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Graduate Programs & Research in the Department of Physics and Applied Physics at the University of Massachusetts Lowell. Posted by: nicolacs / January 4, 2021 January 4, 2021 The UMass Lowell Physics Department is a leader in nuclear physics, radiation science, terahertz technologies, advanced materials, photonics device fabrication techniques, and biomedical photonics applications. Our campus is located twenty-five miles northwest of Boston, with a student population of over 18,500. We have 30

interdisciplinary endeavor. In the wake of this cross-fertilization and expansion, I came to believe that most innovation research is best approached through an interdisciplinary frame. I still try to implement this insight at PLU, where we specialize in interdisciplinary training. At Amazon Corporation, there are now 5,000 people working on Alexa and related technologies. This represents a major investment in money and people power, and it indicates how important the company believes that conversational

programs.   “What happened was Covid,” Martin says. “When the government shut down schools, and we were all on stay-at-home orders, we found ourselves with time and flexibility we usually don’t have.” Due to pandemic scheduling, teachers had reduced instructional time, and teacher-parents didn’t have to manage their own children’s schooling and extracurriculars.   Toppenish reached out to PLU’s Dr. Tricia Valdez-Zontek to put together a virtual opportunity. The district used Title 3 money to cover most

gained his first experience in technology at Pierce County as a Software Development Intern. “I worked as part of the I.T. department, and I got to work with many front-end and back-end technologies.” Gavidia interned at Amazon on the Alexa Notifications team during the summer following his sophomore year. He contributed to a project involving cutting-edge facial recognition technologies. “It was a complicated project, but it was very rewarding, too,” Gavidia says. During the fall of his junior year

Build a Career in a Data-Driven AgeDownload PLU's MSMA GuideWhy is Marketing Analytics Important?In a world brimming with new technologies, understanding the data tied to those technologies is critical. From determining just when your company’s ad convinced a buyer, to knowing what the most frequently asked questions from your audience are, marketing analytics gives you an inside look at the behavior of your customers. To get this valuable information, you need to have the right training. Investing

, Gavidia gained his first experience in technology at Pierce County as a Software Development Intern. “I worked as part of the I.T. department, and I got to work with a lot of front-end and back-end technologies.” During the summer following his sophomore year, Gavidia interned at Amazon on the Alexa Notifications team. He contributed to a project involving cutting-edge facial recognition technologies. “It was a complicated project but it was very rewarding, too.” Gavidia says. During the fall of his

Collaborative Note Taking Posted by: bodewedl / November 24, 2015 November 24, 2015 by Dana Bodewes, Instructional Designer Student note taking is usually encouraged to help students process, summarize, and synthesize new information. Some students and instructors are also exploring the idea of collaborative note taking using online tools like Google Docs and wikis. The idea seems great: students in a class share the arduous task of taking notes during reading or lecture. The efforts of many

Using “Essential Questions” for Thoughtful Inquiry Posted by: bodewedl / August 25, 2015 August 25, 2015 by Dana Bodewes, Instructional Designer The beginning of a new academic year provides an opportunity to reflect on effective teaching practices and perhaps try something new. Consider the practice of using “essential questions” during the instructional process. Essential questions explore salient, fundamental ideas that are not confined to the content of a specific course or lesson. The

February 8, 2012 Sol y Luna is a center in Mexico that serves severely disabled children. (Photos by Greg Williams) Drawn to serve By Katie Scaff ’13 For PLU professor Greg Williams Mexico is more than a spot to vacation – it’s a place to continue his service to children with disabilities. Williams has made more than a dozen trips to Mexico over the last four years to volunteer at a local center for severely disabled children called Sol y Luna. Williams, a professor of Instructional Development

plasmid platform. The secondary project will focus on retrospectively collecting interpretation information for a future database project for copy number variants. Additional projects may be assigned as company needs dictate and personal interests of the intern. Read relevant literature, perform laboratory work, and present findings related to test development. The student will have the opportunity to learn about genetic testing including Sanger and NextGen sequencing and array CGH technologies. At