Kennedy College of Sciences

The Kennedy College of Sciences fosters critical and creative thinking for a technical world.

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Programs Learn about the academic programs that will prepare you for your career.
Departments Biology, Chemistry, Computer Science, Environment, Earth & Atmosphere, Mathematics and Physics.
Research Focus on real-world problems and solutions.

Elements of Science

The Kennedy College of Sciences magazine highlights some of the exciting work taking place in our laboratories and classrooms and introduces you to some of our outstanding faculty, students and alumni. Read Elements of Science.

Kennedy College of Sciences Events

JUN

26

Faculty Candidate Presentation

2:00 PM
JUN

26

Wenjin Group Meeting

3:00 PM
AUG

07

SOARCS Banquet

5:00 PM
AUG

27

KCS Leadership Retreat

9:00 AM
SEP

03

Writing Workshop for CCI Website

12:00 PM
SEP

18

Kennedy College of Sciences Pre-Tenure Club

4:00 PM
SEP

19

CCI Fall Seminar Series

4:00 PM
SEP

26

CCI Fall Seminar Series

4:00 PM

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Sciences News

5/15/2019 Featured Story

Faculty Experts Brief Legislators on Climate Change

Faculty Experts Brief Legislators on Climate Change

The university’s Climate Change Initiative hosted members of the state’s House Committee on Global Warming and Climate Change for a roundtable discussion on climate science and policy at which faculty members shared scientific research and expertise to help inform policy decisions.

5/15/2019 Featured Story
5/14/2019 Department News

Eric J. Chaisson ’68 Elected Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science

Eric J. Chaisson ’68 Elected Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science

Eric J. Chaisson ’68 is being recognized for his "distinguished contributions to astrophysics through research and teaching, including authoring a dozen books, among them the most widely used astronomy textbook in the nation."

5/14/2019 Department News
4/19/2019 Featured Story

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

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

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.

4/19/2019 Featured Story
3/31/2019 Featured Story

Physics Professor to Help Shape the Future of Computing, Information Processing

Physics Professor to Help Shape the Future of Computing, Information Processing

Asst. Prof. Archana Kamal of the Department of Physics and Applied Physics has won two grants from the U.S. Department of Energy to expand her research into the emerging field of quantum information science.

3/31/2019 Featured Story

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