May 29, 2020
UMass Lowell's Virtual Commencement Ceremony.
- The following economics students graduated magna cum laude: Olivia Cheung, Daniel Hogan, Pratibha Gautam, Maddi Hertz, and Hunter Williamson.
- The following economics students graduated cum laude: Kevin Dela Cruz, Eno Adoghe, Frank D'Amico, Christian Colombo, Chris Donald, Victoria Riley, and Tom Connors.
Congratulations to ALL our graduates!
May 18, 2020
Our first virtual graduation celebration in history. Dean Luis Falcon, Associate Dean Richard Serna, Associate Dean Sue Kim, and Assistant Dean Wael Kamal joined us to celebrate this moment during the pandemic. The following students won Outstanding Academic Achievement Awards in Economics: Zach Caraviello, Olivia Cheung, Chris Donald, Maddi Hertz, Dan Hogan, Derek Osik, Jamie Piskorowski, Hunter Williamson, and Adam Zakkouri.
May 14, 2020
Professor Monica Galizzi answered questions at Congresswoman Lori Trahan's Tele-town Hall. She and Pardis Sabeti (Harvard) were invited as co-panelists.
Last week of April, 2020
Our Honors students defended their theses, including Olivia Cheung on "The Impact of Publicly Funded Disaster Aid on Income and Racial Equality in the United States," and Pratibha Gautam on "Nightlight Luminosity and HIV Statistics."
April 10, 2020
Professor Monica Galizzi ran three online workshops on Salary negotiation as part of the UMass Lowell Career Networking Night.
March 2, 2020
Our major Riley Coviello received the 2020 Charles Phillips Outstanding Student Leader Award of the International Omicron Delta Epsilon Society .
November 8, 2019
Professor Monica Galizzi gave a talk on wage gaps at the Boott Cotton Mills Museum. It was part of the Lowell Talks series that speak to the local community and the general public.
November 8, 2019
Our team competed in the Fed challenge organized by the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston.
October 17, 2019
Our first "Women in Economics" meeting was held.