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Daniel Howell
Public Health

Daniel Howell spent several years addressing the opioid epidemic in Lowell. Now, he’s working on a pandemic: COVID-19.

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Susan Mullaney
Nursing

Susan Mullaney, who earned a doctorate in nursing practice in 2015, is a vice president at UnitedHealth Group, where she focuses on keeping seniors healthy. She joined the board of the American Association of Colleges of Nursing, which sets curriculum standards for nursing degrees.

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Donald Rogers
Exercise Science, Master of Public Health

Donald Rogers gained research experience as an exercise science major, which fueled his desire to become a physician scientist.

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Angeline Castillo
Public Health

As a well-being coach, Angeline Castillo reaches out to other health sciences students to ease their stress.

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Health Sciences News

  • A woman with a striped shirt gestures toward a poster on an easle while talking to a man in a room.

    InnovAGE Fellowship Teaches Researchers How to Think Like Entrepreneurs

    Two UMass Lowell doctoral students were among 12 researchers selected for the InnovAGE fellowship, in which they received entrepreneurship training and mentorship to help bring their AI-powered innovations for rehabilitation and dementia detection closer to market.
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  • Exercise Science student walking on treadmill

    The Tech-Driven Fitness Boom Powers Health Science Careers

    Associate Teaching Professor Kyle Coffey ’07, ’10 of the Department of Physical Therapy and Kinesiology, who serves as the program director of the Exercise Science Bachelor of Science program, sat down to talk about how these latest trends impact health and wellness.
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