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Earth Day Event Celebrates $23.1M Sustainability Program

Earth Day Event Celebrates $23.1M Sustainability Program | Press Release

4/22/2019
UMass Lowell and the Division of Capital Asset Management and Maintenance (DCAMM) celebrated the completion of the university’s $23.1 million Accelerated Energy Program (AEP) at a ceremony on Earth Day 2019.
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UMass Lowell this Week: Contests Showcase Entrepreneurship, Climate Science

UMass Lowell this Week: Contests Showcase Entrepreneurship, Climate Science | Press Release

4/22/2019
This is a notice of upcoming events, photo opportunities and story ideas at UMass Lowell.
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Event Recognizes Green Investment

Event Recognizes Green Investment | Press Release

4/19/2019
UMass Lowell and the Division of Capital Asset Management and Maintenance (DCAMM) will celebrate the completion of the university’s $23.1 Accelerated Energy Program (AEP), one of the largest in the Commonwealth.
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M2D2 Announces $200K Challenge Winners

M2D2 Announces $200K Challenge Winners | Press Release

4/19/2019
Entrepreneurs developing new technologies to treat blood clots, congestive heart failure, incontinence and more were the big winners at the Massachusetts Medical Device Development Center $200,000 Challenge, an annual pitch competition that showcases cutting-edge innovations in the medical-device and biotech fields.
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Leaders in Government, Education to Address Class of 2019

Leaders in Government, Education to Address Class of 2019 | Press Release

4/17/2019
The largest graduating class in UMass Lowell history will receive advice from a newly elected congresswoman and two internationally renowned educators at UMass Lowell Commencement 2019.

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Politics from the Inside Out

Video by Alfonso Velasquez

Political Science major Julie Lawton interned at the Massachusetts Women's Political Caucus over the summer.

Featured Stories

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University Celebrates the Legacy of JFK and the Apollo 11 Moon Landing

University Celebrates the Legacy of JFK and the Apollo 11 Moon Landing | Featured Story

4/19/2019
Nearly 200 high school students along with dozens of UMass Lowell students, faculty and staff and the public attended the recent “Moonshot” symposium organized by UMass Lowell and the JFK Library Foundation to commemorate this year’s 50th anniversary of NASA’s Apollo 11 lunar landing mission.
Featured Story
“Language is Wealth”

“Language is Wealth” | Featured Story

4/18/2019
Immigrants bring a wealth of different languages to the United States. When schools value those languages, children learn better – and everyone benefits, Prof. Michel DeGraff told educators at the College of Education’s spring symposium.
Featured Story
Student Employee of the Year Shows Real Drive

Student Employee of the Year Shows Real Drive | Featured Story

4/17/2019
Junior business administration major Nathan Klosowski, a coordinator and supervisor in the Office of Transportation Services, beat out a crowded field to win the university’s Student Employee of the Year award.

Featured Events

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Perry Hall Dedication
11:00 AM
APR

27

Cultural Carnivale
5:00 PM
APR

30

Donahue Center for Business Ethics & Social Responsibility Distinguished Speaker Series
4:30 PM
APR

30

Southeast Asian Folktales Book Launch
6:00 PM
MAY

01

2019 Student Research Symposium
12:00 PM

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Digital Forensics and Internet Security

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Environmental Health

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