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Sustainability

Sustainability

Donate Unwanted Goods During Move-Out and Help Serve Your Community

May 6, 2025

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Microbes

Microbes Reveal Clues About Extraterrestrial Life

April 16, 2025

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Things-to-do

Earth Day at BU: Green Thumbs Welcome, Enthusiasm Encouraged

April 3, 2025

Photo: An exterior shot of the Svalbard Global Seed Vault. The building is peeking out of from a snowy mountain

History

Keeping Seeds Alive If the World as We Know It Ends

February 10, 2025

Awards

Why Do Urban Trees Grow Faster than Rural Ones?

January 29, 2025

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Student Clubs

BU Closet: Donate and Take Clothes for Free

January 28, 2025

Research News

Brink Bites: BMI Objections, Studying UFOs, and Alcohol’s Impact on College Students

January 24, 2025

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Climate Change

Can Gold Reserves Help Pay for Climate Disaster Recovery?

January 22, 2025

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Expert Take

Cycling Can Make Older Adults Healthier and More Independent. Here’s How to Design Bikes and Networks That Meet Their Needs

January 6, 2025

Photo: Workers install solar panels on the top of a large BU Building in Boston, MA

Campus & Facilities

BU Sustainability Milestones

November 18, 2024

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Politics

What Does Donald Trump’s Election Mean For…

November 6, 2024

Photo: Boston Skyline as seen from the Boston University Bridge

Film & TV

Smithsonian Channel to Air Segment on BU’s Center for Computing & Data Sciences

October 16, 2024

Photo: A group of college students wearing casual clothing stand outside throwing bean bags at a board with a hole in it on a sunny day

Campus Life

BU Sustainability Festival at GSU Plaza

September 18, 2024

Photo: A collage of three images depicting various urban scenes. The top left image shows a moving tram with ‘Babcock Street Green Line B Boston College’ sign in the foreground, indicating a tram stop. The top right image displays two individuals wearing masks inside a store, one behind a counter with snacks and beverages, and the other wearing a high-visibility vest. The bottom left image features a table covered with white cloth displaying food containers and disposable utensils, suggesting an event or gathering. The bottom right image presents recycling bins labeled ‘Paper,’ ‘Cans & Bottles,’ and ‘Trash’ next to an informational poster about waste sorting.

Sustainability

Eco-Friendly College Life: How to Move In and Live Sustainably

August 19, 2024

Photo: A woman mounts a sensor on a Boston city Blue Bike.

Air Quality

Air Quality Sensors Could Be Coming to a Bicycle Near You

June 4, 2024

Photo: A picture of a girl wearing a gray sweater with white stars and a cardboard sculpture around her neck. The sculpture sits almost like a scarf and features 3D elements

Sculpture

CFA Sculpture Class: Wearable Cardboard Sculptures

May 29, 2024

Photo: Environmentalists help bring an end to further construction of the Keystone XL oil pipeline project, which contributes to the use of fossil fuels linked to pollution, environmental degradation and global warming. They protest with plastic jugs on their heads and a paper pipe which reads STOP ALL PIPELINES.

Climate Change

How High-Level Lawsuits Are Disrupting Climate Change Policies

April 29, 2024

Photo: (Left to right) Tess Shotland, a woman with auburn hair and a black tshirt Cece Lagomarsino, a woman with short hair and a jean overall, and Nina Palmeon, a woman with long curly hair and a black tshirt posing with the waste disposal system at CDS.

sustainability

Waste Watchers

April 19, 2024

Photo: Composite image of multiple recycling bins. Coffee cups, food waste, and paper towels and napkins are among the nonrecyclables that contaminate BU recycling bins

Environment

As We Celebrate Earth Day, a Reminder of What Cannot Be Recycled at BU

April 19, 2024

Photo: A large group of young people, likely college students, with bicycles stand on an urban street in Boston University's campus

Campus & Facilities

Reimagining Cummington Mall

April 18, 2024

Reimagining Cummington Mall