancellor Marty Meehan and Zvi HaCohen, rector of Ben-Gurion University of the Negev in Israel, signed a memorandum of understanding yesterday at the UMass Lowell Inn & Conference Center, formalizing a partnership between the two schools.
Emeritus Prof. Rafael Moure-Eraso was back on campus in January reporting on how investigations into the root causes of industrial accidents by the U.S. Chemical Safety Board, which he now chairs, are leading to improvements that will protect workers and the public.
More than a dozen legislators and House Speaker Robert DeLeo toured UMass Lowell labs, the Emerging Technologies and Innovation Center and the M2D2 incubator to see how our research and development connects with industry.
Juliette Rooney-Varga, associate professor of biological science and director of the Climate Change Initiative at UMass Lowell, comments on weather changes.
A national Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) teacher prep program makes its debut at UMass Lowell.
Jessica Garb, an ecologist at UMass Lowell who is studying the genetics behind spider silks and venoms, comments on a research exploring how the silk responds to stress – a response unlike that in any material humans have engineered.
This week's Revolving Museum party kicks off a yearlong collaboration between the museum, UMass Lowell and scholar Diana Archibald, called "Dickens and Steampunk, using literature, history, aesthetics and philosophy of the Victorian tradition in correlation with the museum's exiting programs.
UMass Lowell Chancellor Marty Meehan was presented with the Chief Executive Leadership Award from the Council for Advancement and Support of Education.
Intel, one of the world’s largest semiconductor chip makers, has donated a dozen computer processors to the Electrical and Computer Engineering Department for use in research and teaching.
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s life and work will be honored in events at UMass Lowell that will kick off Black History Month.
Raymond Pettibon, the California artist whose work went from telephone poles to the walls of ritzy New York galleries, is featured in the University Gallery in McGauvran Hall through Feb. 17.
Issues in Lawrence's Bread & Roses strike of 100 years ago echo the issues in contemporary headlines, says history Prof. Robert Forrant.
UMass Lowell student Mike Hubbard said President Barack Obama saved the best part for last in his State of the Union address last night when he called on Americans to come together.
Ardeth Thawnghmung, associate professor of political science, witnessed the first steps towards a free civil society in Myanmar - Burma.
MassBay Community College scientists, along with their collaborators at UMass Lowell and Boston University, have discovered an early indicator for Alzheimer’s disease.
Prof. Geoffry Phillips McEnany – co-author of a new book “Sleep Disorders and Sleep Promotion in Nursing Practice” that was recently recognized as a Book of the Year by the American Journal of Nursing – talks about the link between sleep and disease, what people can do to get a good night’s rest and how to be more informed patients.
“The work that has been done by students in English Department service learning classes over the years is a wonderful testament to the tangible, meaningful ways our University helps – by offering real-world learning to our students for the benefit of the larger community,” says Prof. Diana Archibald.
Chancellor Marty Meehan was honored by the Council for Advancement and Support of Education (CASE) at the annual District I program in New York City on Jan. 23.
TURI and the Lowell Center for Sustainable Production produced a report for the U.N. Environment Programme that will guide international chemical policies at a global meeting in June on the environment and sustainable development.
Tomorrow night, UMass Lowell freshman Mike Hubbard will hear President Barack Obama's State of the Union address, without the seven-second delay. Hubbard, a 25-year-old Army veteran from Methuen, will be in the House of Representatives chamber at the U.S. Capitol, the guest of 5th District Rep. Niki Tsongas.
An aerial wireless kit designed by UMass Lowell students and mounted on a miniature programmable helicopter won the silver medal during last fall’s Association for Computing Machinery Student Research Competition in Las Vegas.
Sethumadhavan Ravichandran, a graduate student in the Polymer Science Program, and his interdisciplinary team won the 2011 EPA P3 top honor award for their design of a novel, safer and "greener" flame retardant material.
Mechanical engineering graduate student Timothy Connelly works on baseball bat research, designing a faster and more cost-effective baseball bat.
Diane Shugrue, an undergraduate art student, showcases her unique fashion sense and creativity in her research project that uses the tradition of sewing coupled with the contemporary non-textile material plastic.
Eric Nagy, an undergraduate physics student, and his group are designing a chemical gas sensor for defense applications that is a more cost-effective solution to current gas sensing technologies.
Laura Donigian, a physical therapy doctorate student, and her research group conducted a case study to determine the association between changes in psychological and physiological biomarkers of stress and performance.
Elizabeth Farmosa, a transfer student in the Music department, wrote a research paper to show the development and standardization of sonata form while proving how composers from the early classical era were influential.
The Manning School of Business recently won approval to begin offering a Ph.D. in management.
The UMass Lowell Police Department honored several staff members at its second annual awards ceremony, recognizing excellence in everything from quick responses to medical emergencies to streamlined management practices.
Artist Michael Jones, a UMass Lowell professor, and his wife, poet Christine Jones, find inspiration in working out and working on art together. On frequent trips to swim and hike at Walden Pond, they often take breaks so he can sketch and she can write, most often on the same subject. Then, when they return to their Billerica home, they continue the collaboration.
UMass Lowell Chancellor Marty Meehan is being recognized for his efforts toward raising private funds for the university and moving the school forward.
Dima Sinitsyn, a highly touted teen Russian prodigy who some project will be selected in the NHL draft in June, has joined the nationally ranked UMass Lowell hockey team.
A feature article written by a UMass Lowell staff member about a brand-new telescope that is nearing completion near Flagstaff, Ariz., is featured in the latest issue of Sky & Telescope magazine.
Civil engineering juniors Joseph Benoit and Lisa Juan were recognized by the CH2M Hill Foundation for their academic achievements.
Two Manning School of Business professors have been awarded a $700,000 grant from the National Institutes of Health to develop technology to protect patient privacy in health-care records.
Sophomore goaltender Doug Carr is a major reason the UMass Lowell hockey team is soaring. His goals against average of 1.88 is third best in the nation.
