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Anthony Milisci stands with two other students behind a table promoting Student Organ Donation Advocates, a student-run initiative to spark dialogue about organ donation
Anthony Milisci
Public Health, Political Science

As a dual major in public health and political science, Anthony Milisci leads a student club that promotes organ donation, and he also serves on the Student Government Association.

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Amina Mohammed speaks at Youth Poet Laurete Ceremony at Mechanics Hall, Worcester
Amina Mohammed
Nursing

Amina Mohammed is the first Youth Poet Laureate of Worcester and a first-year nursing major who loves helping people, especially children.

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Brent Shell smiling in a health sciences classroom
Brent Shell
Biomedical and Nutritional Sciences

When Brent Shell arrived at UMass Lowell as a lecturer of anatomy and biology, he also took on the role of managing the Student Resource Center and worked as an advisor for the Health Education Academic Living Learning (HEALL).

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Jennica Hamm studying on her laptop in the sitting area of Cumnock Hall.
Jennica Hamm
Applied Biomedical Sciences

Jennica Hamm was mentored and is now a mentor herself, helping first-year students get acclimated to campus and academic life.

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Health Sciences News

  • A man in glasses smiles while a woman drops water into a vial while seated at a table.

    Faculty Unite to Advance STEM Teaching and Research

    More than 75 UMass Lowell faculty, staff and graduate students came together for the inaugural STEM Teaching, Educator Learning and Research (STELAR) Conference, designed to spark collaboration and lay the groundwork for a new interdisciplinary STEM education and research center.
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  • A young woman poses for a photo while holding a metal reusable cup and food container.

    University Dining Dishes Up Sustainability

    University Dining is advancing UMass Lowell’s sustainability efforts through a new reusable container program and research collaborations that promote plant-forward, environmentally responsible dining.
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    New Biotech Labs to Prepare Students for Careers in Growing Sector

    The Biomedical and Nutritional Sciences Department received a $750,000 Workforce Development Grant from the Massachusetts Life Sciences Center to build two specialized teaching and research facilities: mammalian cell culture and histology laboratories.
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