UMass Lowell’s new Business Professionals of America chapter has qualified all 10 of its members to compete at the organization’s national conference in Nashville this May.

Manning School of Business students connected with alumni and business leaders during the school’s annual Industry Days, gaining real-world insight and career guidance.

A new study co-authored by Associate Professor of Management Elana Feldman finds that workplace expectations around an “ideal worker body” can push employees with chronic pain into a harmful cycle of overexertion, leading to lost talent and highlighting the need for more flexible, individualized approaches to work.

Researchers from UMass Lowell and Florida Gulf Coast University received nearly $100,000 in seed funding across five collaborative research projects.

Forty students from the Manning School of Business and the Francis College of Engineering competed in UML’s first 60-Second Pitch Competition, earning cash prizes and professional feedback from alumni and industry leaders.

Clint Carney ’08, a visiting instructor of accounting, says taxpayers should look past headlines about “no tax on tips” and “no tax on overtime” and carefully review the details of new deductions and expiring credits under the latest federal tax law.

The new donor-supported Manning Career Closet gives undergraduate business students free access to professionally styled attire for interviews, conferences and networking events, removing financial barriers to career readiness.

A new study abroad program paired a semester-long consulting course with an in-person experience in Portugal, giving 13 students the opportunity to present a real-world strategy to executives at a startup incubator.

A new UMass Lowell initiative, REPGOW, brings together faculty across disciplines to explore how housing, public spaces and shifting work patterns influence the livability and economic future of communities.

Students from the Manning School of Business spent the semester developing detailed plans to help the Boys and Girls Club of Greater Lowell expand its services and increase membership.