The MassRobotics Jumpstart Fellowship Program provides opportunities for high school girls in Massachusetts to learn about careers in robotics. The program, which originated in Boston in 2021, expanded to UMass Lowell in 2024 with support from the Massachusetts Tech Collaborative.

A multichannel camera designed by UMass Lowell hitched a ride on a NASA mission Saturday, May 3, successfully lifting off from Wanaka Airport in New Zealand.

Sean Simonini, who is double-majoring in biology and political science, wants to help find treatments and a cure for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, or ALS, a fatal neurodegenerative disease. He won a $7,500 Goldwater Scholarship to support that work.

More than 200 students showcased their research work and academic endeavors at the 28th annual Student Research and Community Engagement Symposium at University Crossing.

The actuarial studies program prepares students to protect the financial stability of businesses and individuals, whether at insurance companies, consulting firms, government agencies or financial institutions.