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  Featured Story

  Criminal Justice Programs Win High Rankings
  Criminal Justice Programs Win High Rankings

  8/22/2018
  The rising reputation of the School of Criminology and Justice Studies is reflected in the U.S. News & World Report rankings, with the online master’s degree scoring in the top 20 nationally and the new, on-campus Ph.D. program in the top 30.
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  Press Release

  New Study: Omega-3s Help Keep Kids Out of Trouble
  New Study: Omega-3s Help Keep Kids Out of Trouble

  7/24/2018
  Something as simple as a dietary supplement could reduce disruptive, even abusive behavior, according to newly released research by a team led by a UMass Lowell criminal justice professor.
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  Featured Story

  Nature or Nurture? Professor Says Both Contribute to Crime
  Nature or Nurture? Professor Says Both Contribute to Crime

  7/24/2018
  Asst. Prof. Jill Portnoy studies how biology and social environment interact to predict aggression and criminal behavior – so she can figure out effective ways to intervene.
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  In The News

  Omega-3s and cognitive health
  Omega-3s and cognitive health

  6/19/2018

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  Scientists from UMass Lowell, the University of Pennsylvania and the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism reported that omega-3 supplements may calm aggressive behavior in children.