Thanks to a state grant, the university’s Fabric Discovery Center acquired equipment to test PPE that could be used to prevent transmission of COVID-19. Now, staff are conducting PPE testing for the state emergency management agency, hospitals, and regional companies that are ramping up to manufacture high-quality masks and gowns. And that’s just the beginning.

Zoom interviews, delayed start dates, online onboarding and working remotely from the homes where they grew up are just some of the circumstances that recent UML graduates face as they begin their careers in the age of COVID-19. Despite the shaky economy, many are landing jobs and adjusting to the new workplace realities.

Without traditional support structures like schools and day care in place, working parents — especially moms — are being put in a difficult situation in the rush to reopen the economy during the COVID-19 pandemic, says Assoc. Prof. of Management Beth Humberd.

Between missing his students and a summer of live performance, Music Prof. John Shirley decided to round up other faculty and send a video note to their students. The message? We miss you!

As the COVID-19 pandemic disrupts standardized testing and widens educational gaps between well-off and low-income students and districts, College of Education faculty say that educators have an opportunity to rethink the outsized role that test scores play in K-12 schools and college admissions.

To help students save money on textbooks, the UMass Lowell Library offers faculty members a variety of ways to adopt free or low-cost digital textbooks for their courses.