Seminar: Marta Vicarelli
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
New Grad Students Join the Lab!
Daniel Lopez is an incoming Masters student to UMass Boston working in the Byrnes Lab. He comes to us from Cal State Monterey Bay (CSUMB -> UMB!) where he wrote his capstone thesis looking at relationships between urchins, abalone, and kelp in the intertidal. Afterwards, he was a fellow in the NASA Develop program. Here at UMB
Taking Root: Our Second Year of Education & Engagement
By Rebecca Shoer Education & Engagement Program Manager For many of us, 2022 felt like a breath of fresh air after the depths of the pandemic: the chance to safely enjoy times with friends and family, rediscover our favorite places, and release some of the tension that had shrouded us for many, many months. For
Stone Living Lab Announces Partnership with 2021 Earthshot Prize Finalist Living Seawalls
photos by: javier rivas, umass boston The Stone Living Lab and Living Seawalls announced today they will partner on an ecological restoration project on Boston Harbor’s existing coastal seawalls to support the region’s climate resiliency efforts. The partnership was announced on Thursday, December 1 as Their Royal Highnesses The Prince and Princess of Wales visited
Stone Living Lab Named Host Committee Member of The Earthshot Prize, Boston 2022
The Stone Living Lab is delighted to be a member of the Host Committee for The Earthshot Prize, Boston 2022. As a Host Committee Member, we will be celebrating the ways in which we, our community, partners, and the City of Boston have been taking transformative steps to address the impacts of climate change to
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Cobble Berm Biological Monitoring Team Featured in Falmouth Enterprise
While Cobble Berm biological monitoring team from the Byrnes Lab (UMass Boston) was sampling in Duxbury in June, a reporter from The Falmouth Enterprise happened to be surveying beach goers. He were so intrigued by the project that the team got an above-the-fold front page feature!