A new class of faster, more powerful semiconductors for enhanced wireless communication and digital imaging is on the drawing board, thanks to research led by a UMass Lowell scientist.

UMass Lowell has won a 2021 Leading by Example Award for its multifaceted approach to promoting sustainability and improving the environment.

As school districts, policymakers and parents across the country grapple with how best to stem the tide of school violence in the wake of a mass shooting at Oxford High School in Michigan, a UMass Lowell education expert says decades of research suggest the key to safe schools is not metal detectors, security guards, police or disciplining students – it’s trust.

Biomedical and Nutritional Sciences Prof. Katherine Tucker, an internationally acclaimed nutritionist, has been named UMass Lowell’s 2021 Distinguished University Professor.

UMass Lowell experts in politics and the Supreme Court are available today to comment on two breaking stories that could significantly alter the legal and political future of Massachusetts and the country.

A UMass Lowell computer scientist and associate dean will be honored early next year for his work developing the educational framework that introduces the study of robotics and artificial intelligence to K-12 students.

From new materials for transparent body armor to a drone sensor for use as a way finder underground, innovations by UMass Lowell researchers took center stage today as part of the university’s HEROES Day.

From new materials for transparent body armor to a sensor on drones for use as a way finder underground, UMass Lowell researchers will showcase their innovations to improve soldier protection and effectiveness in the field as part of HEROES Day. 

U.S. Army Command Sgt. Maj. James Carabello (ret.), a UMass Lowell graduate who grew up in North Andover, will be the featured speaker at UMass Lowell’s 12th annual Flag Ceremony to commemorate Veterans Day. 

UMass Lowell, led by Chancellor Jacquie Moloney, is ranked among the top 20 organizations on the Top 100 Women-Led Businesses in Massachusetts list for the fifth consecutive year.

UMass Lowell has been awarded a $3 million cooperative agreement from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology to develop new undergraduate and graduate programs in public health informatics and technology, to educate diverse students for vital jobs.

UMass Lowell researchers are among the scientists behind a new initiative to develop robotics and artificial-intelligence systems designed to improve the quality of life for senior citizens.

UMass Lowell faculty are pooling their expertise to train young engineers, scientists and policymakers how to protect threatened water resources.

Boston’s best-known women sportscasters will join UMass Lowell’s “Politics and Sports” class for a discussion about their career journeys, the challenges they face and the successes they’ve achieved in the male-dominated sports media industry.

A $10 million gift from UMass Lowell alumni Robert J. ’84, ’11 (H) and Donna M. ’85, ’91 ’11 (H) Manning announced today will ensure business students are learning from renowned faculty focused on new and innovative approaches to business. 

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UMass Lowell and the Independent University Alumni Association at Lowell (IUAAL) announced today the donation of nearly $12 million to the university to fund student scholarships.

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UMass Lowell will celebrate the contributions of Indigenous and Native American peoples this fall with free, public events that share the rich histories and cultures of these communities.

 UMass Lowell celebrated the reopening of Coburn Hall, the oldest academic building on campus reborn through a nationally acclaimed $47 million restoration, renovation and expansion project.

Acetaminophen, the common painkiller used in more than 600 medications found in medicine cabinets everywhere, may pose a risk to pregnant women that could harm the healthy development of a fetus in the womb, according to a UMass Lowell researcher who led a newly published, years-long study on the issue.

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Members of the UMass Lowell community will gather to officially reopen Coburn Hall, the oldest academic building on campus now reborn through a $47 million renovation, restoration and expansion project.

The National Institutes of Health has awarded $2.7 million to a UMass Lowell researcher studying how Alzheimer’s disease evolves.

UMass Lowell’s provost is among a team of scholars whose latest research advocates for revamping the process by which faculty members are offered promotions and tenure at higher-education institutions.

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Prospective students will have a chance to learn about new graduate degrees and ways to pursue their education in a variety of formats at UMass Lowell during an upcoming virtual open house.

Today’s recall election that seeks to oust California Gov. Gavin Newsom and the preliminary election in the Boston mayoral race each signal sharp changes in political engagement, according to UMass Lowell politics experts available for interviews about these races. 

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Three diversity-focused magazines have named UMass Lowell to their lists of “Top Colleges and Universities” for 2021.

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UMass Lowell will honor the seven members of the university community and all other victims of the terrorist attacks on Sept. 11, 2001 with a ceremony marking the 20th anniversary of the tragedy.

