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Plastics Engineering Educator Receives top Honor for UMass Lowell Faculty

Plastics Engineering Educator Receives top Honor for UMass Lowell Faculty | Press Release

11/22/2022
An innovator in developing more sustainable and resilient materials, plastics engineering educator Ramaswamy Nagarajan has been named UMass Lowell’s 2022 Distinguished University Professor.
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At Holiday Season, UMass Lowell Community Serves Extra Helpings of Gratitude

At Holiday Season, UMass Lowell Community Serves Extra Helpings of Gratitude | Press Release

11/17/2022
As the UMass Lowell campus community prepares to head home to celebrate the season of Thanksgiving, we take a moment to reflect on what we’re grateful for.
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First-Generation Students Soar, Thanks to Expanded UMass Lowell Program

First-Generation Students Soar, Thanks to Expanded UMass Lowell Program | Press Release

11/15/2022
New career readiness programs for UMass Lowell students enrolled in the university’s River Hawk Scholars Academy are helping them prepare for their professional lives.
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UMass Building Authority Working with GMH Communities on Redevelopment of East Campus

UMass Building Authority Working with GMH Communities on Redevelopment of East Campus | Press Release

11/10/2022
The UMass Building Authority announced that after a comprehensive selection process, it is working with a team led by GMH Communities toward the development of approximately 10 acres of land with improvements, consisting of five parcels on UMass Lowell’s East Campus.
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Democrats Surge Ahead in Top Bay State Leadership Roles

Democrats Surge Ahead in Top Bay State Leadership Roles | Press Release

11/3/2022
Amid deep set polarization, looming economic concerns and the retirement of a long-popular governor, Democrats may sweep all four Massachusetts constitutional positions in the 2022 midterm election, according to the latest findings of UMass Lowell’s Center for Public Opinion.

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Biological Sciences Professor Analyzing Enzymes to Help Fight Diseases

Biological Sciences Professor Analyzing Enzymes to Help Fight Diseases | Featured Story

11/23/2022
Under a National Institute of General Medical Sciences grant, Biological Sciences Prof. Hwai-Chen Guo and five undergraduates are analyzing a group of enzymes found in the human immune system that could potentially act as targets for drugs used to treat serious diseases.
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Community Shops Local at UML’s New Indoor Winter Farmers Market

Community Shops Local at UML’s New Indoor Winter Farmers Market | Featured Story

11/23/2022
The Rist Institute of Sustainability and Energy kicked off the newly launched Indoor Winter Farmers Market, featuring Lowell-based vendors.
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From D.C. to UML: Three Siblings Pursue Business Degrees

From D.C. to UML: Three Siblings Pursue Business Degrees | Featured Story

11/22/2022
Three members of the same extended family in Washington, D.C. — Tyson Minor, Ayinde Hikim and De’Andre Gore — are all pursuing degrees from the Manning School of Business, thanks in no small part to UMass Lowell’s DC-CAP Scholars Program.

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Supriya Chakrabarti

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International relations expert, Islamic legal scholar

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Music industry, songwriting, production

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Director, Center for Public Opinion