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Photo: A brick sidewalk with chalk words that read "HAPPY EARTH WEEK" with a simple drawing of the Earth next to the word, earth.

WEEK AHEAD

The Week Ahead: April 18 to 23

April 14, 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

Photo: Clear green to-go containers are shown with orders in them on wire racks. They're each labeled with receipts for what is in the order.

Campus Life

Going Green: Reusable Container Initiative Starts at GSU

February 10, 2023

Border of various eco holiday decor on white textured background.

Sustainability

5 Ways to Make the Holiday Season More Sustainable

December 16, 2022

Photo: The Ribbon cutting to officially open the Center for Computing and Data Science Dec 8. From left are Associate Provost for Computing and Data Sciences Azer Bestavros, CAS dean Stan Sclaroff, Boston City Mayor Michelle Wu, President Robert A Brown, Board of Trustees chair Ahmass Fakahany (Questrom’79), Provost Jean Morisson, and Boston city councilor Kenzie Bok. They all stand with scissors in hand looking down as a cut blue ribbon floats to the ground.

University News

BU Unveils Dramatic, Fossil Fuel–Free Center for Computing & Data Sciences

December 8, 2022

Collage: Left photo shows a pile of raw food including slabs of meat and veggies. The right photo shows piles of dirt. The photos are split diagonally in the middle.

Sustainability

Video: Where Does BU’s Food Waste Go?

November 4, 2022

Photo: Various woven baskets filled with cucumbers, colorful bell peppers, and squash sit on a table in front of the George Sherman Union on BU's campus.

Student Life

Stop by Today’s Sustainability Festival on Marsh Plaza for Food, Giveaways—and Learning to Be Greener

September 28, 2022

Photo of students and their families pushing yellow carts and stopped on the sidewalk with their belongings along Babock Street during move in 2021. Some folks are seen with masks on. A BU sign on a building is seen in the background.

Eco-friendly Tips

Your Guide for a Sustainable Move-in and Life on Campus

August 16, 2022

Photo of Arié Haddad helping to set up turf on wall. He stands on the ground as he helps hold up the turf for two others standing on ladders and attaching it to a cement wall.

Arts on Campus

Mural, Mural on the Wall: Two Student-Led Art Projects Installed on Campus

June 2, 2022

Photo: A picture of many donation bins and bags with various items inside

Sustainability

Donate Your Old Clothes, Housewares, and Mattress Pads during Move-Out

May 6, 2022

Photo of Tess Ravick (ENG’22), back, and Trevor Melsheimer (ENG’22), front work on their senior design project April 29. The device harvests water from the air. Ravick has light brown skin, wears a t-shirt, a white face mask, and their hair in a bun. Melsheimer, who has light skin and a beard and wears a gray sweater, adjusts a level of the black device on the table in front of them.

Watch Now

Water, Water, Everywhere—They Hope

May 4, 2022

Photo of Tova Levin (CAS’18), a white woman with long light brown hair who wears a black NASA sweatshirt points at plants in mason jars on the table below her and smiles during the 2017 Earth Day Festival in the GSU Plaza. Other students looking at plants can be seen around her.

Earth Week

BU Celebrates the 52nd Observance of Earth Day

April 21, 2022

Sustainability

Five Ways to Take Action in Honor of Earth Day

April 19, 2022

The CleanTech Club executive board members: Anastasiia Sviridenko (Questrom’21 CAS’21) (from left), Natali Shilotri (Questrom’22), Amelia Murray-Cooper (CAS’22), Lekhya Sathi (Sargent’23), Ella Ciccone (ENG’24), and Charles McGinn (ENG’23). Photo courtesy of McGinn

Student Clubs

CleanTech Club Unites Students through Technology, Sustainability

March 21, 2022

Photo taken from behind students in an auditorium attending the SHA Dean’s Distinguished Lecture Series, with Katie Potter, president and chief executive officer of Five Star Senior Living, and Arun Upneja, dean of SHA, who are sitting at the front of the room on stage.

Hospitality

School of Hospitality Administration Celebrates 40th Anniversary amid a Time of Rapid Change

December 13, 2021

photo of 2 masked BU students planting vegetables in Warren's rooftop garden on a sunny day

Student Life

Video: Behind the Scenes at Warren Towers Rooftop Mini Garden

October 28, 2021

Early Fall view of a green BU Beach wtih the College of Arts & Sciences building in the background.

Fossil Fuel Divestment

Campus Reacts to BU’s Commitment to Divest from Fossil Fuels

September 23, 2021

Sustainability

Five Things Every Student Can Do To Be More Sustainable

April 22, 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

New waste bins in student residences are part of the Zero Waste Plan

University News

A Bold New Plan to Reduce the University’s Waste

March 4, 2021

A Bold New Plan to Reduce the University’s Waste