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WOMEN IN POWER: UMass Lowell was named No. 4 among the 2017 TOP 100 WOMEN-LED BUSINESSES in Massachusetts in the fall ranking by The Commonwealth Institute and The Boston Globe Magazine.
MOBILE SAUNAS: According to an old Russian saying, everyone is equal in the sauna. Asst. Art Prof. Misha Rabinovich agrees—and thanks to a New England Foundation for the Arts grant, he’s HELPING BRING A MOBILE SAUNA TO BOSTON to help people at odds find common ground.
CONNOR HELLEBUYCK: After a rough season with the Winnipeg Jets last year, the former UML hockey All-American goaltender was NAMED TO THE NHL ALL-STAR GAME in October and is leading the Jets into the playoffs.
SEEDS OF HOPE: In response to Hurricane Maria's devastation of Puerto Rico, UML did its part to help with the island's agricultural renaissance by HOLDING A SEED DRIVE ON CAMPUS giving root to beans, cucumbers, squash, radishes, turnips and more in Puerto Rico’s small-scale farms, communities and schools.
THE WYCLEF JEAN JAM: Singer-rapper Wyclef Jean took his "Wyclef Goes Back to School" project to Lowell, taking advantage of his tour manager, Rachel Driscoll '17 alma mater. The three-time Grammy winner CHATTED WITH STUDENTS AND JAMMED WITH SOME LUCKY ROCKERS.
Alumni Spotlight
Tending to the grapevines strung across his 40-acre Broken Creek Vineyard and Winery in Shrewsbury, Mass., Eric Preusse couldn’t be further removed from his first job out of the Francis College of Engineering, working on missile guidance systems at Raytheon.