
Jennica Hamm was mentored and is now a mentor herself, helping first-year students get acclimated to campus and academic life.

For Nery Rodriguez, public health is the perfect major to combine science with helping people and communities.

Jessica Dossantos chose UMass Lowell for its patient simulation labs – and because her twin sister liked the university, too.

As an aspiring broadcast meteorologist, Victoria Wisniewski was attracted to UML due to its bachelor’s-to-master’s programs, successful alumni and research opportunities.
River Hawk Scholars Academy News
- Manning School of Business students connected with alumni and business leaders during the school’s annual Industry Days, gaining real-world insight and career guidance.
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Mechanical Engineering Professor Wins NSF CAREER Grant for Structural Monitoring
Mechanical and Industrial Engineering Assistant Professor Alessandro Sabato has won a $607,855 CAREER Grant from the National Science Foundation to advance his work on an innovative system for monitoring the structural integrity of bridges, dams and wind turbines. -
Precalculus Coordinator Aims to Improve Math Education
Visiting Lecturer Matthew Beyranevand ’03, ’10 aims to improve students’ understanding of higher mathematics – and to make precalculus classes more fun. Two undergraduate students are helping him while gaining research experience. -
Peer Leaders Get a Boost from UKG
Peer leaders from the Office of Multicultural Affairs are now supported with scholarships and mentorship from workforce management software company UKG, a longtime industry partner of UMass Lowell. -
Biology and Political Science Student Wins National Scholarship
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.