UMass Lowell Profiles

Marine Corps reservist Michael Venetti says the Peace and Conflict Studies master’s program helped him win a Presidential Management Fellowship to work at the U.S. State Department.

Johana Reyes cofounded a nonprofit to help preserve the Amazon rainforest.

Once Michelle Palladino started taking courses in nutrition as an undergraduate, she knew right away that she wanted a career in the field of nutrition and dietetics.

Karina “K45” Alves wants to combine music with criminal justice reform.

Chummeng Soun is documenting the traditional dances of his native Cambodia with support from the Center for Asian American Studies and the Southeast Asian Digital Archive.

Sandi DeRuntz invented ZipperBuddy, an aid for people with disabilities, through an interdisciplinary class and DifferenceMaker.

Giulia Rabbito came to UMass Lowell for soccer and a business education – and then fell in love with economics.

An internship with Microsoft turned into a full-time job offer for computer science major Abdullah Abou Mahmoud.