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Disinfectants Can Kill the Coronavirus, but Can Also Harm Health

6/30/2020

With the coronavirus pandemic persisting, people may be tempted to increase the use of disinfectants to help stem the spread of the virus. But these products contain Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)-registered pesticides that can cause harm, especially if not used as directed.
Moloney: Now’s the Time to Reimagine Higher Education

6/25/2020

Chancellor Jacquie Moloney said the COVID-19 crisis is moving colleges and universities to reimagine how they serve students during a panel discussion on “The Future of Higher Education” hosted by the Boston Business Journal. She also discussed what UMass Lowell is doing to combat racism.
University Awards Seed Grants for COVID-19 Research

6/23/2020

With the help of seed funding from the Office of Research and Innovation, faculty researchers from the Kennedy College of Sciences and the Zuckerberg College of Health Sciences will conduct studies designed to address the COVID-19 pandemic.
Deshpande Symposium Organizers Innovate, Migrate to Virtual Setting

6/23/2020

Once planned for Cleveland (where it will be in 2021), the Deshpande Symposium sidestepped the pandemic and went viral. And it was a hit, with loads of timely content.
New River Hawks Ready for Launch!

6/19/2020

First-year and transfer students can get a head start on their UML experience by signing up for the university’s newly expanded Launch! Summer Program, which offers free workshops and seminars as well as exclusive courses at a discounted tuition rate.
Animation Program Draws Third-Place Ranking

6/18/2020

For the first time, UMass Lowell’s animation program has cracked the top five among the state’s animation schools, ranking third in Massachusetts according to Animation Career Review’s 2020 listing.
Honors Study Abroad Course on Basque Culture Goes Virtual

6/15/2020

The university’s in-person study abroad programs are on hold, but International Experiences & Study Abroad is offering virtual global internships and online courses with an international focus. An Honors College professor even moved his summer study abroad program in San Sebastian, Spain, to Zoom, bringing experts on Basque history and culture into students’ homes.
History Professor Awarded Kluge Fellowship at Library of Congress

6/11/2020

A stint with the Peace Corps in Jordan led Asst. Prof. of History Elizabeth Williams to study the history of the Middle East, from the waning of the Ottoman Empire through the post-World War I French Mandate. Now she has been awarded a Kluge Fellowship to spend nearly a year doing research at the Library of Congress.
Land as Art Lands Art Professor Burkhardt Fellowship

6/10/2020

Armed with a prestigious Burkhardt Fellowship, Assoc. Prof. of Art History Kirsten Swenson will spend the 2021-2022 school year researching and writing about a subject she calls an “obsession” – urban parks designed by artists.
David Moloney ’15 Turns Past into Fiction

6/10/2020

David Moloney ’15 worked for five years as a correctional officer at a New Hampshire jail before quitting and returning to college. A creative writing major, he used those experiences in his first book of linked short stories, “Barker House,” and now teaches offenders in a jail diversion program as well as college students.
Unspooling a 2,000-mile Thread of UML History

6/2/2020

In his recently published book, “Opus in Brick and Stone: The Architectural and Planning Heritage of Texas Tech University,” architect and author Brian Griggs reveals how Texas Tech’s roots became intertwined with UMass Lowell nearly a century ago.
Business Student Way Ahead of the Curve on Face Masks

6/1/2020

Manning School of Business student Michael Hulen started his own face mask business, STATEMENT, last fall — nearly six months before the coronavirus pandemic made wearing a mask in public a requirement across much of the country.
Commencement 2020: River Hawk Sendoff Unprecedented

5/29/2020

Commencement 2020 wasn’t what anyone pictured, least of all the thousands of graduating students, or the families that supported them.
UML Expands Polling in 2020 with Student Help

5/28/2020

With help from undergraduates, the Center for Public Opinion expanded its polling in 2020, measuring approval ratings for political leaders during the COVID-19 pandemic and taking the temperature of Democratic primary voters in key early voting states.
Virtual Karaoke: Adapt, Log In and Sing

