Outcomes depends on relationship between federal government and states, says Professor Juliette Rooney-Varga.

The Lowell Sun writes about how UMass Lowell is partnering with Boston University and Gov. Maura Healey to launch a new initiative aimed at advancing clean energy and bolstering the workforce in the geothermal energy sector.

Draper, the not-for-profit government contractor based in Cambridge, is negotiating a lease for a new building on UMass Lowell’s East Campus, near the Tsongas Center, as it looks for more space to accommodate its growing microelectronics division.

The university will embark on a massive, nearly $800 million development campaign poised to bring hundreds of units of housing, hundreds of thousands of square feet of commercial space, and a new dormitory to the Mill City.