More than 200 students showcased their research work and academic endeavors at the 28th annual Student Research and Community Engagement Symposium at University Crossing.

Thanks to the new UMass Community College Advantage Scholarship, a dozen transfer students have received a $10,000 boost to complete their bachelor’s degrees at UMass Lowell.

UMass Lowell welcomed more than 3,000 first-year and transfer students to campus during Convocation at the Tsongas Center, where alum Vala Afshar, chief digital evangelist at Salesforce, shared “28 lessons for the Class of 2028.”

UMass Lowell's new Mosaic platform empowers students to discover experiences outside of the classroom — and then track and highlight their experiences on a digital résumé for future employers or grad schools.

The inaugural Lowell High Idea Challenge, a business pitch competition held in collaboration with UMass Lowell’s Rist DifferenceMaker Institute and Project LEARN, provided high school students with hands-on entrepreneurial experience and mentorship from faculty and local business leaders.