03/08/2021
Amazing Alumnae Exemplify River Hawk Spirit
These Young Women have Just Begun their Journeys
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Computer Science & Mathematics
Linh Nguyen developed a cloud-based market data tool — and a newfound interest in financial technology — through her data science experience with the Nasdaq Futures Internship Program.
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Plastics Engineering
Yrvanie Joseph is grateful for alumni scholarships because they confirm the value of her hard work and academic achievements.
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Public Health
Kelsey Gonzalez cares for asylum seekers as program manager for Global Disaster Response and Humanitarian Action at Massachusetts General Hospital’s Center for Global Health.
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Public Health
For Nery Rodriguez, public health is the perfect major to combine science with helping people and communities.
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Medical Laboratory Science
Dannalee Watson loves working in hospital labs, where she analyzes patient samples for signs of disease. She says it’s like being a medical detective.
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Psychology, Sociology and Race and Ethnic Studies
Debby Fernand says the River Hawk Scholars Academy has introduced her to friends and faculty mentors – and turned her into a leader herself.
UMass Lowell Looks to Balance the Scales
Center for Women & Work
The UMass Lowell Center for Women and Work is a community of scholars who are dedicated to advancing knowledge about the relationship between gender and work through research, enhancing understanding of this relationship through education and training, and challenging inequalities through institutional change.
Making WAVES: Women Academics Valued and Engaged in STEM
Research, Academics and Mentoring Pathways (RAMP)
Piloted in 2018, Research, Academics and Mentoring Pathways (RAMP), is a 6-week summer program that provides support to women entering the Francis College of Engineering with coursework, project work, mentoring, and networking with local companies and alumni.