Lockdown and active shooter simulations look and feel very different, though people often lump the two practices together.
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The University of Massachusetts Lowell (also known as UMass Lowell or UML) is an urban public research university in Lowell, Massachusetts, United States, and part of the University of Massachusetts system.
With more than 1,100 faculty members and nearly 17,000 students, it is the largest university in the Merrimack Valley and the second-largest public institution in the state behind UMass Amherst.
The university offers 120 bachelor’s, 39 master’s and 33 doctoral degree programs, including nationally recognised programs in science, engineering and technology. Academically, UMass Lowell is organised into six schools and colleges: College of Fine Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences; College of Health Sciences; College of Sciences; the Francis College of Engineering; the Graduate School of Education; and the Manning School of Business.
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In closely contested House and Senate races, even a small shift in union votes could influence the outcome.
Indictments of a longtime extremism researcher and her former organization raise a crucial question for researchers in the field: What are the ethical limits on research about often-dangerous groups?
When prosecutors’ caseloads increase, so do dismissal rates.
Communities have been laying the groundwork for offshore energy projects for years and counting on the jobs and energy supply.
The Ludlow strike was one of the most bitter and violent in U.S. labor history.
The vote to have death by hanging as the default for Palestinians guilty of killing Israelis represents the further entrenchment of a two-tier legal system.
Finding ways to communicate effectively with men about vasectomies is key to persuading them to have the procedure.
Having to deal with chronic pain at work is all too familiar for Americans in many occupations.
Suspending the Jones Act will increase the supply of fuel by allowing foreign-flagged ships to transport oil between US ports, which should eventually educe gas prices.
Geopolitical violence abroad translates into homegrown threats in the US and Canada. Recent antisemitic attacks show how the Jewish community is a target of those threats.
Members of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel have set up roadblocks and attacked property and security forces in the days following their leader’s death.
A atmosfera complicada, e temperaturas quentes em um local podem contribuir para tempestades brutalmente frias em outro lugar.
The atmosphere is a complicated place. Warm temperatures in one spot can contribute to brutally cold storms somewhere else.
The $4 billion school security industry can’t back up claims for its tech. The silver lining: That’s partly because there aren’t enough shootings to study.
Reluctance to address settler violence is the outcome of deep social, political and cultural changes, a scholar of Israeli extremist groups argues.
Tradwives influencers’ throw-back aesthetics mask a divisive ideology about women’s roles, two scholars of extremism explain.
Kirk’s killing reflects a broader political impasse in the US, where a significant percentage of the population supports political violence of some form.
Trump’s February 2025 ‘Dear Colleague’ letter instructed all schools that receive federal funding to rid their programming and policies of all DEI ideology, or else risk losing money.
Violence in the West Bank has intensified since the Oct. 7, 2023, Hamas attack on Israel and the ensuing war in Gaza.
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Associate Professor of Political Science, UMass Lowell
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Associate Professor of Marketing, Entrepreneurship and Innovation, UMass Lowell
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Director of Security Studies and Professor of Criminology and Justice Studies, UMass Lowell
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Professor of English, UMass Lowell
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Doctoral Student in Criminology and Criminal Justice, UMass Lowell
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Director of the Center for Energy Innovation, UMass Lowell
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Associate Professor of Management, UMass Lowell
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Assistant Professor of Criminology and Justice Studies, UMass Lowell
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Associate Professor of Education, UMass Lowell
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Professor of Meteorology, UMass Lowell
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Associate Professor of English, UMass Lowell
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Professor of Political Science, UMass Lowell
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Professor of Climate Science, UMass Lowell
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Assistant Professor of Criminology and Justice Studies, UMass Lowell
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Professor of U.S. History and Labor Studies, UMass Lowell