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  Health Sciences Students Volunteer at Lowell Vaccine Clinic
  Health Sciences Students Volunteer at Lowell Vaccine Clinic

  3/25/2021
  More than 100 students in the Zuckerberg College of Health Sciences have volunteered to help out at Lowell General Hospital’s COVID-19 vaccination clinic, which gives about 2,000 shots each day. In addition, some nursing students are earning clinical hours while giving vaccinations.
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  Featured Story

  River Hawks Give Fans Something to Cheer About
  River Hawks Give Fans Something to Cheer About

  3/17/2021
  Strong postseason performances by the UMass Lowell men’s basketball and hockey teams, as well as distance runner Kaley Richards, have given River Hawk fans reason to cheer.
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  Featured Story

  Sciences Dean Will Help NASA Rover Explore Mars
  Sciences Dean Will Help NASA Rover Explore Mars

  3/14/2021
  Noureddine Melikechi, dean of the Kennedy College of Sciences and a professor in the Department of Physics and Applied Physics, is part of the science team for SuperCam, one of the main instruments onboard Perseverance that will be conducting experiments on the surface of Mars.
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  Press Release

  UMass Lowell Researchers Work Toward a Greener Economy
  UMass Lowell Researchers Work Toward a Greener Economy

  3/12/2021
  The U.S. Department of Energy has awarded UMass Lowell researchers $1.8 million to develop recyclable plastics and manufacturing technologies to help the country reduce its greenhouse- gas emissions and improve its environmental sustainability.
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  Featured Story

  Music Business Major Competes on ‘The Voice’
  Music Business Major Competes on ‘The Voice’

  3/11/2021
  Music Business major Andrew Marshall graduates in a few weeks, and he's already been though more than most. Now, under the banner of Team Joe Jonas, he's fighting off competitors on TV's smash show, "The Voice."
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  Featured Story

  Education Professor Rows ‘Merrily’ for Scholarships
  Education Professor Rows ‘Merrily’ for Scholarships

  3/10/2021
  A decade ago, Education Prof. James Nehring cycled across the U.S. to raise money for a scholarship to benefit first-generation education students at UMass Lowell. Now, he’s rowing down the East Coast in a boat that he built himself, in order to double the scholarship.
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  Featured Story

  Educators Create Live, Virtual Field Trips at Tsongas Industrial History Center
  Educators Create Live, Virtual Field Trips at Tsongas Industrial History Center

  3/7/2021
  When school field trips to the Tsongas Industrial History Center – a partnership between Lowell National Historical Park and UML’s College of Education – were canceled because of the COVID-19 pandemic, center staff seized the opportunity to create live, interactive virtual field trips for K-12 students.
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  Newsletter

  ‘Days of Giving’ Are Back
  ‘Days of Giving’ Are Back

  3/3/2021
  After being paused last year due to COVID-19, the university’s Days of Giving are ramping up once again, as an entirely online event on April 14 and 15.