Manning School of Business professors are researching how entrepreneurs use networks such as business incubators and LinkedIn to build successful companies.
The Physical Therapy Club played wheelchair basketball against the New England Blazers, a non-profit organization that helps disabled people participate in basketball tournaments across the East Coast.
Three innovative student projects from UMass Lowell and a partner institution were among the nine entrepreneurial projects and ideas that were recognized during the Campus Catalyst Showcase held in December.
Nuclear engineering Prof. Gilbert Brown was recently appointed a William C. Foster Fellow by the U.S. Department of State in Washington, D.C.
The Manning School of Business in partnership with Tokyo-based Abitus is preparing to launch an MBA program for Japanese executives.
David Vallorani, senior winger and marketing and management major, discusses what’s changed since last year to earn the River Hawks solid wins and national headlines.
Students who graduate from the medical laboratory science program receive multiple job offers thanks to the highly accredited program at UMass Lowell.
Monica Galizzi, a professor at UMass Lowell who specializes in labor economics, comments on a new trend shows men outpacing women in getting jobs, and they're doing it partly by taking work in sectors long dominated by the fairer sex.
When a rattlesnake shakes its tail, does it hear the rattling? Scientists have long struggled to understand how snakes, which lack external ears, sense sounds. Now, a new study shows that sound waves cause vibrations in a snake’s skull that are then “heard” by the inner ear. Neurobiologist Bruce Young of the University of Massachusetts Lowell, who was not involved in the new research, comments on the study
A new online graduate certificate program will prepare health-care providers to diagnose and treat the long-term health risks related to sleep disorders.
Dozens of community drives and events organized by the UMass Lowell community help people near and far during the holiday season.
Since a crash in November 2003 left UMass Lowell River Hawks Coach Norm Bazin near death with a torn aorta, the first-year coach is happy to be back on the ice.
An exhibit of work by 12 Bachelor of Fine Arts students graduating in December features art in many media, including website and skateboard design.
Biology Asst. Prof. Peter Gaines is studying the functions of nuclear envelope proteins in blood cell development, which may ultimately translate into a better understanding of how nuclear structure correlates with the onset of cancer.
Presidential candidate Jon Huntsman’s family shared stories from the campaign trail and answered student questions.
The topping-off of the new Health and Social Sciences Building on South Campus was celebrated recently by public officials, faculty, staff and students.
Asking teens, parents and educators about their perceptions of sexting reveals the important issues, say UMass Lowell researchers.
UMass Lowell’s co-op education program has expanded, offering more students opportunities for professional experience while they pursue their degrees.
Through a new partnership between the Middlesex D.A.'s Office and the University, the Department of Criminal Justice and Criminology will lead the joint effort to create school-based crime prevention and mentoring programs for Lowell youth and grant-funded research initiatives.
Students displaced by an off-campus fire have found support in the UMass Lowell community through quick responses and generous donations.
Senior students studying epidemiology conducted service-learning research that’s helping community groups make data-driven decisions. And helping the students learn through experience outside the classroom.
The wife and daughters of Republican presidential candidate Jon Huntsman talked about about what it's like to campaign for the former Utah Governor. The event is hosted by the University of Massachusetts Lowell’s Center for Public Opinion and the Boston Herald.
Responding to the growing needs of the marketplace, the Francis College of Engineering will offer a new minor in energy engineering for undergraduate-degree programs starting in the fall.
Professor Emeritus Joseph Zaitchik has published his first novel, a thoughtful murder mystery set on a college campus, after teaching at the University for 46 years.
Billy Joel enthralled students with a question and answer session sprinkled with a little music, including duets with students and a Christmas sing-along.
Manning School of Business students talk about meeting Warren Buffett, getting experience with the Managed Fund competition and graduating in December.
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A new residence hall will break ground on Aiken Street in January, providing enhanced living space for a growing student population.
Mathematics Prof. James Propp is exploring some new ideas for bridging the gap between random and non-random processes as part of his ongoing research funded by the National Science Foundation.
Students from the Graduate School of Education are supporting the House of Hope family shelter in Lowell through fundraising and volunteerism.
UMass Lowell Chancellor Marty Meehan said the university has its sights set on offering a state-of-the-art journalism program, hopefully to be unveiled in fall 2012.
In the last year, vitamin D has been touted as some kind of miracle pill, preventing or curing what ails you. Not so fast, warn nutritional-science professors at UMass Lowell. The "good news" needs to be taken with a grain of salt and a heavy dose of caution, they said.
The way that teenage boys who engage in sexting are viewed is starkly different from the way girls are viewed, a study led by two UMass Lowell researchers has found.
A psychology professor directs research on aging and service projects for seniors that provide opportunities for advanced undergraduate students.
A new parking garage is now under construction on North Campus and, when completed in September 2012, will add 550 parking spaces.
Doctoral graduate Mohamed Omar researched the safety of green building systems and developed a tool for architects and engineers to design health and safety into green buildings.
Fifty students from the Office of Multicultural Affairs visited Washington, D.C. to learn more about American history and welcome new staff members to the group.
The Stanley Cup, won by the 2011 Boston Bruins, and Bruins national anthem singer Rene Rancourt made a stop at the Tsongas Center during the River Hawks’ 3-2 defeat of the University of New Hampshire Wildcats.
Democrat Elizabeth Warren has opened up a lead against Republican incumbent Scott Brown for the first time in their U.S. Senate showdown, but a barrage of attack ads appears to have damaged Warren and Brown’s standing among Massachusetts voters, a new UMass Lowell/Boston Herald poll shows.
Students from the Manning School of Business traveled to Omaha, Neb., to meet with billionaire investor Warren Buffett.
Jeff Veiga placed third and Angus MacDonald took 36th and both were named All-Americans in Louisville, Ky., at NCAA Championship.
Exercise Physiology students won the New England College Bowl competition that questions students about physiology, anatomy and pathology.
