Third Time’s the Charm for DifferenceMaker Winners
Bridge Operations, a software platform designed to help organizations manage facilities and maintenance, won the top prize at the Rist DifferenceMaker Institute’s $50,000 Idea Challenge.
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Psychology, Public Health
Tara Lynch's experience during her undergraduate psychology program practicum working with a community agency to improve outcomes for rape survivors led her to pursue a Master of Public Health.
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Public health (English minor)
Marcus Whitlow began pursuing a health care degree after caring for his family.
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Public Health – Epidemiology
Her master’s degree in public health and research experiences helped Chandni Shahdev get a job with the CDC Foundation, working with employers to prevent and contain outbreaks of COVID-19.
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Family Health Nursing (NP)
After 12 years working as a registered nurse at Lowell General Hospital, Meredith Ritze developed specialized skills caring for people who struggle with urology issues. She applied to UMass Lowell to become a nurse practitioner to further her career.
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Public Health Students Gain Skills, Communities Gain Capacity
Public health students not only gain valuable skills during their internships, they also fill much-needed roles in health and community organizations. -
Study Looks at How Substance Use Risk Factors Differ Among Asian American Communities
Research Assistant Angela Consentino ’17 of the Center for Population Health at UMass Lowell is partnering with the Greater Lowell Health Alliance and the Cambodian Mutual Assistance Association to better understand how cultural background, migration history, age and socioeconomic factors shape substance use attitudes, beliefs and behaviors. -
International Day of Women and Girls in STEM Inspires the Next Generation
More than 100 local high school students visited UMass Lowell for an International Day of Women and Girls in STEM event that connected them with faculty and student researchers and highlighted the importance of mentorship in supporting women in science, technology, engineering and mathematics.