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Psychologist: Depression Can Be Hard to Recognize

Psychologist: Depression Can Be Hard to Recognize | Press Release

6/21/2019
Signs of depression are not always easy to recognize, according to UMass Lowell expert Alice Frye.
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IBM Exec, Marketing Pro to Headline Event

IBM Exec, Marketing Pro to Headline Event | Press Release

6/17/2019
An IBM executive who oversees the company’s emerging technology partnerships and a marketing strategist who launched her career in Lowell will anchor UMass Lowell’s 2019 Women’s Leadership Conference.
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Environmental Champions Honored at State House

Environmental Champions Honored at State House | Press Release

6/14/2019
State legislators joined the Toxics Use Reduction Act (TURA) program on June 13 to recognize the Champions of Toxics Use Reduction at the Massachusetts State House. The annual event recognizes outstanding leaders who are making the Commonwealth a safer place to live and work.
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First-Generation Students Soar at UMass Lowell

First-Generation Students Soar at UMass Lowell | Press Release

6/13/2019
UMass Lowell has been recognized as a national leader in preparing students who are the first in their families to attend college for success on campus and beyond.
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Leaders in Educating Entrepreneurs Gather in Lowell

Leaders in Educating Entrepreneurs Gather in Lowell | Press Release

6/12/2019
More than 300 leaders in educating the next generation of entrepreneurs are at UMass Lowell this week for the eighth annual Deshpande Symposium for Innovation and Entrepreneurship in Higher Education.

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Finance Students Take AIM at Wall Street

Finance Students Take AIM at Wall Street | Featured Story

6/24/2019
Four Manning School of Business finance students – Bony Ganugapanta, Greg Montemurro, Thavady Pech and Katie Sanchez – took part in the CQA Institute’s two-week Advanced Investment Management course at Wilkes University in Wilkes-Barre, Pa.
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Biotech East Explores Intersection of Science and Business

Biotech East Explores Intersection of Science and Business | Featured Story

6/21/2019
The Manning School of Business and the Jack M. Wilson Center for Entrepreneurship hosted the first-ever Biotech East, a weeklong course for Ph.D. students and postdocs in health, science and medical programs interested in discovering the commercial side of science.
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Women’s Leadership Conference: Focus on the Work, Not on Fitting In

Women’s Leadership Conference: Focus on the Work, Not on Fitting In | Featured Story

6/21/2019
“Be true to yourself” and “prioritize” emerged as key themes at the fourth annual Women’s Leadership Conference. Some speakers and sessions also encouraged women to work at tech firms.

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