The Stone Living Laboratory, a partnership of the University of Massachusetts Boston, National Park Service, Massachusetts Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs (EOEEA), Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR), the City of Boston, and Boston Harbor Now, has announced the award of three research grants to study the social and economic impacts of
It’s a STEM takeover at camp! Explore fun hands-on science, technology, engineering, and math challenges throughout Camp Cedar Hill from local program partners. Participants will use a map to choose their adventure and which topics to explore. Meet and chat with STEM professionals while digging deeper into topics you love or discovering new ones you
February’s Stone Living Lab Seminar will feature Marta Vicarelli, Assistant Professor of Economics at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst, where her research focuses on: the risks and the socio-economic impacts of climate variability and climate change; the economics of Nature-based Solutions for disaster risk reduction and climate change adaptation; climate resilience and green-recovery strategies; and renewable energy
Erosion has been the topic of conversation for many Cape Codders in the wake of the last few storms. The Outer Cape in particular has taken a beating. Watch Dr. Mark Borrelli, Lab Research Director, discuss sea level rise and erosion for Lower Cape TV.
Francesco Peri, UMass Boston This summer, two undergraduate researchers have joined the Stone Living Lab! Their positions are sponsored by the Coastal Research in Environmental Science and Technology (CREST) program at the University of Massachusetts Boston, a Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) that is funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF). Luisa Zuliani de Figueiredo
The School for the Environment is seeking an outstanding individual at the full professor level to become the Distinguished Professor of Coastal Resilience with a specific expertise in nature-based approaches, to begin September 1, 2024. The University’s location with its main campus on Boston Harbor and its field station on Nantucket makes it ideal for