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Meredith Ritze, a registered nurse, pictured at Lowell General Hospital with a patient.
Meredith Ritze
Family Health Nursing (NP)

After 12 years working as a registered nurse at Lowell General Hospital, Meredith Ritze developed specialized skills caring for people who struggle with urology issues. She applied to UMass Lowell to become a nurse practitioner to further her career.

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Brent Shell smiling in a health sciences classroom
Brent Shell
Biomedical and Nutritional Sciences

When Brent Shell arrived at UMass Lowell as a lecturer of anatomy and biology, he also took on the role of managing the Student Resource Center and worked as an advisor for the Health Education Academic Living Learning (HEALL).

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Nancy Pin works in simulation lab
Nancy Pin
Nursing

Nancy Pin is on her way to becoming a family nurse practitioner so she can help the community.

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Alexander Sarazen stands next to an athlete who is riding a training bike.
Alexander Sarazen
Exercise Science

Exercise science alum Alex Sarazen ’17 went on to chiropractic school and now treats athletes at his own clinic. He also teaches classes at the University of Alabama in Huntsville.

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Health Sciences News

  • Jason Marshall works with students in the TURI Lab

    EPA Awards $750K to TURI

    TURI received two U.S. Environmental Protection Agency grants totaling $759,250 to implement new technology and industry-based outreach to further its efforts.
    Press Release
  • Soumita Das in Lab

    Research Targets Gut Health to Improve Performance of the Armed Forces

    Assoc. Prof. Kelsey Mangano of Biomedical and Nutritional Sciences in the Zuckerberg College of Health Sciences received a $900,000 grant from Harnessing Emerging Research Opportunities to Empower Soldiers (HEROES), a joint research and development initiative of UMass Lowell and the United States Army Combat Capabilities Development Command Soldier Center (DEVCOM), to study the natural production of omega-3s.
    Featured Story
  • A person with dark hair and glasses makes a presentation on a stage. There is a walker next to her and a projection screen behind her.

    UML Students’ Innovative Sparks Fly at IDEA Con

    More than a dozen UMass Lowell students attended the annual IDEA Con innovation conference at Boston University, where senior liberal arts major Sandi DeRuntz spoke about her ZipperBuddy venture.
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