One third of UMass Lowell's Class of 2011 graduated with honors
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A UMass Lowell education provides the 10th best return on investment (ROI) among public universities in the United States, according to a report released by PayScale Inc.
UMass Lowell will open a satellite campus in downtown Haverhill starting with the Fall 2013 semester, bringing the university's strengths in educating working professionals, adult learners and traditional students to the city.
The University of Massachusetts Board of Trustees today voted to award Boston Police Commissioner Edward F. Davis an honorary doctor of humane letters degree at UMass Lowell’s undergraduate commencement.
Boston Police Commissioner Ed Davis, whose leadership in the aftermath of the Boston Marathon bombings has personified the spirit of “Boston Strong,” will address graduates at UMass Lowell’s Commencement on Saturday, May 18.
UMass Lowell Prof. Stephen McCarthy, an innovator in medical-device development and a pioneer in plastics engineering, will present the annual University Professor lecture.
Fans of the UMass Lowell River Hawks men’s ice hockey team – including the public, university leaders, students, faculty and staff – will come together for the Celebration of Champions to salute the team at the close of its most successful season in program history.
More than 200 people – university leaders, legislators, state officials, students, faculty and staff – today opened UMass Lowell’s $40 million Health and Social Sciences Building, the latest building to be constructed as part of the university’s unprecedented and dynamic growth.
UMass Lowell recently honored alumni who have demonstrated exceptional leadership and commitment to their fields and their communities at the 2013 University Alumni Awards ceremony.
UMass Lowell students, faculty and staff, along with legislators, public officials, and business and community leaders will open the university’s new Health and Social Sciences Building.
The Summer and Beyond Career Fair at UMass Lowell will bring together more than 800 students with more than 150 employers seeking to fill full-time jobs, internships and co-operative education positions.
The UMass Lowell ice hockey team and head coach Norm Bazin will talk about the River Hawks’ historic advance to the NCAA Tournament’s Frozen Four and take questions from the press.
An outspoken author and journalist, a senior Boston Police Department official and a former prison psychologist will take on the issue of guns and violence in a panel discussion at UMass Lowell.
Candidates seeking to fill the U.S. Senate seat representing Massachusetts will debate at UMass Lowell on Monday, April 8.
The authors of a new biography of notorious reputed mobster James “Whitey” Bulger will discuss the book, which delves into an unprecedented level of detail of Bulger’s life and the 16-year manhunt for him, at the UMass Lowell Inn & Conference Center April 3.
UMass Lowell was recently named to the 2013 President’s Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll. This designation is the highest honor a college or university can receive for its commitment to volunteering, service-learning, and civic engagement.
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The University of Massachusetts Lowell will establish a new cultural and academic center as a resource for the university and community to explore and celebrate the history and contributions of Portuguese people in the United States and abroad.
The New England Consortium has worked with more than 30,000 people and 2,000 employers across the region since it was founded 25 years ago. TNEC will mark its 25th anniversary with a program that looks at policies and protections for the future of worker health and safety. Christine_Gillette@uml.edu
A UMass Lowell researcher who is developing a specialized drug treatment for breast cancer patients has received more than $725,000 from the National Cancer Institute at the National Institutes of Health to advance his work.
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.
University of Massachusetts faculty from Lowell and Worcester are headed to Washington, D.C. this weekend to work on a key National Science Foundation (NSF) initiative to increase the number of women in academic science and engineering careers.
U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren will visit UMass Lowell, her first return to the campus since the pivotal Oct. 1 Senate debate.
UMass Lowell’s athletic teams will move up to Division I, joining the America East Conference, representatives of both announced today at a rally at the Tsongas Center at UMass Lowell.
Robots ran obstacle courses, climbed through a honeycomb of compartments, tested their vision and soaked themselves in simulated rainstorms. Those were just a few of the demonstrations today at the opening of the most advanced robotics testing facility in the nation, the New England Robotics Validation and Experimentation Center, located at UMass Lowell.
The most advanced robotics test center in the nation will open at UMass Lowell with a program that includes demonstrations of robots running obstacles, climbing through honeycombs of tunnels, soaking themselves in simulated rainstorms and testing their vision.
