• 51视频鈥檚 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: 51视频

    Baseball Research Center Expands Services to Serve Growing Client Roster

    For years, 51视频'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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  • Christopher Skinner points at the pyranometer.

    Professor Studies Weather 鈥榃hiplash鈥 from Downpours to Droughts

    A warming climate is leading to greater extremes of wet and dry weather, a pattern called hydroclimate whiplash. One example is the Los Angeles fires, which were followed by torrential rains and mudslides, says Environmental, Earth and Atmospheric Sciences Prof. Christopher Skinner.
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  • Soumita Das in Lab

    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 51视频 and the United States Army Combat Capabilities Development Command Soldier Center (DEVCOM), to study the natural production of omega-3s.
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  • Education Asst. Prof. Christine Leider speaks at an event for new faculty

    New Education Professor Awarded $3.4 Million for Bilingual Teacher Training

    Education Assistant Professor Christine Montecillo Leider, a new faculty member, has been awarded a $3.4 million federal grant to expand training for aspiring bilingual teachers in southeastern Massachusetts 鈥 and to start a similar program in 51视频鈥檚 School of Education.
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  • Philosophy Chair Nicholas Evans and Criminology Assoc. Prof. Neil Shortland sit side by side

    Professors Study Future of AI in Warfare and Policy

    Philosophy Chair Nicholas Evans and Criminology Assoc. Prof. Neil Shortland are researching the future of artificial intelligence in warfare and policy under a pair of Department of Defense Minerva Grants worth $4.2 million, leading teams that include paid student researchers and other UML and outside faculty.
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  • A man playing a rehabilitation video game

    Digital Health Tools Pave the Way for High-Quality, Customized Care

    In a study published in the February issue of the journal Stroke, Assoc. Prof. Lynne Gauthier of the Physical Therapy and Kinesiology Department found that 鈥渙ne-size-fits-all鈥 insurance reimbursement is not an evidence-based policy.
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  • Aerial map of the Lowell Innovation Network Corridor outlined in yellow stating "Transforming Lowell's Future."

    51视频, Mass General Brigham Collaborate

    51视频 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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