Bridge designed by UMass Amherst students. A team of six UMass Amherst students advised by Kara Peterman, assistant professor of civil and environmental engineering, recently placed in the top nine…
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Students line up outside University Suites for panini sandwiches from After Hours, a pop-up stand run by business students in the Internship for Entrepreneurship course. Alec Itzaina and Madhav…
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Thanks to a partnership with local nonprofit agency Community Teamwork, UMass Lowell students will soon learn how to conduct home energy audits and help low-income families apply for rebates and…, Composting Pilot Program:, In partnership with the university, the nonprofit Mill City Grows will create a compost hub at its urban farm site in the Pawtucketville neighborhood. Organic waste from Mill City Grows’ urban farm…, Northern Canal Overlook Solar Street Lighting:, A joint effort between UMass Lowell, the city and the Massachusetts Department of Energy Resources, this will fund the installation of a series of solar-powered street lights at the recently…, Sustainability Pathway at Lowell High School: , Lowell High School and UMass Lowell will work together to evolve a current pathway focused on the environment into the Sustainability Pathway at Lowell High School, to offer students a range of…, UMass Lowell Green Schools Program:, The Lowell Public Schools and UMass Lowell will work together to identify a partner K-8 school in Lowell and develop a unique set of programs and projects that will serve as the pilot location for a…, Lowell Energy Efficiency Acceleration Program: , Led by partners Community Teamwork and UMass Lowell, the project aims to reduce energy consumption and promote the financial stability and health of homeowners in Lowell. The program will provide…
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UMass President Marty Meehan and Chancellor Jacquie Moloney unveil a plaque at the dedication of the William T. Hogan Engineering Dean’s Suite in honor of the university’s former chancellor. The…
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Once a week this winter, UMass Boston master’s nursing student , Mirna Flores Raudez , would make her way to the East Boston Neighborhood Health Center vaccination clinic. There, she helped Spanish-speaking community members and others receive their first doses of the COVID-19 vaccine…, Linda Thompson, said. “They saw this challenge as a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to be part of the solution to a major public health crisis. “When the vaccines were available, our students volunteered to…, Ariane Nicole Theriault, , a nursing master’s student who works in a local hospital, also volunteered at the East Boston Neighborhood Health Center with Flores Raudez and seven other master’s students. She said it was a…
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The Continuous Electron Beam Accelerator at Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility Neutron stars, the collapsed cores of dying massive stars, are one of the universe’s mysteries. With the…
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AMHERST Mass. – One of the recent revolutions in computing has been the advent of cloud-based platforms, which handle everything from music and video streaming to crunching enormous amounts of data…
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This verdict is an affirmation that Black Lives do Matter, and in particular the life of George Floyd. Our nation will long be haunted by the grotesque images of Mr. Floyd’s murder. This verdict is…
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Nine UMass Medical School student volunteers administered COVID-19 vaccinations to the community on Monday, April 19, at the YWCA Central Massachusetts in downtown Worcester. The mobile clinic, which…
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Massachusetts residents ages 16 and older are eligible to receive a COVID-19 vaccine as of Monday, April 19, which Gov. Charlie Baker calls a significant milestone in the commonwealth’s mission to…
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