The 2021-22 RISE fellowship recipients are, from left, Associate Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering Cordula Schmid, Analytical Chemistry Ph.D. candidate Elizabeth Farrell and junior chemical engineering major Andrew Parker.
The 2021-22 RISE fellowship recipients are, from left, Assoc. Prof. of Electrical and Computer Engineering Cordula Schmid, Analytical Chemistry Ph.D.
Aerial view of UMass Lowell campus
Thanks to a nearly $3 million National Science Foundation Research Traineeship award, UML graduate and Ph.D.
Cool Science uses children's artwork to educate the public about climate science.
Cool Science uses children's artwork to educate the public about climate science.

Education about climate science is key to addressing global warming, because people who understand how human actions affect the climate can make more environmentally friendly decisions and advocate for sustainable policie

Retired FDNY Battalion Commander Jack Oehm
Ret. FDNY Battalion Cmdr. Jack Oehm, cofounder of the Tunnel to Towers Foundation, told students about the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks.

Sept. 11. Four planes. 2,996 people from 90 countries killed. More than 6,000 injured.

Courtney Coviello
Courtney Coviello, one of the first students to declare the new major in digital media, in front of the blue screen in the television studio.

Nick Jarek came to UMass Lowell in fall 2018 without declaring a major.   

Assistant Professor Sabrina Noel
Asst. Prof. of Nutrition Sabrina Noel is funded by the NIH to study bone health.

Many people think of osteoporosis as a disease that primarily affects non-Hispanic white women, thinning their bones to fragility and causing painful fractures of the spine, hips and wrists as they age.

Nursing student places thermometer in another nursing student's mouth
UMass Dartmouth offers the only bachelor of science degree in nursing in southeastern MA with newly renovated laboratories that enable students to gain valuable skills in the college's clinical simulation lab, physical assessment exam rooms, and state-of-the-art media center.

In the first US News & World Report 

Associate Professor Joyita Dutta
With her latest grant for Alzheimer’s research, Assoc. Prof. Joyita Dutta will build models that predict how the disease progresses in the brain.

Assoc. Prof. 

New River Hawks celebrate at Allen House after completing a summer program for first-generation college students.
New River Hawks celebrate at Allen House after completing a summer program for first-generation college students.

Three diversity-focused magazines have named UMass Lowell to their lists of “Top Colleges and Universities” for 2021. 

U.S. News & World Report recently announced their 2022 College Rankings that once again saw UMass Dartmouth named a "2022 Best College" and significantly jump up the ranks on national student social mobility. The University was ranked #59 in the nation, up from #76 in 2021, and remains #2 in Massachusetts and #3 in New England.

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