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6/23/2020 Featured Story

University Awards Seed Grants for COVID-19 Research

University Awards Seed Grants for COVID-19 Research

With the help of seed funding from the Office of Research and Innovation, faculty researchers from the Kennedy College of Sciences and the Zuckerberg College of Health Sciences will conduct studies designed to address the COVID-19 pandemic.

6/23/2020 Featured Story
1/15/2020 Featured Story

UMass Lowell Reaches for the Stars in 2020

UMass Lowell Reaches for the Stars in 2020

From exploring the solar system and searching for habitable planets around nearby stars to zapping the Martian surface with a laser, our faculty and student researchers are working to gain a better understanding of the cosmic neighborhood in which we live.

1/15/2020 Featured Story
9/18/2019 Boston Globe In The News

UMass Lowell to Open New Observatory

UMass Lowell to Open New Observatory

Students at UMass Lowell and the public will able to view close-up images of our solar system when a new observatory opens this fall due to a generous donation, the university said.

9/18/2019 Boston Globe In The News
9/11/2019 Featured Story

A New Astronomical Observatory Rises on South Campus

A New Astronomical Observatory Rises on South Campus

Students will get a chance to embark on a visual tour of our solar system and beyond when a new astronomical observatory opens on South Campus this fall.

9/11/2019 Featured Story

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