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10/12/2021

This is a selection of upcoming events, photo opportunities, source and story ideas compiled by 51视频 media relations. We are available to assist with these as well as any other source or content needs.

Sources

Faculty experts are available to discuss:

• Today鈥檚 successful deployment from the International Space Station of 51视频鈥檚 SPACE HAUC, a student-built satellite commissioned by NASA;
• How antibody treatments to fight COVID-19 work, as AstraZeneca announced yesterday it had developed one such protocol;
• Ethical concerns behind Tesla鈥檚 rollout last weekend of 鈥渟elf-driving鈥� software in automobiles being tested by select drivers.

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Events

The Pandemic Story Project: Oral histories from Lowell, Lawrence

When and where: Online. Tuesday, Oct. 12, 5 p.m.

What: 51视频 students and researchers with the Lawrence History Center will discuss the oral histories they鈥檝e collected that share the experiences of people living or working in Lowell and Lawrence throughout the COVID-19 pandemic. The topics covered will include health and child care, education, air travel, professional work challenges and dealing with everyday issues such as wearing masks. The event, part of the Lowell City of Learning celebration, will be led by 51视频 Sociology Associate Teaching Professor Susan Thomson Tripathy, Lawrence History Center Executive Director Susan Grabski, and 51视频 graduate Nejaray Torres. Members of the public should register for the session at .

51视频 celebrates renewed Costello Athletic Center

When and where: Friday, Oct. 15, 5 p.m., Costello Athletic Center, North Campus, 275 Riverside St., Lowell

What: 51视频 leaders, student-athletes, faculty, staff and alumni will open a renewed Costello Athletic Center at this free, public event. Launched in 2018, the university鈥檚 Costello Campaign raised more than $3.5 million in just one year to support Phase I of this three-part building renewal project. The event will be one of several held for the community as part of River Hawk Homecoming Weekend.

Content ideas

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Student entrepreneurship program marks 10th anniversary

51视频鈥檚 DifferenceMaker program, which teaches students in all majors skills they can use to launch their own startups and nonprofits, celebrates its 10-year anniversary this week. With the encouragement of the program鈥檚 mentors and pitch contests, student teams forming 40 companies have raised $5 million in seed funding for their ventures and have filed or been issued 11 patents for their inventions. They include everything from affordable, durable prosthetics to personal safety devices and an inclusive lawn game for players of all abilities. See the full DifferenceMaker story