The University of Massachusetts Lowell is a public university committed to promoting sustainable development. We support decisions and actions taken today to improve social, economic and environmental conditions tomorrow. And, we believe the best solutions emerge from lessons from history as well as from concrete, real-world engagement in the chemistries, technologies, cultures, politics, classrooms and neighborhoods of modern life.

Our sustainability strategies include:

• Research in social changes and technologies that achieve sustainability.  We also do research to understand the barriers to making a transition toward sustainable development, as well as the opportunities and strategies for advancing that transition toward sustainable development.
• Teaching about what we have learned about what is sustainable, and about what would have to change, and about what will work
• Working with neighbors, community groups, government agencies, non-government organizations, business organizations and labor unions to create positive solutions
• Reducing our environmental footprint and expand awareness on this campus
• Engaging students in solutions, with skills and resources to be successful

The topics on the left side of this page are the major themes of work to advance sustainability at this university.  You will find in these sections specific projects and courses that are working across disciplines on research, teaching, partnering with others, or building sustainability on this campus.