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  • Circle split in 4 with atom, globe, pie symbol & gears in each quadrant with text: 2023 Inspiring Programs in STEM Award from Insight Into Diversity Magazine.

    RAMP Awarded National Recognition for Inspiring Programs in STEM

    UMass Lowell's Research, Academics, and Mentoring Pathways (RAMP) Program has been recognized today with the 2023 Inspiring Programs in STEM Award by INSIGHT Into Diversity magazine, the esteemed and longstanding publication focused on diversity and inclusion in higher education.
    8/18/2023 Friday, August 18, 2023 Department News
  • Tieren Adams RAMP '22 Receives Scholarship from Industry Council

    Tieren Adams RAMP '22 Receives Scholarship from Industry Council

    Tieren Adams, who participated in RAMP 2022, received the American Council of Engineering Companies (ACEC) of Massachusetts Education Corporation Scholarship.
    3/17/2023 Friday, March 17, 2023 Department News
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    From Athletics to Engineering: Eight Ways to Support DEI for All

    Authors of RAMP '21 Curriculum Book Speak with Students
    10/25/2021 Monday, October 25, 2021 Department News
  • Brianna Williams

    Brianna Williams, RAMP'19, Receives Science, Mathematics and Research for Transformation Scholarship from Department of Defense

    Brianna Williams, a Bachelor of Science student at University of Massachusetts Lowell, was awarded the Department of Defense Science, Mathematics and Research for Transformation (SMART) Scholarship.
    4/8/2021 Thursday, April 8, 2021 Department News
  • RAMP director Kavitha Chandra takes a selfie with three program participants

    New Engineering Students RAMP Up for Long-term Success

    Two dozen incoming first-year and transfer students got a jump on their engineering studies — and a preview of college life during the coronavirus pandemic — through the Francis College of Engineering’s Research, Academics and Mentoring Pathways (RAMP) program.
    8/20/2020 Thursday, August 20, 2020 Featured Story
  • Yrvanie Joseph

    Yrvanie Joseph, RAMP '18, Receives Scholarship from Manufacturing Industry

    Plastics Engineering major Yrvanie Joseph receives a Nordson BUILDS Scholarship.
    7/14/2020 Tuesday, July 14, 2020 Department News
  • Alana Smith

    Alana Smith, RAMP '19, Receives Scholarship from Manufacturing Industry

    Mechanical Engineering major Alana Smith receives the Nordson BUILDS Scholarship.
    7/14/2020 Tuesday, July 14, 2020 Department News
  • Young woman demonstrates how mask works

    RAMP Alum Vail Produces PPE to Help in COVID-19 Fight

    Katherine Vail, a second-year student in the Mechanical Engineering department and among the RAMP’18 cohort at UMass Lowell, has used her engineering skills to support her mom, an emergency room nurse and other health-care workers at Cambridge Hospital.
    4/22/2020 Wednesday, April 22, 2020 Department News
  • Grace Remillard points while seated in classroom

    Grace Remillard, RAMP’ 18, Applies Machine Learning to Classify Electronic Devices

    RAMP propelled Grace Remillard a semester ahead in her studies and onto the dean's list and Honors College.
    3/3/2020 Tuesday, March 3, 2020 Department News
  • Ivette Alvarez holds a piece of paper up

    Ivette Alvarez, RAMP ’18, Volunteers and is Starting a Research Program in CACT

    Ivette Alvarez uses skills learned during RAMP in the classroom where she is more comfortable with working with others in developing methods to solve problems.
    3/3/2020 Tuesday, March 3, 2020 Department News
  • Salwa Alhawi speaks in front of whiteboard

    Salwa Alhawi, RAMP’ 18, is Inventing Smart Backpacks and Researching Biopharmaceuticals

    Along with a fellow RAMP member who is now her best friend, Salwa Alhawi won prize money in a backpack hackathon competition in the fall.
    3/3/2020 Tuesday, March 3, 2020 Department News
  • Flore Stécie Norcéide works on a laptop

    Flore Stécie Norcéide, RAMP’18, is an Oprah Winfrey Scholarship Recipient

    Flore Stécie Norcéide was one of six first recipients of the inaugural Oprah Winfrey Inaugural Scholarship where she got to meet the star in person.
    3/3/2020 Tuesday, March 3, 2020 Department News
  • Sakshi working with Professor Gulden Camci-Unal

    Sakshi Jeena, RAMP’ 18, Gives Back through the Society of Women Engineers

    The Society of Women Engineers helped Sakshi Jeena cope professionally and provided hands-on opportunities through workshops and volunteering work.
    3/3/2020 Tuesday, March 3, 2020 Department News
  • Jade Man works on a red laptop

    Jade Man, RAMP’ 18, Looks to Build Smarter & Stronger Bridges

    Although just a freshman, Jade Man's RAMP experienced helped her join the Structural Engineering Research Group.
    3/3/2020 Tuesday, March 3, 2020 Department News
  • Four girls lean over a work table with tape and measuring tools on it.

    Samusha Najjuiko, RAMP ’18, Works on Community Service Projects

    Samusha Najjuiko works on service learning projects and gets involved outside the classroom.
    2/26/2020 Wednesday, February 26, 2020 Department News
  • Annie Kelley works on a laptop

    Annie Kelley, RAMP ’18, Uses her Coding Skills to Build Cool Projects

    Since RAMP, Annie Kelley has learned to better code in MATLAB which helped in her Intro to Mechanical Engineering project.
    2/26/2020 Wednesday, February 26, 2020 Department News
  • Katherine Vail works at computer station

    Katherine Vail, RAMP '18, Conducts Research on Bio-inspired Airplane Wings

    Katherine Vail is using her RAMP experience to research bio-inspired airplane wings.
    2/26/2020 Wednesday, February 26, 2020 Department News
  • UMass Lowell Associate Dean of Engineering Kavitha Chandra runs the RAMP camp for incoming women engineering students -- Adriyanna Albert is in the foreground

    On-RAMP Summer Camp Supports Women Engineering Students

    The new RAMP summer camp for incoming women engineering students aims to build their skills and connect them with future mentors so they stay the course. The first-year students say it’s boosting their confidence – and helping them make friends.
    7/26/2018 Thursday, July 26, 2018 Featured Story

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