University Dining is advancing UMass Lowell’s sustainability efforts through a new reusable container program and research collaborations that promote plant-forward, environmentally responsible dining.

The New England Consortium at UMass Lowell recently secured a five-year $7.3 million grant from the federal National Institute of Environmental Sciences to protect the health of frontline workers.

Associate Professor Angela Wangari Walter of the Department of Public Health in the Zuckerberg College of Health Sciences joins an elite group of scholars from across the nation who have been selected to receive the prestigious Fulbright U.S. Scholar award.