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UMass Lowell Launches Early College Programs in Dracut, Methuen and Billerica this Fall

UMass Lowell Launches Early College Programs in Dracut, Methuen and Billerica this Fall | Press Release

9/23/2022
Some high school students in Dracut, Methuen and Billerica will have a new face in their classrooms this fall – a UMass Lowell professor.
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K-12 Students Teach Lessons Behind Climate Change

K-12 Students Teach Lessons Behind Climate Change | Press Release

9/19/2022
A sophomore from New Bedford is the top winner in the Massachusetts division of this year’s Cool Science contest, a UMass Lowell program engaging K-12 students about the effects of the climate crisis.
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UMass Lowell Named Leader in Diversity Among Higher Ed Institutions

UMass Lowell Named Leader in Diversity Among Higher Ed Institutions | Press Release

9/15/2022
UMass Lowell has been named a recipient of the 2022 Higher Education Excellence in Diversity, or HEED, award. It is a national honor given by INSIGHT Into Diversity magazine recognizing U.S. colleges and universities that demonstrate an outstanding commitment to diversity and inclusion on campus.
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Tolerate Tapeworms or Resist? For Stickleback, Resistance is Pricey

Tolerate Tapeworms or Resist? For Stickleback, Resistance is Pricey | Press Release

9/13/2022
Stickleback research is important to discoveries on immune response
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UMass Lowell Signs Campus Health Treaty, First in New England to Adopt Okanagan Charter

UMass Lowell Signs Campus Health Treaty, First in New England to Adopt Okanagan Charter | Press Release

9/13/2022
Health and wellness are essential elements for a successful college campus, a fact again underscored at UMass Lowell with the formal adoption of the Okanagan Charter.

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Psychology Professor: Miya People Losing Indian Citizenship, Facing Mass Detentions

Psychology Professor: Miya People Losing Indian Citizenship, Facing Mass Detentions | Featured Story

10/3/2022
Psychology Assoc. Prof. Urmitapa Dutta and her students do community action research together with Miya people in Northeast India who are being stripped of citizenship by the government.
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RISE Fellowships Support Development of Sustainability-Related Projects

RISE Fellowships Support Development of Sustainability-Related Projects | Featured Story

9/29/2022
The Rist Institute for Sustainability and Energy awarded fellowships to plastics engineering major Abby Mastromonaco, entrepreneurship Ph.D. student William Zhou and Chemistry Asst. Prof. Juan Artes Vivancos.
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New Study Analyzes How Neighborhoods Impact the Likeliness of Falls

New Study Analyzes How Neighborhoods Impact the Likeliness of Falls | Featured Story

9/29/2022
A new study led by Prof. of Public Health Wenjun Li, with funding from a $4 million, five-year grant from the National Institute on Aging, will analyze how older people move and use the outdoor space in their communities.

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Featured Experts

Arie Perliger

Criminology & Justice Studies, Center for Terrorism & Security Studies

Alan Williams

Music industry, songwriting, production

Beth Humberd

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

Supriya Chakrabarti

Space exploration and astrophysics expert