03/11/2021
LOWELL, Mass. â When Luis Pedroso, who emigrated from Portugal as a child, was attending the Lowell Public Schools, he sometimes struggled with math homework.Â
âWhen I went home, I didnât have anybody to help me with anything. I was on my own,â he said. âMath is really a foreign language and unless you understand it, youâre not going to be able to do very well.â
Based on his experience, Pedroso, now president and co-founder of Accutronics Inc., is a supporter of a program that employs UMass Lowell education students who assist in Lowell public schools. The students are undergraduate education majors or STEM majors with a minor through the UTeach program, which prepares students to teach science, technology, math or engineering.
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LOWELL, Mass. â Civil rights leader Fania Davis, UMass Lowellâs 2021 Greeley Scholar for Peace Studies, will be in virtual residence at the university next month, when she will lead the annual Day Without Violence and other free events for the campus and community.Â
Davis, who came of age amid the social and political turbulence of the 1960s, pursued her path as a justice-seeker and healer after the murder of two of her childhood friends. She will deliver the Day Without Violence keynote address âRestorative Justice, Racial Justice and Peace Building,â online on Tuesday, April 6 at 12:30 p.m.
Davis will also lead âThe Spiritual Roots of Restorative Justice: Resources for Cultivating Peace in Our Communities,â a virtual event presented by UMass Lowell and the Greater Lowell Interfaith Leadership Alliance on Thursday, April 15 at 6:30 p.m.Â
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LOWELL, Mass. â A research team led by UMass Lowell is pioneering a new 3D imaging technique to better detect breast cancer and other diseases, including COVID-19.Â
The noninvasive medical technology uses specialized contrasting dye that recognizes breast cancer cells, allowing practitioners to better visualize human tissue inside the body. The dye amplifies the X-ray signal in tumors when used together with a state-of-the-art computed tomography (CT) scanner, called a âphoton-counting spectral CT,â which produces multi-colored, 3D images.
âThe contrast agents, combined with spectral CT and machine learning, could lead to a more precise diagnosis of the disease and assist significantly in early intervention,â said UMass Lowell Chemistry Assistant Prof. Manos Gkikas, who is leading the project, which is funded by a three-year, $750,000 grant from the Massachusetts Life Sciences Center.
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01/26/2021
LOWELL, Mass. â UMass Lowellâs online education programs are again ranked among the best in the nation by U.S. News & World Report, which assessed more than 1,000 programs nationwide.
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UMass Lowellâs online graduate program in criminal justice is No. 4 in the nation and No. 2 among all public colleges and universities, and offers the lowest price among New England-based programs appearing in the new ranking. UMass Lowellâs online graduate program in information technology is No. 16 in the nation and is the highest ranked among all public institutions in New England.
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UMass Lowellâs online graduate programs in education are ranked No. 23 nationally and highest among New England colleges and universities. UMass Lowell offers multiple options in the field, including education administration, curriculum and instruction, leadership in schooling, and reading and language.
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