STUDENTS HONORED for Research

UMass Lowell last summer honored more than 80 students in the university's Co-op Scholar Program for their work with faculty mentors on academic research and service projects that are helping to answer needs in the business world and community.

Working in teams or individually, the students gained real-world experience while earning a paycheck in their chosen fields of study. Student research projects ranged from how to use robots to help treat autism to how to engage children in music education.

Local UMass Lowell students who exhibited their project's results during the annual Co-op Scholar Showcase event include:

David Brown of Dunstable, majoring in business administration, who conducted research on funding for Habitat for Humanity Restore.

Caroline Stark of Groton, majoring in exercise physiology, who conducted research on muscle function.

Jon Knittel of Groton, majoring in business administration, who conducted research on robots in the treatment of autism.

Students and their family members, along with UMass Lowell faculty and staff, were among those who attended the event. In all, the students worked on 60 different projects.