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  University Partners with The Washington Post on Sports Polling
  University Partners with The Washington Post on Sports Polling | Featured Story

  9/18/2017
  The university partnered with The Washington Post, one of the nation’s top newspapers, on wide-ranging polls examining Americans’ attitudes toward sports. The polls, the first to look at the topic in more than a decade, have received major coverage.
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  Poll: Majority of Americans Do Not Think College Athletes Should Be Paid
  Poll: Majority of Americans Do Not Think College Athletes Should Be Paid | Press Release

  9/14/2017
  A majority of Americans say college athletes should not be compensated beyond scholarships, according to results of a UMass Lowell-Washington Post poll. But when marketing, including video games, are involved, two-thirds of respondents said collegiate athletes should be compensated if their names or likenesses are used, according to the findings of the poll, which surveyed 1,000 American adults on their attitudes about sports and related issues. 
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  Poll: Majority of Americans Say Tackle Football Is Unsafe for Young Kids
  Poll: Majority of Americans Say Tackle Football Is Unsafe for Young Kids | Press Release

  9/12/2017
  A majority of Americans believe it is not safe for children to play tackle football before they reach high school, according to results of a UMass Lowell-Washington Post poll released today. Of the 1,000 adults surveyed by the national poll, 53 percent feel that tackle football is not a safe activity for kids before they are in high school. This compares to 41 percent who say that tackle football is safe for children to participate in before they are in high school. Some respondents, 6 percent, are undecided on the issue. 
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  Poll: Partisan Politics Sway Americans’ Support for Constitutional Rights
  Poll: Partisan Politics Sway Americans’ Support for Constitutional Rights | Press Release

  7/27/2017
  Americans are willing to sacrifice their support for basic Constitutional rights – including freedoms of speech, assembly and the press – when such beliefs are tested by people with opposing political views, according to a new national poll from the UMass Lowell Center for Public Opinion.
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  Global Conference Focuses on Carework Inequalities
  Global Conference Focuses on Carework Inequalities  | Featured Story

  6/9/2017
  As babies and children and when we’re sick, disabled or dying, we all need care – and most of that care is provided by women working for low or no wages. It’s time to change that, according to speakers at the Global Carework Summit.
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  Student Speakers to Address Thousands of Proud Grads
  Student Speakers to Address Thousands of Proud Grads | Featured Story

  5/9/2017
  The two students, one undergraduate and one graduate, selected by a panel of administrators to deliver speeches at Commencement won the honor through hard work and inspirational messages.
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  Model U.N. Team Racks Up Global and Local Successes
  Model U.N. Team Racks Up Global and Local Successes  | Featured Story

  4/27/2017
  The Model United Nations Team brought home six awards from its latest competition in Belgium and recently hosted its 13th annual Model U.N. for regional high schools. Alumni have started Model U.N. clubs at area schools whose graduates often matriculate at UMass Lowell and join the team.
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  Volleyball Fundraiser Serves Up Funds for Community Group
  Volleyball Fundraiser Serves Up Funds for Community Group  | Featured Story

  4/26/2017
  A broad array of UMass Lowell faculty came together to benefit the Burmese community with spikes and fellowship. But Bump Set Win prevailed.