Climate Change Initiative News

Faculty Experts Explain Science of Snowstorms, Ice Dams

2/27/2015

Barrage of snowstorms and subfreezing temperatures on New England likely to persist for a while, according to a university weather expert.
UMass Lowell Professor's Work on Climate Change Honored

Lowell Sun

2/16/2015

If you are wishing to change someone's point of view, David Lustick would recommend against you criticizing that person for the idea. He and seven other champions of climate change from around the country attended the White House event on Feb. 9.
Students Create a 'Solar-Electric Taxi’

11/16/2014

A team of electrical engineering and computer science students has built and tested a solar/electric-powered quadricycle that could ferry up to four passengers without consuming a single drop of gas.
Experts Sound the Alarm on Climate Change

10/23/2014

The Climate Change Teach-In, now in its fifth year, is co-sponsored by the university’s Climate Change Initiative and the Climate Action Plan.
Gamache Named One of the World’s Top Researchers

7/22/2014

Prof. Robert Gamache of the Department of Earth, Environmental and Atmospheric Sciences was named by Thomson Reuters as one of “The World’s Most Influential Scientific Minds” for 2014.
Wind Energy Research Center Gets NSF Funding

5/19/2014

A new wind energy research center received funding from the National Science Foundation to help foster industry, academic and government collaborations.
Professor Investigates How Antarctic Glaciers Respond to Changing Climate

4/4/2014

Asst. Prof. Kate Swanger from EEAS led an expedition to Antarctica to investigate how the continent’s glaciers have responded to climate fluctuations in the past.
Plastics Engineering Prof. Awarded NSF CAREER Grant

1/24/2014

The National Science Foundation (NSF) has recently recognized Asst. Prof. Meg Sobkowicz-Kline in the Plastics Engineering Department with a prestigious faculty early career development prize, called the “CAREER” award.
Changing Climate Changes World

12/27/2013

Rising sea levels from melting glaciers and polar ice sheets, coupled with storm surges, will severely increase the flooding impacts in low-lying islands and cities.
Climate Change is UML Director's Top Priority

Lowell Sun

10/18/2013

Telling people stories about climate change is Juliette Rooney-Varga's passion. As director of the Climate Change Initiative at UMass Lowell, Rooney-Varga, who is also associate professor of biological sciences, has led Climate Change Teach-In, a hands-on program partially supported by a NASA grant, in which UMass Lowell students as well as high-school students from around the region learn how climate change affects the world and produce videos to communicate important information to the public.
Prof Contributes to International Climate Change Report

10/4/2013

Assoc. Prof. Mathew Barlow of the Department of Environmental, Earth and Atmospheric Sciences contributed information about the Middle East/West Asia to an international climate change report.
Professors’ Breaks Include Research, Travel

9/24/2013

Professors traveled to Arizona, Virginia and several Asian countries over the summer for University and personal adventures.
Video Goes to Class

7/30/2013

Students are making videos for all sorts of courses -- learning a lot and loving it.
UML Eyes Support for New Program

Lowell Sun

7/28/2013

UMass Lowell has launched its first-ever crowdfunding campaign, seeking support for a program that provides climate-change education to schoolchildren in the classroom and commuters in the neighborhoods where they live, work and shop.
Scientists to Study Mercury Contamination in the Arctic

7/10/2013

A team of researchers from UMass Lowell, Rutgers University and the U.S. Geological Survey recently received a three-year grant worth nearly $830,000 from the National Science Foundation to study how wetlands influence mercury contamination in the Arctic regions.
UMass Lowell to Save Money, Energy Through State Program

6/25/2013

UMass Lowell will soon be able to reduce its annual energy consumption by as much as 21 percent, thanks to the Commonwealth’s Accelerated Energy Program.
Campus Celebrates Sustainability During Earth Week

4/23/2013

Students, faculty and staff organized a weeklong schedule of activities to highlight campus sustainability initiatives and celebrate efforts to protect the environment.
NSF Funds Research on Greenhouse Gases Emitted by Wetlands

4/23/2013

Biology Prof. Mark Hines is part of an international team of researchers that was recently awarded a three-year, $1.6 million grant by the National Science Foundation (NSF) to study methane production in northern wetlands.
Biology Students Reach Out to Public on Climate Change

3/13/2013

Students educated the public about climate change during the annual meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science in Boston in February.
NSF Funds Research on Planetary Atmospheres

1/17/2013

The National Science Foundation has recently awarded Prof. Robert Gamache a three-year grant worth more than $434,000 to establish the spectral “line shape” parameters for important gas molecules found in the atmospheres of Earth, Venus and Mars.
After Climate Panel, UML Student Vows Action

Lowell Sun

12/31/2012

Devan Hawkins, 22, of Pepperell, a first-year graduate student in epidemiology at UMass Lowell, recently attended the UN climate-change conference in Qatar.
UMass Lowell Wins Governor’s ‘Leading by Example’ Award

11/16/2012

Citing the University’s outstanding energy and environmental leadership, the state recently presented UMass Lowell with a Leading by Example award.
Expect More Superstorms to Come, Experts Warn

11/9/2012

UMass Lowell's climate-change experts weigh in on the effects of Hurricane Sandy and what they mean for the future.
Scientists on Hurricane Sandy & Climate Change

