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    Shah Academy Lays Leadership Foundation for Engineers

    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.
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  • UMass Lowell鈥檚 Patrick Drane, assistant director of the Baseball Research Center, demonstrates the strength of a hockey stick with 鈥淣ESN Clubhouse鈥 show host, Bella. Credit: UMass Lowell

    Baseball Research Center Expands Services to Serve Growing Client Roster

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

    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
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    Research Targets Gut Health to Improve Performance of the Armed Forces

    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.
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    UMass Lowell, Mass General Brigham Collaborate

    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.
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    UML鈥檚 Kotowski Lets It Fly at U.S. Olympic Trials

    After another record-breaking season for the UMass Lowell men鈥檚 track and field team, javelin thrower James Kotowski 鈥24 recorded a personal-best throw at the U.S. Olympic Team Trials in Eugene, Oregon, but fell just short of making the U.S. team.