More than three dozen students traveled to campus from Japan to receive their MBA degrees, which they earned online through the university’s partnership with Tokyo-based Abitus.

As a young woman in Burma, Ardeth Thawnghmung became a “pig broker,” helping neighbors get their pigs butchered in exchange for money and meat. Now the chairwoman of the Political Science Department, Prof. Thawnghmung studies how people in her native country cope with poverty.

On an intensive, two-week study abroad trip to India, 13 undergraduate and graduate students learned about global entrepreneurship and innovation with the Manning School of Business’ Global Entrepreneurship Exchange program.

The Manning School of Business hosted its first Fulbright Visiting Scholar, Tu Tran, associate professor of finance and head of the Department of Finance and Banking at Vietnam National University.

Chancellor Jacquie Moloney signed the Universal Declaration of Humankind Rights and Duties, which says humans have a responsibility to protect the environment for future generations. UMass Lowell is the first U.S. university to sign the accord.

Twin brothers Bhavan and Bhuvan Somayanda, who both earned master’s degrees in plastics engineering in 2015, returned for the Fall Career Fair to recruit for their current employer, Applied Medical.

Now in its fourth year, the Office of Multicultural Affairs’ popular Pair-Up Program helps international students acclimate to campus while increasing cultural understanding for American students.

Sociology Prof. Mignon Duffy researches the vast armies of careworkers – mostly women, mostly underpaid – who care for children and the elderly, the sick and the disabled. Now she’s advising the United Nations on careworkers’ role in services that support families.

New faculty in the College of Education bring global experience to the challenges facing local schools. Their expertise will raise students’ awareness of cultural differences that affect children’s school experiences – and figure out how to improve education for everyone.

Marjorie Yang, chair of the $1 billion Hong Kong-based textile company Esquel Group, visited campus and talked to students about sustainability and social responsibility. Her father, Y.L. Yang, earned a master of science in textile chemistry from the Lowell Textile Institute in 1948.

More than 150 students from 11 countries, including 27 UML students, participated in two-week Global Entrepreneurship Exchange program sessions this summer in China and Lowell.

English teachers and professors from around the world came to UMass Lowell this summer to learn how to teach critical thinking skills – and to experience American culture, from urban dance to shopping.

There are 150 UML students studying abroad in 20 different countries this summer, as the International Experiences & Study Abroad office continues to provide new ways for students to become globally engaged while gaining valuable career skills.

A dozen civil and environmental engineering majors created their own senior capstone class to take on the challenge of designing home sanitation systems for a community in Haiti. The students traveled to Haiti to learn more about the people and local conditions.

UMass Lowell public health and computer science researchers are launching the pilot of a new tool in Peru that aims to speed up the diagnosis of people afflicted with tuberculosis.

The Manning School of Business’ Global Entrepreneurship Exchange was one of four programs nationwide to win a 2018 IIE Andrew Heiskell Award for Innovation in International Education.

With more than 1,400 international students enrolled at the university this fall, the services provided by the International Students and Scholars Office and the Office of Multicultural Affairs are in high demand.

Manning School of Business students learned about international business during a three-week study abroad program in Copenhagen, Denmark, led by adjunct faculty member Peter Adler.

The Southeast Asian American Studies Conference at UMass Lowell drew scholars and policymakers, artists and activists from around the country for three days of shared learning and performance.

A visiting student researcher from Spain is trying to find out if the venom from the sea anemone can be used to fight cancer cells in humans.

Led by Asst. Prof. Valerie King, 13 students from the Solomont School of Nursing spent two weeks in Cádiz, Spain, learning Spanish medical terminology.

As babies and children and when we’re sick, disabled or dying, we all need care – and most of that care is provided by women working for low or no wages. It’s time to change that, according to speakers at the Global Carework Summit.

A team from UMass Lowell spent spring break teaching more than a hundred schoolchildren in Haiti about astronomy, rocket science, space exploration and the lives of famous scientists, engineers and mathematicians.

The Graduate School of Education hosted 21 teachers from around the world for an intensive six-week program that included field experiences in local schools and cultural excursions.

Entrepreneur and former State Department adviser Steven Koltai is on a mission: building peace through entrepreneurship. He says economic desperation is the primary cause of conflict — and encouraging job creation through entrepreneurship should be the focus of foreign policy.

Former Greeley Peace Scholar and Africa activist John Prendergast returned to campus to tell students their activism matters, perhaps now more than ever.

The recent student-organized Graduate Volunteer Day gave grad students across all disciplines a chance to help the local community while building connections with one another.

At the university’s 2016 National and International Partnerships in Sustainability Workshop, a broad range of attendees collaborated on existing initiatives — and explored new ones.

Sarit Yishai-Levi, an Israeli journalist and best-selling novelist, warned students about threats to media freedom in Israel and elsewhere.

