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Dayamani Barla Named 2023 UMass Lowell Greeley Peace Scholar

Dayamani Barla Named 2023 UMass Lowell Greeley Peace Scholar | Press Release

3/22/2023
Known as the “Iron Lady of Jharkhand,” Indigenous peoples and climate justice and activist Dayamani Barla has been named UMass Lowell’s 2023 Greeley Scholar for Peace Studies.
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Putin’s ICC Arrest Warrant Makes Nations’ Neutrality Difficult to Sustain

Putin’s ICC Arrest Warrant Makes Nations’ Neutrality Difficult to Sustain | Press Release

3/17/2023
A move Friday by the International Criminal Court – issuing an arrest warrant for Russian President Vladimir Putin – is not as consequential as it may seem, according to UMass Lowell international relations Associate Professor Jarrod Hayes.
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Public Not Interested in Watching College Basketball, but Majority Support Paying Collegiate Athletes

Public Not Interested in Watching College Basketball, but Majority Support Paying Collegiate Athletes | Press Release

3/15/2023
Support for the annual NCAA college basketball tournament, known colloquially as March Madness, is low this year according to the latest UMass Lowell Center for Public Opinion poll released Wednesday. The polling data show just 16% of respondents consider themselves college basketball fans.
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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

3/9/2023
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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Tips to Work From Home Productively

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

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RHSA Expands with Study Abroad, First-Gen Student Conference

RHSA Expands with Study Abroad, First-Gen Student Conference | Featured Story

3/21/2023
The River Hawk Scholars Academy is expanding its programs for first-generation college students, including adding a study abroad course and a conference organized by students, thanks to federal aid and grants from nonprofits.
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Writers on Campus Features Andre Dubus III and Sandra Lim

Writers on Campus Features Andre Dubus III and Sandra Lim | Featured Story

3/15/2023
English professors Andre Dubus III and Sandra Lim spoke with a crowd of students, faculty and community members about their writing processes and recent work.
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Researchers Develop Way to Produce Hydrogen from Plastic Waste

Researchers Develop Way to Produce Hydrogen from Plastic Waste | Featured Story

3/15/2023
A team of university and U.S. Army researchers, led by UML Mechanical and Industrial Engineering Assoc. Prof. Assoc. Prof. Juan Pablo Trelles, has developed a way to extract hydrogen from plastic waste that can be used as clean fuel.

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Juliette Rooney-Varga

Climate Change Initiative

Arie Perliger

Criminology & Justice Studies, Center for Terrorism & Security Studies

Deina Abdelkader

International relations expert, Islamic legal scholar

Joshua Dyck

Director, Center for Public Opinion