Undergraduate Research Assistant: Green Schoolyards for Community Health & Urban Climate Resilience
About the Institute
Balancing the urgency of climate action with society’s need for sustainable growth through research, education, and international engagement.
What They're Saying: Our Mission and Potential for Impact
Our mission is to drive impact in the countries most central to the global climate and growth challenge.
Building Blocks
EPIC
ETI
CSEi
Leadership & Staff
Faculty Advisory Committee, Advisory Group, Visiting Fellows, Alumni Community, Work at UChicago, Contact + Connect.
Education
Chicago Curriculum on Climate and Sustainable Growth
Degree Programs: Climate and Sustainable Growth Major, Climate and Sustainable Growth Minor, Master of Science in Climate and Energy Policy
Other Academic Programs: India Summer Fellows Program, Student Life, Research Opportunities, Polsky Research Fellows, Bartlett Fellowships, DRW Fellowships, Predoctoral Fellowships
Global Experiences
Students have the opportunity to connect with global stakeholders through participation in treks and major energy gatherings like COP, CERA Week, and Climate Week NYC.
Energy & Climate Club
An undergraduate student group fostering the climate community on campus.
Careers & Mentoring
Internships and Funding
Career Series
Alumni Community
Work in Climate
Climate & Energy Career Fair
On Campus Programs: UChicago Sustainability Dialogue, Green Fund, Climate Case Competition, Environmental Frontiers Lunch & Learn
Research
Research Pillars: Energy, Markets, and Policy, Technology and Innovation, Climate Systems Engineering
Entities and Resources: Programs & Labs, Projects, and More, Research Funding, Seeding new research to generate the next big climate ideas, Tools & Data Resources, Latest Publications
Scholars
Impact Insights, Opinions & Analysis, The AI Revolution Mirrors the Green Transition via Project Syndicate
Podcasts: Shocked
Charts: EPIC Top 10 Charts of 2025
Research Highlights: Valuing Disaster Prevention: Desert Locust Monitoring and Control
News
Latest News: Energy Technologies Initiative to Receive New Leadership, That’s a Wrap! A Lookback at the Academic Year, Institute News, Michael Greenstone joins new global climate economics initiative, Polsky Research Fellows to Explore Interdisciplinary Climate Research this Summer
In the News: Using Marine Cloud Brightening to Reduce Damage From “Super” El Niños via Scripps Institution of Oceanography, 6 pivotal moments in 250 years of US chemistry via Chemical & Engineering News, AI weather modeling being developed by U Chicago could help create more accurate forecasts via CBS News
Events
Featured Past Events: Climate Frontiers: Energy and Climate at UChicago, Frontiers in Climate Systems Engineering
Upcoming Events: UChicago at Aspen Ideas: Climate 2026
Event Series & Around Campus: Seminars, Career Series, Energy & Climate Club Lunch & Learn, Climate Frontiers, Global Experiences: UChicago at COP, UChicago at CERAWeek, UChicago at Aspen Ideas: Climate, UChicago at Climate Week NYC
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