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Climate Change

Heat map of the Boston metro area

Environmental Health

As Temperatures Set Records, Heat Exposure Hits Some Neighborhoods Harder than Others

June 25, 2021

A photo of Joe Biden at the recent Climate Leadership Summit

Cutting Carbon

How the US Can Cut Carbon Emissions in Half by 2030, with or without Congress

May 27, 2021

A photo of food shaped to look like microbes

Microbiomes

“Synthetic Ecology” Seeks to Boost Health by Engineering the Environment

May 20, 2021

A photo of a mushroom with a red head and white dots

Soil Microbiome

Why Scientists Want to Solve an Underground Mystery about Where Microbes Live

May 7, 2021

An aerial view of a forest

Climate Change

Northern Forest Fires Could Accelerate Climate Change

April 29, 2021

Photo of Daisy Figueroa (LAW’21) in a black t-shirt and jeans ripped at the knee standing if front of a larger mural with the virgin mary and graffiti painted all over it. The photo has been edited so Figueroa is in black and white and the mural is brightly colored.

Student Activism

Student Activism Today Is Leaving a Mark on Climate Change, Antiracism, Housing, and More

March 26, 2021

Photo of large white wind turbines in a dry, flat landscape. A blue sky with small clouds are seen.

Accolades

Bill Gates Climate Change Nonprofit Gives Kudos to BU Wind Farm Project

March 26, 2021

Composite photo of headshots of Rachel Kyte, Tufts University Fletcher School (from left); Marshall Shepherd, University of Georgia; and Madeleine Thomson, Wellcome Trust Our Health, Our Planet.

Climate Change

Climate Change Is Focus of 2021 SPH Annual Bicknell Lecture

March 16, 2021

A photo of a woman wearing a business suit walking a bike. A cityscape is visible behind her.

Environmental Health

In the Northeast, Improved Walking and Bicycling Infrastructure Could Save Hundreds of Lives, Billions of Dollars

February 25, 2021

A composite of screenshots from the Marine semester video

Student Life

BU’s Marine Semester Marks 35th Anniversary

February 8, 2021

A photo of Joe Biden signing climate legislation at a desk in front of Vice President Kamala Harris and another administration officials

Environmental Policy

Three Key Takeaways from President Biden’s Rapid Movement on Climate Policy

January 29, 2021

A photo of a wind turbine in front of Boston's skyline

Climate Change

The State’s Most Ambitious-Ever Climate Bill Is Still on the Table—Here’s What’s at Stake

January 26, 2021

President-elect Joe Biden speaks during a briefing from the Office of the President Elect

Politics

Change Arrives in Washington: What It Could Mean for Higher Ed

January 20, 2021

A photo of president-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris clasping hands and raising them above their heads. They are standing in front of an American flag. Both are wearing masks.

Politics

Biden’s Top Four Priorities, Explained by Leading BU Experts

January 19, 2021

A photo of a truck approaching a fracking rig

Fracking

What Is Biden’s Stance on Fracking?

December 9, 2020

Photo of two large white wind turbines in South Dakota. Black angus cows are seen grazing in a field in the foreground.

Sustainability

BU-Supported Wind Farm Now Up and Generating Clean Electricity

December 1, 2020

Light blue graphic for the “Sustainability Innovation Seed Grant Program” hosted by Boston University Sustainability and Innovate@BU. The graphic has a hand-drawn style and depicts a building, a cyclists, and people in yellow observing a raised bed garden.

Sustainability & Innovation

Seed Grants Awarded for Podcasts, Art Projects, and Energy Harnessing Initiatives

November 25, 2020

Estimated fair market value of all properties in the United States (3D visualization).

Conservation Cost

Map of US Land Value Reveals Interplay of Climate Change, Conservation Efforts, Real Estate, and Environmental Values

November 20, 2020

A photo of water buffalo grazing

Wetlands

When Wildlife, Politics, and Morals Collide

November 5, 2020

A photo of wildfires in Colorado

Opinion

A Science Editor’s Love Letter to Hope

October 27, 2020

A Science Editor’s Love Letter to Hope