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Chairs, tables and refrigerators in the new team lounges at Costello Athletic Center Image by BIA.studio
UMass Lowell will officially open a renewed Costello Athletic Center on Friday, Oct. 15.

10/12/2021

This is a selection of upcoming events, photo opportunities, 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.

Sources

Faculty experts are available to discuss:

  • Today’s successful deployment from the International Space Station of UMass Lowell’s SPACE HAUC, a student-built satellite commissioned by NASA;
  • How antibody treatments to fight COVID-19 work, as AstraZeneca announced yesterday it had developed one such protocol;
  • Ethical concerns behind Tesla’s rollout last weekend of “self-driving” software in automobiles being tested by select drivers.

Contact UMass Lowell media relations if you need an expert source on any subject.

Events

The Pandemic Story Project: Oral histories from Lowell, Lawrence

When and where: Online. Tuesday, Oct. 12, 5 p.m.

What: UMass Lowell students and researchers with the Lawrence History Center will discuss the oral histories they’ve collected that share the experiences of people living or working in Lowell and Lawrence throughout the COVID-19 pandemic. The topics covered will include health and child care, education, air travel, professional work challenges and dealing with everyday issues such as wearing masks. The event, part of the Lowell City of Learning celebration, will be led by UMass Lowell Sociology Associate Teaching Professor Susan Thomson Tripathy, Lawrence History Center Executive Director Susan Grabski, and UMass Lowell graduate Nejaray Torres. Members of the public should register for the session at https://calendar.time.ly/v3rnq4dd/event/68046167.

UMass Lowell celebrates renewed Costello Athletic Center

When and where: Friday, Oct. 15, 5 p.m., Costello Athletic Center, North Campus, 275 Riverside St., Lowell

What: UMass Lowell leaders, student-athletes, faculty, staff and alumni will open a renewed Costello Athletic Center at this free, public event. Launched in 2018, the university’s Costello Campaign raised more than $3.5 million in just one year to support Phase I of this three-part building renewal project. The event will be one of several held for the community as part of River Hawk Homecoming Weekend.

Content ideas

The story below was developed by UMass Lowell and may be used as a press release or in its entirety. Contact UMass Lowell media relations to arrange interviews or for high-res photos.

Student entrepreneurship program marks 10th anniversary

UMass Lowell’s DifferenceMaker program, which teaches students in all majors skills they can use to launch their own startups and nonprofits, celebrates its 10-year anniversary this week. With the encouragement of the program’s mentors and pitch contests, student teams forming 40 companies have raised $5 million in seed funding for their ventures and have filed or been issued 11 patents for their inventions. They include everything from affordable, durable prosthetics to personal safety devices and an inclusive lawn game for players of all abilities. See the full DifferenceMaker story

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