A new program aims to support transfer students so they can hit the ground running during their first semester at UML. The Transfer Alliance Program employs peer allies who are also transfer students.

Nearly three dozen UMass Lowell Honors College students traveled to Spain and southern France this summer for three-week cultural immersion programs led by Visiting Prof. Julian Zabalbeascoa.

Rae Mansfield, associate director for honors scholarship and curriculum, recently co-authored “Theatre for Lifelong Learning,” a guide for teaching and creating theater with older adults.

From lacrosse captain to neuroscientist: Honors College student explores the intersection of sports, science, and chronic traumatic encephalopathy.

Undergraduate chemistry major makes groundbreaking discovery in materials chemistry and sets sights on Ph.D. program.

Two of the four Peters sisters, all UMass Lowell Honors students, are graduating together. Eleanora, an education major, has already started on her master's degree. Regina, a biology graduate, is tracking turtles.

By leading enrichment activities and offering advice to newer students, Honors Informational Peers help build a stronger sense of community in the Honors College.

Students in “Experiencing Philanthropy,” an honors seminar that explores how nonprofit organizations and community foundations operate, awarded a $10,000 grant to Teen BLOCK, a youth development program run by the Lowell Community Health Center.

Students in health sciences are gaining research experience in Lowell, working alongside an adult advisory group and local agencies to help make the city an “age-friendly” community.