Better performing parachutes. Flame-retardant camouflage wear. Easier ways to feed troops on the move. UMass Lowell and the U.S. Army announced today they are joining forces to work on these projects and more to enhance military members’ safety. Named HEROES – Harnessing Emerging Research Opportunities to Empower Soldiers – the new initiative teams scientists from the U.S. Army Natick Soldier Research, Development and Engineering Center, known locally as Natick Labs, with UMass Lowell faculty and student researchers. The project’s goals include developing lighter, stronger and more protective outerwear and equipment and portable energy sources and food for troops.
UMass Lowell and U.S. Army leaders will announce a new partnership that will team Natick Soldier Research, Development and Engineering Center scientists with UMass Lowell faculty and student researchers.
During his career in the Massachusetts higher education system, UMass Lowell Associate Vice Chancellor for Principal Gifts John Davis has raised more than $100 million in philanthropic support.
UMass Lowell’s Online and Continuing Education Division recently captured national and regional honors for excellence, including top rankings for its online master’s degree in information technology.
“Sandy Hook and Beyond: Reflect, Remember, Respond” will unite the UMass Lowell community for a discussion on fostering nonviolent social change and a candlelight vigil to honor the victims of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting.
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Jordan Rudess of Dream Theater is coming to UMass Lowell on Feb. 21 to present a concert for the public to benefit scholarships and, for UMass Lowell music students, once-in-a-lifetime master classes.
This is a notice of upcoming events, photo opportunities and story ideas at UMass Lowell, compiled by the Office of University Relations, 978-934-3224. For more stories about UMass Lowell, visit www.uml.edu and click on “News” on the lower right corner of the page. Please note that contact names below are for the media and are not for publication.
M2D2, a joint UMass Lowell and UMass Medical School initiative, today announced a medical-device venture competition that aims to find the best new Massachusetts-based medical device startups – and award them $20,000 in product development services.
This is a notice of upcoming events, photo opportunities and story ideas at UMass Lowell, compiled by the Office of University Relations, 978-934-3224
The UMass Lowell Libraries will host a free five-part reading and discussion series focusing on three of Jack Kerouac’s Lowell-centric novels: “The Town and the City,” “Visions of Gerard” and “Maggie Cassidy.”
This is a notice of upcoming events, photo opportunities and story ideas at UMass Lowell, compiled by the Office of Public Affairs, 978-934-3224.
Led by researchers at UMass Lowell’s Graduate School of Education, a public education project slated to roll out next year will provide information about climate science on subway placards and platforms and commuters’ smartphones in an effort to teach the public about the issue.
UMass Lowell announced today that its new, $80 million Emerging Technologies and Innovation Center has been named in tribute to distinguished alumnus Mark Saab ’81 and his wife Elisia. The naming recognizes the Saabs for a new multimillion-dollar commitment to UMass Lowell that will make the couple the largest individual donors to the university.
UMass Lowell’s commitment to improving the environment is leading by example. The university’s clean-energy initiatives have won praise from Gov. Deval Patrick and Lt. Gov. Tim Murray, who recently honored the university with a state 2012 Leading by Example Award.
International human-rights activist John Prendergast, UMass Lowell’s 2012 Greeley Scholar for Peace Studies, will talk about his behind-the-scenes experience with the KONY 2012 video and campaign that seeks to bring accused Ugandan war criminal Joseph Kony to justice.
Raytheon Company and UMass Lowell announced today they will explore a first-of-its-kind educational partnership in Kuwait.
UMass Lowell and Raytheon Company will announce plans to explore an international opportunity that could represent an investment by both partners in the future of a Middle East nation.
More than 350 industry leaders representing 100 companies, UMass Lowell students, faculty, staff and alumni will participate in Industry Day to recognize the partners that helped outfit the university’s new $80 million Emerging Technologies and Innovation Center. Anchoring the transformation on the University’s North Campus, the ETIC is a hub for cutting-edge research in nanotechnology, molecular biology, plastics engineering and optics, advancing fields such as life sciences, energy, national security, environmental protection and more.
