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Kristina Ogbarmey-Tetteh and three other students
Kristina Ogbarmey-Tetteh
Nursing

Kristina Ogbarmey-Tetteh took advantage of the Zuckerberg College of Health Sciences’ Student Resource Center as a first-year student, and then became a tutor herself.

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Kate Killion
Public Health – Dietetics

Kate Killion came to UML because it’s the only university in New England that offers a dietetics degree with a public health perspective.

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Akshay Alamuri
Exercise Science

Akshay Alamuri says UMass Lowell fit his family’s budget – and his own goal of becoming a physical therapist.

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Haley LaFreniere pictured in a Physical Therapy lab at UMass Lowell
Haley LaFreniere
Exercise Physiology, Physical Therapy

Motivated to help patients regain strength to live their best possible lives, Haley LaFreniere was inspired early on by her mom to pursue a health-related field.

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Health Sciences News

  • Seven people pose for a photo standing in front of an academic poster.

    New Program Gives Graduate Students a LIFT

    Ten students recently completed UMass Lowell’s Innovative Fellows Training (LIFT), a new program supported by a five-year, $1.2 million grant from the National Institute on Aging that is designed to diversify career opportunities for early-career scientists in the field of aging and aging-related diseases.
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  • Lovia Gyau and Ashley Okoro

    Friendship Inspires Self-Confidence

    Ashley Okoro and Lovia Gyau started their college careers in isolation, met in sophomore year and supported each other through graduation.
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  • A person holds a glass award while standing next to two other people on a stage in front of a blue backdrop.

    Concrete Idea Takes Top DifferenceMaker Prize

    Mechanical engineering graduate student Joshua Landis ’22 took home the top prize at the Rist DifferenceMaker Institute’s 12th annual $50,000 Idea Challenge with SparkCell Technologies, his fast and cost-effective way to detect problems in concrete structures.
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