The Climate Change Initiative brings people together from across the University to catalyze evidence-based climate action through our research, education and community engagement.

The Climate Change Initiative (CCI) includes more than 60 faculty members and 10 staff from 20 different academic departments and all five colleges at UMass Lowell. Student leaders also participate in CCI events, retreats, and decision-making. We use a systems thinking framework to explore interactions between expertise and forge new programs, projects, and policy.

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Our research and expertise reflects our disciplinary diversity and the unifying theme of building new knowledge to catalyze evidence-based climate action.

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    Researchers Win USDA Grant to Develop Biodegradable Mulch Films for Agriculture

    The U.S. Department of Agriculture recently awarded a four-year, $744,000 grant to Assoc. Prof. Jonas Baltrusaitis of Lehigh University and Prof. Meg Sobkowicz Kline of UMass Lowell to develop new mulch films for agricultural crops that are not only sustainable and biodegradable but will also help nourish and improve the health of soils and reduce plastic pollution.
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  • A young woman in a black and white striped shirt looks at a monitor while working on a laptop while sitting at a desk near a window.

    Computer Science Graduate Student Turns Data into Energy-Saving Action

    As an intern with Facilities Management, computer science graduate student Neha Miryala has built new energy dashboards to raise student awareness of their carbon footprint and developed a data warehouse to help improve the university’s operational efficiency.
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