UMass Lowell alum Mary Jo Leahey left behind legacy of support for education, music when she died last week at age 95.
Prof. Nathan Gartner, former chair of the Civil and Environmental Engineering Department, recently received the Robert Herman Lifetime Achievement Award in Transportation Science for his pioneering contributions to the field.
Terrorism expert James Forest discusses al-Qaida’s efforts to shape public opinion — and the facts that undermine the message.
“American Idol,” the most watched television show in the country, is the subject of a sociology research project.
A new office and drop-in center, and a new full-time director, help make UMass Lowell a veteran-friendly campus.
Students from the Graduate School of Education participated in mock bail hearings at Superior Courthouse in Lowell to learn new approaches to teaching history.
The former College of Management has been renamed the Manning School of Business in recognition of a $5 million endowment from alumni Robert and Donna Manning.
With the winter season in full swing, the hockey and basketball teams will both play at the Tsongas Center this weekend with a special appearance by the Stanley Cup.
When Heather Toomey collapsed to the floor of the North Campus food court, one worker was well prepared to handle the emergency.
UMass Lowell's Submillimeter-Wave Technology Laboratory has received a $23 million infusion from the Army, one of the biggest grants in the university's history.
The UMass Lowell River Hawks are working their way through a strong fall 2011 season with several teams and students earning awards.
The days that Doug Carr spent being peppered with pucks by his brothers, Ryan and Greg, prepared him well for his current role as a sophomore goalie at UMass Lowell, and the rigors of Hockey East.
UMass Lowell sophomore Max O'Brien ran in last weekend's NCAA Division 2 nationals in Spokane, Wash., and came in as UMass Lowell's No. 2 runner for the first time as the River Hawks finished 20th.
DesignCamp and the Future Engineers Center continue to inspire young engineers as they watch past students reach new heights.
The general education “Sounds of Music” course is designed for anyone who wants to understand how musical instruments produce sound and how sound becomes audible.
Although they live almost 7,000 miles away, alumni in Hong Kong, China and Taipei, Taiwan are enthusiastic about engaging with their alma mater, UMass Lowell.
A new cultural anthology of work by young artists, writers and musicians in Lowell features the achievements of more than 30 artisans with ties to the University.
Sean Hernandez, a cultural studies major at UMass Lowell, is an artist. He does not paint landscapes, play the guitar, or create tile mosaics. You won't find his work in a poetry book in the stacks at the Pollard Memorial Library. You may, however, find him performing a frontside pivot stall on the library's front steps. Sean Hernandez is a skateboarder.
International student ambassadors organized a forum on human rights as part of the campus observance of International Education Week.
A recent UMass Lowell symposium brought together presenters from many disciplines on campus and from other institutions, joined by community members and artists, to explore the topic of "immigrant identities."
Students in the Ancient Greek History course re-created the trial of Socrates to connect history to modern life.
A team of researchers from UMass Lowell, the University of Illinois, Chicago and private companies has received a $1.3 million grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation to help inspect and monitor the nation’s highway bridges.
Nursing’s laboratory bus equipped with two high-tech mannequins gave Sullivan Middle School students a preview of what it’s like to be a nurse.
UMass Lowell has signed agreements with three top Chinese universities, laying the foundation for broader academic and research collaboration and student and faculty exchanges.
Lowell, under first-year coach Norm Bazin, is in the process of a true renaissance in the Merrimack Valley. A team that won just five games a season ago, finishing dead last in Hockey East, has already matched that win total well before Thanksgiving and is coming off three wins that raised eyebrows of most fans around the league.
A first-time novelist at 87, UMass Lowell Professor Joseph Zaitchik talks shop with his grandson, writer Alex Zaitchik.
“A library is the heart and soul of the university,” says a graduate who found love and learning there, and whose donation transformed Lydon.
Former Dean of Students Leo King, who died last week at age 81, joined the staff at the university -- then called Lowell Technological Institute -- in 1967 as assistant dean and was promoted to dean two months later. Well-liked and respected by the administration and students alike, he helped steer UMass Lowell through three decades of growth and transformation before his retirement in 1996.
They came from different generations and remembered different war, gathered together in observance of Veterans Day.
Veteran Mike Hubbard, 25, of Methuen retired from the Army after tours in Iraq, Afghanistan and Central America. He is using a tuition assistance program to study political science at UMass Lowell but says he wasn’t fully aware of all the benefits available to him.
An interdisciplinary team of professors has received a three-year, $450,000 grant from the National Science Foundation to further develop the innovative techniques they use to teach “computational thinking” in courses that combine computing and music.
A forum on the Occupy movement sponsored by the Center for Public Opinion looked at what the protesters are trying to accomplish, the role of media in shaping public opinion of the movement and what challenges are ahead.
Democracy in Egypt was just a dream when filmmaker Lillie Paquette interviewed the activists and leaders who would lead the Arab Spring uprising.
The University is offering students, faculty and staff a closer look at the political process with the creation of the Center for Public Opinion, polling and programs featuring political candidates and experts.
The Online and Continuing Education Division won top honors for quality online programs and $5,000 for scholarships from the Sloan Consortium.
All gave some, some gave all. It was with that message yesterday that UMass Lowell inducted four World War II veterans and Squadron N-12 of the National Society of Pershing Rifles into the school's Veterans Hall of Fame.
Now in his fourth year with the River Hawks, UMass Lowell men's basketball coach Greg Herenda and his players have spent the entire preseason trying to shrug off the praise that has been heaped upon them from all angles. They open the season at Bridgeport, Conn., Saturday.
Renowned artist and writer Lynda Barry left her creative mark on campus as the fall 2011 Artist-in-Residence for the UMass Lowell Center for Arts & Ideas.
A new annual event, Celebration of Philanthropy, honors the many alumni and friends of UMass Lowell whose generosity makes a difference to so many students.
