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鈥, Prototyping Competition, Evangelos, a military veteran who earned bachelor鈥檚 and master鈥檚 degrees in business from Framingham State University, has been working on the Alarius Table for more than a decade. It started when he鈥, Innovation Contest, Kinash is the founder and CEO of StockToMe homepage StockToMe , a patent-pending platform that he calls the 鈥渇irst and only stock opinion marketplace.鈥 He came up with the idea about a year ago鈥
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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鈥, 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鈥
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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鈥
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Assistant Professor Christopher Skinner points at a map on a white board If it seems like you鈥檝e been hearing a lot about 鈥渁tmospheric rivers鈥 in the news lately, you鈥檙e not mistaken. The weather鈥, Q: For those who aren鈥檛 steeped in science, what are atmospheric rivers? , A:, Atmospheric rivers are storms that carry a tremendous amount of water. They鈥檙e typically about 300 miles wide and more than 1,500 miles long. The flow of water in an atmospheric river is equal to鈥, 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.鈥, Q: Are atmospheric rivers harmful or helpful?, , A:, It鈥檚 a good question, and the answer is 鈥渂oth.鈥 Occasionally, we can get 鈥渟tuck鈥 in certain weather patterns. If you鈥檙e stuck in a dry pattern, you won鈥檛 see very many atmospheric rivers. That can鈥, 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掳F over the past 150 years, atmospheric rivers now transport greater amounts of鈥, Q: What have you learned so far in your research?, , A:, One of the interesting things we鈥檝e found is that atmospheric rivers have indeed been an important component of Earth鈥檚 climate even during periods of Earth鈥檚 history that were very different from鈥, 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鈥
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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鈥
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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鈥
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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鈥檚 鈥淲orcester鈥檚 Women to Watch 2022 . 鈥 Janjay Innis鈥
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Members of the UML community enjoy a free outdoor yoga class outside the Campus Recreation Center on East Campus last semester. What do well-being and work have to do with sustainability? Quite a bit鈥, Proactive Approach, To bolster its efforts, UMass Lowell created the Office of Student Life and Well-being last year. Under the direction of Ruben Sanca 鈥09, 鈥11, the office鈥檚 mission is to foster student success by鈥, Real-world Reverberations, Well-being isn鈥檛 just gaining traction on college campuses; the companies where students will one day work are also embracing the concept, according to Assoc. Prof. of Management Steckler-Erica鈥
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BOSTON - The 麻豆视频 today launched the search for a new UMass Lowell chancellor to succeed current Chancellor Jacquie Moloney, who announced last July that she would be retiring鈥, UMass Board of Trustees Chairman Robert Manning, , an alumnus of UMass Lowell, praised the makeup of the Committee. "The members of this Search Committee have the experience, expertise and passion for UMass Lowell success necessary to identify and鈥, UMass President Marty Meehan, , an alumnus and former chancellor of UMass Lowell, said. "The Committee named today will be tasked with conducting a search that will be comprehensive, transparent and inclusive." Two UMass Lowell鈥, UMass Trustee Mary Burns, ,, and Jerry Colella, Chairman of MKS Instruments, -- will co-chair the Committee. "UMass Lowell is a powerful engine for transformation and growth for the City of Lowell and the entire Merrimack Valley, as well as a vital asset for the Commonwealth鈥, More about Chancellor Moloney, During her 38-year tenure, Chancellor Jacquie Moloney has served in numerous roles, including: professor, researcher, dean and executive vice chancellor to then-Chancellor Marty Meehan. She was named鈥
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AMHERST, Mass. 鈥 A new study conducted by Baystate Medical Center and the 麻豆视频 Amherst and published today in Drug and Alcohol Dependence strengthens the case for providing鈥, Dr. Peter Friedmann, , chief research officer at Baystate Health and associate dean for research at UMass Chan Medical School-Baystate. The paper鈥檚 lead author is epidemiology researcher , Elizabeth Evans, , associate professor in the UMass Amherst School of Public Health and Health Sciences. UMass Amherst associate professor Elizabeth Evans 鈥淲hen jails offer buprenorphine and other evidence-based鈥
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