TV meteorologists do a lot more than just talk about the weather. They break down the science, analyze weather models and create graphics. Check out a behind-the-scenes look at a typical day.
Some of the most familiar faces on television news in New England are graduates of UMass Lowell’s meteorology program, including Sarah Wroblewski ’05 on WBZ-TV and Shiri Spear ’07 on WXFT, both in Boston.
UML alumni who make their living tending to local farms and vineyards understand the fickle nature of New England weather better than anyone. From droughts to nor’easters, they’ve seen it all.
More than 50 after he graduated, Alan Desrochers still thinks about the generosity of strangers who gave a scholarship that allowed him to finish college. Now he's returning the favor.
Living in Florida, Brian Rist ’77, ’22, ’22 (H) got a brainstorm: Garage doors are the largest and weakest barrier against high winds in most homes, so finding a way to protect them would limit hurricane damage.
Inspired by evacuating New Orleans and surviving Hurrican Katrina in 2005, Julie Eaton Ernst ’14, ’17 decided to study geotechnical engineering at UMass Lowell because she wanted to design levees that wouldn’t fail.
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