A weeklong celebration of global learning will kick off Nov. 14 with a lineup that includes a forum on human rights, the campus’ annual intercultural festival, dance performances and more.
The Occupy Wall Street movement may be starting to lose its luster with the American public, with four in ten now saying they have an unfavorable view of the protests, a new nationwide UMass Lowell/Boston Herald poll shows.
The Lunchtime Lecture Series will host a panel discussion titled “What to Look for in the 2012 Presidential Primaries” Nov. 7.
In 2007, about 300 international students were studying at UMass Lowell. Today, the university boasts 542 foreign undergraduate and graduate students, a number Chancellor Marty Meehan is hoping to increase further in the coming years.
Four-hundred students from high school to grad school participated in this year’s Climate Change Teach-In to tackle the issue of how to effectively communicate the science of climate change to ordinary people.
Scientists and experts shared their experiences and ideas on how to improve the public’s understanding of climate change science during this year’s Carbon Smarts Conference.
Psychology and Law seminar students peppered wrongfully convicted Dennis Maher with questions about his 19 years in prison and subsequent exoneration thanks to the Innocence Project.
Hawkapella, the Glee Club, Gospel Choir and Boomshacapella offer students of all styles and levels of musical experiences opportunities to sing on campus.
Last year, UMass Lowell, along with sister campuses in Boston and Dartmouth, hired an Australian company called Navitas to recruit bright but underprepared students around the world and shepherd them through their first year of higher education by teaching.
UMass Lowell’s Engineering and Technology Career Fair attracts more than 90 employers looking to fill full-time and co-op positions.
UMass Lowell's Wind Energy Research Group is doing everything it can to make wind systems more reliable and less expensive to operate, giving consumers and corporations more incentive to adopt wind power as an economically viable source of energy.
Imagine an electronic “tongue” that can detect harmful heavy metals in soil and groundwater. Or a new way of replacing toxic cleaning agents using natural products derived from crab shells, plants and fruits. These are just some of the exciting projects by University researchers recently highlighted during the annual Faculty Research Symposium.
Criminal Justice Prof. James Byrne, a leading proponent of corrections policies based on solid research, has been honored for his work.
UMass Lowell will host the first public singing and recording of shape-note music by modern composers in November and invites the public to join.
A panel discussion for English majors helped guide students through faced with a wide array of career choices.
UMass Lowell students are gaining career experience in the nation’s capital through the Washington Center internship program.
Two senior community health and sustainability students are teaching children at Girls Incorporated of Greater Lowell about healthy behaviors.
For the fifth consecutive year, UMass Lowell’s MBA program has been ranked among the top programs in the nation by the Princeton Review.
The Centers for Learning marks its 25th anniversary with a Nov. 7 event featuring founder and Executive Vice Chancellor Jacqueline Moloney.
UMass Lowell assistant basketball coach Souleymane Wane, who played for national champion UConn in 1999, now watches players go through their paces at River Hawk practice.
As Norm Bazin, who took over the reins as coach of the UMass-Lowell men’s hockey team, prepared for the 2011-12 season he said there was one more thing he wanted - more time.
The Francis College of Engineering and the University Advancement Office hosted a reception on Oct. 14 in honor of Team Massachusetts for its successful participation in the U.S. Department of Energy’s biennial Solar Decathlon competition.
Chancellor Marty Meehan gave UMass President Robert Caret a firsthand tour of the Emerging Technologies and Innovation Center (ETIC) under construction during the president’s visit on Oct. 12
A unique partnership that has helped bring Lowell’s history alive to more than 1 million schoolchildren and their teachers is celebrating its 20th anniversary.
The Jack and Stella Kerouac Center for Public Humanities is working to connect the public to Jack Kerouac as a Lowell author through several new projects.
The River Hawks will take on Boston College in the Tsongas Center Oct. 28 in their first home game of the 2011-2012 season.
Examining procedures and ethical decisions in TV medical dramas helps students apply classroom ideas to the real world.
Students in Ravi Jain’s class who manage the Student Managed Fund will be visiting Warren Buffett on Nov. 11.
A UMass Lowell research team has developed a new class of non-halogenated flame retardant materials by transforming naturally occurring phenols into polymeric flame-retardant additives.
Theatre season is in full force at UMass Lowell with several productions taking the stage in the coming months.
The World Association for Cooperative Education, attracted by UMass Lowell’s dedication to work integrated learning and international partnerships moved its main office to campus in July.
The new UMass Lowell Parents Program aims to support families of students and foster engagement throughout the year.
The Tsongas Industrial History Center began its seven-month 20th-anniversary celebration Friday with a party that highlighted the partnerships that have kept the center going, even in tough economic times. The center is a joint collaboration among the UMass Lowell Graduate School of Education and the Lowell National Historical Park, with the Lowell schools.
NIOSH has approved $4.5 million to continue the work of the Center for the Promotion of Health in the New England Workplace.
Humans vs. Zombies, a moderated game of tag promoting teamwork with undead peers, has UMass Lowell students ready to fight to the last person standing.
University faculty members will display their work at the Whistler House Museum in upcoming art exhibits.
Two new international partnerships will create new academic and research opportunities for students and faculty.
School of Health & Environment Dean Shortie McKinney, a nutrition and health expert, offers tips for how students can eat healthy.
UMass Lowell’s Submillimeter-Wave Technology Laboratory (STL) has received a renewal grant worth $23 million over five years from the U.S. Army’s National Ground Intelligence Center.
UMass President Robert Caret summed up his tour yesterday of UMass Lowell's Emerging Technologies and Innovation Center with one word: "Impressive."
There’s a lot to learn from the Merrimack River, and on a recent boat ride with 22 children from a Reading elementary school, Bob Theriault, a museum teacher from the University of Massachusetts Lowell, was trying to impart some knowledge.
There are not many students at the University of Massachusetts Lowell wearing bracelets commemorating soldiers killed in Afghanistan, let alone one who was their friend. There also are not many students like Mike Hubbard walking across campus.