5/22/2020

For nearly three hours on the last night of spring semester’s finals, current and former students of the Music Department gathered online with faculty and friends to cut loose in song. Even the department head chimed in.
Caps off to the Class of 2020

5/22/2020

As the class of 2020 prepares to receive their degrees, members of this historic class reflect on what they’ll remember best about their time at UMass Lowell, what comes next and what advice they would offer to incoming students.
Human Trafficking Research: Professors Win Major Grants

5/22/2020

Two assistant professors of criminology have won a pair of $500,000 grants from the National Institute of Justice to study sex and labor trafficking. Ryan Shields is working on ways to better identify trafficking victims, while Amber Horning Ruf researches how people become pimps and sex traffickers.
Nursing Students Practice Skills Via Videoconferencing

5/18/2020

Students practice assessment, critical thinking and communication skills via videoconferencing with the help of student actors.
Jack Wilson Saw Zoom Boom Coming – 20 Years Ago

5/18/2020

From his pioneering role in video conferencing software to his tenure as UMass president during the Great Recession, UML Distinguished Professor Jack Wilson provides a unique perspective on these uneasy times.
Student Researchers Shine at Annual Symposium

5/14/2020

The 23rd annual Student Research and Community Engagement Symposium went online this spring. The quality of the student projects remained as high as ever, despite the change of venue.
Psychology Professor Part of $3.74M NIH Grant on Traumatic Brain Injuries

5/12/2020

Prof. Stephen Balsis is part of a $3.74 million National Institutes of Health grant to improve the diagnosis and treatment of traumatic brain injuries that can lead to CTE.
Seniors Display the Art of Resilience

5/12/2020

The Art & Design Department transformed the opening of its annual end-of-the-year student art show into an online celebration for a class of 46 graduates whose last semester of college has been disrupted, but not defined, by the coronavirus pandemic.
Business Alum Sees Signs of Hope in Bleak Economic Picture

5/9/2020

Manning School of Business alum Ed Keon ’77, chief investment strategist for Quantitative Management Associates, shared his insights on the coronavirus pandemic’s impact on the economy as part of Alumni and Donor Relations’ “Virtual Village” speaker series.
Seniors Adapt Capstones to Online Learning

5/6/2020

With labs closed and all academic programs now online due to COVID-19, seniors are adapting their capstone projects. Some capstones have even taken on new relevance because they address aspects of the pandemic.

Disinfectants Can Kill the Coronavirus, but Can Also Harm Health

Moloney: Now’s the Time to Reimagine Higher Education

University Awards Seed Grants for COVID-19 Research

Deshpande Symposium Organizers Innovate, Migrate to Virtual Setting

New River Hawks Ready for Launch!

Animation Program Draws Third-Place Ranking

Honors Study Abroad Course on Basque Culture Goes Virtual

History Professor Awarded Kluge Fellowship at Library of Congress

Land as Art Lands Art Professor Burkhardt Fellowship

David Moloney ’15 Turns Past into Fiction

Unspooling a 2,000-mile Thread of UML History

Business Student Way Ahead of the Curve on Face Masks

Commencement 2020: River Hawk Sendoff Unprecedented

UML Expands Polling in 2020 with Student Help

Virtual Karaoke: Adapt, Log In and Sing

Caps off to the Class of 2020

Human Trafficking Research: Professors Win Major Grants

Nursing Students Practice Skills Via Videoconferencing

Jack Wilson Saw Zoom Boom Coming – 20 Years Ago

Student Researchers Shine at Annual Symposium

Psychology Professor Part of $3.74M NIH Grant on Traumatic Brain Injuries

Seniors Display the Art of Resilience

Business Alum Sees Signs of Hope in Bleak Economic Picture

Seniors Adapt Capstones to Online Learning

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