As a 20-year-old, UMass Lowell student, Madison Feudo questioned whether she could alter the course of the climate crisis. But the Hampton, New Hampshire resident’s participation in the United Nations climate summit last month in Egypt challenged that notion. 

Sen. Kyrsten Sinema’s disassociation from the Democratic Party in favor of independent status is a “self-aggrandizing” move reflective of “general discontent” among not only political leadership but the general public concerning national government, according to UMass Lowell political science Professor Joshua Dyck who is available for further comment.

A new event series poised to welcome esteemed writers to UMass Lowell aims to engage students and the public in telling their own stories.

New York City Mayor Eric Adams’ plan to involuntarily commit homeless and mentally ill people risks becoming “a very expensive revolving door,” according to a UMass Lowell psychologist available for interviews.

Incumbent Democratic U.S. Sen. Raphael Warnock has an apparent lead over GOP challenger Herschel Walker in the race that will decide the final balance of power in the chamber, according to a poll released Monday by UMass Lowell’s Center for Public Opinion. 

Christine McVie, the singer-songwriter who helped rocket Fleetwood Mac to rock 'n' roll immortality was an “understated, modest powerhouse,” according to UMass Lowell music business expert Alan Williams, who is available for interviews.

The National Science Foundation awarded $2.1 million to a team of scientists led by UMass Lowell to investigate how much jaw power it takes for a squirrel to crack a nut.

An innovator in developing more sustainable and resilient materials, plastics engineering educator Ramaswamy Nagarajan has been named UMass Lowell’s 2022 Distinguished University Professor.

As the UMass Lowell campus community prepares to head home to celebrate the season of Thanksgiving, we take a moment to reflect on what we’re grateful for.

New career readiness programs for UMass Lowell students enrolled in the university’s River Hawk Scholars Academy are helping them prepare for their professional lives. 

The UMass Building Authority announced that after a comprehensive selection process, it is working with a team led by GMH Communities toward the development of approximately 10 acres of land with improvements, consisting of five parcels on UMass Lowell’s East Campus.

Amid deep set polarization, looming economic concerns and the retirement of a long-popular governor, Democrats may sweep all four Massachusetts constitutional positions in the 2022 midterm election, according to the latest findings of UMass Lowell’s Center for Public Opinion.

Massachusetts and New Hampshire voters agree the country is on the wrong track citing political turmoil, current events and cultural phenomena as driving their negative perspectives, according to polls released Thursday by UMass Lowell.

While UMass Lowell transitioned to a new leader in July, its continued place among the leading women-led businesses in Massachusetts remained constant. The university ranks No. 20 in The Women’s Edge 2022 Top 100 Women-Led Businesses in Massachusetts.

UMass Lowell launched a the new Richard A. Miner School of Computer and Information Sciences at a ceremony attended by the esteemed alumnus.

With an eye to the future, UMass Lowell researchers are not just educating and training the next generation of space scientists and explorers, they are searching for similar planets to sustain human life.

From working a loom or role-playing as a 19th-century immigrant to testing water wheels and building miniature canal systems, thousands of schoolchildren each year learn about Lowell through the interactive educational programs provided by the Tsongas Industrial History Center.

Uniting two Massachusetts communities through one of the most breathtaking pieces of classical music ever written, the Cambridge Symphony Orchestra kicks off its 48th season with back-to-back performances of Giuseppe Verdi's Requiem at UMass Lowell and venues in Cambridge this November.

UMass Lowell has joined an initiative launched by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine (NASEM) aimed at preventing and addressing sexual harassment in higher education.

UMass Lowell’s Asian American and Pacific Islander students have a vibrant place to call their own.

Some high school students in Dracut, Methuen and Billerica will have a new face in their classrooms this fall – a UMass Lowell professor.

A sophomore from New Bedford is the top winner in the Massachusetts division of this year’s Cool Science contest, a UMass Lowell program engaging K-12 students about the effects of the climate crisis. 

UMass Lowell has been named a recipient of the 2022 Higher Education Excellence in Diversity, or HEED, award. It is a national honor given by INSIGHT Into Diversity magazine recognizing U.S. colleges and universities that demonstrate an outstanding commitment to diversity and inclusion on campus.

Lugging around a tapeworm that’s one-third your body weight can be a real drag. So threespine stickleback fish evolved resistance to tapeworms — but resistance has costs of its own, a team of researchers show in an article published in Science Thursday.

Health and wellness are essential elements for a successful college campus, a fact again underscored at UMass Lowell with the formal adoption of the Okanagan Charter.

Incoming students and new Chancellor Julie Chen created what she called “a shared bond” Wednesday, as all experienced their first UMass Lowell Convocation, the official start of the academic year.

UMass Lowell will launch new programs in public health informatics and technology this fall, preparing graduates for jobs and helping to diversify the workforce in the field.

President Joe Biden’s student debt forgiveness plan, unveiled Wednesday, “doesn’t really solve the problem,” according to William Johnson, a UMass Lowell finance professor available for interviews.

UMass Lowell Chancellor Julie Chen will preside over her first Convocation next week, Wednesday, Aug. 31, as the university welcomes the Class of 2026 and transfer students with a series of campus and community events.

Heidi Collins Fantasia was elected a member of the 2022 American Academy of Nursing Class of Fellows. She was one of nine Massachusetts professionals named in a group of 250 from across the nation and the globe.

As it captivated people around the world, the January eruption of the Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha’apai volcano gave scientists a once-in-a-lifetime chance to study how the atmosphere works, unlocking keys to better predict the weather and changing climate.

In her first message on her first day as Chancellor, Julie Chen credited the teamwork of the UMass Lowell community – students, faculty, staff, alumni and supporters – for creating a culture that turns aspirations into achievements.

