Chemical Engineering Asst. Prof. Stephen T. Lam The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has awarded a team of researchers from UMass Lowell and Oak Ridge National Laboratory a $400,000 grant to …, A 21st Century Twist to an Old Technology, , The Molten salt reactor molten salt reactor (MSR) design is not a new concept; it was first conceived at Oak Ridge National Laboratory in Tennessee for research in the 1940s and then was…
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Finance students, from left, Mansi Thakkar, Soumik Naini and Anirban Dasgupta were among six Manning School of Business students who learned about the commercial real estate industry this fall as…
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Honors students Ariel Shramko and Nilaish Sen Ariel Shramko and Nilaish Sen met each other and nearly 60 other students online during the COVID-19 pandemic through the Multicultural landing page…
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Biomedical engineering majors Steven Evangelos, left, and Mark Elman, second from left, let a student try their 'Alarius Table' during the preliminary round of the DifferenceMaker Prototyping…, Prototyping Competition, Evangelos, a military veteran who earned bachelor’s and master’s degrees in business from Framingham State University, has been working on the Alarius Table for more than a decade. It started when he…, Innovation Contest, Kinash is the founder and CEO of StockToMe homepage StockToMe , a patent-pending platform that he calls the “first and only stock opinion marketplace.” He came up with the idea about a year ago…
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Firefighters put out fire The Federal Emergency Management Agency has awarded a $900,000 grant to Bello-Anila Research Prof. Anila Bello of the Public Health Dept Department of Public Health for…, Exposure Data from Firefighting PFAS Foams and Heat to Inform Selections , The data collected from the survey will inform the second part of the project: testing the exposure levels of PFAS and PFAS-free foam alternatives. Led by Bello-Dhimiter Dhimiter Bello , who is…
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UMass Lowell Police Chief Randolph Brashears, left, poses with Officer Dan Dolan after he won an Outstanding Personal Contribution Award. Three members of the UMass Lowell Police Department were…
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Assistant Professor Christopher Skinner points at a map on a white board If it seems like you’ve been hearing a lot about “atmospheric rivers” in the news lately, you’re not mistaken. The weather…, Q: For those who aren’t steeped in science, what are atmospheric rivers? , A:, Atmospheric rivers are storms that carry a tremendous amount of water. They’re typically about 300 miles wide and more than 1,500 miles long. The flow of water in an atmospheric river is equal to…, Q: How are atmospheric rivers different from hurricanes, which we experience on the East Coast?, , A:, Atmospheric rivers and hurricanes both form over the oceans, where there is a lot of evaporation, and both can cause extreme precipitation and high winds. However, the similarities end there.…, Q: Are atmospheric rivers harmful or helpful?, , A:, It’s a good question, and the answer is “both.” Occasionally, we can get “stuck” in certain weather patterns. If you’re stuck in a dry pattern, you won’t see very many atmospheric rivers. That can…, Q: Are atmospheric rivers becoming more frequent? If so, is that because of climate change? , , A:, In a warmer world, the atmosphere above the ocean contains more water vapor. Because the Earth has warmed nearly 2°F over the past 150 years, atmospheric rivers now transport greater amounts of…, Q: What have you learned so far in your research?, , A:, One of the interesting things we’ve found is that atmospheric rivers have indeed been an important component of Earth’s climate even during periods of Earth’s history that were very different from…, Q: Why is it important to understand atmospheric rivers? , A:, Knowledge of atmospheric rivers is critical for water resource management, as well as flooding and landslide preparation. The Scripps Institution of Oceanography recently developed a 1-5 scale for…
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A new training initiative funded by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and developed at UMass Chan Medical School aims to help health care providers counsel patients who are hesitant about…
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UMass Chan Medical School researchers and their partners in the National Institutes of Health Rapid Acceleration of Diagnostics initiative are starting new studies to determine if the performance of…
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Janjay Innis, communications content specialist for diversity and inclusion at UMass Chan Medical School, was named one of the Worcester Magazine’s “Worcester’s Women to Watch 2022 . ” Janjay Innis…
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