News

• Girls WISE Up About Science and Engineering Career Choices
The WISE program encourages girls to pursue careers in science and engineering.

• High School Students Use Assistive Technology to Help the Disabled
Design Fair offers students an opportunity to tackle real-world engineering design problems aimed at helping people with disabilities or special needs.

• Interested in Family-Friendly Policies?
The committees were formed as a result of ongoing dialogue, most notably through the Women’s Issues in the Workplace luncheon series, co-sponsored by the Center for Women and Work.

• First Greeley Scholar: “She Made People Think”
Linda Biehl, the noted peace activist who spent the month of April at UMass Lowell as the University’s first annual Greeley Scholar, built many bridges, both on and off campus, during her brief stay.

• SLICE Faculty Recognized
Faculty members who integrate service learning into curriculum are honored.

• On Marathon Day: Two Runners, Two Reasons to Run
Jimmy Shelton raced in his 26th Boston Marathon last month, Sandy Dubuc in her first. For one, the thrill was in the running, while for the other it was in the shouts and hugs she got from the crowd, the dollars she raised for a precious cause, and the memory of a little boy.

• Artbotics Exhibit Opens at Revolving Museum
This year’s exhibit saw nine Lowell teens joining with 28 undergraduates in computer science, music, art, electrical engineering and English to create about 30 electronic displays with an artsy flair.

• Allen House Included in Doors Open Lowell
The Allen House was one of 28 historic Lowell buildings featured in this year’s Doors Open Lowell.

• Botball and Botfest: Rise of the Machines
Botball and Botfest highlight the skills and creativity of students, working in teams, in the areas of robotics and computer programming and engineering.