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Ashley Ventrillo
Public Health

Majoring in Public Health helped Ashley Ventrillo turn her passion for women's rights into a career.

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Christianto Putra poses in a lab at UMass Lowell
Christianto Putra
Clinical Laboratory Sciences, Pharmaceutical Sciences

Christianto Putra conducted research on titanium dioxide, a common food additive, for his dissertation and published the results in the Journal of Nutrition.

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Caroline Klim with teammates.
Caroline Klim
Nursing, Public Health

Lacrosse player Caroline Klim ’23 plans to apply public health knowledge to her future nursing career.

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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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Health Sciences News

  • Blocks that spell out Menopause

    Experts Set the Record Straight on Treatments for Menopause

    Professor and Chair of the Solomont School of Nursing Heidi Collins Fantasia and Doctor of Nursing Practice alumna Michelle Flanagan ’25 set the record straight on evidence-based treatments for menopause in a paper published in Nursing for Women’s Health.
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  • Fiber supplement and glass with psyllium husk diluted in water

    Can Fiber Supplements Help Remove PFAS From the Human Body?

    Two recent pilot studies published in Toxicology and Applied Pharmacology and Environmental Health suggest that consuming a soluble fiber supplement regularly with food reduces levels of toxic PFOS and PFOA.
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  • Emily Lauretana, Matthew Ruggiero, Kaylee Estevao

    Exercise Science Student Team Excels in National College Bowl

    The UMass Lowell team of Matthew Ruggiero ’25, Emily Lauretano ’25 and Kaylee Estevao ’25 beat 19 colleges in the fall to earn the regional College Bowl title. At the national competition in May, the team placed fourth among 11 colleges.
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