Expert Sources, Story Ideas and Content Ready to Go
04/24/2020
Contacts for media: Christine Gillette: 978-758-4664, Christine_Gillette@uml.edu or Nancy Cicco, Nancy_Cicco@uml.edu
This is a selection of source and story ideas compiled by UMass Lowell media relations. We are available to assist with these as well as any other source or content needs. Interviews are available by phone, email or online.
Sources
UMass Lowell faculty experts are available to discuss:
- How consumer behavior has been forever changed by COVID-19;
- Coronavirus challenges facing home-care aides;
- Eco-friendly approaches to disinfecting and cleaning living spaces.
Contact UMass Lowell media relations if you need an expert source on any subject.
Content ideas
All stories below were developed by UMass Lowell and may be used as a press release or in their entirety. Contact UMass Lowell media relations to arrange interviews or for high-res photos.
Center trains essential workers on avoiding COVID-19
As employees in nursing homes and hospitals, grocery stores and jails experience a surge in illness from exposure to the novel coronavirus, The New England Consortium at UMass Lowell is offering free training on how to keep essential workers safe.
UMass Lowell-Mill City Grows partnership fights food insecurity
UMass Lowell and Mill City Grows are working together to use urban agriculture as a tool to fight food insecurity. The university’s partnership with the program, co-founded by a UMass Lowell graduate, includes the use of the campus greenhouse to get a jump on the growing season.