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

Seven Honors College students, representing six different majors, traveled to Ghana during winter break for a study abroad seminar on public health and energy.

Sheila Kirschbaum’s dedication to hands-on education and the city has won her the 2024 Patrick J. Mogan Learning City Award. Kirschbaum is director of the Tsongas Industrial History Center, UML’s education partnership with Lowell National Historical Park.

Education Assistant Professor Christine Montecillo Leider, a new faculty member, has been awarded a $3.4 million federal grant to expand training for aspiring bilingual teachers in southeastern Massachusetts – and to start a similar program in UMass Lowell’s School of Education.