The New England Consortium (TNEC)

The New England Consortium (TNEC) is the region's model Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency Response (HAZWOPER) Worker Health and Safety training organization. Since 1987, TNEC has provided hands-on, participatory health and safety training. TNEC students gain a better understanding of work site hazards and how to properly respond in an emergency situation. Learn more.

The UMass Lowell Edge

My education at UMass Lowell has been an amazing experience. more >
Mohamed Omar, ’11

My professors pushed me to change my thinking, from technology to the socio-economic aspect. more >
Harish Hande, ’98, ’00

I learn new things practically every day. more >
Edwin Aguirre

Make an effort to venture outside the classroom to mingle with local ordinary citizens. more >
Ardeth Thawnghmung

I want to see students progress and grow in their writing. more >
Maureen Stanton

I was blown away by the quality of research going on here and the independent spirit of the faculty that I met. more >
Silas Laycock

The University was my chance to gain a greater degree of control over the direction of my research. more >
Daniel Schmidt

At UMass Lowell no one does things all on their own, it’s always a team. more >
Thomas B. Shea

Professors here are invested in the students. Those relationships are real, they lead to jobs. more >
Ianna Hondros-McCarthy, ’12, ’13

I hope to one day use my experience as a player to help in bat design. more >
Jennifer Yee, '13

I didn’t know how strong a woman I was until I came to UMass Lowell. more >
Jennifer Gonzalez

As a student and as a professor, the opportunities to follow are limitless. You can just dream here. more >
Robert Giles, ’86

UMass Lowell scientists search for new robotics and AI technologies to improve the lives of wounded soldiers and others. more >
Interdisciplinary Research Team

The University enjoys a reputation for technological innovation and entrepreneurship. more >
Xinwen Fu

The unique benefit of working at UMass Lowell is the highly inter-disciplinary mix of faculty and research staff. more >
Laura Punnett

Sociology attracts students who want to make a difference in the world. more >
Mignon Duffy

It's like having one-on-one tutors in a university setting. more >
Amanda Veiga, ’12

Students at the undergraduate and graduate levels have exciting opportunities to be involved in research projects. more >
Thomas Wilson, ’87

Perhaps the single most important opportunity my education provided was ‘real-world’ interactions.” more >
Mallory Hillard, ’11

The people in Prof. Yanco's lab come out as better scientists and better people more >
Mark Micire, ’11

I like that the research I’m doing is making a contribution to society. more >
Analissa Iversen, ’12

We have done lots of work, and have good progress with the quick response of our biosensor. more >
Gang Wang

I see students enter our master’s program with the same passions I had to address issues of social injustice. more >
Meg Bond

My internship gave me a hands-on introduction that was different from courses and lectures. more >
Neha Manohar, ’14

I enjoy teaching graduate students and watching them become independent researchers. more >
Joey Mead

Make sure you familarize yourself with all that UMass Lowell has to offer. more >
Ashleigh Hillier

UMass Lowell students win the EPA's top honor award for developing a novel, safer and “greener” flame retardant material that could help save lives. more >
Sethumadhavan Ravichandran

I couldn’t imagine getting the opportunity [to do undergrad research] anywhere else. more >
Mark Lalli, ’12

What happens here is I can really have a dialogue with students. more >
Susan Braunhut

I like the way the professors teach and communicate here. more >
Shaheed Mohamed, ’11

Choosing UMass Lowell, I did not make the decision lightly. I’ll be graduating with no debt and paid for most of school myself. more >
Mikhaila Schaefer, ’13

The academics are challenging, but the resources to help you succeed are abundant. more >
Nathaniel Royer, ’12

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