A team of researchers from UMass Lowell’s Computer Science Department, Harvard Medical School’s Department of Population Medicine and Scientific Systems Co. Inc. is now using online social networks such as Twitter and Facebook to help improve the prediction of influenza levels within a population and keep track of its spread.
David A. Tirrell, professor of chemistry and chemical engineering at Caltech, will discuss advances in the interface between polymer chemistry and macromolecular engineering at this year’s Sukant Tripathy Annual Memorial Lecture.
Sometimes the people we love best are the ones who hurt us the most. Long the subject of literature, drama and film, partner violence is now the subject of rigorous research by a visiting Israeli scholar.
The 32nd annual Textile River Regatta attracted thousands to the banks of the Merrimack River and earned UMass Lowell several medals.
Team Massachusetts — made up of energy engineering students from UMass Lowell and architecture students from the Massachusetts College of Art and Design — won ninth place in the U.S. Department of Energy’s biennial Solar Decathlon competition held in late September in Washington, D.C.
From panelists to ushers to focus group members, UMass Lowell students played a key role in the Democratic debate for U.S. Senate at UMass Lowell, which garnered national attention.
The election’s a year away, yet the first debate at UMass Lowell between the Democratic contenders for U.S. Sen. Scott Brown’s seat captured huge national media attention — from The New York Times to Politico to MSNBC
The University of Massachusetts at Lowell’s new Center for Public Opinion offers students a unique opportunity for experiential learning right on campus.
Prof. Regina M. Panasuk of the Graduate School of Education has been awarded the distinguished title of University Professor.
The UMass Lowell partnership grant to increase broadband access got a little help from Verizon.
The fall semester Faculty Research Series in Fine Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences starts Oct. 5.
New UMass Lowell professor Dr. Todd Tietchen will deliver the keynote talk at upcoming Lowell Celebrates Kerouac Festival.
Researchers from UMass Lowell and Queens University Belfast dig for clues about Lowell’s Irish history in Lowell and Northern Ireland.
Construction and renovation projects large and small continue across campus to provide better facilities and more resources to students, faculty and staff.
The U.S. Senate Democratic Primary debate at UMass Lowell was Elizabeth Warren's first chance to make an impression, and her opponents first chance to face-off with the unofficial front-runner.
Democrat Elizabeth Warren’s meteoric ascent in Massachusetts politics has landed her in a virtual dead heat with Republican U.S. Sen. Scott Brown, while two Democrats who passed on the race — Gov. Deval Patrick and former U.S. Rep. Joseph P. Kennedy II — could pose even bigger threats to the GOP incumbent, a new UMass-Lowell/Boston Herald poll shows.
Elizabeth Warren holds a commanding lead over other potential Democratic nominees for U.S. Senate, and she and incumbent Sen. Scott Brown are statistically tied at this early stage in the race, according to a UMass Lowell/Boston Herald poll released yesterday.
Lunchtime Lecture Series will start the year with a visit from renowned economist, Karl “Chip” Case.
The University Gallery will exhibit “The Weasel Problem” multimedia installation by Zehra Kahn and Tim Winn in October.
For the scientists and entrepreneurs, it was a day to step back and listen to speeches, mingle with well-wishers and enjoy the official opening.
The String Project and Lowell Youth Orchestra recently partnered with the Revolving Museum for a successful fundraiser.
Junior distance runner Steve Fitzsimmons has urged his fellow student-athletes to donate their used shoes to help outfit needy people the world over.
Fall Festival and Democratic Senatorial debate highlight upcoming events at UMass Lowell.
The Physics Department kicked off its popular Physics Colloquium series this semester with a talk by a distinguished alumnus on Sept. 14.
Two teams of UMass Lowell senior students bested 11 other schools from across the country and abroad to win the top honors at this year’s Design for Direct Digital Manufacturing Competition.
Students in a computer science graduate course have developed a smartphone app that helps drivers find parking spots on the UMass Lowell campus. And one that lets you look up the location of the University’s shuttle bus in real time.
Students assessed the athletic abilities of 40 figure skaters, applying what they learned in the lab and classroom to the real world.
After 41 years at the University, Director of Libraries Pat Noreau retires, leaving a legacy of growth and change.
UMass Lowell recently hosted the first East Coast Japanese and U.S. Teacher Educator Consortium.
Athletics, Family Day, Girl Talk and alumni to celebrate the season with weekend of events.
A ceremony marked the official opening of the first Student Veterans Services Office.
New Writers on Campus series will bring rising literary stars to UMass Lowell this fall.
UMass Lowell's $4 million Massachusetts Medical Device Development Center's business incubator celebrated its grand opening yesterday. The facility, housed at the Wannalancit Mills, features 14,000 square feet of collaborative work space and wet labs for start-up ventures.
UMass Lowell and the Herald have teamed up in a new partnership to host a student-led debate for Democratic U.S. Senate candidates Oct. 4 that will be streamed live on bostonherald.com.
Twelve UMass Lowell students got to know Macau and Hong Kong firsthand this summer.
A new video produced by Microsoft Research Connections that features Computer Science Prof. Holly Yanco and her Robotics Lab showcases how robots play a major role in search-and-rescue missions, particularly in disaster areas that are far too dangerous for humans.
UMass President Robert Caret says it's time for legislators to put their money where their mouths are when it comes to funding public higher education.
The National Science Foundation (NSF) has awarded a grant totaling $1.3 million to UMass Lowell and its partners to introduce young students to cyberlearning in the classroom and help prepare them for the ‘deluge’ of data produced by modern science.
Programming and film series about graphic novel to give first-year students common ground.
A ceremony at the memorial commemorated the 10th anniversary of the terrorist attacks.
Cambridge-based Zipcar and UMass Lowell have announced a partnership offering the transportation option 24 hours a day, seven days a week, to all students, faculty and staff members 18 and older. Community members over age 21 are also eligible.
