As youth-led “Cockroach Janta Party” protests spread across India this summer, two professors in the School of Criminology and Justice Studies have been awarded a pair of university seed grants to study Gen Z protests in Kenya, India and other countries.

Over the past four years, the National Science Foundation has recognized 12 UMass Lowell faculty researchers as some of the nation’s best junior, tenure-track scholars by awarding them prestigious Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) grants.

The National Science Foundation awarded a Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) grant worth nearly $500,000 to Miner School of Computer and Information Sciences Asst. Prof. Hadi Amiri.

Assistant Professor of Computer Science Samantha Reig, a researcher with AI-CARING, a National Science Foundation-funded initiative exploring how artificial intelligence can be used to help support older adults, is focused on figuring out how emerging technologies can fill gaps in day-to-day life without going beyond what’s needed.

Entrepreneurs, industry leaders, faculty and students explored how startups can use artificial intelligence during a panel discussion hosted by the Rist Institute for Sustainability and Energy and the Rist DifferenceMaker Institute.

Computer science graduate Jessica Vu ’26 created Hawk Advisor, an AI-powered website that helps UMass Lowell students explore career paths and choose electives that align with their professional goals.

Miner School of Computer and Information Sciences faculty are advancing the field of cyberscience through research, while students gain career-connected experiences.

Students are taking the cyberscience skills they learn at UMass Lowell and applying them to real-world challenges alongside industry professionals.

UMass Lowell students from majors spanning computer science, engineering, economics and business are gaining hands-on experience through co-ops at Fresenius Medical Care, contributing to the development of home dialysis technology.

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