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  Hammocks and Patio Heaters: UML Enhancing Outdoor Spaces
  Hammocks and Patio Heaters: UML Enhancing Outdoor Spaces

  5/14/2021
  Hammock gardens, Adirondack chairs and patio heaters are just some of the amenities the university is adding to improve outdoor spaces for when students return to campus in the fall.
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  Commencement 2021: The Class That Persevered Embraces the Future with Optimism
  Commencement 2021: The Class That Persevered Embraces the Future with Optimism

  5/14/2021
  UMass Lowell celebrated the perseverance of the Class of 2021 in a hybrid format that resembled the school year. Graduates and guests processed in person through the Tsongas Center to receive their diplomas and get formal photos taken, while a pre-recorded ceremony streamed online.
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  Students Use Entrepreneurship to Address National Security Issues
  Students Use Entrepreneurship to Address National Security Issues

  5/11/2021
  UMass Lowell is the first university in New England to offer Hacking for Defense, a course sponsored by the U.S. Department of Defense that pairs interdisciplinary student teams with defense and intelligence organizations to rapidly address emerging national security challenges using entrepreneurial methods.
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  Assoc. Prof. Sandra Lim Awarded Guggenheim Fellowship
  Assoc. Prof. Sandra Lim Awarded Guggenheim Fellowship

  5/11/2021
  Sandra Lim is one of 184 Guggenheim Fellows selected from nearly 3,000 applicants. The award will allow her to work on future projects and follow where her intellectual and creative curiosity take her.
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  Newsletter

  Brooks Automation Develops New Fellowship Supporting Diversity in STEM Fields
  Brooks Automation Develops New Fellowship Supporting Diversity in STEM Fields

  4/30/2021
  Longtime corporate partner Brooks Automation, a life sciences and semiconductor solutions company in Chelmsford, Massachusetts, has established a $240,000 fellowship to support a student from an economically challenged background pursuing a Ph.D. in a STEM field.
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  Virtual Success: Model U.N. Team Racks up Wins
  Virtual Success: Model U.N. Team Racks up Wins

  4/30/2021
  It wasn't what they wanted, and it certainly wasn't what they planned. But the teammates who battles it out in Model U.N. competitions made it virtual debate work to their advantage.
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  University Pays Tribute to Former Chancellor Hogan
  University Pays Tribute to Former Chancellor Hogan

  4/29/2021
  The university paid tribute to former chancellor, William T. Hogan, with the unveiling of space on campus that will serve as a testament to his visionary leadership for future generations of River Hawks.
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  Pandemic Pivot: Business Students Open Pop-Up Panini Stand
  Pandemic Pivot: Business Students Open Pop-Up Panini Stand

  4/29/2021
  Delayed a year by the COVID-19 pandemic, Manning School of Business students in the Internship for Entrepreneurship course opened “After Hours,” a student-run, pop-up panini stand that raises donations for the UML Navigators Food Pantry.