A new, $50 million, 490-bed dormitory paid for with borrowed, bonded money will be ready for UMass Lowell students in September 2013, Chancellor Marty Meehan said in a meeting with Sun editors.
UMass Lowell and the Herald have teamed up in a new partnership to host a student-led debate for Democratic U.S. Senate candidates and conduct other events and polling in that race as well as the New Hampshire presidential primary.
When the dust settled on Sept. 11, 2001, nearly 3,000 Americans were dead, including seven members of the UMass Lowell family, who in their deaths left behind six spouses, 10 children, nine parents and 13 siblings. Yesterday they were remembered as the university's circular stone Sept. 11 memorial, "Unity," along the Riverwalk on the East Campus, was rededicated.
For the second straight year, students from the UMass Lowell and Queen’s University in Belfast were digging on the church lawn for clues about the lives of immigrant workers who helped dig Lowell’s canals, which powered the textile mills central to the growing city’s economy.
The Toxics Use Reduction Institute awarded grants to three UMass Lowell faculty to search for less hazardous ingredients in everyday products.
"Music on the Merrimack: Global Echoes" will showcase performers with African, Asian, Latin and American influences.
The U.S. National Science Foundation has dubbed greater Lowell the sixth “geekiest” city in the nation, a point of pride that means the area is rich with technology-focused jobs.
A growing student population has pushed the need for faculty to record levels.
The UMass Lowell community will honor seven victims of the attacks with University ties and host additional events for the National Day of Service and Remembrance.
This summer, construction crews at the Tsongas Center at UMass Lowell have been working to install a new ice floor that will be in place by the start of the UMass Lowell hockey season next month. Construction crews will also install a new dasher-board system for use during hockey games.
A team of researchers received a two-year grant from the National Science Foundation totaling nearly $1.5 million to create intelligent robot systems that will navigate more like humans.
Students moved into a ‘living learning’ community in Fox Hall and got to know faculty in a ‘speed dating’ activity.
Physics Assoc. Prof. Viktor Podolskiy hopes to take images of microscopic objects at very high resolution without using lenses.
UMass Lowell saw a record-breaking 18,558 online enrollments over the last academic year.
Hurricane Irene caused much damage, but UMass Lowell — thanks to the track the storm took and to sound planning — was unscathed.
The 1,463 freshmen of the Class of 2015 listened as Chancellor Marty Meehan, Dean of Students Larry Siegel, Lowell Mayor James Milinazzo and Vernon Wall, director of educational programs and publications for the American College Personnel Association for College Student Educators International, provided words of welcome, encouragement and advice as they embark on the next chapter of their lives.
Teaching college courses via mobile devices offers students convenience but can also leave them feeling the effects of information overload, according to research by Prof. Luvai Motiwalla.
As the use and speed of the Internet has increased since 1996, the number of online course recipients at UMass Lowell and other institutions of higher learning has grown rapidly with it.
Welcome to 4D Home, an "ultra-efficient house" to be showcased in Washington in October as part of the U.S. Department of Energy Solar Decathlon 2011. Team Massachusetts, that designed the house, is comprised of about a dozen University of Massachusetts Lowell students, mostly studying solar-energy engineering, and another dozen students from Massachusetts College of Art and Design.
The goal for the UMass Lowell's women's field hockey team is simple: repeat as national champions.
UMass Lowell is offering a new interdisciplinary course, called the Nanoscale Transport Phenomena for Manufacturing Nanodevices, starting this fall.
A new research report “Health Care Comes Home: The Human Factors” was released by a National Research Council committee chaired by David Wegman. The report, presented at a meeting in Washington, D.C., identifies problems with product design and a lack of training for users.
University experts assess the chances of a major earthquake — such as the ones that devastated Haiti, New Zealand and Japan — happening right here in New England.
From dealing with domestic violence to helping resolve international conflicts, peacemaking skills are highly prized.
Faculty and students from English, Engineering and Gender Studies have joined forces in the Village Empowerment Program’s ongoing efforts to improve living conditions in Peru and on the Tohono O’odham Nation in Arizona.
This fall, the University of Massachusetts at Lowell will begin offering a professional master’s degree in polymer science that will allow students to complete the advanced degree without writing a thesis.
Brenda Atwood Pinardi taught in the University’s art department for 35 years, also serving as chair. She will be honored through two exhibits.
The Air Force ROTC on campus, Detachment #345, has been named the best small detachment in the Northeast.
UMass Lowell researchers and community health workers have won a round in the fight against childhood asthma.
UMass Lowell students will have even more options this fall, thanks to the introduction of several new academic programs.
Registration is easy, with forms available online and drop off locations spread around campus.
UMass Lowell has acquired a brand-new Zeiss focused ion-beam scanning electron microscope to enhance the University’s research capabilities in the areas of nano materials and biological sciences.
A team of engineering and architecture students will participate in the biennial competition this fall in Washington, D.C.
Ready to get hands-on in the danger zone -- from afar? That's precisely what an enterprising team of UMass Lowell researchers are working to achieve with a little Redmond-supplied assistance.
A team of researchers led by Dr. Silas Laycock of the Physics Department was recently awarded a two-year $57K grant by the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory to study X-ray binary star systems in the dwarf galaxy IC 10 in Cassiopeia.
Hundreds of contracted workers on the many projects underway on campus this summer were treated recently to a thank-you barbecue lunch.
In the changed world of Arab Spring, Paula Rayman formed a coalition of Israeli and Palestinian women leaders.
The search for relics of the lives of Massachusetts’ original Irish immigrants has taken teams from UMass Lowell and Queens University-Belfast to the front lawn of St. Patrick’s Parish in Lowell.
A UMass Lowell engineering graduate is among those from Asia who have been chosen to receive this year’s prestigious Ramon Magsaysay Award from the Philippines.
