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Joey Mead Named Distinguished University Professor
Joey Mead Named Distinguished University Professor
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10/11/2017
Prof. Joey Mead of the Department of Plastics Engineering, a highly regarded teacher and researcher, has been named Distinguished University Professor, the top accolade bestowed on a UMass Lowell faculty member.
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Researchers to Develop Sensing Fabrics for Monitoring Civil Infrastructures
Researchers to Develop Sensing Fabrics for Monitoring Civil Infrastructures
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9/28/2017
UMass Lowell engineers are creating new, cost-effective sensor-laden textiles that can be used to monitor the structural health of vital infrastructures across the country.
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UML Nanomanufacturing Center and Raytheon Partner on Flexible Hybrid Electronics Manufacturing
UML Nanomanufacturing Center and Raytheon Partner on Flexible Hybrid Electronics Manufacturing
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9/19/2017
NextFlex has awarded three projects with a total contract value of $4.4 million to researchers from the UMass Lowell Nanomanufacturing Center, defense contractor Raytheon IDS and SI2 Technologies.
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UML and Raytheon Partner on Flexible Hybrid Electronics Manufacturing
UML and Raytheon Partner on Flexible Hybrid Electronics Manufacturing
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9/19/2017
NextFlex has awarded three grants of more than $4 million to teams of researchers from the UMass Lowell Nanomanufacturing Center and defense contractor Raytheon IDS.
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University Partners with The Washington Post on Sports Polling
University Partners with The Washington Post on Sports Polling
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9/18/2017
The university partnered with The Washington Post, one of the nation’s top newspapers, on wide-ranging polls examining Americans’ attitudes toward sports. The polls, the first to look at the topic in more than a decade, have received major coverage.
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Biologist Looks Beyond the Bones for Clues to Evolution
Biologist Looks Beyond the Bones for Clues to Evolution
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9/12/2017
Biologist Nicolai Konow studies the structure and movements of backboned animals, including fish, bats, birds and axolotls, to understand how they evolved and how they fit into the ecosystem. A recent study looks at fish that eat coral.
In The News
Among Fans less Interested in NFL, More Cite Anthem Protests than Head Injuries
Among Fans less Interested in NFL, More Cite Anthem Protests than Head Injuries
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9/6/2017
Washington Post
Professional football remains the most followed sport in America by a wide margin, and its massive popularity has not waned in recent years, according to a nationwide poll conducted in August by The Washington Post and UMass Lowell.
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Computer Science Prof Helps Middle Schoolers Develop Apps for Social Good
Computer Science Prof Helps Middle Schoolers Develop Apps for Social Good
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9/5/2017
Nearly 60 schoolchildren in Everett and Medford learned programming skills this summer at a camp conducted by computer science Prof. Fred Martin and graduate student Chike Abuah.
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Science Prof Wins $340K NSF Grant for Climate Simulation
Science Prof Wins $340K NSF Grant for Climate Simulation
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9/5/2017
UMass Lowell Climate Change Initiative Director Juliette Rooney-Varga received a three-year, $340,000 grant from the National Science Foundation to study whether college students who are exposed to the World Climate Simulation are more likely to become engaged with sustainability issues on campus.
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Philosophy Prof Wins NSF Grant on Ethics of Self-Driving Cars
Philosophy Prof Wins NSF Grant on Ethics of Self-Driving Cars
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8/8/2017
Should your self-driving car protect you at all costs? Or should it drive you into a ditch to avoid hitting a school bus? The National Science Foundation has awarded a $556,000 grant to three philosophers, a transportation engineer and two public health experts so they can figure out ethical safety algorithms for self-driving cars.
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UML Researchers to Conduct Experiments during Solar Eclipse
UML Researchers to Conduct Experiments during Solar Eclipse
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8/3/2017
UMass Lowell researchers will take advantage of the rare opportunity presented by the total solar eclipse on Aug. 21 to study how the moon’s shadow might affect Earth’s upper atmosphere.
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Researcher Uses Sea Anemone Venom to Fight Cancer Cells
Researcher Uses Sea Anemone Venom to Fight Cancer Cells
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8/1/2017
A visiting student researcher from Spain is trying to find out if the venom from the sea anemone can be used to fight cancer cells in humans.
In The News
UML Poll: Politics Sway Americans' Support of Basic Rights
UML Poll: Politics Sway Americans' Support of Basic Rights
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7/28/2017
Lowell Sun
A recent Center for Public Opinion poll found that Americans are willing to allow their support of basic constitutional rights to be swayed when partisan politics are involved.
Featured Story
Preparations Underway for Upcoming Solar Eclipse
Preparations Underway for Upcoming Solar Eclipse
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7/18/2017
On Monday, Aug. 21, a total eclipse of the sun will be visible in the United States along a narrow track that stretches from Salem, Ore., to Charleston, S.C. Check out tips for viewing the partial eclipse that will happen in New England.
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UML-led Team Finds Source of Arctic Mercury
UML-led Team Finds Source of Arctic Mercury
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7/13/2017
Prof. Daniel Obrist recently led an international group of researchers to conduct a long-term study of the origin of mercury pollution in the Arctic tundra.
In The News
The Arctic is Full of Mercury, and Scientists Think They Know How it’s Getting There
The Arctic is Full of Mercury, and Scientists Think They Know How it’s Getting There
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7/12/2017
Washington Post
A research team led by Prof. Daniel Obrist, chairman of UMass Lowell's Department of Environmental, Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, found that airborne mercury is gathering in the Arctic tundra, where it gets deposited in the soil and ultimately runs off into waters.
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Public Health Prof Wins $2.1M Grant for Parkinson's Research
Public Health Prof Wins $2.1M Grant for Parkinson's Research
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7/7/2017
The National Institutes of Health awarded Asst. Prof. of Public Health Natalia Palacios a $2.1 million, five-year grant to study the relationship between gut bacteria and the risk of Parkinson’s disease.
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Fight, Flight or Freeze: Psychologist Studies Military Decisions
Fight, Flight or Freeze: Psychologist Studies Military Decisions
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7/7/2017
Neil Shortland of the Center for Terrorism and Security Studies has won a $531,000 grant to study military decision-making jointly with HEROES, the Army’s Natick Soldier Center and researchers at Tufts University and the University of Liverpool.
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UMass Lowell Returns to Legacy as Textile Innovator
UMass Lowell Returns to Legacy as Textile Innovator
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6/2/2017
Gov. Charlie Baker was in Lowell to award $11.3 million to the university for what may fuel a new fabrics boom in the city.
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Climate Researchers Win Grant to Study Northeast Rainfall
Climate Researchers Win $454K NSF Grant to Study Extreme Rainfall in the Northeast
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6/1/2017
Assoc. Prof. Mathew Barlow of the Department of Environmental, Earth and Atmospheric Sciences is conducting research to try to understand what causes extreme rainfall events in the Northeast.
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