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Environmental Health

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Alumni

White House Welcomes Young BU Alum for Climate Change Talk

November 27, 2023

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Black Women’s Health

Racism, Sexism, and the Crisis of Black Women’s Health

October 31, 2023

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MacArthur Fellowship

BU Ecologist Lucy Hutyra Wins a 2023 MacArthur “Genius Grant”

October 4, 2023

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Innovation

Questrom Student Creates Stuffed Animals and Books to Teach Kids about Sustainability

September 8, 2023

Photo: STH professor Rebecca Copeland poses for a photo on a bright green lawn. A white woman wearing glasses, a white blouse, black cardigan, and long beaded necklace, stands with hands placed in front of her. Foreground leaves frame her and an old church-like building is shown in the blurred background.

Climate Change

What Can the Bible Teach Us about Fighting Climate Change?

August 15, 2023

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Wildfires

The Impact of Wildfires on Climate Change and Air Quality

June 8, 2023

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Climate and Health

Human Health Is Suffering Because of Climate Change

May 31, 2023

Photo:Joshita Manohar (CAS’240, left, and Esther Gilbert (CAS’22) look through their poster options at the Happy Cactus gifts tents during BU’s annual Earth Day Festival not he GSU Plaza. A young South Asian woman wearing a tan jacket and a young Asian woman wearing a black jacket smile as they look through posters. Next to them, a large variety of green plants is displayed.

Earth Day Preview

How BU Honors Earth Day, Every Day

April 6, 2023

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Voices & Opinion

What Did You Miss Most in the Weird Winter? Snow Days, Warm Foods, Complaining, Fires, Winter Runs, and More

March 17, 2023

Photo: To the far left, Andrew Reid Bell, a white man wearing a green cap, looks on as a small group of dark-skinned Black women and men look to tablets on a multi-colored, checkered long table. They are in a small wooden dwelling with an open doorway and cross-patterned open windows letting light in.

Conservation

How Do We Make Farming Better for the Planet? Ask Women

March 16, 2023

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Environmental Health

Skiers and Snowboarders Could Be Exposing Themselves to Harmful “Forever Chemicals” Without Realizing

March 14, 2023

From left, Oliver McRae, Lena Dubitsky and James "Jacy" Bird, an ENG associate professor have been studying what bubbles can teach us about how microplastics, viruses, and bacteria aerosolize. Bird just put out a paper on his findings. The team worked in the lab, Wednesday, February 15, 2023. Photo by Jake Belcher. Three people stand in a lab setting with highspeed cameras and other technical equipment setup nearby.

Bubbles

New Bubble Popping Theory Could Help Track Ocean Pollution and Viruses

March 9, 2023

Photo: The Tobin Bridge is shown over the Mystic River in Massachusetts. A large, cantilever truss bridge is shown over a slightly foggy body of water with a small line of boats docked underneath. The city of Boston can be seen in the distant skyline.

Climate Resilience

Climate Change Is Threatening the Mystic River Watershed—Can It Be Saved?

March 7, 2023

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Gas stoves

Should You Replace Your Gas Stove?

January 26, 2023

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Sustainability

5 Ways to Make the Holiday Season More Sustainable

December 16, 2022

Photo: Emily Burbo (COM’24) presents her project on tree canopies at the Cross College Challenge exhibition in Questrom on Tuesday, Dec. 13. A young white woman with long blonde hair and wearing a white blouse a white blouse and black blazer, smiles as she stands in front of a large screen showing an example of a pop up forest.

environmental health

A Tree Grows in Boston

December 14, 2022

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2022 in Review

Best of The Brink 2022: 10 Amazing Discoveries and Mind-Blowing Facts

December 12, 2022

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Science & Technology

No Gas. No Fuels. No Emissions. BU’s Greenest Building Ever

December 6, 2022

Photo: The sun sets behind signage for the COP27 U.N. Climate Summit in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, Wednesday, Nov. 9, 2022. The large sign reads "COP27, Sharm el-Sheikh, 2022 Egypt" and is shown in shadow against the setting sun. A few large clown fish figures can be seen below the sign.

Climate Change

Urgency, Accountability, and Private Jets at UN Climate Summit COP27

November 14, 2022

Collage: Side by side photo of two BU Researchers. (left) Mary Willis, a School of Public Health assistant professor of epidemiology, and recipient of a 2022 NIH Director’s Award. She leans, smiling, against a brick wall with hands in pockets. She wears an olive green shirt and black pants. (right) Hadi T. Nia, College of Engineering assistant professor of biomedical engineering, poses for a photo with arms crossed. He wears an ocean blue blazer and smiles for the camera in front of a blurry landscape of plants.

Accolades

NIH Honors Two BU Researchers “Poised to Blaze New Paths of Discovery”

October 18, 2022

NIH Honors Two BU Researchers “Poised to Blaze New Paths of Discovery”