Sixty-two percent of all millennials – Americans ages 18 to 37 – surveyed by the UMass Lowell Center for Public Opinion said they disapprove of Trump’s job performance and only 37 percent said they view the president favorably. The independent, nonpartisan poll of 1,000 adults, which has a margin of error of 3.4 percent, was conducted prior to the government shutdown.

Political science students looking for campaign experience have found plenty of opportunities this year in the open race for the 3rd Congressional District seat and other midterm contests. Many of them cross the border in presidential election years to work in New Hampshire, too.

Gov. Charlie Baker and U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren have big leads over their opponents among likely voters, according to a new UMass Lowell Center for Public Opinion-Boston Globe poll. The statewide poll also looked at voters’ opinions on key ballot questions, the recent Supreme Court confirmation process and the Merrimack Valley gas disaster. 

Asst. Prof. John Cluverius uses survey research to peer into the minds of voters and politicians. The political scientist and associate director of UML’s Center for Public Opinion shares his insights with students and the media.

With less than two weeks to go, Dan Koh has moved to the front of the crowded Democratic primary race to represent Massachusetts’ 3rd District, according to a new UMass Lowell-Boston Globe poll released today.

The university is piloting a community-supported agriculture (CSA) program this summer, a joint initiative between the Office of Sustainability, the Center for Public Opinion and Mill City Grows, to lay the foundation for a self-sustaining CSA at the university while also providing research opportunities.

Students got to experience democracy first hand at the 3rd Congressional District debates sponsored by UML and The Boston Globe.

Rufus Gifford is leading a crowded field in the Democratic primary race to replace U.S. Rep. Niki Tsongas, according to the results of a new Boston Globe-UMass Lowell poll released today.

UMass Lowell and the university’s Center for Public Opinion will host debates Sunday, April 29 for Democratic primary candidates running in the Massachusetts 3rd Congressional District to replace retiring U.S. Rep. Niki Tsongas.

For sports fans age 14 to 21, e-sports are about as big as football, according to results of a UMass Lowell-Washington Post poll released today.

NBC News and MSNBC national political correspondent Steve Kornacki will return to campus on Friday, Nov. 17 for an event for the campus and community.  

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.

A majority of Americans say college athletes should not be compensated beyond scholarships, according to results of a UMass Lowell-Washington Post poll. But when marketing, including video games, are involved, two-thirds of respondents said collegiate athletes should be compensated if their names or likenesses are used, according to the findings of the poll, which surveyed 1,000 American adults on their attitudes about sports and related issues. 

A majority of Americans believe it is not safe for children to play tackle football before they reach high school, according to results of a UMass Lowell-Washington Post poll released today. Of the 1,000 adults surveyed by the national poll, 53 percent feel that tackle football is not a safe activity for kids before they are in high school. This compares to 41 percent who say that tackle football is safe for children to participate in before they are in high school. Some respondents, 6 percent, are undecided on the issue. 

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.

Three-quarters of fans say head injuries in football are a major problem and another six in 10 are worried about off-field violence involving players. Despite that, football remains America’s favorite professional sport, according to results of a UMass Lowell-Washington Post poll released today.

UMass Lowell partnered with the Washington Post on a poll released surveying people about sports and sports fans' attitudes.

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.

Americans are willing to sacrifice their support for basic Constitutional rights – including freedoms of speech, assembly and the press – when such beliefs are tested by people with opposing political views, according to a new national poll from the UMass Lowell Center for Public Opinion.

MSNBC host and political correspondent Steve Kornacki returned to UMass Lowell to explain how Donald Trump won the Electoral College despite losing the popular vote by nearly 2.5 million votes.

Latest UMass Lowell/7News poll shows Clinton and Trump in a dead heat and U.S. Senate and gubernatorial races in New Hampshire are also close.

Polling expert Marjorie Connelly and political scientist Jeffrey Berry say the 2016 presidential race presents unique challenges for pollsters, the parties and the voters.

Assoc. Prof. Josh Dyck, co-director of the university’s Center for Public Opinion, discusses the business of voter polling.

Assoc. Prof. Josh Dyck, co-director of the university’s Center for Public Opinion, discusses the business of voter polling.

“Especially for deep blue Massachusetts, this is a year for the liberal side to win on ballot initiatives,” said Joshua Dyck, a professor and co-director of Center for Public Opinion at UMass Lowell.

A team of researchers from UMass Lowell and Dartmouth College has developed two new tools that allow users nationwide to react and view responses to the presidential debates in real time.

Nearly a quarter of Americans ages 18 to 35 would rather see a giant meteor strike the Earth than see either Hillary Clinton or Donald Trump in the White House, according to the new UMass Lowell/Odyssey Millennials poll released today.

Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton is leading Republican Donald Trump in the race to capture New Hampshire’s important four electoral votes, according to a new UMass Lowell/7News poll released today.

Five students are witnessing history at the Republican and Democratic conventions, thanks to generous scholarships from the College of Fine Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences.

Although 80 percent of Americans who participated in a new survey conducted by UMass Lowell's Center for Public Opinion said that playing tackle football was appropriate for adults who are 18 and older, virtually the same number of people (79 percent) said they believe that children under the age of 14 should not play the sport.

A majority of Americans say they believe concussions and brain injuries resulting from contact sports and others are a major problem and leagues like the NFL are not doing enough to respond, according to a national poll released by the UMass Lowell Center for Public Opinion.

The Center for Irish Partnerships at UMass Lowell co-sponsored the Irish Diaspora Conference in Donegal, Ireland, where co-director Frank Talty addressed the U.S. presidential race.

