Five years ago, education Ph.D. student Lugyi No organized schools in his native Myanmar for the children of civilians fleeing military attacks. Now, he has won a fellowship to aid his research into those community schools, even as the civil war continues.

For the second time in four years, a team of education Ph.D. students has won a national competition sponsored by the American Evaluation Association. Later this year, the team will represent the United States in the world competition.

This year’s Manning Prize for Excellence in Teaching honors Education Teaching Professor Sumudu Lewis, who directs the university’s UTeach program, an education minor that prepares students majoring in science, technology, engineering and math for teaching careers.

Three recent alumni have won grants from the Fulbright U.S. Student Program to do research and teach abroad. They are the first UMass Lowell graduates to win the prestigious awards since 1979.