UMass Boston

The Urban Harbors Institute utilizes policy, scientific, planning, and management expertise to assist governments and communities in tackling the problems and issues associated with coastal areas.

The Sustainable Solutions Lab is a cross-college effort supporting prosperity, security, and justice for coastal communities in the face of climate change.

The Institute for New England Native American Studies develops collaborative relationships, projects, and programs between Native American tribes of the New England region and all of the UMass campuses so that the tribes may participate in and benefit from university research, innovation, scholarship, and education.

Based in Gloucester MA, LPRC works closely with fishermen and using state-of-the-art technologies, LPRC conducts biological and ecological research on pelagic species including tunas, sharks, billfish, and sea turtles. We endeavor to develop scientific understanding that supports effective ecosystem-based management strategies for these highly migratory Atlantic marine species.

Based in Provincetown MA, the center's mission is to conduct scientific research with emphasis on marine mammals of the western North Atlantic and on the coastal and marine habitats and resources of the Gulf of Maine; to promote stewardship of coastal and marine ecosystems; to conduct educational activities and to provide educational resources that encourage the responsible use and conservation of coastal and marine ecosystems; and to collaborate with other institutions and individuals. 

In the past, the focus of attention was on disaster preparedness. However, we require an equal focus on post-disaster, sustainable reconstruction.

The CoEB is a network composed of Nodes made up of research institutions, higher learning institutions, and NGOs with a central coordinating Hub hosted at University of Rwanda (UR). Our mission is to enhance knowledge of biodiversity and natural resource management for sustainable development. 

Based at the New England Aquarium, the Anderson Cabot Center for Ocean Life expands the Aquarium’s, and so by extension the School for the Environment’s, cutting-edge applied marine research and data-driven conservation solutions. Through the work of the Anderson Cabot Center, researchers offer practical solutions to mitigate human impacts on our oceans. The Center promotes these science-based solutions in New England and beyond, building on a nearly 50-year legacy of protecting our blue planet and advocating for vital and vibrant oceans.

CESN develops "smart" sensor networks for observing interactions of coastal systems in order to help manage our coastal resources and solve current and future coastal problems.

The Academic Achievement Services Center (AASC@SFE) fosters an academic culture of engaged and passionate learners who are co-creators and designers of their own success and their future path as environmental leaders and problem solvers.

The CaPE Lab research centers on the links between physical processes and coastal ecosystems, particularly within a regime of climate change, sea level rise, and increasing anthropogenic pressures.

With 107-acres of pristine marshes, fields, sandplain grasslands, upland forest, freshwater and salt water ponds, and coastal waters, the Nantucket Field Station (NFS) facilitates, supports and enables new environmental discoveries, facilitates experimentation in natural systems, and empowers the next generation of environmental stewards.

Supporting scientific discovery, the Environmental Analytical Facility (EAF), provides access and training to scientists from all disciplines.  With over 20+ different instruments from mass spectrometry to analytical microscopes, EAF provides specialized services in method development, access to cutting-edge instrumentation, and meets high-demand analytical needs of students, faculty, and staff that would otherwise be unmet.

Marine Operations is the heart of our Harbor research and educational programs.  With the School for the Environment R/V Neritic and the University vessels M/V Columbia Point, R/V John F Looney, and landing craft and dock based research facilities, Marine Operations provides the platform for research and education on the water. 

Living on Earth with Steve Curwood is the weekly environmental news and information program distributed by Public Radio International. Every week approximately 250 Public Radio stations broadcast Living on Earth's news, features, interviews and commentary on a broad range of ecological issues. 

The Makerspace at UMass Boston is a collaboration between the School for the Environment and Information Technology Services. It features 3-D printers that can be accessed by students, professors, researchers, and staff from any department.