UMass Lowell kicked off the start of the 2021-2022 academic year today with Convocation, the official welcome for first-year and transfer students in the Class of 2025. 

UMass Lowell will welcome first-year and transfer students, along with the sophomore class, into the campus community at an in-person Convocation ceremony. The event will mark the official start of the 2021-2022 academic year. 

It’s all systems go for SPACE HAUC, a miniature satellite designed and built by UMass Lowell students for NASA, which plans to send it to the International Space Station on Saturday for launch into the Earth’s orbit this fall.

All UMass Lowell employees working on campus will be required to be vaccinated against COVID-19 or be approved for a medical or religious exemption, the university announced Tuesday following agreements finalized in the last week with its unions.

UMass Lowell researchers and students will help evaluate the effectiveness of new, rapid methods to diagnose COVID-19 through a program overseen by the National Institutes of Health.

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s announcement yesterday he will resign demonstrates that holding politicians responsible for their behavior can – and must – happen, according to criminal justice and politics experts available for interviews.

A team of researchers led by Sonia Chernova, associate professor of Interactive Computing at Georgia Tech, has won a five-year, $20 million grant from the National Science Foundation to build intelligent systems that support aging.

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports this week more than 83 percent of COVID-19 cases in the country are due to the disease’s Delta variant, as the original strain of the illness that sparked the worldwide pandemic is no longer detectable in the nation. The development sets up a race between what are now effective vaccines and potential new strains of the disease that may evolve to evade detection and cause even more sickness, according to a UMass Lowell disease expert available for interviews. 

UMass Lowell Chancellor Jacquie Moloney today announced she will step down as chancellor at the end of the upcoming academic year in June 2022.

Researchers led by a UMass Lowell environmental science professor say mercury measurements in a Massachusetts forest indicate the toxic element is deposited in forests across the globe in much greater quantities than previously understood.

A new garden at UMass Lowell will help teach students about sustainability and provide food and seeds for the community when classes resume for the fall semester.

Student musicians interested in developing their talent in an immersive, ensemble setting are invited to attend UMass Lowell’s annual band camp, which resumes this summer on the university’s campus with in-person sessions.

UMass Lowell’s annual Cool Science contest, which calls on K-12 students in Massachusetts and the Midwest to help teach the public about climate change, has honored a Bay State second-grader as this year’s top winner.

Without MAGIC, Jose Archila Quezada might have given up on his dream of becoming a doctor. He struggled in some of his science classes his first semester at UMass Lowell, and he began to doubt that he’d ever have the GPA and test scores to get into medical school.

A UMass Lowell education professor has been recognized for her exemplary commitment to students with one of the University of Massachusetts system’s highest honors.

Hundreds of higher education, business, government and nonprofit leaders gathered virtually this week to advance support for inventors and startups at the 10th annual Deshpande Symposium for Innovation and Entrepreneurship in Higher Education. 

Life sciences entrepreneurs, researchers and investors working to shape the future of point-of-care medical technologies will gather next week for a free virtual event that will highlight new inventions and connect participants to resources to advance their work.

A UMass Lowell geologist is among the researchers who have discovered a new type of manmade quasicrystal created by the first test blast of an atomic bomb.

A free UMass Lowell program for the public will explore ways to stay grounded, healthy and engaged while maintaining the boundary between one’s professional and personal life in these changing times.

UMass Lowell’s nationally recognized program for first-generation college students is expanding its services with the support of a $100,000 grant from the Cummings Foundation. 

More than 1,000 educators, entrepreneurs and other experts will participate in the 10th annual Deshpande Symposium on Innovation and Entrepreneurship in Higher Education Thursday, June 10 through Friday, June 11, 2021.

UMass Lowell researcher Marianna Maiaru, assistant professor of mechanical engineering, was recently recognized by the U.S. Air Force with funding for her work on process modeling of composite materials.

Biotech and medical-device entrepreneurs preparing to test their innovations in clinical trials will gain insights into that process during free programs presented by the Massachusetts Medical Device Development Center (M2D2). 

UMass Lowell students are working with intelligence organizations to rapidly address national security challenges through a U.S. Department of Defense program new to New England.

A group of Massachusetts research institutions and organizations led by UMass Lowell has received a $3.3 million federal grant to continue its efforts to ensure the Commonwealth is prepared to face the ongoing challenges of COVID-19, future pandemics and other public health crises.

