Question: What type of university are both University of Massachusetts Lowell and New Mexico State University?
Context: The University of Massachusetts Lowell (also known as UMass Lowell) is a nationally ranked, public research institution research located in Lowell, Massachusetts.  The campus is located 25 miles (40 km) northwest of Boston and is on both sides of the Merrimack River. The New Mexico State Guard (NMSG) the state defense force of the state of New Mexico.  The New Mexico State Guard is an all-volunteer, reserve military force which works parallel to the state's National Guard It is authorized by Title 32, Section 109, United States Code, NGB Reg.  10-4, Chapter 20, NMSA, 1978 Comp., U.S. Constitution, and, New Mexico State Constitution.  It is one of three military divisions of the Department of Military Affairs of the State of New Mexico ("DMA").  The other two military divisions are the New Mexico Army National Guard and the New Mexico Air National Guard.  The Department is headed by the Adjutant General of the State of New Mexico who holds the rank of brigadier general, a deputy adjutant general and three assistant adjutants general.  The NMSG falls under the direct supervision of the assistant adjutant general of New Mexico for state guard affairs.  The Governor of the State of New Mexico is the Commander-In-Chief of the NMSG. The 2002 New Mexico State Aggies football team represented New Mexico State University in the 2002 NCAA Division I-A football season.  The Aggies were coached by head coach Tony Samuel and played their home games at Aggie Memorial Stadium in Las Cruces, New Mexico.  They participated as members of the Sun Belt Conference.  Their 7 wins were the most wins for New Mexico State since 1970, and to date, they are the last Aggies team to finish with a winning record. State Road 267 is a 32.389 mi long state highway in eastern New Mexico.  NM 267 begins just east of the village of Melrose, New Mexico at US 60/US 84.  It then crosses from Curry County, New Mexico and into Roosevelt County, New Mexico.  It serves the western terminus of New Mexico State Road 236.  It then serves the eastern terminus of New Mexico State Road 330.  It curves to the east where it serves the village of Floyd, New Mexico.  It then enters the city of Portales, New Mexico through the western subdivisions.  It then serves the western terminus of New Mexico State Road 236 in Portales.  It then ends at US 70. New Mexico State University (NMSU or NM State) is a major public, land-grant, research university in Las Cruces, New Mexico, United States.  Founded in 1888, it is the oldest public institution of higher education in the state of New Mexico.  NMSU is the second largest four-year university in the state, in terms of total enrollment across all campuses as of 2011, with campuses in Alamogordo, Carlsbad, Doña Ana County, and Grants, with extension and research centers across New Mexico. New Mexico State Road 556 is a 15.7 mi long state highway entirely within Bernalillo County, New Mexico.  For most of its length, NM-556 is signed as Tramway Boulevard in Albuquerque, paralleling the Sandia Mountains, although from I-25 to its western terminus at Highways 47 and 313, NM-556 is signed as Roy Road.  The highway's southern terminus is at an intersection with New Mexico State Road 333, or Central Avenue.  The highway then moves north intersecting with Interstate 40.  The highway is a divided four-lane road until its intersection with Tramway Road.  After that, the highway narrows to two lanes and takes a westerly turn to intersect with Interstate 25.  The highway's northern terminus is at an intersection with New Mexico State Road 313 and New Mexico State Road 47. The 2014 New Mexico State Aggies football team was an American football team that represented New Mexico State University in the 2014 NCAA Division I FBS football season.  The Aggies were members of the Sun Belt Conference and played their home games at Aggie Memorial Stadium in Las Cruces, New Mexico.  New Mexico State was led by head coach Doug Martin who was in his second year.  This was New Mexico State's first time since their 2004 season as members of the Sun Belt Conference. The New Mexico State Aggies baseball team is a varsity intercollegiate athletic team of New Mexico State University in Las Cruces, New Mexico, United States.  The team is a member of the Western Athletic Conference, which is part of the National Collegiate Athletic Association's Division I.  New Mexico State's first baseball team was fielded in 1907.  The team plays its home games at Presley Askew Field in Las Cruces, New Mexico.  The Aggies are coached by Brian Green. The New Mexico State University Golf Course is an 18-hole golf course within the campus of New Mexico State University, in the city of Las Cruces, New Mexico.  The golf course was established in 1963 and is opened to the public.  It features 4 sets of tees for different skill levels and measures 7078 yards from the longest tees.  The golf course has a slope rating of 129 and a 72.7 USGA rating.  It is also the home of New Mexico State Aggies' men's and women's golf team. Raymond Lynn Kysar, Jr. (born February 15, 1931) was an American politician who was a Republican member of the New Mexico State Senate from 1989 to 2005.  He attended New Mexico State University and worked in the construction, insurance, ranching, and real estate industries.  He was inducted into the New Mexico State University College of Business Hall of Fame in 1999.
Answer: research