Assistant Professor Rebecca Dunlea of the School of Criminology and Justice Studies partners with prosecutors around the country on research projects. Two recently published studies looked at case outcomes that are alternatives to plea deals.

Leaders from state and local government, housing development and manufacturing, higher education and community organizations gathered to discuss solutions to Massachusetts’ housing crisis at the BuildSmart Housing Innovation TechHub Summit.

The growing STEM Training and Excellence Program (STEP) is expanding access to academic support and research opportunities, helping students build confidence, gain hands-on experience and prepare for future careers.

Civil Engineering Professor Yuanchang Xie has a two-year state grant to improve traffic safety and planning by generating better data on intersections and sidewalks. He is also using AI to predict the traffic impacts of new developments.

The new Center for AI Computing Research accelerates innovation, strengthens industry partnerships and prepares students for careers in AI.

UMass Lowell is expanding its leadership in sports research with the launch of the Center for Sports Engineering and Performance, bringing together interdisciplinary researchers, sporting goods manufacturers and sports leagues to enhance equipment design and athlete performance.

The new KCS Science Masters program provides graduate students with funded summer research opportunities that help them build experience, continue their work between degrees and advance toward careers in science.

Assistant Professor Daniel Glasscock got a National Science Foundation grant to study Ramsey theory, a branch of mathematics focused on the persistence of patterns. The most surprising results for Glasscock were not in discovering new mathematical principles, but in learning how undergraduate students could be true collaborators in theoretical mathematical research.

Biomedical engineering professors Lara Thompson ’03 and Yanfen Li have been inducted into the American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering College of Fellows, a distinction recognizing the top 2% of engineers in the field.

Assistant Professors of Biological Sciences Matthew Sasaki and Sarah Gignoux-Wolfsohn are using a state grant to study how oyster reefs in Plum Island Sound support marine biodiversity while expanding student research and community outreach.

A new study co-authored by Associate Professor of Management Elana Feldman finds that workplace expectations around an “ideal worker body” can push employees with chronic pain into a harmful cycle of overexertion, leading to lost talent and highlighting the need for more flexible, individualized approaches to work.

Researchers from UMass Lowell and Florida Gulf Coast University received nearly $100,000 in seed funding across five collaborative research projects.

Research Assistant Angela Consentino ’17 of the Center for Population Health at UMass Lowell is partnering with the Greater Lowell Health Alliance and the Cambodian Mutual Assistance Association to better understand how cultural background, migration history, age and socioeconomic factors shape substance use attitudes, beliefs and behaviors.

Miner School Assistant Professor Anitha Gollamudi and her lab group are developing a framework that automatically places sensitive data into highly secure areas of computer systems.

Jasmina Burek, assistant professor of mechanical and industrial engineering, is studying geothermal energy networks that can heat and cool a mix of residential, commercial and public buildings. It’s part of a statewide collaboration.

A research team led by Professor Hong Yu of the Miner School of Computer and Information Sciences has analyzed clinical notes in veterans’ health records to identify early risk for Alzheimer’s disease.

A team of engineering and physical therapy faculty and students is collaborating to on research to evaluate the accuracy of how augmented reality technology tracks joint motion and hand gestures.

A new UMass Lowell initiative, REPGOW, brings together faculty across disciplines to explore how housing, public spaces and shifting work patterns influence the livability and economic future of communities.

The Office of Naval Research awarded UMass Lowell and Stony Brook a grant totaling $6.3 million to advance technologies in areas such as energy infrastructure and storage to enhance the reliability and accessibility of energy systems on land and at sea.

Psychology Assistant Professor Sarah Merrill studies the tags that trauma and other adverse experiences can leave on children’s genes – and whether interventions can buffer the effects of stress. Her research is part of the rapidly expanding field of epigenetics.