The U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling today to ban abortion says the procedure is no longer a federally protected right under the Constitution, leaving it to state legislatures to decide for themselves whether to continue to allow the practice in their jurisdictions.

The U.S. Supreme Court’s decision Thursday that expands the right to carry a gun in public means the panel’s majority believes the right to bear arms is “fundamental” under the Constitution and should not be subject to a different standard, according to a UMass Lowell expert available for interviews.

The latest poll from UMass Lowell’s Center for Public Opinion shows the uncertainty, fear and negative outlook felt by the public is multifaceted. The CPO poll found inflation, trust in the federal government and the handling of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic all top-of-mind concerns.

As the 50th anniversary of Title IX approaches, UMass Lowell’s new chancellor embodies the enduring power of women’s participation in college athletics.

UMass Lowell Chancellor Jacquie Moloney has been honored for her role in founding the Deshpande Symposium for Innovation and Entrepreneurship in Higher Education.

UMass Lowell will launch a new school of computer science to be named in honor of distinguished alumnus Rich Miner, co-founder of Android, the company and mobile operating system that was acquired and launched by Google.  

Outstanding members of UMass Lowell’s Class of 2022 were honored during an awards celebration as part of Commencement festivities last week. 

Payton S. Gendron, reported to be a self-described White supremacist who killed 10 and wounded three people in a mass shooting in Buffalo, New York, on Saturday, fits the profile of a domestic terrorist, according to a UMass Lowell counterterrorism expert.

Return to in-person commencement sees largest-ever UMass Lowell class graduate to cheers of friends, family

Julie Chen, who has served as UMass Lowell’s Vice Chancellor for Research and Innovation since 2016 and has been a member of the faculty since 1997, was named Chancellor of the nearly 18,000-student national research university.

Supporters of UMass Lowell have donated $2 million to benefit the new Moloney Student Fellowship Fund, university leaders announced Thursday night during an event to honor the leadership of Chancellor Jacquie Moloney, ’75, ’92. 

A decade since the inaugural DifferenceMaker $50,000 Idea Challenge, UMass Lowell’s entrepreneurial pitch competition, the university has cemented its reputation as a center of innovation.

COVID-19, space exploration and the fight for equality – all subjects which have gripped the UMass Lowell community, and the nation as a whole – will be at the center of the 2022 UMass Lowell Commencement ceremonies. 

Durgin Hall, the dedicated music and arts venue on UMass Lowell’s South Campus, is the focus of a $2 million gift aimed at renovating the nearly 50-year-old building.

Alumnus and longtime UMass Lowell philanthropist Brian Rist ’77, and his wife Kim, have again bestowed their generosity on the university – this time investing $3 million in the next generation of River Hawk entrepreneurs. 

UMass Lowell has recognized 10 distinguished graduates for their service to the campus and community with the presentation of the 2022 University Alumni Awards.

Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey has opened up a 45-point lead over state Sen. Sonia Chang-Diaz in the race to be the Bay State’s Democratic nominee for governor, according to a poll by UMass Lowell's Center for Public Opinion.

An investment of $30 million in UMass Lowell announced yesterday by Gov. Charlie Baker will help build out the university’s educational infrastructure to accelerate the pipeline of science and engineering graduates as Massachusetts’ demand for STEM graduates grows.

Aiming to better understand the pollination process, a UMass Lowell scientist has simulated the buzz of a bee in a microrobot.

UMass Lowell's rating as a regional leader in campus sustainability was honored with the renewal of its status as a gold campus in the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education’s Sustainability Tracking, Assessment and Rating System. 

Just under half of U.S. adults surveyed favor creating a no-fly zone in Ukraine airspace, increasing U.S. involvement with the risk of possible nuclear war, according to a new national poll released today by the Center for Public Opinion at UMass Lowell.

Journalist Soe Myint, who continues to publish the independent Mizzima News in defiance of the Myanmar government that drove him into exile when the military seized power in the country last year, has been named UMass Lowell’s 2022 Greeley Scholar for Peace Studies.

Arachnophobes may not want to hear it, but the giant Joro spiders that have gained a foothold in Georgia and South Carolina are not worth worrying about, according to a UMass Lowell expert available for interviews.

Honoring the centennial of the writer’s birth, Kerouac@100 will present an array of public events that captures his lasting influence, legacy and Lowell roots. 

The UMass Lowell community will honor Chancellor Jacquie Moloney at a reception before the River Hawks men’s hockey team faces off against the University of New Hampshire Wildcats. 

Citing the rapid decline of COVID-19 cases in the state, new guidance from the Massachusetts Department of Public Health, and a campus population nearly 100 percent vaccinated, UMass Lowell announced Thursday that face coverings would be optional on campus beginning Feb. 28.

UMass Lowell is looking for individuals who think they may have COVID-19 to participate in clinical trials that will advance research about the disease.

An estimated 117 million sports fans are expected to watch Sunday’s Super Bowl between the Cincinnati Bengals and Los Angeles Rams, but a UMass Lowell marketing expert wonders how many members of Generation Z will be among them.

Future UMass Lowell students may find their East Campus academic, career and social experiences transformed by a vibrant, active urban district following the announcement by the UMass Building Authority and Newmark offering 10 acres and more than 1 million square feet for mixed-use development across five parcels of land.

The retirement of U.S. Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer will not shift the panel’s conservative majority but will open the door to empanel a justice with a different ideological view of the Constitution, according to a UMass Lowell expert available for interviews.

UMass Lowell’s online education programs extend their standing as among the best in the country, according to 2022 rankings released today by U.S. News & World Report, which assessed more than 1,700 programs nationwide.

UMass Lowell scientists are developing a production method to freeze-dry COVID-19 vaccines activated by messenger-RNA so they can be transported and stored at room temperature.