While President Joe Biden’s test drive of Ford’s new F-150 Lightning pickup this week may have demonstrated the automotive giant’s embrace of electric vehicles, Ford’s latest model may soon find itself and its competitors on a very crowded highway, according to an expert on auto industry trends and strategic marketing available for interviews.

UMass Lowell honored its 4,582 graduates with ceremonies this week.

Outstanding seniors preparing to graduate from UMass Lowell were recently honored for their service to the campus and community, their academic and athletic achievements and their efforts to promote diversity and inclusion.

Graduates who have earned bachelor’s and master’s degrees will be honored in person via a series of brief, small ceremonies on Thursday, May 13 and Friday, May 14 at the Tsongas Center at UMass Lowell.

Nearly 8 percent of those who got a first shot of the Pfizer or Moderna vaccines have missed their second doses, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Skipping the second dose puts individuals and overall public health at risk, according to a microbiology expert.

A product that detects and helps seal leaks in ill-fitting face masks to protect against COVID-19 and other environmental hazards recently won top honors in UMass Lowell’s annual student entrepreneurship pitch competition. 

Consistent with the growing consensus of colleges and universities across the country, UMass Lowell will require all residential and commuter students to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 prior to the beginning of the fall semester to live, learn or visit any UMass Lowell campus or property, campus officials announced.

UMass Lowell has paid tribute to the institution’s first chancellor with the unveiling of a space on campus dedicated in his memory. 

In honor of Earth Day, UMass Lowell and the city of Lowell today awarded the first round of $50,000 in sustainability grants to five projects.

UMass Lowell will honor the nearly 4,600 members of the Class of 2021 both in person and virtually. 

Nilabja Guha, assistant professor of mathematical sciences, received a three-year, $140,000 NSF grant for his project, “New Directions in Bayesian Change-Point Analysis,” which aims to fill a gap in the statistical tools used in the analysis of changes in data.

A new UMass Lowell course of study for students interested in pursuing a career in fitness and sports management is already proving to be a popular option.

UMass Lowell experts on the COVID-19 virus, NASA’s research on Mars and efforts to bring a more diverse workforce to science-related fields will share their insights on these topics as part of a free event series open to the public this week.

A biotech startup that aims to transform how intravenous medications are administered to patients is the top winner in the 2021 Massachusetts Medical Device Development Center (M2D2) $200K Challenge.

UMass Lowell researcher Archana Kamal has won two early career development awards totaling more than $1 million from the U.S. Air Force and the National Science Foundation (NSF) for her research in the emerging field of quantum information processing (QIP) with open quantum systems.

As more school districts are reopening to in-person instruction for students, there are more women who were sidelined by the coronavirus pandemic looking to return to their careers. But the path back to the workforce may not be an easy one, according to Beth Humberd, associate professor of management in UMass Lowell’s Manning School of Business.

UMass Lowell's Phitsamay Uy has started a mentoring network for Asian American and Pacific Islander teachers and education students.

In an effort to help offset the financial hardships that many are experiencing, UMass Lowell is allocating more than $1 million for scholarships for currently enrolled UMass Lowell undergraduate students or for new students accepted into an undergraduate degree or certificate program for the summer 2021 semester.

Researchers studying mercury gas in the atmosphere with the aim of reducing the pollutant worldwide have determined a vast amount of the toxic element is absorbed by plants, leading it to deposit into soils.

Brenna Morse, a UMass Lowell graduate and current nurse of children with complex conditions who has been a faculty member in the Solomont School of Nursing since 2015, and a team of researchers from Boston Children’s Hospital have developed a method through which health-care providers can more readily identify a medical issue being experienced by a child who cannot communicate it on their own.

U.S. Department of Labor representatives responsible for employee health and safety amid the COVID-19 pandemic will discuss what lies ahead for the country’s workforce during a teleconference with The New England Consortium at UMass Lowell.

The University of Massachusetts Lowell, in collaboration with AIDS United, and the Center for Innovation in Social Work & Health (CISWH) at Boston University’s School of Social Work (BUSSW), have been tapped to lead a national, first-of-its-kind project to evaluate and disseminate bundled evidence-informed and trauma-informed interventions for Black women with HIV.

UMass Lowell plans to return to full on-campus operations for the fall 2021 semester, the university announced today.

The COVID-19 pandemic is creating complications for tax filers this season, according to a UMass Lowell taxation expert available for interviews on the subject.

UMass Lowell student Molly Polanek showed up well-prepared for her first career fair. Not only did the psychology major have her résumé ready to go, but she researched the employers with whom she planned to meet and wrote a list of detailed questions for each of them.

