UMass Lowell News

LOWELL, Mass. - Officials say the University of Massachusetts-Lowell has raised nearly $700,000 for student scholarships through its annual commencement-eve gala.

Five Sharon residents have graduated from Xaverian Brothers High School in Westwood, the school announced today.

Over the next 48 hours, Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar will embark on a whirlwind of a tour, Mill City-style. On Saturday, the Colorado native will deliver the commencement address for UMass-Lowell's Class of 2012.

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Collaborative research from experts in blast physics, experimental pathology and neurophysiology at Boston University, and VA Boston Healthcare System, indicates the neuropathology from blast exposure in military service personnel parallels that of athletes with a history of concussive injury.

On Thursday, as the commissioners continued to discuss changes to liquor-license regulations proposed by the Lowell Police Department and City Council prompted by several instances of alcohol-fueled lawlessness downtown earlier this year, the atmosphere was a bit ... testy.

Zafar Ali faces a host of challenges as a public administrator in the province of Balochistan in southwest Pakistan.

Thanks to all of you who participated in The Sun's Salute to Women project. More than 300 people submitted nominations of more than 200 women.

Firefighters battled a 3-alarm fire in the upper floors of Perry Hall, on the UMass Lowell North Campus, Friday morning.

GRAFTON, Mass. - Grafton resident Dr. Stephanie Chalupka was awarded the 2012 Charlotte Brody Award by the Health Care Without Harm Nurses Workgroup in conjunction with The Luminary Project.

YORK, Maine - Two finalists for the school superintendent's position will be in York on Thursday, May 17, to meet with parents and community members.

What a horror! Stephen King, whose books have been sending chills up millions of people's spines for decades, will make a rare public appearance at a Massachusetts university later this year.

Once reserved only for training military troops and unruly footwear, boot camps have evolved into a solution for anyone looking to shape up.

Crispoldo and Veronica Campelli of Chelmsford announce the engagement of their son, MATTHEW A. CAMPELLI, to KIMBERLY J. KATSAROS, daughter of Nicholas and Lynn Katsaros of Haverhill.

Another student newspaper at a Massachusetts university is under fire for a spoof edition that some consider offensive.

The Blog of Record took its time in mulling over the water cooler chatter, re: Lynch-Cambridge. Yet, Chris Scott laid an egg .

With the Massachusetts Cultural Council on the verge of designating the state's first cultural districts, state Sen.

The Southeastern Massachusetts School Bandmasters Association held its Junior Festival Concert last Saturday at the Braintree East Middle School.

One-of-a-kind creations by one-of-a-kind artists and artisans are the focal point of The Artisan Project, a collection of photographs by John Burke.

Some call Austin, Texas the liberal haven of the south. It's a beautiful southern city with dusty streets and a sheik rock and roll nightspot never out of eyesight.