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10/31/2012

Juliette Rooney-Varga, Ph.D., an Associate Professor of Biological Sciences at UMass Lowell, says the clock is ticking on addressing climate change issues.
Profs Win Largest-Ever GSE Grant

10/23/2012

The National Science Foundation has awarded a $2.2 million grant to a project led by Graduate School of Education faculty to study how ads on subway trains impact learning about climate change.
Prof Discusses Challenges of Communicating Climate Change

10/2/2012

A conversation with biology Assoc. Prof. Juliette Rooney-Varga, who is passionate about climate change.
Experts Receive $1.9M NSF Grant for Wind-Energy Research

9/24/2012

A multi-disciplinary team of researchers from UMass Lowell and Wichita State University has been awarded nearly $1.9 million by the National Science Foundation to develop the next-generation of wind-turbine blades.
Cool Science Takes Students’ Temps on Climate Change

9/5/2012

Assoc. Prof. David Lustick is using a $32,000 Creative Economy grant to fund a Cool Science initiative to get students and commuters thinking about the science of climate change.
Campus Landscaping Efforts Blossom

8/14/2012

UMass Lowell’s grounds are getting a new look with the planting of new trees, flowering bushes, perennial beds and a rose garden.
Students Harness the Power of Mass Media

8/10/2012

UMass Lowell faculty and students, in collaboration with the Cambridge Educational Access TV Media Arts Studio have created a program that blends media-making and climate-change science.
Climate Team's Model Correctly Predicted Ongoing Drought in U.S.

8/3/2012

Assoc. Prof. Mathew Barlow is part of a team of researchers led by Judah Cohen, a climate modeler at the Lexington-based consulting firm Atmospheric and Environmental Research Inc. that developed a sophisticated seasonal forecast model which correctly predicted this year’s warm winter and hot summer.
University’s Recycling Efforts Take Off

6/27/2012

UMass Lowell’s recycling program is yielding strong results, with more than half of the solid waste generated on campus being recycled.
UMass Awards $250K to Profs' Art and Culture Projects

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6/27/2012

UMass Lowell Profs. Susan Gallagher and David Lustick are among those sharing in $250,000 in Creative Economy grants from the UMass President's Office.
Professor Studies Climate, Glacier Fluctuations at Bottom of the World

4/13/2012

Asst. Prof. Kate Swanger of the Environmental, Earth and Atmospheric Sciences Department stayed for two months on the continent during the 2011–12 Antarctic summer conducting field work.
UMass to Collaborate with Central American Universities

4/9/2012

Civil and environmental engineering Assoc. Prof. Kenneth Lee is spearheading efforts to develop engineering and science collaborations between UMass Lowell, UMass Amherst and four universities in Central America.
Teaching Climate Change Through Media

3/28/2012

With support from its partners and from NASA’s Innovations in Climate Education grant, UMass Lowell's Climate Change Initiative is developing ways to integrate student-media production into climate-change education.
Forecast? Expect More Wild and Weird

Lowell Sun

2/2/2012

Juliette Rooney-Varga, associate professor of biological science and director of the Climate Change Initiative at UMass Lowell, comments on weather changes.
Students Form New Environmental Movement

12/8/2010

The Student Environmental Alliance is a student-run organization that focuses on advocacy and outreach.

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Faculty Experts Explain Science of Snowstorms, Ice Dams

UMass Lowell Professor's Work on Climate Change Honored

Students Create a 'Solar-Electric Taxi’

Experts Sound the Alarm on Climate Change

Gamache Named One of the World’s Top Researchers

Wind Energy Research Center Gets NSF Funding

Professor Investigates How Antarctic Glaciers Respond to Changing Climate

Plastics Engineering Prof. Awarded NSF CAREER Grant

Changing Climate Changes World

Climate Change is UML Director's Top Priority

Prof Contributes to International Climate Change Report

Professors’ Breaks Include Research, Travel

Video Goes to Class

UML Eyes Support for New Program

Scientists to Study Mercury Contamination in the Arctic

UMass Lowell to Save Money, Energy Through State Program

Campus Celebrates Sustainability During Earth Week

NSF Funds Research on Greenhouse Gases Emitted by Wetlands

Biology Students Reach Out to Public on Climate Change

NSF Funds Research on Planetary Atmospheres

After Climate Panel, UML Student Vows Action

UMass Lowell Wins Governor’s ‘Leading by Example’ Award

Expect More Superstorms to Come, Experts Warn

Scientists on Hurricane Sandy & Climate Change

Profs Win Largest-Ever GSE Grant

Prof Discusses Challenges of Communicating Climate Change

Experts Receive $1.9M NSF Grant for Wind-Energy Research

Cool Science Takes Students’ Temps on Climate Change

Campus Landscaping Efforts Blossom

Students Harness the Power of Mass Media

Climate Team's Model Correctly Predicted Ongoing Drought in U.S.

University’s Recycling Efforts Take Off

UMass Awards $250K to Profs' Art and Culture Projects

Professor Studies Climate, Glacier Fluctuations at Bottom of the World

UMass to Collaborate with Central American Universities

Teaching Climate Change Through Media

Forecast? Expect More Wild and Weird

Students Form New Environmental Movement