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  UML Raises Curtain on New Fabric Discovery Center
  UML Raises Curtain on New Fabric Discovery Center

  7/12/2018
  Shirts and shoes with wearable electronics embedded in them to measure vital signs. Building materials with built-in sensors that can detect unseen structural flaws or damage. Medical textiles that can help heal wounds. Those are some of the innovations that could come to fruition at UMass Lowell’s Fabric Discovery Center.
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  Featured Story

  Biology Professor Aims to Untangle Secret of Spider Web’s Super Toughness
  Biology Professor Aims to Untangle Secret of Spider Web’s Super Toughness

  7/11/2018
  Assoc. Prof. Jessica Garb is studying the molecular composition, biomechanical properties and evolution of a type of silk produced by Darwin’s bark spider.
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  Newsletter

  UML Closing in Fast on Campaign Goal
  UML Closing in Fast on Campaign Goal

  7/9/2018
  Our Legacy, Our Place, UMass Lowell’s first-ever comprehensive fundraising campaign, is on track to meet its $125 million goal well ahead of its 2020 deadline.
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  Featured Story

  Teachers Learn Hands-on American History in Lowell
  Teachers Learn Hands-on American History in Lowell

  7/3/2018
  Teachers from elementary, middle and high schools around the country flock to Lowell to learn hands-on teaching techniques in America’s first industrial city.
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  Featured Story

  Financial Aid Planning Sessions Provide Personal Touch
  Financial Aid Planning Sessions Provide Personal Touch

  7/2/2018
  New one-on-one financial aid planning sessions for incoming students and their families are part of the university’s broader effort to promote students’ long-term financial health and support their success.
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  Featured Story

  River Hawks Spread Their Wings Abroad this Summer
  River Hawks Spread Their Wings Abroad this Summer

  6/26/2018
  There are 150 UML students studying abroad in 20 different countries this summer, as the International Experiences & Study Abroad office continues to provide new ways for students to become globally engaged while gaining valuable career skills.
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  Featured Story

  Women’s Leadership Conference Tackles Bias
  Women’s Leadership Conference Tackles Bias

  6/25/2018
  At the third annual Women’s Leadership Conference, speakers including the chancellor addressed blatant and subtle bias on the job – and said that in the #MeToo era, there’s still plenty of work to do.
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  Toss the Toxics: Prof. Lauded at State House
  Toss the Toxics: Prof. Lauded at State House

  6/20/2018
  The Toxics Use Reduction Institute recently recognized Asst. Prof. Boce Zang as an Academic Champion of Toxics Use Reduction at the State House. He was one of 12 honorees that are working to reduce toxic chemical use across the Commonwealth.