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Researchers Are Shaping the Future of Technology

Researchers Are Shaping the Future of Technology | Press Release

8/23/2019
A UMass Lowell professor has won two U.S. Department of Energy grants totaling $1.8 million to fund research to spur advances in everything from information processing to our understanding of gravity and cosmic evolution.
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Dangerous Duty: Corrections Officers Have Worst Health of Any Profession

Dangerous Duty: Corrections Officers Have Worst Health of Any Profession | Press Release

7/30/2019
The 2019 National Symposium on Corrections Worker Health will bring experts in worker health and safety together with representatives of the corrections field for a day-long event looking at the challenges facing those in the occupation on and off the job.
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UMass Lowell Graduates Put their Education to Work

UMass Lowell Graduates Put their Education to Work | Press Release

7/17/2019
It’s a good time for UMass Lowell graduates to be entering the workforce.
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Young Musicians to Play at Game Honoring ’04 Red Sox

Young Musicians to Play at Game Honoring ’04 Red Sox | Press Release

7/11/2019
More than 130 young musicians from Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Connecticut, New York and Florida will be at UMass Lowell next week building on their talent and skills at the Mary Jo Leahey Symphonic Band Camp.
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Japanese Students Cap Their UMass Lowell Journey

Japanese Students Cap Their UMass Lowell Journey | Press Release

7/10/2019
Japanese students 7,000 miles away received their MBA degrees through online UMass Lowell program.

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Engineering Alum Visits White House to Talk Pizza, Pride

Engineering Alum Visits White House to Talk Pizza, Pride | Featured Story

8/22/2019
KettlePizza, a company co-founded a decade ago by industrial technology alum Al Contarino ’92, was chosen to represent Massachusetts at the 2019 “Made in America” product showcase at the White House.
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Summer Programs Set Up Incoming Freshmen for College Success

Summer Programs Set Up Incoming Freshmen for College Success | Featured Story

8/21/2019
A total of 35 first-year engineering majors participated in this year’s UML Launch and RAMP summer programs, which were designed to prepare the students for the rigors of college life.
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Law of Averages: Cashman a Force for UML Softball

Law of Averages: Cashman a Force for UML Softball | Featured Story

8/20/2019
After River Hawk shortstop Courtney Cashman led all of NCAA Div. I softball with a .508 batting average as a junior, the criminal justice major from Danvers spent the summer interning with the Massachusetts State Police.

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