- Lowell Looks to Brighter Future
Just as its famous mills are a symbol of the Industrial Revolution, Lowell officials hope the state-of-the-art UMass Emerging Technologies and Innovation Center -- set to open in fall 2012 -- will put the struggling city back on the map and at the forefront of the coming revolution in high-tech manufacturing.
- New UML Facility Will Keep Students on Cutting Edge
In addition to improving the learning tools for the nursing department's 480 students, UMass Lowell's new $40 million Health and Social Sciences building, set to open in 2013, should also help the university recruit more nursing faculty and train students who may want to teach nursing in the future.
- UMass Appeal
Though some local leaders have quipped that the city of Lowell should be renamed “Meehanville,” UMass Lowell Chancellor Martin T. Meehan is unapologetically leading the university, and the Merrimack Valley, to new heights.
- Merrimack Valley to Become Silicon Valley
The Merrimack Valley Sandbox, a partnership based at UMass Lowell, will work to foster a stream of small businesses that can help create thousands of new jobs in the area and address long-standing social issues, such as homelessness, with new approaches.
- UML Plans Student Vets Center
UMass Lowell Chancellor Marty Meehan announces the university is planning to open a new student veterans center next year as part of the school's continuing work to make veterans feel more accepted on campus.
- UML at 100% Tech Capacity
UMass Lowell has announced that 100 percent of its classrooms are equipped with technology that helps faculty explain complex topics to students.
- UMass Lowell Rolls Out Red Carpet
UMass Lowell raised more than $500,000 for student scholarships before the third annual Commencement Eve gala and more was expected.
- UMass Lowell Named to President's Honor Roll
UMass Lowell was named to the 2009 President's Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll, the highest federal recognition a college or university can receive for its commitment to volunteering, service-learning and civic engagement.
- Arena has New Owner, New Name
The transfer of the Tsongas Arena from the city to UMass Lowell was approved by the state Legislature and signed by Gov. Deval Patrick earlier this week. The arena will now be known as the Tsongas Center at UMass Lowell.
- UMass Lowell Scores with Goodell
UMass Lowell has scored a touchdown, landing NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell to speak at commencement on May 29 at the Tsongas Center.
- UMass Lowell Goes Downtown
Prior to this year, the University didn’t have a campus property in the heart of the city. That changed this fall with the opening of the new UMass Lowell Inn and Conference Center (ICC). Hailed as a collaborative effort between the university and the city, the center is expected to benefit both students and the downtown area by bringing the two closer together.
- UML Buy to Enliven City’s Core
At the end of this month, UMass Lowell will purchase the Doubletree hotel, then redevelop it into student housing and a conference center. The $19 million project will not only bring more than 300 college students to live and spend in downtown, but for the university, which has traditionally clung to the banks of the Merrimack River, it will also establish a presence in the heart of the city.
- UMass to Boost Housing
As part of an ambitious plan that calls for 2,000 new beds by 2014, UMass-Lowell recently announced an $11.8 million renovation to Fox Hall, the university's largest dorm, that will add space for 119 students.
- UML Launches Dorm Renovation
Fox Hall, the university's largest residence, housing 546 students, is undergoing an $11.8 million renovation that will result in the addition of 119 beds to the building that towers over LeLacheur Park on East Campus.
- Special Interests
Marty Meehan, 51, who left Congress last year to become Chancellor of UMass Lowell, compares how Washington and academia are alike and talks about Ted Kennedy's job.
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