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Gov. Healey to Keynote Chancellor Julie Chen’s April 13 Inauguration Ceremony

Gov. Healey to Keynote Chancellor Julie Chen’s April 13 Inauguration Ceremony | Press Release

3/29/2023
Gov. Maura T. Healey will give the keynote address at Chancellor Julie Chen's inauguration on Thursday, April 13.
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Boston Police Superintendent, UMass Lowell Alumna, to Speak in Annual Alumni Showcase

Boston Police Superintendent, UMass Lowell Alumna, to Speak in Annual Alumni Showcase | Press Release

3/28/2023
Boston Police Superintendent Nora Baston, a UMass Lowell graduate, will discuss her career and share memories of her time on campus at the Alumni Showcase. The event is free and open to the public.
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Computer Science Professor Awarded NSF CAREER Grant for Robotics Research

Computer Science Professor Awarded NSF CAREER Grant for Robotics Research | Press Release

3/27/2023
Computer science professor awarded National Science Foundation CAREER Grant for his robotics research.
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UMass Lowell Opens Center to Boost Success of First-Generation Students

UMass Lowell Opens Center to Boost Success of First-Generation Students | Press Release

3/27/2023
A UMass Lowell initiative dedicated to the success of full-time students who are the first in their families to go to college will open a space on campus for them to call their own.

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Tips to Work From Home Productively

Video by Alfonso Velasquez

Asst. Prof. Elana Feldman shares productivity tips for those who find themselves working at home during COVID-19 pandemic.

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River Hawks of All Ages Join the Pickleball Craze

River Hawks of All Ages Join the Pickleball Craze | Featured Story

3/30/2023
Pickleball, the fastest-growing sport in the country, is catching on at UML, where students, faculty and staff come together on Sunday mornings at the Campus Recreation Center to learn the game.
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Competition Prepares Students for Future in Cybersecurity

Competition Prepares Students for Future in Cybersecurity | Featured Story

3/29/2023
Students from UMass Lowell and nine other regional institutions took on the Northeast Collegiate Cyber Defense Competition, hosted for the first time at UML.
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Alumnae Share Experiences and Challenges in “Women in Criminal Justice” Panel

Alumnae Share Experiences and Challenges in “Women in Criminal Justice” Panel | Featured Story

3/28/2023
Four UMass Lowell criminal justice graduates discussed their professional experiences as women in various parts of the field.

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Alan Williams

Music industry, songwriting, production

Music Department chairman and coordinator of Music Business Program
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Tips to Work From Home Productively

Featured Stories

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Featured Experts

Alan Williams

Music industry, songwriting, production

Arie Perliger

Criminology & Justice Studies, Center for Terrorism & Security Studies

Beth Humberd

Gender and diversity in the workplace, Workplace relational dynamics, Changing nature of work

Juliette Rooney-Varga

Climate Change Initiative