EMTs, from left, Andrew Finerty, Angela Piso and P.J. Roe stand in front of UMass Lowell EMS car Neither rental car snafu nor ice storm could keep 16 students from UMass Lowell’s Emergency Medical…
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Art and Design Associate Professor Ingrid Hess, center, with Sheila Kirschbaum, right, director of the Tsongas Industrial History Center and co-editor of one of Hess's books, and Paulette Renault-…
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Four students attending symposium smile at camera There were the tangible takeaways, like pollinator seed packets, jars of locally produced honey and freshly planted centerpieces on the Coburn Hall…
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Photograph by Pavel Romaniko of vintage Russian car after accident Asst. Teaching Prof. Romaniko-Pavel Pavel Romaniko , whose family has roots in both Ukraine and Russia, is divided by war. Yet…, Q: All of the works in “Nostalgia” are photos of intricate paper models. Why make these detailed models in paper when you could create images digitally?, A:, In “A Guide to Collective Melancholie,” I restore things. I either go to a physical space or I find a photograph – mine or someone else’s, significant or insignificant – and then I reconstruct it as…, Q: Why is your work titled “Nostalgia”? , A:, The title is satire. Nostalgia is dangerous because it requires no imagination. Nostalgic thinking never implies an actual place; it implies a return to a utopian space. It employs a sense of…, Q: The only people present in your “Nostalgia” photos are portraits and sculptures of Soviet and Russian leaders, from Vladimir Lenin to Vladimir Putin. , What is the historical context for some of your works?, A:, The book begins and ends with photos that show a car, modeled on the Soviet Lada, that has been in an accident. Russian history is an accident that keeps repeating itself. Russians haven’t dealt…, Q: In your reconstruction, the gallery is empty, with only a single canvas turned to the wall. And your photo “Untitled (Gallery)” contains not art, but the standard propaganda photos of Soviet and…, In your view, what is the relationship between politics and art?, A:, Art is never apolitical. The act of making artwork in a totalitarian society is an act of dissent. Simply producing artwork is a form of free expression: It’s why literature is a danger to…, Q: You have spoken out about your opposition to the invasion of Ukraine. How has it affected you?, A:, Until the minute of the invasion, I and many Russians I know thought the military buildup was a bluff. I just broke down and I wept. I have a lot of friends I would see cry on the phone; they would…
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Society of Environmental Scientists members Fiona Benzi, Andrew Riggs, Jamie-Lyn Cavallon, Thomas Furtado, Sarah Mahannah and Lucia Cheney pose behind the trash they collected alongside Lowell Litter…
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The UMass Amherst Transportation Center’s (UMTC) $4.75 million, state-of-the-art aviation research and training center officially opened at Westover Municipal Airport in Chicopee with a ribbon-…
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Maddison Lessard, has received the Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship , one of the most prestigious awards in the U.S. for undergraduates studying the sciences. The scholarship is given annually to college sophomores…, Alexey Veraksa, ’s lab over the past year, using the fruit fly Drosophila melanogaster to investigate cell signaling mechanisms during organism development. “I congratulate Maddison Lessard on receiving this…, Marcelo Suárez-Orozco, . “I am proud to see our students achieve at the highest level, and am grateful for our faculty who guide them toward success.” In Veraksa’s lab, Lessard has joined a project that is using…, Claire Jackan, , who recently graduated. Now she will be working independently to move this project forward, Veraksa said. “Based on her performance so far, I am fully confident that she will successfully carry out…, IMSD, , a, , research-intensive, skill-building mentoring program for undergraduates interested in pursuing research careers in the biomedical sciences. Lessard said the program was “invaluable.” Lessard also…
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The University of Massachusetts School of Law – Dartmouth (UMass Law) and Johnson & Wales University (JWU) in Providence, RI have finalized an agreement for a joint 3+3 program that will enable…, About JWU, Founded in 1914, Johnson & Wales University is a private, nonprofit, accredited institution with more than 9,000 graduate, undergraduate and online students at its campuses in Providence, Rhode…
