The IGERT Coasts and Communities program at Umass Boston was supported by the National Science Foundation for 5 years — from 2014 through 2019.
The purpose was to establish new models for graduate education and training in a fertile environment. We were a group of graduate students at UMass Boston, with a focus in transdisciplinary research. Our program, Coasts and Communities, trained a new kind of environmental problem solver, one able to think and act across disciplinary and geographic boundaries and to develop and implement sustainabl
04/08/2019
Looking for a fun atmosphere to learn about citizen science? Some science-minded buddies to meet at a bar? Free food?
Then come to our Science Cafe this THURSDAY at Meadhall in Cambridge, starts at 6:30!
04/04/2019
Ever think about how to harness the power of community to make better solutions?
Erica Walker certainly has. Come to our April 11th Science Café at Meadhall to hear her speak about her research working directly with communities to address their specific noise issues and using real-time sound monitoring, smartphone technology, laboratory based experiments, and community engagement activities.
2016 GREATER BOSTON NOISE REPORT Our online and interactive report features a comprehensive assessment of noise and sound in the Greater Boston area. It include maps, community portraits, and urban soundbites.
Curious on we can harness the power of community to improve environmental health? Then come to our April 11th Science Café at Meadhall to hear Mark Chandler speak about his experience in creating participatory research and bridging knowledge bases for better decision making.
http://earthwatch.urbanresiliency.org/programs/
04/01/2019
If there's power in numbers, then the more people we can involve in science the stronger we can be!
Come to our April 11th Science Cafe at Meadhall in Cambridge and hear from Avalon C.S. Owens, who is works to promote the scientific value of crowd-sourced data through Firefly Watch, a citizen science program that inspires people to take greater notice of the biodiversity enriching our nocturnal landscapes.
https://www.massaudubon.org/get-involved/citizen-science/firefly-watch
Firefly Watch Citizen Science Project Firefly Watch combines an annual summer evening ritual with scientific research. Join a network of volunteers by observing your own backyard, and help scientists map fireflies found in New England and beyond.
02/12/2019
Check out Fellow Amanda Tokash-Peters’ research journey through Rwanda over the next three weeks. She is studying mosquito microbiomes and is collaborating with the University of Rwanda for her field sampling.
To follow her research journey, find her on Instagram and Twitter
02/05/2019