• Benjamin McEvoy of Benji Ball celebrates his second DifferenceMaker preliminary win in two nights.

    DifferenceMakers Listen, Learn, Remake

    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.
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  • from left, Tom O'Donnell, director of UML's iHub, Mouli Ramani, president and CEO of Horsepower Technologies, and iHub Associate Director Lisa Armstrong, in the entrance to Horsepower Technologies' new office

    iHub Helps Horsepower Technologies Get a Leg Up

    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.
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  • Ken Nwadike Jr., known across the globe as The Free Hugs Guy, tells his remarkable story to new students at UML's 13th annual Convocation.

    Convocation Crowd Gets the Hug We all Need

    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.
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  • Tom Garrick and Dana Skinner hold a basketball together

    Hoop Dreams: Skinner, Garrick Share NBA Draft Memories

    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.
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  • MSBA grad student Tri Mai explains his capstone project with MFS Investments

    They’ve Mastered the Science of Business Analytics

    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.
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  • The Hocking library in Madison, N.H.

    Philosophy Chair Asks Students to Ponder Big Questions

    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.”
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  • Purple text that reads "Celebrating Women at UMass Lowell" on pale yellow background with flowers

    Celebrating Women

    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.