Programs of Study at Kennedy College of Sciences

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Undergraduate Majors & Minors

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Hear from Our Faculty & Students

Alex Eden teaches biology to a group of students in his classroom at Greater Lowell Technical High School
Alexander Eden '18, '21
Biology

UTeach graduate Alexander Eden won the Exemplary New Teacher Award for science education in his first year of teaching.

I want to teach high school students, because I think I can help them and serve as a role model.
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Laurie Agel speaks at a podium
Laurie Agel '18
Marine Sciences & Technology

Software engineer Laurie Agel was looking for a career change in her 40s. Fifteen years later, she has her Ph.D. in marine sciences and technology from UML and is working as a post-doctoral research assistant, studying extreme precipitation and flooding in the Charles and Mystic river basins.

I’ve seen many, many people like me – people doing a second career and coming in from another field. And there’s just so much excitement at UMass Lowell. I don’t really feel like a fish out of water.
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Aya Oulal in Dubai while attending the COP28 summit.
Aya Oulal '23
Environmental Science

Aya Oulal traveled to Dubai to attend COP28, the annual United Nations climate summit, as a member of the UMass Lowell delegation.

Every COP is a piece of history, and we got to be a part of that history.
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Lukas Lazarek works on a computer in a lab
Lukas Lazarek '18
Computer Science

Lukas Lazarek’s summer research fellowship in computer science at Carnegie Mellon University helped prepare him for graduate school – and won him an award.

I visited UMass Lowell two or three times, and I liked the feel of it. The people I talked to were doing interesting things, and there seemed to be opportunities to get involved.
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