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The Office of Undergraduate Research (OUR) recently announced the Summer 2022 grant award recipients. The grant awards are given to student researchers to fund their proposals for research projects…, Ashleigh Anderson – Chemistry, Supervisor: Professor Sivappa Rasapalli Title: Development of Oroidin based Antibacterial Efflux Pump and Biofilm Inhibitors via Synthesis of Linker Modified Analogues , Jillian Andruk - Chemistry, Supervisor: Professor Sivappa Rasapalli Title: Synthesis of Ecliptamines and its analogues for Antibacterial and Anti-Hyperglycemia Purposes , Viktoriya A Balabanova - Mechanical Engineering/Physics, Supervisor: Professor Caiwei Shen Title: Characterizing the Friction Induced Triboelectric Effect of Polymers , Vanessa Barreto - Nursing, Supervisor: Professor Emily Gesner Title: The Effect of Stress on the Cardiovascular System in Nurses , Haleigh Nogueira - Biology, Supervisor: Professor Michael Sheriff Title: The Influence of Lethality on the Magnitude of Prey Response to Predation Risk , Payton Parker - Mechanical Engineering, Supervisor: Professor Caiwei Shen Title: Development of a Thermoplastic Polymer Electrolyte-based Structural Supercapacitor, Zachary Pereira - Bioengineering, Supervisor: Professor Milana Vasudev Title: Development of Genetic Engineering Tools for the Iricent Bacteria Cellulophaga lytica , Abdul Raffae - Mechanical Engineering, Supervisor: Professor Banafsheh Seyed-Agha Zadeh Title: Owl-Inspired Experimental Study on Flow-Induced Vibration Suppression with Aerospace Applications, Christian Ray - Bioengineering, Supervisor: Professor Lamya Karim Title: Determining the Effects of Vitamin B6 on Type 2 Diabetic Bone, Carmen Zhan - Accounting, Main Supervisor: Associate Dean Chan Du; Secondary Supervisor: Judith Farrar, archivist at the Barney Frank archives at UMassD. Title: Congressman Barney Frank and his Contributions to the South…
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Dr. Julie Chen, who has served as UMass Lowell’s Vice Chancellor for Research and Innovation since 2016 and has been a member of the faculty since 1997, was named Chancellor of the nearly 18,000-…, UMass President Marty Meehan, , a UMass Lowell alumnus and former UMass Lowell Chancellor, said: “ With her vast experience in all the areas that will determine the success of the university in the years ahead, and with her deep…, Board of Trustees Chairman Robert Manning, , also a UMass Lowell, alumnus, said: “Julie Chen’s track record of excellence and innovation speaks for itself. Not only will she bring tremendous experience to a complex job, she will be a visible…, Search Committee Co-Chairs Mary Burns, a UMass Trustee and UMass Lowell alumna, and Jerry Colella, a UMass Lowell alumnus and business leader, , said. “Today, we are excited that one of those nationally distinguished leaders, Julie Chen, has been named chancellor of our alma mater, and we look forward to working with her.” “I fully support…, Dr. Michael Graves, President of the UMass Lowell Faculty Senate., “Dr. Chen’s commitment to diversity, student success, innovation, and collaboration will serve our university community well.” “Students have expressed a great deal of support on behalf of Dr. Chen…, Derek Houle, UMass Lowell Student Trustee and a member of the Class of 2022, . “I’m very glad this is the direction we are heading.” “Julie Chen recognizes UMass Lowell's important role in the socioeconomic development of the region and state and has already dedicated years…, Amy Hoey, Executive Vice President/Chief Operating Officer, Circle Health & Lowell General Hospital, and a UMass Lowell alumna. “ This is an excellent choice by President Meehan and the Board.”, More about Julie Chen, As the Chief Research Officer, Dr. Chen directs UMass Lowell’s nearly $95 million research enterprise, which also includes industry partnerships, technology transfer, startups & innovation, core…, About the search process, The search for a new chancellor began January 27 with the appointment of a 10-member search committee , which held eight listening sessions attended by hundreds of UMass Lowell stakeholders,…, About UMass Lowell, Located in the Merrimack Valley north of the Boston, the nearly 18,000–student UMass Lowell – one of five campuses of the University of Massachusetts System – has achieved significant growth in…
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