Annie Cary received a $4,000 merit scholarship through the Immersive Scholars program, where she worked with Kennedy College of Sciences at UMass Lowell Biological Sciences Asst. Prof. Natalie Steinel to focus on immunology research: buff.ly/3y0GFc1 #StudentResearch

As an intern with Mass. Public Health, Cosette Scott quickly discovered how the data she analyzed could influence public health policy at the state level, while also being a graduate research assistant studying the effects of yoga on Type 2 diabetes: buff.ly/3xZRFXi #StudentResearch

Congrats to Assoc. Prof. Phitsamay Uy for being selected as a recipient of the Manning Prize for Excellence in Teaching. Uy’s #research in Southeast Asian American students’ educational experiences have resulted in nearly $8M worth of grants and contracts: buff.ly/4fra9R5

UML researchers, including Asst. Profs. Michael Ross of Kennedy College of Sciences at UMass Lowell and Fanglin Che of UMLEngineering, have found that combining noble metal #nanoparticles w/ bismuth created a concave shape w/ beneficial properties for #renewableenergy buff.ly/3WuFYjD Cell Press

Teamwork in action! University of Maine Research receives a $10M Dept. of Agriculture grant for the SWF3 project to advance sustainable wood-to-fuel & fish feed technology. UMass Lowell is proud to collaborate, contributing AI-based predictive modeling to boost bioeconomy efficiency: buff.ly/3AeGN8I

The SHAP3D Center at UMass Lowell has launched START, a #workforce development program supported by the U.S. National Science Foundation to train undergrads from community colleges and universities in fundamental #research in #additivemanufacturing : buff.ly/46rjQLo #3Dprinting

The Kennedy College of Sciences at UMass Lowell Undergraduate Design project connects students w/ companies to work on real problems and sets up a pathway for full-time jobs. Porchay Be and Nicholas Yameen both worked on projects for Schneider Electric and are now employed there: buff.ly/3Lx0pqJ

Biomedical and Nutritional Sciences Asst. Prof. Fanfei Meng of UML Zuckerberg College of Health Sciences and his team received a UML seed grant to evaluate the effectiveness of combining #antibiotics and anti-inflammatory drugs in a nanoparticle to treat #sepsis: buff.ly/3y8OEnD

Six local community college students wrapped up their 10-week summer program at UMass Lowell's Radiation Lab ☢️. The #NURTURE program provides paid experiences in the #NuclearScience field to underrepresented community college students. Learn more here: uml.edu/news/stories/2…

The UMass Lowell Weather Station is officially online, providing data on air temperature, precipitation, wind speed, and more. This is a perfect setting for future #research and hands-on learning for students on #weather trends and #climatechange: buff.ly/3ApTo9e

A range of special summer programs, many of which began as or are grant-funded projects, offer a head start on college classes and campus connections for incoming first-year students, transfer students, and high school students: buff.ly/3yBzGGO

Congratulations to Dr. Adam Lerner of UMass Lowell FAHSS for receiving the 2024 Heinz I. Eulau Award for Perspectives on Politics from the American Political Science Association! politicalsciencenow.com/adam-b-lerner-…

Excited to be a part of two(!!) new DoD Minerva projects. (1) Focusses on the intersection of human-AI interaction and trauma (2) Explores the future of AI Governance and decision-making led by Nicholas G. Evans Going to be a exciting few years UMass Lowell Research UMass Lowell FAHSS and UMass Lowell CJ

Great to see our research informing the conversation - happy to play a part UMass Lowell Research UMass Lowell

Assoc. Prof. Gulden Camci-Unal of UMLEngineering has been conducting tissue #engineering #research in her lab using finely crushed eggshells to create microscopic #3D structures, or scaffolds, where bone cells can grow and proliferate: buff.ly/4dnb9EL

Alright, two grants to kick off the academic year! U.S. National Science Foundation NIH NIGMS Kennedy College of Sciences at UMass Lowell UMass Lowell Research

A multidisciplinary UMass Lowell team led by Manning School of Business Asst. Prof. Belleh Fontem is developing a mathematical model to optimize poll worker assignment and voting machine allocation to reduce #voting wait time: buff.ly/3X8wZGg

Asst. Prof. Cassandra Hua of UML Zuckerberg College of Health Sciences found that evacuation during Hurricane Irma was linked to poor health outcomes among nursing home residents. “Evacuation is not a one-size-fits-all approach and shouldn’t be the default during disasters.”: buff.ly/4dJjodZ

👏 👏 UMass Lowell is one of seven organizations awarded a grant from the @GLCFoundation's Women Working Wonders Fund! This grant will help empower underrepresented #WomeninSTEM through mentorship, community building, leadership development, and #advocacy: buff.ly/3X4GR3Q

Dean Noureddine Melikechi of Kennedy College of Sciences at UMass Lowell and his #research team found that ratios of certain elements present in blood may have the potential to be used as biomarkers of #Alzheimer’s disease : buff.ly/3Xml47E