A former ambassador to Portugal who served under President Barack Obama will present a free UMass Lowell program for the public that will examine U.S.-Portuguese relations. 

UMass Lowell will honor one of its graduates through the 10th anniversary Chris Sullivan 5K run in May.

The U.S. Department of Energy has awarded UMass Lowell researchers $1.8 million to develop recyclable plastics and manufacturing technologies to help the country reduce its greenhouse- gas emissions and improve its environmental sustainability.

UMass Lowell education students who are undergraduate education majors or STEM majors with a minor through the UTeach program are tutoring Lowell Public School students.

Juliette Rooney-Varga, Ph.D., is an internationally recognized expert on climate change. Through her research, advocacy and educational efforts, she is teaching – at the state, national and international levels – what it takes to understand and develop good policy around mitigating climate change.

David Turcotte is an authority on sustainability and environmental justice who is leading efforts to improve the quality of life for people in their homes and workplaces. A member of UMass Lowell’s Climate Change Initiative, Turcotte can discuss how the phenomenon impacts the incidence of asthma and hazardous-materials cleanup responses as a result of extreme weather events.

Civil rights leader Fania Davis, UMass Lowell’s 2021 Greeley Scholar for Peace Studies, will be in virtual residence at the university next month, when she will lead the annual Day Without Violence and other free events for the campus and community. 

New virtual music programs for UMass Lowell students and the public are connecting participants through the art of listening in a shared experience.

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 A new UMass Lowell speaker series designed for students enrolled in the university’s Honors College will examine the impacts of climate change on public policy, international security and the ethical dilemmas posed by evolving technology. 

UMass Lowell recently welcomed back its more than 18,000 students for the spring semester.

The NASA rover “Perseverance,” expected to land on Mars today, represents an extraordinary step forward in the search for life on the red planet but also for the well-being of life on Earth, according to a UMass Lowell physicist available for interviews whose research is part of the mission. 

A research team led by UMass Lowell is pioneering a new 3D imaging technique to better detect breast cancer and other diseases, including COVID-19.

Researchers and entrepreneurs developing sensor technologies for use in a variety of applications will share their expertise and experiences during a free event presented by UMass Lowell on Wednesday, March 3 at noon.  

As the Senate prepares to consider whether former President Donald Trump incited a deadly riot at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, a constitutional scholar available for interviews says the impeachment trial “won’t change anyone’s mind.”

The city of Lowell’s significance in U.S. history will be the focus of two new workshops for K-12 teachers, giving them the tools they need to develop engaging lesson plans on the American Industrial Revolution for their students. 

The Massachusetts Medical Device Development Center seeks entrepreneurs to enter its M2D2 $200K Challenge, as the pitch competition celebrates its 10th year advancing the innovative ideas of early-stage medical device, diagnostic and biotech companies.

Jonathan Lemire, White House reporter for The Associated Press and MSNBC political analyst, will talk about the experience of covering the presidency of Donald Trump, the 2020 campaign and the challenges faced by the new Biden administration at this virtual event.

Members of the UMass Lowell community whose work exemplifies the ideals advanced by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. were recognized by the university at a ceremony on Thursday, Jan. 28.

A UMass Lowell criminology researcher will share in a $1.5 million grant from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to study a new intervention program aimed at preventing sexual abuse. 

UMass Lowell’s online education programs are again ranked among the best in the nation by U.S. News & World Report, which assessed more than 1,000 programs nationwide.

UMass Lowell students testing a new device that could transform the way heart-rate data is collected have won praise for their work from the American College of Sports Medicine.

President Joe Biden’s plan to rejoin the Paris Agreement as one of his first acts in office demonstrates a bold commitment to environmental health, according to a climate-change expert available for interviews.

UMass Lowell students developing a “smart” brace that can track a patient’s recovery time from a knee injury have won the university’s annual engineering pitch contest for budding entrepreneurs. 

As the House of Representatives considers whether to hold President Donald Trump accountable for his alleged role in last week’s deadly siege at the U.S. Capitol, a constitutional law expert says it’s unlikely Trump would be able to pardon himself – or for impeachment proceedings to ultimately convict him.

A UMass Lowell researcher developing innovative therapies for injured children and teens has received more than $700,000 from the National Institutes of Health to support that work.

The unprecedented violence at the U.S. Capitol yesterday has exposed how vulnerable the government is to attack and fueled a greater need to protect democracy, according to a UMass Lowell counterterrorism expert available for interviews.