“We make the practicum as close to a real-world environment as we can, so the students face essentially all the challenges they would normally face in an industrial environment, such as a nuclear power plant,” says Radiological Sciences Program Coordinator Mark Tries ’90, ’94, ’00. Students in Radiation Safety and Control course put skills to the test as exercise simulates a real-world contamination scenario. Read more about this career-connected work at the link in our bio. #sciences #radiological #practicum #uml #umass #lowell #umasslowell