Philosophy Chair Nicholas Evans and Criminology Assoc. Prof. Neil Shortland are researching the future of artificial intelligence in warfare and policy under a pair of Department of Defense Minerva Grants worth $4.2 million, leading teams that include paid student researchers and other UML and outside faculty.

Philosophy Prof. John Kaag is deeply concerned about the decline of literacy, and he’s using AI to do something about it. Through a new, AI venture, Rebind Publishing, he has enlisted a roster of famous scholars and authors, including Margaret Atwood, Deepak Chopra and Roxane Gay, to “discuss” classic e-books with readers.

In an article written for The Conversation, philosophy Professor Carol Hay discusses the "Barbie" movie and feminism.

Assoc. Prof. Neil Shortland and a team of interdisciplinary researchers are looking at using artificial intelligence modeled after human attributes to make decisions in extreme situations.

This year, the Nancy L. Donahue Celebration of the Arts celebrated the Lowell philanthropist’s $2 million donation to renovate Durgin Concert Hall. It is only her latest gift to the university.

More than 250 students were challenged to think about ethics and social responsibility in new ways at UMass Lowell’s first annual Ethics Fest, hosted by the Donahue Center for Business Ethics and Social Responsibility.

A pair of federal grants totaling over $2 million will examine right-wing terror and the ethics of testing soldiers with artificial intelligence.

Asst. Prof. of Philosophy Nicholas Evans has won a $209,749 grant to study the ethics of conducting research into biomedical enhancements on members of the military. The three-year grant from The Greenwall Foundation comes with an appointment as a Faculty Scholar in Bioethics.

Rationing health care amidst a pandemic is ethically complex, says Assoc. Prof. of Philosophy Carol Hay.  What is clear is that COVID-19 is exposing deep inequalities in access to health care and other basic resources that existed long before the pandemic arrived, she says.

Asst. Prof. of Philosophy Joel Michael Reynolds is co-directing a series of community conversations on disability and technology as part of a $250,000 National Endowment for the Humanities grant. He’s also starting a journal on the philosophy of disability.

The Philosophy and Film series at the Luna Theater downtown brings students and community members together to watch popular movies and then discuss them with a philosophy professor. The free movies are shown monthly during the academic year.

The Donahue Center for Business Ethics & Social Responsibility hit the ground running in its first year, expanding ethics-related education and research to students and faculty across the university.

Philosophy Chair John Kaag loves to ask students the big questions – such as “Who am I?” and “Why am I here?” – and answers them for himself in his upcoming book, “American Philosophy: A Love Story.”

Should your self-driving car protect you at all costs? Or should it steer you into a ditch - potentially causing serious injury - to avoid hitting a school bus full of children? Those are the kinds of questions that preoccupy Nicholas Evans, a UMass Lowell assistant professor of philosophy who teaches engineering ethics and studies the ethical dilemmas posed by emerging technologies, including drones and self-driving vehicles.

Should your self-driving car protect you at all costs? Or should it drive you into a ditch to avoid hitting a school bus? The National Science Foundation has awarded a $556,000 grant to three philosophers, a transportation engineer and two public health experts so they can figure out ethical safety algorithms for self-driving cars.

In 2009, following the death of his estranged father and the breakup of his marriage, UMass Lowell philosophy professor John Kaag set out for New Hampshire to help organize a conference on 19th-century philosopher William James, who famously asked, “Is life worth living?”

The first students in UMass Lowell’s new Master of Public Administration program are getting a crash course in how to manage public and private agencies in the arts and humanities, criminal justice and human services.

Review of Philosophy Professor John Kaag's new book, "American Philosopher, A Love Story."

Service-learning internships give FAHSS students hands-on experience that leads to paying jobs.

The university’s mock trial team is advancing from regionals to the Opening Round Championship Series – one of eight tournaments leading to the national championships – for the first time.

Column by Carol Hay, an associate professor of philosophy and the director of the gender studies program at UMass Lowell, and the author of “Kantianism, Liberalism, and Feminism: Resisting Oppression.”

New graduate degrees combine specialized knowledge in humanities and sciences with business management, data analysis and leadership skills.

Carol Hay, an assistant professor of philosophy, earned the American Philosophical Association's 2015 Gregory Kavka/UC Irvine Prize in Political Philosophy, regarded as the most prestigious prize in the field.