Story and Source Ideas for Journalists
12/22/2015
This is a notice of upcoming events, photo opportunities and story ideas at UMass Lowell, compiled by the Office of University Relations, 978-934-3224. For more stories about UMass Lowell, visit www.uml.edu/pressroom. Please note that contact names below are for the media and are not for publication unless otherwise noted.
Sources of the week
UMass Lowell faculty experts are available to discuss:
- The year’s top news stories in politics, national and international security, business and the economy, the arts and pop culture;
- How the availability Beatles songs, expected for the first time by Christmas on streaming music services, could affect the industry;
- Why U.S. home heating oil and gasoline prices are at lows not seen in years and what this signals for the economy.
Contact UMass Lowell media relations if you need an expert source on any subject.
Free Art Exhibit Shines Spotlight on Emerging Talents
Open House Welcomes Prospective Graduate Students
Event Series Explores Latinos’ History, Culture in the U.S.
River Hawks Hockey Skating Strides Against Breast Cancer
BFAFree Art Exhibit Shines Spotlight on Emerging Talents
When: Exhibit runs through Wednesday, Dec. 23. For gallery hours, call 978-934-3494.
What: Nine UMass Lowell students studying for their bachelor of fine arts degrees will display their senior thesis projects during this exhibition, which is free and open to the campus and public. Pieces were created through a variety of media including animation, painting, drawing, graphic art, installation and website design. The students exhibiting their works are from Andover, Billerica, Lowell, Methuen, Rowley and Wakefield, along with Salem, N.H., and Suffield, Conn.
Where: University Gallery, Mahoney Hall, South Campus, 870 Broadway St., Lowell
Contacts for media: Nancy Cicco, 978-934-4944, Nancy_Cicco@uml.edu or Christine Gillette, 978-934-2209, Christine_Gillette@uml.edu
AdmissionsOpen House Welcomes Prospective Graduate Students
When: Wednesday, Jan. 13, 3 to 7 p.m.
What: Working professionals and others interested in pursuing their education at UMass Lowell can learn about graduate, continuing education and online offerings during an open house designed to meet their needs. Prospective students can find out more about the university’s 42 master’s, 36 doctoral and more than 70 graduate certificate programs, which are offered on campus, online or in a blended format that combines both options. UMass Lowell programs are nationally accredited. Faculty program coordinators and staff from graduate admissions, the Registrar’s Office and financial aid will be available to answer questions. On-site registration will be available.
Where: UMass Lowell Inn & Conference Center, 50 Warren St., Lowell
Contacts for media: Nancy Cicco, 978-934-4944, Nancy_Cicco@uml.edu or Christine Gillette, 978-934-2209, Christine_Gillette@uml.edu
LatinosEvent Series Explores Latinos’ History, Culture in the U.S.
When: Wednesday, Jan. 13, 7 p.m. The second program in the series will be held on Tuesday, Jan. 26 at 7 p.m. Subsequent programs will be held in February, March and April.
What: The history of Latinos in the United States and their contributions to American culture will be the focus of a six-part event series presented by UMass Lowell Libraries and held at libraries on campus and in Lawrence and Lowell. The first program in the series, “Poetry with Rhina Espaillat,” will feature the award-winning writer discussing her translations of Robert Frost’s poems into Spanish on Jan. 13. At the second program, “Foreigners in their Own Land,” set for Jan. 26, UMass Lowell Prof. Maria Matz, who teaches Latin American studies and culture, will lead a discussion on how Spanish conquistadors and priests arrived in North America in the mid-16th century. Subsequent events in the series will be held in February, March and April. Members of the public interested in learning more may e-mail Sara Marks, UMass Lowell instruction and outreach librarian, at Sara_Marks@uml.edu. More details are available at (http://uml.beta.libguides.com/programming) http://uml.beta.libguides.com/programming.
Where: Poetry with Rhina Espaillat – Pollard Memorial Library, 401 Merrimack St., Lowell. “Foreigners in their Own Land” – O’Leary Library Learning Commons, UMass Lowell’s South Campus, 61 Wilder St., Lowell.
Contacts for media: Nancy Cicco, 978-934-4944, Nancy_Cicco@uml.edu or Christine Gillette, 978-934-2209, Christine_Gillette@uml.edu
HockeyRiver Hawks Hockey Skating Strides Against Breast Cancer
When: Saturday, Jan. 16, 7 p.m.
What: UMass Lowell’s men’s hockey team and River Hawks fans will offer their support to breast cancer survivors and those living with the disease during the annual “Pink at the Rink” night, part of the Hockey East Association’s Skating Strides Against Breast Cancer initiative. When the River Hawks face off against the Minutemen of UMass Amherst, the ice will be dyed pink in a show of solidarity. In addition, a portion of the proceeds from the game’s promotions will benefit Lowell General Hospital’s TeamWalk for CancerCare, which helps pay for the day-to-day needs of cancer patients, including medications, wigs and transportation services. Now in its 10th season, the Skating Strides program has raised nearly $300,000 toward the fight against breast cancer.
Where: Tsongas Center at UMass Lowell, 300 Martin Luther King Jr. Way, Lowell
Contacts for media: Nancy Cicco, 978-934-4944, Nancy_Cicco@uml.edu or Christine Gillette, 978-934-2209, Christine_Gillette@uml.edu