UMass Lowell faculty and students recently traveled to Istanbul for an international workshop on assistive technology for people with physical disabilities.
Lakeview Junior High School teachers chose Tsongas Industrial History Center as “scholars-in-residence.”
UMass Lowell’s Computer Science Department recently hosted two workshops designed to enhance educators’ experience in teaching computing and robotics.
Eighty K-12 teachers from around the country gathered at the Tsongas Industrial History Center to immerse themselves in the history of the Industrial Revolution.
Biology Asst. Prof. Jessica Garb’s current research involves applying new technologies to determine how the venom of black widow spiders became so powerful.
Cambodian-American students attending UMass Lowell have a new opportunity: to study abroad in Cambodia.
Computer science teacher Michael Penta has trouble pulling his students away from their computers for an outdoor break during his weeklong game programming summer workshop at UMass Lowell Design Camp.
Robert Caret, the new University of Massachusetts president, wants to increase investment in the state's university system -- both emotional and monetary -- of taxpayers, elected officials and alumni.
Littleton's Kristina Oakland, an incoming senior in UMass Lowell's Environmental Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, started her internship at NECN on June 1, the day deadly tornadoes struck western Massachusetts. Haverhill's Heather Jaffe, a 2011 graduate, has been interning since January. They work closely with NECN weather host Danielle Niles, herself a 2008 graduate of the UMass Lowell Meteorology program.
UMass Lowell program puts middle schoolers on the river to learn the sport of crew.
UMass Lowell graduate students are filming a documentary about Lowell. The results: Most residents expressed a sense of pride in their neighborhood, which the students say they don't often see in other cities.
The Francis College of Engineering and the College of Management are now jointly offering a leadership option for graduate-degree programs in engineering.
The legacy of the late Lt. Col. Michael B. Shanahan, a former state trooper and UMass Lowell alumnus, is helping outstanding criminal justice students achieve their educational goals.
UMass Lowell’s leadership in nanotechnology was evident as it hosted the fifth annual International Symposium on Nanotechnology Occupational Environmental and Health from Aug. 9 to 12 in Boston.
New species of microscopic marine worms that inhabit the sands of the Cayman Islands was recently discovered by an international team of researchers led by biology Assoc. Prof. Rick Hochberg.
For the first time in its history, the Tsongas Center was named in the top 20 in the world for venues with a capacity between 5,001 and 10,000 by Venues Today Magazine. The facility entered Venues Today's mid-year rankings at No. 20.
Allison Fidler, a junior in the Plastics Engineering Department, is among 43 students nationwide who have been named by the Society of Women Engineers as this year’s Future Leaders.
For the first time, the Tsongas Center at UMass Lowell is in the top 20 venues in the world, according to a new ranking.
Todd Fry, the executive director of the Merrimack Valley Sandbox, talks about the initiative's first few months have gone and to explain further what exactly an ideas sandbox is.
The inaugural Sunset Social celebrated the perfect season and national championship of the 2010 field hockey team.
UMass Lowell science and technology writer Edwin Aguirre covered the final launch of the space shuttle Atlantis on July 8 at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Fla.
UMass Lowell's decades-long relationship with Lowellian Jack Kerouac is expanding, thanks to funding from an award from the Mass Humanities for Research and the ongoing dedication of University faculty and staff.
UMass Lowell graduate students are making science come alive for students at Lowell High School with the Vibes and Waves program funded by a grant from the National Science Foundation.
Two prestigious awards for graduate student Abhishek Kumar's physics research. In addition to a Tripathy Memorial Endowed Graduate Fellowship, Kumar received a scholarship worth $3,000 from the International Society for Optics and Photonics.
Middlesex Sheriff Peter Koutoujian turned to UMass Lowell to get answers to tough questions.
Middlesex County Sheriff Peter Koutoujian is teaming up with UMass Lowell professor James Byrne to create a research partnership designed to provide Koutoujian information he can use to shape policy and decide where to allocate funding.
The New York Mets announced the signing of UMass Lowell junior Jack Leathersich (Beverly).
To increase scholarly and popular understanding about Thoreau’s influence on history, the Thoreau Society has partnered with the Walden Woods project and the University of Massachusetts Lowell on a new online collaboration called “Mapping Thoreau Country.’’
GSE Asst. Prof. Michelle Scribner-MacLean had collaborated with Boston’s Museum of Science since she was 15. This year, she was featured in its video “The Heart of the Museum.”
UMass Lowell’s innovative on-campus science and engineering summer program begins July 11.
Android smartphones that a UMass Lowell alum helped NASA to develop will be delivered by the space shuttle astronauts to the International Space Station.
Art Prof. Arno Minkkinen has had his work displayed worldwide. Recently, it appeared in an unlikely – and highly visible - location throughout the Paris Metro system as part of a Finnish Tourist Board campaign.
UMass Lowell grad Sammy Macy received the Division II Athlete of the Year award at the Honda/Collegiate Women's Sports Awards June 27 in New York City.
Legal studies professor Michael E. Jones painted the official triathlon poster for the 2012 Olympics in London.
Three College of Management majors were recently honored by the Boston chapter of Financial Executives International.
A desire to care for people propelled Matt MacDonald into a female-dominated profession. The RN earned his bachelor's degree in May and launched Men in Nursing to help male students succeed in a profession made up primarily of women.
UMass Lowell strengthened its reputation as a hot-spot for creative economy research in the state when all of its proposals seeking funding from the UMass President's Creative Economy Initiative were approved this spring.
UMass Lowell field hockey star Sammy Macy of Tewksbury has been voted the nation's top collegiate female athlete in Division II. The honor was based on the results of national balloting among Division II schools as part of the Collegiate Women Sports Awards program, now in its 35th year.
A proposal by chemical engineering Asst. Prof. Seongkyu Yoon to help the biopharmaceutical industry — and ultimately consumers — save money has received a grant from the UMass President’s Office.
Two UMass Lowell interns work at the New England Cable News regional TV network.
