UMass Lowell’s NanoFabrication Core recently acquired two PlasmaLab ICP systems from Oxford Instruments, reflecting the decades-long relationship between the university and the manufacturing and research company, that will advance the capabilities of the lab, expanding its audience and customer base.

UMass Lowell is now listed as a Carnegie Research 1 (R1) university, a prestigious designation used to identify the nation’s top research institutions.

Charismatic fado singer Katia Guerreiro, honored by the governments of Portugal and France for her virtuosity in the genre, will make her UMass Lowell debut in concert next month.

 A new partnership announced this week between the UMass Lowell Applied Research Corp. and Hanscom Air Force Base seeks to speed the creation and transfer of technology, supporting Hanscom’s unique and vital acquisition mission. The Partnership Intermediary Agreement is the 16th of its kind in the Air Force and first in New England.

Fourteen of UMass Lowell’s online graduate and professional programs are once again ranked among the top in the nation according to the 2025 U.S. News & World Report ranking released this month.

Poll surveyed 3,200 likely voters across the country before the 2024 presidential election.