AMHERST, MASS. – A team of University of Massachusetts Amherst researchers has launched a study to explore the rate of SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) exposure on campus and throughout Massachusetts, inviting faculty, staff and students to voluntarily participate.

UMass Boston men's hockey freshmen Jake Adkins (Centennial, Colo.) and Andy Walker (Mason, Mich.) have been making the most of their time during the COVID-19 pandemic.

The pair, who have dubbed themselves the "Men In Blades," have planned a massive trip to raise money for the American Cancer Society.

The National Association of Division III Athletic Administrators (NADIIIAA) Thursday named Charlie Titus, the newly retired vice chancellor of athletics and recreation, special programs and projects, the recipient of the 2020 Richard A. Rasmussen Lifetime Achievement Award.

The Baker-Polito Administration announced grant funding for feasibility studies that will help three Massachusetts state universities achieve net zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050. The three awards, totaling $300,000 to Salem State University (SSU), UMass Dartmouth (UMD), and UMass Lowell (UML) are part of the $660,000 feasibility study grant program for state entities launched by the Department of Energy Resources (DOER) through its Leading by Example (LBE) program.

It’s a Tuesday morning in early June, and newly minted Manning School of Business grad David Seybert ’20 is the only person in the office at Thrasio, a quickly growing startup that acquires small, third-party Amazon businesses and integrates them onto its proprietary operating platform.

As the COVID-19 pandemic disrupts standardized tests, educators have an opportunity to rethink the role of high-stakes testing in judging schools, students and college applicants, says Asst. Prof. of Education Jack Schneider, an education historian.

Back in May, two months into the coronavirus pandemic and campus closure, the semester was coming to a close and Music Prof. John Shirley felt the sting of all that he was missing. 

A beloved high school teacher changed Assoc. Prof. Keith Mitchell’s life. And now, as a teacher in the English Department, Mitchell affects the lives of countless UMass Lowell students.

What if a U.S. Air Force pilot, using a computer chip implanted in her brain, could fly a plane remotely to bomb a target? 

In this scenario, is it ethical for the Air Force to implant the chip in the first place, when the pilot has no medical or psychological deficits to prevent her from flying a plane from the cockpit? And what happens when she leaves the service for civilian life?

Thanks to some digital archeology work by Tony Sampas, the university’s archivist and special projects manager, a lost website about an overlooked group of Lowell textile mill workers has been retrieved from the virtual dustbin of history — and is back online better than before.