News

• Kids Explore, Invent and Experiment at DesignCamp
DesignCamp offers a wide range of project-based workshops for future engineers in grades 5 to 11.

• Company Commits $100,000 for Future Engineers
Goodrich Corp.’s ISR Systems has recently signed a four-year, $100,000 commitment for UMass Lowell’s Future Engineers Center and DesignCamp program.

• UMass Trustees Meet at Lowell
The board's meetings are held quarterly on different campuses throughout the UMass system.

• Baseball Lab Featured on Fox 25
The contribution of UMass Lowell’s Baseball Research Center to the sports was spotlighted in a recent Fox 25 News broadcast.

• Falcons at UMass Lowell Take Chick under Their Wing
Peregrine falcons residing at Fox Hall adopt a male chick from Lawrence.

• 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.

• 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.

• 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.