Soe Myint, this year’s Greeley Scholar for Peace Studies, is co-founder of an independent, Myanmar-based news organization that has operated clandestinely since the military coup last year. He spoke about his country’s struggle for democracy and the role of media in combating disinformation.

Political Science Prof. Ardeth Thawnghmung won a Fulbright Public Policy Fellowship in 2020 to do research on internal migration in her native Myanmar. When it was postponed due to COVID-19 and then canceled after the 2021 military coup, she pivoted to help a nonprofit target food aid.

Electrical engineering major Roman Shepeliev, who emigrated from Ukraine to the U.S. with his mom in 2016, is concerned about family and friends facing a Russian invasion back home.

Students gain professional experience and expert education through UMass Lowell’s close partnership with The Washington Center for Internships and Academic Seminars.

An interdisciplinary group of faculty members from UMass Lowell’s Climate Change Initiative attended the recent United Nations global climate summit, aka COP26, in Glasgow, Scotland, where they observed progress being made — but also missed opportunities.

UML students, alumni and faculty have documented the pandemic experiences of Lowell and Lawrence residents for an oral history project and some of those stories will be published as a book next year.

The university’s new digital media major prepares students to become video, audio, corporate media and advertising professionals through classes that combine storytelling and technical skills. Students also get hands-on experience through internships.

Retired New York City Fire Department Battalion Cmdr. Jack Oehm urged students to study history so the U.S. can learn from its mistakes. Oehm, whose battalion lost 20 firefighters on Sept. 11, 2001, held students spellbound as he gave a history lesson from firsthand experience.