In early December, 250 former players int he UMass Lowell Marching Band gathered to celebrate the band's 40th anniversary. They had a blast.

In an intense week of DifferenceMaker competition across three colleges, Benji Ball emerged as a two-time winner. Air Allign emerged tired but with hearts in the right place.

After "graduating" from the iHub Oct. 1, Horsepower Technologies, which is pioneering rehabilitative orthotic devices for horses, headed for the fifth floor of Wannalancit Mills on Cabot Street, a space with room to grow.

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.

Alumni who returned to take their place in the university's Military Hall of Fame were full of thanks as they told their stories of how UMass Lowell helped them get squared away in life.

For the fourth time in 10 years, the Manning School of Business’ Student Managed Fund was the UMass system’s top finisher in the annual investing competition sponsored by the UMass Foundation.

At a recent career seminar, students from a variety of majors heard from three experienced genetic counselors about the various career options in the profession, as well as the challenges and rewards of their jobs.

For the first time since the program was born in 1983, there's a new coordinator for the university's esteemed Sound Recording Technology program: Brandon Vaccaro.

It’s tough to corral the attention of more than 3,200 college students in an arena. Tougher still to bring them to stony silence. But that’s what Ken Nwadike did to the 3,200 freshman and transfer students at the 2018 Convocation.

Prof. Fred Martin of the Department of Computer Science recently hosted “CS Connections,” a four-day summer workshop for middle school teachers who want to learn about computer science.

Tyler Lagasse just brought home his third silver medal in golf from the Special Olympics USA games. An author and motivational speaker with autism spectrum disorder, Lagasse will keynote the 50th anniversary celebration of Special Olympics at the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library in September.

New River Hawks women’s basketball coach Tom Garrick belongs to an exclusive fraternity with his boss, Director of Athletics Dana Skinner: They were both drafted to play professional basketball in the NBA.

Following their capstone projects with industry partners, the first students from the Master of Science in Business Analytics program graduated from the Manning School of Business this spring.

Philosophy Chair John Kaag loves to ask students the big questions – such as “Who am I?” and “Why am I here?” – and answers them for himself in his upcoming book, “American Philosophy: A Love Story.”

A healthy composition of the gut microbiome – a vast army of microorganisms that keep us alive – could help prevent depression, obesity, arthritis and illnesses such as Parkinson’s Disease among others.

When the annual Lowell Folk Festival settles in downtown in July, sound recording technology alum Kevin Dwyer will be at the helm.

Honors student Mansour Chaya won “Wheel of Fortune” by a nose, beating out students from Georgia State and UCLA. Chaya, a political science major, says he’s saving the money for law school.

Tawakkol Karman, the first Arab woman, the first person from Yemen and the second Muslim woman to win the Nobel Peace Prize, was on campus to deliver the keynote address at the university’s 23rd annual Day Without Violence. She is UML’s 2018 Greeley Scholar for Peace Studies.

Two history students took on the challenge of telling the story of Portuguese immigration to Lowell in a traveling museum exhibit. In the process, they uncovered family history – and a historic letter to then-Sen. John F. Kennedy, who sponsored an emergency bill to admit more Portuguese islanders.

Jenna Vinson’s new book, “Embodying the Problem,” looks at how young mothers are shamed and stigmatized in teen pregnancy prevention campaigns – and how they are pushing back. The real problem, they argue, is lack of social support for moms of any age.

UMass Lowell is launching a unique program to recognize student involvement outside the classroom – and connect it with coursework. The new River Hawk Experience Distinctions will be offered in four areas: entrepreneurship, leadership, community engagement and global engagement.

From providing financial literacy workshops to improving advising, the Student Government Association advocates for student interests – and works with the chancellor and her team to implement solutions.

We’re celebrating women at UMass Lowell in coordination with Women’s History Month. The greater campus community is proud to host a variety of special events throughout the month of March that celebrate and honor the achievements of female students, alumnae, faculty and staff.

The LEED Gold-certified Pulichino Tong Business Building received the Green Design Award from the City of Lowell as part of its annual Sustainable Lowell Awards.

Sociology students taking the course Social Problems discussed their ideas for reducing the cost of college with state legislators and university officials at an end-of-semester “Debt-Free College Town Hall.”