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Friday | EagleTribune.com, North Andover, MA

Editorial: A last taste of summer before winter hits

They could have held the office Christmas party outdoors yesterday. After a rainy start, the temperature had reached 70 degrees by noontime in some locations.

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Related Topix: Opinion

Thu Dec 03, 2009

News@nature.com

World view: A tale of two sciences

An innovative approach to reducing toxic-chemical use scrambles to stay alive as big science prospers, says Daniel Sarewitz.

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Wed Dec 02, 2009

Ubergizmo

DORA robot arm

Students at the University of Massachusetts, Lowell have come up with a low cost robot arm that was specially designed to open doors.

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Related Topix: Science / Technology, Robots, Gadgets

Mon Nov 30, 2009

The New England Bulletin

Being 'green' doesn't hamper innovation, case studies show

The Lowell Center for Sustainable Production at the University of Massachusetts Lowell released a new report and case studies recently describing how three leading companies - Nike, Hewlett-Packard and SC Johnson - are working to reduce their chemical impact while innovating safer products.

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Related Topix: Chemistry, Science

Sat Nov 28, 2009

Charleston Gazette

Mountain mine jobs questioned

I erred in a recent column in saying that moves in W.Va. and other states to abolish strip mining came to naught a generation ago, according to Chad Montrie, a history professor at the University of Massachusetts-Lowell. "People came really close to abolishing all strip mining," Montrie recently told a reporter.

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Fri Nov 27, 2009

Lowell Sun

Mass. officials tout efforts to boost business

Incubated by a team of scientists in a UMass Lowell chemistry lab, the seeds for Konarka Technologies were planted in Massachusetts.

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Related Topix: Boston Metro, Lowell, MA Metro, Deval Patrick, US Governors, Boston, MA Metro

Thu Nov 26, 2009

EagleTribune.com, North Andover, MA

More charges filed against Methuen teen

A Methuen teenager faces additional charges for allegedly leaving the scene of an accident that seriously injured a 12-year-old boy, police said yesterday.

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Related Topix: Boston Metro

Wed Nov 25, 2009

Mass High Tech

UMass Lowell-designed robot hand opens doors for disabled

Former UMass Lowell researcher Erin Rapacki has developed a robotic hand to help people in wheelchairs open doors.

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Related Topix: Science / Technology, Robots

Tue Nov 24, 2009

Lowell Sun

Nashua athletic director tapped to manage UMass Lowell's Tsongas Arena

UMass Lowell has hired a 38-year-old high-school athletic director who is well-versed in arena management to oversee its newest real-estate holding -- the Tsongas Arena.

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Related Topix: Boston Metro, Hooksett, NH

New Scientist Tech

Robot arm opens doors for wheelchair users

OPENING a door is trickier for robots than you might expect, but a gripper designed to help wheelchair users seems to have cracked the problem.

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Related Topix: Science / Technology, Robots

Left In Lowell

Downtown Talk With Professor Bob Forrant

Presuming that many readers of LiL and any other local blog, Professor Bob Forrant needs no introduction.

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Mon Nov 23, 2009

Lowell Sun

Retirees continue education at UMass Lowell

For Jeanne Gunion, it all started with the midweek bridge game she taught at the Chelmsford Senior Center.

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Related Topix: Boston Metro

Sat Nov 21, 2009

Lowell Sun

Locals defend Suffolk salary

A lucrative contract extension for Suffolk University President David Sargent has critics pointing to the small, Beacon Hill institution as an example of the excess in private higher education.

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Related Topix: Suffolk University, Boston, MA, Lowell, MA

Fri Nov 20, 2009

Cw56.com

Driver in Lowell hit-and-run accident could face charges

The driver suspected in Monday's hit-and-run accident in Lowell could be facing numerous charges.

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Related Topix: Boston Metro

Thu Nov 19, 2009

Lowell Sun

Veteran Boston comedian Kevin Knox passes away

Boston comedian and former Tyngsboro resident Kevin Knox died Monday at Brigham & Women's Hospital after a six-year battle with cancer.

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Related Topix: Boston Metro, Medicine, Hospital Administration, Healthcare Industry

Boston Globe

Police find car driven in Lowell hit-and-run

Police have found the car they believe struck and critically injured a 12-year-old boy in a hit-and-run accident on Wednesday afternoon.

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Related Topix: Lowell, MA, Boston, MA, Methuen, MA

The Washington Post

Federal Eye: Thursday Eye Opener

Happy Thursday! President Obama has tapped several well-known names to serve on the Broadcasting Board of Governors , including a few journalism veterans and a former Bush administration official.

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Related Topix: George Bush, US Politics, US News, Harry Reid, US Senate, Democrat, Massachusetts, Hillary Clinton

Wed Nov 18, 2009

Environmental News Bits

States, Academics, and Industry to Collaborate and Promote Safer...

Contact Laura Barnes with questions, comments, and suggestions. November 17, 2009 States, Academics, and Industry to Collaborate and Promote Safer Products: New Report Outlines Framework for Green Chemisty and Design of Environment Read the full press release .

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Tue Nov 17, 2009

Mass High Tech

Industry, government, academia make work force strides

Do good and you will do well. Many tech companies have been following this practice by being good corporate citizens in the education arena.

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Related Topix: Non-Profit, Lowell, MA, Education Etc.

Mon Nov 16, 2009

Lowell Sun

City taking steps to monitor H1N1

Currently, the activity level of H1N1 is widespread across Massachusetts, including Lowell.

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Related Topix: H1N1 Influenza / Swine Flu, Health, Lowell, MA, Medicine, Influenza, Entertainment, Drama, Television

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