New study abroad programs and a language and culture track are making it easier and more enjoyable for FAHSS students to meet their language requirement.

The “Remembering 1916” conference examined how Irish families fought on both sides of World War I, with some joining British forces and others fighting against England for Irish independence. It also explored the impact on Lowell and neighboring cities.

In study-abroad course in Czech Republic, Assoc. Prof. Jana Sladkova’s students see immigration issues and refugee crisis through different lens.

The Manning School of Business hosted two sessions of the Global Entrepreneurship and Innovation program this summer, drawing 122 students from eight countries.

Led by lecturer Neil Shortland, 15 criminal justice majors examine the differences between European and American approaches to terrorism during study abroad program in Portugal.

Eight nursing students and two faculty members traveled to China on a cross-cultural exchange experience.

Burhan Colak ’15, who returned to service in the Turkish Armed Forces after earning his master’s in community social psychology, helped put down the recent coup attempt in Turkey.

Manning School’s Global Entrepreneurship and Innovation summer session grows to 122 students from eight countries, including 49 from Myanmar who make $1,470 donation to local Burmese community center.

The Center for Irish Partnerships at UMass Lowell co-sponsored the Irish Diaspora Conference in Donegal, Ireland, where co-director Frank Talty addressed the U.S. presidential race.

Greeley Peace Scholar Sanam Naraghi-Anderlini talks about the importance of working with women and other peace activists to counter violence, extremism and terrorism.

This winter, 60 students from the United States, India, China, Japan and Thailand came together in Hubli, India, for the university’s semi-annual Global Entrepreneurship and Innovation course.

U.S. Ambassador to Portugal Robert Sherman told a university audience the United States can no longer be the world’s policeman and needs to work strategically with allies from Europe in countering terrorist threats and narco-trafficking.

Ten Honors College students study Cuba’s culture, politics and history in Havana over winter intersession.

After attending the U.N. Conference on Climate Change, Assoc. Prof. Juliette Rooney-Varga, director of the Climate Change Initiative, says the Paris Agreement is an important first step.

A team of researchers led by UMass Lowell faculty is using smartphone technology to help improve the diagnosis of people afflicted with tuberculosis.

A panel of faculty experts examined the controversial Iran nuclear deal at a recent forum hosted by the Middle East Center for Peace, Development and Culture.

The UMass Lowell cricket club team, revived after a seven-year hiatus, is dominating the competition and eyeing a spot in next spring’s national championship.

ISSO’s new Pair-Up Program goes from DifferenceMaker Idea Challenge winner to reality, bridging the gap between domestic and international students.

“The Lure of the Spindle: The Portuguese in Early 20th Century Lowell” showcases the lives of immigrants at work and in the community and explores their devotion to their faith, families and neighborhoods. The exhibit was inspired by historic records discovered in the attic of Lowell City Hall and is presented in part by the Saab-Pedroso Center for Portuguese Culture and Research, the Center for Lowell History and Lowell National Historical Park.

Students from India, Japan, China, Guyana and Thailand collaborate with UMass Lowell students on campus in expanded Global Entrepreneurship and Innovation course.

“The Lure of the Spindle: The Portuguese in Early 20th Century Lowell” will showcase the lives of immigrants at work and play and explore their devotion to their faith, families and neighborhoods. The exhibit is presented by UMass Lowell’s Saab-Pedroso Center for Portuguese Culture and Research with the university’s Center for Lowell History, in partnership with Lowell National Historical Park.

If you listen to WUML-FM, you may already know of Nick Canovas’ dad-isms. Pretty soon, a whole lot more folks will, too.

Experts on peace from around the world gathered in Lowell for a three-day summit, “Transitions to Democracy,” presented by the university and Ben-Gurion University of the Negev.

More than 300 participants from far and wide are expected to turn the university into a lab for entrepreneurship in higher education.

Gilman Scholarship winner Nitta Heng is one of 103 UMass Lowell students studying abroad this summer, a 30 percent increase from the summer of 2014.

The university observed its 20th annual Day Without Violence with guest speakers and a panel discussion that examined peace and conflict globally and locally.

Internationally known Native Canadian playwright and author Drew Hayden Taylor led classes and met with dozens of students during his recent visit to campus as part of the "Theatre Lives" program.

The “Global Immersion in Innovation and Entrepreneurship” course returned to India over winter break, with 17 UMass Lowell students learning through multicultural and multidisciplinary activities.

Combining his interests in acting and music, MSB junior Joseph Sullivan lands the lead role in Liberty Mutual music video that provides practical interview tips.

UMass Lowell's $50 million partnership with Gulf University of Science and Technology will establish five undergraduate and 11 graduate-degree programs and supply Raytheon with a pipeline of talent.