Zuckerberg College of Health Sciences

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Health science professionals help people live healthier, safer and more productive lives. The UMass Lowell Zuckerberg College of Health Sciences prepares you for a rewarding career through hands-on learning, real-world research and close collaboration with faculty.

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Health Sciences News

4/17/2019 Featured Story

How Many Eggs Are Too Many?

How Many Eggs Are Too Many?

Prof. Katherine Tucker was a co-author, with researchers at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, on a study published in the March issue of the medical journal JAMA that found that the more eggs an individual consumes, the greater the risk for heart disease, stroke and overall mortality.

4/17/2019 Featured Story
3/29/2019 Featured Story

Nursing Students Target 'Vaping is Cool' with Outreach, Education

Nursing Students Target 'Vaping is Cool' with Outreach, Education

Multiple groups of nursing students educated teens in Dracut, Billerica and Tewksbury about the health risks of vaping.

3/29/2019 Featured Story
3/1/2019 Featured Story

Congresswoman Lori Trahan Gets HEROES Welcome

Congresswoman Lori Trahan Gets HEROES Welcome

U.S. Rep. Lori Trahan learned about the latest technology used in parachutes and other battlefield innovations while touring the HEROES lab on Feb. 20.

3/1/2019 Featured Story
2/25/2019 Featured Story

Students Secure Hazmat Certification

Students Secure Hazmat Certification

Students majoring in geoscience, civil engineering, environmental science and meteorology got hazmat-certified to broaden their skills, giving them an advantage in the job market.

2/25/2019 Featured Story

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Delivering Real-World Experiences

Catherine York

Nutritional Sciences

Nutritional sciences major Catherine York seems to excel in all that she does.
Michael Boyer

Community Health

Just as the University experienced its own transformation, so did Michael Boyer who started as an exercise physiology major, changing to community health after taking epidemiology and community health courses.
Melissa Franklin

Community Health

Community Health major and transfer student from Middlesex Community College Melissa Franklin is a non-traditional student, yet feels at home on the UMass Lowell campus.
Laura Punnett

Biomedical Engineering

University Professor Laura Punnett heads the Center for the Promotion of Health in the New England Workplace, one of four CDC national Centers for Excellence of the NIOSH Total Worker Health(TM) program.