The UMass Lowell WindHawks are competing in the final round of the U.S. Department of Energy’s Collegiate Wind Competition, scheduled for May 12-15 in Boulder, Colorado.

The Shah Academy of Innovation and Leadership is helping select engineering students to develop into future industry leaders through scholarships, mentorship and professional skill-building opportunities.

For years, UMass Lowell's Baseball Research Center has been the primary equipment testing lab for Major League Baseball. Now, it’s embracing pickleball – the latest sport to capture the imagination of players young and old – through a partnership with the United Pickleball Association of America and Pickle Pro Labs. Together, the collaborators are developing testing standards for the sport’s equipment. The center is also branching out into hockey, incorporating the study of the game’s gear to serve more clients.

UMass Lowell is now listed as a Carnegie Research 1 (R1) university, a prestigious designation used to identify the nation’s top research institutions.

Researchers from UMass Lowell and the UK will use drones, computer vision and AI to conduct wind turbine inspection and monitoring, especially in remote locations.

Spotify Wrapped and similar year-end recaps transform personal data into shareable highlights, fostering connection, brand loyalty and a sense of identity in an increasingly digital world, according to faculty experts

Assoc. Prof. Kelsey Mangano of Biomedical and Nutritional Sciences in the Zuckerberg College of Health Sciences received a $900,000 grant from Harnessing Emerging Research Opportunities to Empower Soldiers (HEROES), a joint research and development initiative of UMass Lowell and the United States Army Combat Capabilities Development Command Soldier Center (DEVCOM), to study the natural production of omega-3s.

The U.S. Navy has awarded UMass Lowell a five-year, $2 million grant to develop a pipeline of graduates in industrial and manufacturing engineering that will help support New England defense industries.

To help meet the industry’s expected demand for highly skilled workers, the SHAP3D Center at UMass Lowell has launched START, a workforce development program supported by the National Science Foundation.

UMass Lowell and Mass General Brigham announced a collaboration to advance cognitive and decision-making performance for members of the military, law enforcement and security during stressful, complex situations.