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

2/4/2019 Featured Story

Reusable Bags are Green, but are They Clean?

Reusable Bags are Green, but are They Clean?

A team of public health students from the Zuckerberg College of Health Sciences, who are working at the Toxics Use Reduction Institute (TURI) on their capstone project, found safer cleaning solutions for reusable bags.

2/4/2019 Featured Story
1/4/2019 Featured Story

How to Stick with an Exercise Program Beyond January

How to Stick with an Exercise Program Beyond January

Assistant Teaching Prof. Kyle Coffey shares his tips on how to stay motivated to exercise for the long term.

1/4/2019 Featured Story
12/6/2018 Featured Story

Osteoporosis: Not Just a Woman's Disease

Osteoporosis: Not Just a Woman's Disease

The National Institutes of Health has awarded Prof. Katherine Tucker a $2.6 million grant to evaluate bone health risks among men.

12/6/2018 Featured Story
11/9/2018 Featured Story

Creatures on Campus Tame Student Stress

Creatures on Campus Tame Student Stress

Public Health Department Chair Nicole Champagne brings Ben, the university's first therapy dog, to campus twice a week and the Wellness Center recently brought baby animals to campus, all to reduce student stress.

11/9/2018 Featured Story

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Delivering Real-World Experiences

Katherine Tucker

Biomedical & Nutritional Sciences

Prof. Katherine Tucker has turned her early roots in food and nutrition into a research career. At UMass Lowell, she leads the Center for Population Health and Health Disparities, tackling the problems of nutrition in our society head on.
Cassie Harding

Public Health

Cassie Harding’s internship experiences as a public health student inspired her to tackle the big health and wellness challenges facing people in the cities and towns around her.
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.
Amanda Murray

Community Health, Work Environment

Transfer student Amanda Murray started in UMass Lowell's clinical laboratory sciences, moving to community health, where faculty helped guide her and provide internship opportunities in her area of interest: occupational and environmental health.