This August, three UMass Lowell students will return to work on an archeological dig at St. Patrick’s Church. The team will also travel to Ireland in late August to excavate the area around Hugh Cummiskey’s homestead.
Video interviews bring to life the voices and stories of new immigrants to Lowell.
It wouldn't be summertime without family activities in Greater Lowell, and officials at the Tsongas Center at UMass Lowell apparently agree. The venue plans a free concert series for all ages on Thursday evenings, beginning June 30. The so-called "Backyard Music Series," will be held fro 6-8 p.m. on the back lawn of the center along the Merrimack River.
Robert Manning ’84, one of UMass Lowell’s most successful alumni, has commit mllions to the Robert Manning School of Management.
Track & Field All-Americans Donte Brown and Angus MacDonald had their own special graduation ceremony, since they were competing in NCAA Div. II Track & Field Championships in California on May 28.
Two years ago, Charlene Colameta was a typical student studying business at UMass Lowell. Little did she know that after an evening at a Lowell Spinners baseball game her life would take a series of twists and turns that she never could have predicted.
The victims of discrimination suffer, but what about those with prejudices? Psychology's Khanh Dinh says they suffer physically, mentally and socially too.
Profs. John Duffy and Chad Montrie are among a group of volunteers currently working in Peru as part of the Village Empowerment Program.
Two Ph.D. candidates — Abhishek Kumar in Physics and Jisun Im in Chemistry — have been awarded the 2011 Tripathy Memorial Endowed Graduate Fellowship in recognition of their academic accomplishments and multidisciplinary research.
A hardball journey that began on diamonds across the city of Beverly and took stops in Virginia, Cape Cod and at UMass Lowell will continue to the professional ranks as the New York Mets made Jack Leathersich the 162nd overall selection yesterday in the fifth round of the 2011 Major League Baseball First-Year Player.
Chancellor Meehan discusses his view for the future of the University with the Lowell Sun editorial board.
River Hawks athletes were recognized by the NE-10 Conference for the fourth consecutive year for their fundraising efforts.
Four peregrine falcon chicks were successfully hatched by the falcon couple that have long lived on the roof of the 18-story building on the East Campus.
A quick poll of students, faculty and staff reveal what people are reading on campus.
Jack Leathersich was selected in the fifth round of the 2011 Major League Baseball First-Year Player Draft by the New York Mets.
UMass Lowell’s Department of Nursing received a $732,044 grant from the Department of Health and Human Services to recruit and retain diverse students in the doctor of nursing practice program.
Five, one-minute videos on climate change, produced by science students in one weekend, will be screened during Lowell Sustainability Week.
Think immigrants today have an easy time compared to prior generations? Not true, say UMass Lowell researchers
State legislators joined the Toxics Use Reduction Institute in recognizing academia, community organizations and companies for promoting safer alternatives to toxic chemicals.
UMass Lowell student David Harrington of Acton converted his 1996 Honda Civic into a wallet-friendly, fully electric car.
A student from Haiti will be able to attend UMass Lowell this fall, thanks to the generosity of a complete stranger.
UMass Lowell students have been teaching senior citizens how to navigate the Internet.
The University has announced a number of new programs, certificates and degree opportunities.
Deb Huber dedicated the latest original musical work she commissioned – by renowned composer Robert Sheldon – to Chancellor Marty Meehan and Executive Vice Chancellor Jacquie Moloney for their ongoing support of the arts.
Robert Manning ’84, one of the most successful alumni in UMass Lowell history, delivered the Commencement address to the largest graduating class in the university’s history.
Campus Recreation Center staff recently opened a bicycle repair shop and will fix any bike for about 25 percent below market rates.
"If you are open to change ... you can do anything," MFS Chairman Robert Manning '84 tells UMass Lowell's 20th graduating class, and its largest, as part of the UMass system.
Best-selling author Andre Dubus III tells today's college graduates not to worry too much about being a success. Instead, he hopes they achieve growth. Dubus, who received the Chancellor's Medal of Recognition during UMass Lowell's commencement, told graduates to put their energies into pursuing something that exposes their unique self.
Kevin Cullen column on senior Katrina Walther, a great athlete and a better person, who graduated from UMass Lowell, with a degree in graphic design and psychology. She learned a lot in college. But then, she had already learned 90 percent of what she needed to know about life by working in a Taco Bell and sleeping in her car.
The annual “Honoring Excellence” event recognized Commencement speaker Robert Manning ’84 along with this year’s other honorees and top student award winners.
The new Tsongas Center Backyard Music Series will offer six free concerts along the Merrimack River this summer.
Computer science Assoc. Prof. Holly Yanco and her Robotics Lab will be featured in a Microsoft video that will be shown this summer.
Student vet ran in Fenway event to help support veterans with post-traumatic stress and brain injury.
UMass President-elect Robert Caret had a first-hand tour of the UMass Lowell campus during a half-day visit on May 18.
TURI hosted a symposium with UMass Lowell researchers and Massachusetts companies to stimulate ideas for developing greener materials.
Ryan McCaughey's efforts showcasing University grounds are being noticed as UMass Lowell was named a Tree Campus USA designate.
The popular Gen Ed course Sound Thinking, co-taught by Music and Computer Science faculty, helps identify what brings the two disciplines together.
A college in Quebec and UMass Lowell find common history and cultural diversity in growing exchange program.
Thirty years ago, Robert Manning drove a car held together with duct tape from Methuen to UMass Lowell to start his freshman year of college. Saturday morning, Manning will deliver the commencement address before the university's graduating class at the Tsongas Center.
Robert Manning ’84, one of UMass Lowell’s most successful alumni, will speak to a record number of graduates at Commencement at the Tsongas Center at UMass Lowell.
Rob Manning is going back to UMass Lowell this weekend to deliver the commencement address, receive an honorary degree (along with his wife and co-alum, Donna), and make a gift of several million dollars to the college.