Joshua Dyck, a professor of political science at UMass Lowell, talks about the differences of polling in Iowa vs. New Hampshire, where UMass Lowell performed an eight-day tracking poll before the first-in-the-nation primary.

Just days before the 50th anniversary of the landmark Voting Rights Act, many Americans still have concerns about the fairness of elections, according to a poll released by the UMass Lowell Center for Public Opinion.

Charlie Baker is ahead of Martha Coakley in the race for governor and has the momentum going into next week’s election, according to a new UMass Lowell/7News poll released today.

With 10 days to go before Election Day, the races for U.S. Senate and governor in New Hampshire are tight, according to a new UMass Lowell/7News poll released today.

A majority of Americans – more than three-quarters in some cases – support major policy changes when it comes to gun control, including expanding background checks and banning assault weapons, according to a new national poll from the UMass Lowell Center for Public Opinion.

International experts launched the new Center for Terrorism and Security Studies with a symposium and the results of a new Center for Public Opinion poll on the topic.

Nearly two-thirds of Americans are more concerned about a terrorist attack in the United States since the Boston Marathon bombings in April and believe the threat of terrorism has increased in the last decade, according to a new national poll by UMass Lowell.

There is no "magic bullet" for stopping terrorism, but law enforcement can reduce the risk through better community engagement and cooperation, Boston Police Commissioner Ed Davis said Tuesday as UMass Lowell marked the opening of its new terrorism and security program.

U.S. Rep. Edward Markey has a double digit lead over his Republican opponent Gabriel Gomez in the run for U.S. Senate, according to a new UMass Lowell-Boston Herald poll released today.

The two Democratic U.S. Senate candidates started out in accord at Monday night's debate at UMass Lowell, condemning the effect of outside money in campaigns, but the common ground didn't last long beyond that first question.

The two Democratic rivals for the U.S. Senate special election will face off Monday night in a pivotal debate clash at UMass Lowell co-sponsored by the Boston Herald.

Democratic candidates for U.S. Senate, and possibly their Republican counterparts, will debate at the University of Massachusetts Lowell on Monday, April 8.

Candidates seeking to fill the U.S. Senate seat representing Massachusetts will debate at UMass Lowell on Monday, April 8.

U.S. Rep. Edward Markey has a double-digit lead over his Democratic opponent U.S. Rep. Stephen Lynch in the run for U.S. Senate as well as the three Republicans seeking the seat, according to a new UMass Lowell-Boston Herald poll released today.

U.S. Rep. Edward Markey is the clear frontrunner to win the special U.S. Senate election, but his support is so soft he's failing to break the 50 percent mark even against a field of little-known GOP challengers, a new UMass Lowell/Boston Herald poll reveals.

With less than 48 hours until Election Day, the race for U.S. Senate in Massachusetts between Republican incumbent Scott Brown and Democratic challenger Elizabeth Warren is extremely close, according to a new UMass Lowell-Boston Herald poll released today. 

Illuminating perspective and heated disagreement were both offered at the “Picking the President” panel discussion, held just two weeks before the national presidential election.

A stunning 338,000 viewers tuned into the UMass Lowell/Boston Herald U.S. Senate debate Monday night on Ch. 7, WHDH-TV, easily trouncing all the competition on the other stations. The live-stream of the debate also generated more than 155,000 total streams and was viewed nationwide and in Canada, Malaysia, Japan, Korea, Brazil, Italy, France, South Africa and the Russian Federation, among other places.

U.S. Sen. Scott Brown has moved into a narrow lead over rival Elizabeth Warren while his standing among Massachusetts voters has improved despite a yearlong Democratic assault, a new UMass Lowell/Boston Herald poll shows.

Republican incumbent Scott Brown has the edge over Democratic challenger Elizabeth Warren in the race for U.S. Senate, according to a new UMass Lowell-Boston Herald poll released today.

NECN, WBZ, ’RKO to also air Oct. 1 faceoff between Sen. Scott Brown and challenger Elizabeth Warren at the Tsongas Center at UMass Lowell.

Meet the Press” host David Gregory says he plans to hold U.S. Sen. Scott Brown and Elizabeth Warren’s “feet to the fire” when he moderates a UMass Lowell/Boston Herald debate between the two Senate contenders.

A new minor launching in the fall, Journalism and Media Studies, will pull from several departments to prepare students for modern media careers.

Hundreds of Boston Public School students will have a chance to experience a potentially history-making U.S. Senate race debate sponsored by the University of Massachusetts at Lowell and the Boston Herald.

David Gregory of NBC’s “Meet the Press” will moderate the one-hour debate between Republican U.S. Sen. Scott Brown and his Democratic challenger Elizabeth Warren, which will be held at the Tsongas Center at UMass Lowell on Monday, Oct. 1.

David Gregory of NBC’s “Meet the Press” will moderate the one-hour debate between Republican U.S. Sen. Scott Brown and his Democratic challenger Elizabeth Warren, which will be held at the Tsongas Center at UMass Lowell on Thursday, Sept. 27.

U.S. Sen. Scott Brown and Democratic challenger Elizabeth Warren are set to meet in what’s sure to be a nationally watched UMass Lowell/Herald debate this fall.

Joseph P Kennedy III – son of former Congressman Joseph P. Kennedy II and grandson of the late Robert F. Kennedy – announced plans last month to form an exploratory committee to consider running for the seat.  Nearly three out of four voters in the 4th District who were surveyed by an independent, nonpartisan poll said they view the Kennedy family favorably overall.