The Kennedy College of Sciences fosters critical and creative thinking for a technical world.
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Biology, Chemistry, Computer Science, Environment, Earth & Atmosphere, Mathematics and Physics.
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Kennedy College of Sciences Events
Sciences News
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Nobel laureate Shuji Nakamura was on campus recently to deliver this year’s Tripathy Endowed Memorial Lecture and to receive an honorary doctorate from UMass Lowell.
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NASA was able to re-establish radio contact with the IMAGE satellite, which was launched in 2000 and operated for nearly six years before ground controllers suddenly lost its signal in December 2005.
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Sixty academic, government and industry leaders and researchers from across the region came together for “The Internet of Things: Enabling Technologies & Emerging Trends,” a forum hosted by the Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research and Innovation and the Massachusetts Technology Collaborative.
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To help students pursue advanced health degrees, the university has increased and centralized advising support and program coordination.
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UMass Lowell public health and computer science researchers are launching the pilot of a new tool in Peru that aims to speed up the diagnosis of people afflicted with tuberculosis.
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A group of engineers from iRobot, including alumni Eva Moscat and Anne (Faber) Gambino, shared how they overcame academic adversity during a panel discussion with STEM students dubbed “#PermissionToFail.”
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Biology Asst. Prof. Jennifer L. Fish is spearheading a project to understand the molecular mechanisms responsible in patients who have genetic mutations that lead to craniofacial deformities.
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An interdisciplinary team of researchers led by biology Assoc. Prof. Jeffrey Moore is studying a genetic disorder that causes the walls of the heart to thicken and become stiff.