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In This Issue

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  Newsletter

  New Tax Law Means New Giving Strategies
  New Tax Law Means New Giving Strategies

  9/30/2018
  John Feudo, vice chancellor for university advancement, offers advice on navigating new tax laws for donors.
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  Newsletter

  O, Yes! Oprah Winfrey Coming to UML to Raise Money for Student Scholarships
  O, Yes! Oprah Winfrey Coming to UML to Raise Money for Student Scholarships

  9/29/2018
  Oprah Winfrey, the global media leader, philanthropist, producer and actress, is coming to UMass Lowell next month to raise money for student scholarships — and inspire thousands of attendees — as the next guest in the Chancellor’s Speaker Series.
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  Featured Story

  Researchers to Develop Renewable Fuel Additives from Sawdust
  Researchers to Develop Renewable Fuel Additives from Sawdust

  9/28/2018
  The U.S. Department of Energy has awarded a $1 million grant to a team of researchers led by UMass Lowell to develop renewable fuel additives made from sawdust from sawmills.
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  Featured Story

  Student Counterterrorism Project Gets Boost from $1 Million Grant
  Student Counterterrorism Project Gets Boost from $1 Million Grant

  9/25/2018
  Operation250, which began as a student project to combat terrorism, is the subject of a $1 million U.S. government grant to develop and evaluate its program for teaching children, teenagers, parents and educators about online safety, hate sites and terrorist recruitment tactics.
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  Featured Story

  UML Researchers Partner with City of Lawrence on Age-Friendly Initiative
  UML Researchers Partner with City of Lawrence on Age-Friendly Initiative

  9/18/2018
  University researchers are collaborating with Lawrence to turn the city into an “Age-Friendly Community” – a place where housing, transportation, green spaces, health care and social services help residents of all ages lead healthier lives.
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  Featured Story

  Kerouac Haunts Lowell Streets – and the MRT Stage
  Kerouac Haunts Lowell Streets – and the MRT Stage

  9/6/2018
  A recently discovered novella by Jack Kerouac is being adapted for the stage by the artistic director of the Merrimack Repertory Theatre. “The Haunted Life” will also be a teaching tool in UML’s Theatre Arts and English programs all year, thanks in large part to English professor Todd Tietchen.
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  Featured Story

  All Aboard! River Hawks Ride Free on Commuter Rail
  All Aboard! River Hawks Ride Free on Commuter Rail

  9/6/2018
  Thanks to a pilot program starting this fall, UMass Lowell students, faculty and staff will be able to ride the MBTA Lowell commuter rail train to and from Boston for free.
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  Featured Story

  First-generation College Students Get a Helping Hand
  First-generation College Students Get a Helping Hand

  9/6/2018
  First-generation college students are a tradition at UMass Lowell – and now they get a helping hand from the River Hawk Scholars Academy, which welcomed 250 first-year students to campus this fall.