UMass Lowell has received a Leading by Example award from the state Department of Energy Resources for its work completing a comprehensive decarbonization study to determine its path to carbon neutrality by 2050.

Receiving nearly $1.5 million from the U.S. Department of Education, UMass Lowell plans to create a center that supports the university’s Asian American and Pacific Islander students.

Liam Henderson, a graduate of Billerica Memorial High School who obtained a degree in civil engineering at UMass Lowell this year, decided that the summer after his graduation would be the perfect time to complete the Appalachian Trail.

From new materials for transparent body armor to a sensor on drones for use as a way finder underground, UMass Lowell researchers showcased their innovations created to improve soldier protection and effectiveness in the field.

As part of their $50 million commitment to the UMass system, UMass Lowell alumni Robert and Donna Manning announced Thursday they will provide their alma mater with a $10 million gift to support the future of business education.

UMass Lowell and the Independent University Alumni Association at Lowell announced this week the organization will donate nearly $12 million to the university to fund student scholarships.

Robert and Donna Manning of Swampscott, described by UMass as high school sweethearts and Methuen natives who both commuted to what is now UMass Lowell in the 1980s, are giving a donation of $50 million.

The University of Massachusetts Lowell will give at least $13.7 million in American Rescue Plan relief funds to students facing food insecurity, homelessness or other financial hardships.

Through an ongoing partnership with a local nonprofit, the university last month installed 500 growing containers for herbs, vegetables, and flowers covering the 2,300-square-foot mezzanine roof at O’Leary Library on South Campus.

DiSenDa (Disease Surveillance with Multi-modal Sensor Network & Data Analytics), led by UML Prof. Sheree Pagsuyoin, uses a wireless sensor network with patented sensor technologies, that detects pathogens in the air and in water up to one week before cases present in humans.

Recent UMass Lowell graduate Brittany Tsesole is making music with Senseless Optimism.

David Nguyen, bilingual in English and Vietnamese, is a first-generation college student who is used to overcoming barriers associated with being a person of color.

Associate Prof. Tzuyang Yu, associate chair of the Civil Engineering Department, and his students are working with Lowell officials to analyze the integrity of the city’s infrastructure as part of the students’ coursework.

Strongwater Farm Therapeutic Equestrian Center in Tewksbury honored UMass Lowell Chancellor Jacquie Moloney with its Make a Difference Award. The honor included a video tribute from UMass Lowell graduate and Commencement speaker Noelle Lambert.

This feature story profiles Benjamin McEvoy, a business administration graduate who developed the lawn game Benji Ball through the DifferenceMaker program and is a 2021 Chancellor’s Medal for Community Service recipient.

This story looks at research led by Prof. Daniel Obrist that determined a vast amount of mercury gas in the atmosphere is absorbed by plants, leading it to deposit into soils.

Sabrina Noel, Principal Investigator, is a member of the CGRP, and Andrew Hostetler and Karen Devereaux Melillo, CGRP members, are co-investigators on this Tufts Health Plan Foundation grant, 2020-2023.

The partnership with Lowell General Hospital began last month and pairs healthcare workers from the hospital with nursing students from the university's College of Health Sciences.

Kennedy College of Sciences Dean Noureddine Melikechi is among the experts interviewed about NASA’s successful mission to Mars.

Clinical Assistant Prof. Jennifer Nicoloro, director of the university’s undergraduate medical laboratory sciences program, provided an interview to this career-planning website to share the professional opportunities available to people interested in the field.

Get Girls Going was created in 2016, by three young women who are all graduates of the University of Massachusetts Lowell.