The William J. and John F. Kennedy College of Sciences at the University of Massachusetts Lowell is so named for the Kennedy family (unrelated to the political family) and their contributions to the campus. John F. Kennedy is an alumnus of the Lowell Technological Institute Class of 1970. The Lowell Technological Institute merged with the Lowell State College to become the University of Lowell in 1972. It joined the UMass system in 1991 to become Umass Lowell. The William J. and John F. Kennedy College of Sciences at the University of Massachusetts Lowell comprises six departments: Biological Sciences, Chemistry, Computer Science, Environmental, Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, Mathematical Sciences, and Physics & Applied Physics. The Dean of the Kennedy College of Sciences is Noureddine Melikechi, D.Phil. History of the College College of Pure & Applied Science: (date of creation unknown, possibly when Lowell Technological Institute was created in 1955) College of Arts & Sciences: 1992 to 1996 The College of Arts & Sciences was created when the College of Pure & Applied Science and the College of Liberal Arts were merged. College of Arts & Sciences – Division of Sciences: 1996 to 2010 College of Arts & Sciences – Division of Fine Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences: 1996-2010 The College of Arts & Sciences was split into two Divisions within the College with Deans for each Division (Sciences: Robert Tamarin; FAHSS: Nancy Kleniewski). The College of Fine Arts was merged into the Division of Humanities and Social Sciences to form the Division of Fine Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences (maybe 1997.) College of Sciences: 2010 to 2015 The College of Arts & Sciences – Division of Sciences and the College of Arts & Sciences – Division of Fine Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences officially split in 2010 to form individual Colleges (the College of Sciences and the College of Fine Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences). William J. and John F. Kennedy College of Sciences: 2015 to Present The College of Sciences was renamed in 2015 to be known as the William J. and John F. Kennedy College of Sciences. William J. Kennedy ’54 is the late older brother of John F. Kennedy ‘70. Both are alumni of UMass Lowell’s predecessor college, Lowell Technological Institute. History of the Deans Departments Biological Sciences The Department of Biological Sciences degree programs are Biology, Bioinformatics, Biotechnology and Ecology, as well as the option to minor