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  Featured Story

  Good COP, Bad COP: UML Delegates Reflect on U.N. Climate Summit
  Good COP, Bad COP: UML Delegates Reflect on U.N. Climate Summit

  11/24/2021
  An interdisciplinary group of faculty members from UMass Lowell’s Climate Change Initiative attended the recent United Nations global climate summit, aka COP26, in Glasgow, Scotland, where they observed progress being made — but also missed opportunities.
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  Featured Story

  Katherine Tucker Receives Top Faculty Honor
  Katherine Tucker Receives Top Faculty Honor

  11/18/2021
  Prof. Katherine Tucker of Biomedical and Nutritional Sciences was named the 2021 Distinguished University Professor, the highest accolade bestowed on a UMass Lowell faculty member for outstanding contributions to teaching, research and service.
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  Press Release

  U.S. Army, UMass Lowell Showcase New Innovations for Soldier Success
  U.S. Army, UMass Lowell Showcase New Innovations for Soldier Success

  11/15/2021
  From new materials for transparent body armor to a drone sensor for use as a way finder underground, innovations by UMass Lowell researchers took center stage today as part of the university’s HEROES Day.
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  Press Release

  UMass Lowell No. 19 Among Top 100 Women-Led Businesses in Mass.
  UMass Lowell No. 19 Among Top 100 Women-Led Businesses in Mass.

  11/5/2021
  UMass Lowell, led by Chancellor Jacquie Moloney, is ranked among the top 20 organizations on the Top 100 Women-Led Businesses in Massachusetts list for the fifth consecutive year.
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  Featured Story

  Students, Faculty and Alumni Document Oral History of the Pandemic
  Students, Faculty and Alumni Document Oral History of the Pandemic

  11/3/2021
  UML students, alumni and faculty have documented the pandemic experiences of Lowell and Lawrence residents for an oral history project and some of those stories will be published as a book next year.
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  Featured Story

  $1.5 Million Federal Grant Aims to Boost Asian American Students
  $1.5 Million Federal Grant Aims to Boost Asian American Students

  11/2/2021
  UMass Lowell has been awarded nearly $1.5 million by the U.S. Department of Education to support Asian American and Pacific Islander students, who now comprise 13% of the student body. 
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  Department News

  Alumnus Commits $1M to Make a Difference for Undergraduate Students
  Alumnus Commits $1M to Make a Difference for Undergraduate Students

  10/22/2021
  Michael Johnston ’69 recently committed $1 million toward a scholarship endowment he founded in 2007, the Johnston Family Endowed Scholarship Fund, which provides financial assistance to students seeking bachelor’s degrees.
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  Featured Story

  Researchers Developing Process to Store COVID-19 Vaccines at Room Temperature
  Researchers Developing Process to Store COVID-19 Vaccines at Room Temperature

  10/22/2021
  A team of researchers from UMass Lowell, Physical Sciences Inc., the University of Connecticut and Merck is developing a manufacturing method that would allow mRNA-based COVID-19 vaccines to be transported and stored at room temperature.