A new study by UMass Lowell and MassCOSH researchers flips on its head how we look at obesity health risks: rather than focusing on sedentary lifestyles, the study looks at low-wage workers toiling in heavy labor and how their work conditions contribute to weight gain and obesity.
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.
If you love a good scare, you want to come to UMass Lowell on Friday, Dec. 7 for a rare appearance by Stephen King, whose words on page and screen have thrilled and chilled fans for three decades.
The Massachusetts Medical Device Development Center (M2D2) and the University of Ulster will collaborate to assist medical device entrepreneurs in moving new products from idea to market.
More than 700 UMass Lowell students and dozens of alumni are set to attend a career fair on Oct. 24 that will bring them together with 150 employers seeking to fill full-time jobs, internships and co-operative education opportunities.
UMass Lowell and the University of Ulster, Northern Ireland will announce a new collaboration to assist medical-device developers during a State House international trade event.
More than 400 people – including Gov. Deval Patrick, UMass Lowell Chancellor Marty Meehan, students, faculty and staff, industry leaders and public officials – today opened the university’s $80 million Emerging Technologies and Innovation Center (ETIC), the first new academic building constructed on campus in more than three decades.
Hundreds of UMass Lowell community members, public officials and industry leaders will officially open the university’s 84,000-square-foot, $80 million Emerging Technologies and Innovation Center (ETIC), the first new academic building constructed on campus in more than three decades. The state-of-the-art facility will be home to cutting-edge research in nanotechnology, molecular biology, plastics engineering and optics that will advance fields such as life sciences, energy, national security, environmental protection and more.
UMass Lowell is among the nation’s top colleges and universities for students who want to maximize their potential as scholars and community leaders, according to new rankings by U.S. News & World Report.
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.
UMass Lowell resumes classes this week and welcomes new and returning students to campus with a variety of events.
The Jack Kerouac Literary Festival includes not only eight performances of the play, aptly named “Beat Generation,” but also many free programs that draw on Kerouac’s works and his history in his hometown of Lowell, as well as the next generation of writers inspired by his work. Both the literary festival and “Beat Generation” open Wednesday, Oct. 10 and run through Sunday, Oct. 14.
The Tsongas Center at UMass Lowell is up to No. 13 in the world in its size category, according to the new global ranking by Venues Today.
Merrimack Repertory Theatre and the University of Massachusetts Lowell announced today that tickets for the world premiere staged reading of Jack Kerouac’s “Beat Generation” will go on sale Thursday, July 26 at noon. The centerpiece of the 2012 Jack Kerouac Literary Festival, “Beat Generation” runs for eight performances only Oct. 10 through Oct. 14.
UMass Lowell students will team up with archaeologists from Queen’s University in Belfast, Northern Ireland to resume the dig for Irish history in Lowell. It is the third summer that the group has dug on the grounds of St. Patrick’s Church, once the site of an encampment by the city’s first wave of Irish immigrants. Those early settlers came to Lowell in the 1800s to build the city’s network of canals. The group will also travel to Northern Ireland to dig there this summer.
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.
As the world readies for the 2012 Summer Olympics, sports engineers and equipment makers from around the globe will gather at UMass Lowell to discuss how high-tech fabrics can make swimmers and skiers faster, how baseballs equipped with instrumentation can improve pitchers’ deliveries and how understanding the technical parameters of a golf swing can enhance players’ games.
Venture industry veteran Nancy Saucier was recently named associate director of new venture development of UMass Lowell’s Office of Commercial Ventures and Intellectual Property (CVIP).
UMass Lowell has named Luis M. Falcón as the new dean of the university’s College of Fine Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences.
UMass Lowell and Atlantic Virtual Incubation Co. announce license agreements for a patent based on university research that will result in the commercialization of enhanced cognitive function nutritional supplements.
U.S. Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar today addressed graduates at UMass Lowell’s 2012 Commencement. For the fifth year in a row, a record number of graduates – 2,900 – were awarded diplomas at the Tsongas Center at UMass Lowell.
UMass Lowell has raised nearly $700,000 for student scholarships through tonight’s Commencement Eve Celebration, surpassing last year’s amount and marking another consecutive record-breaking year. Since 2008, more than $2.2 million has been raised.