Algae, Disease-Bearing Ticks, Erratic Snowfall, Tainted Oysters, Costly Insurance, Extreme Temperatures—Is Climate Change Ruining Our New England?
Boston University scholars in environment, public health, marine science, and more weigh in. “The scale of what we are signing ourselves up for is unprecedented,” one says.
Best of The Brink 2024: 10 Inspiring Inventions and Discoveries—All from BU Researchers
Highlights from a year of BU research, from an AI program that can predict Alzheimer’s disease to an ancient Egyptian treasure.
BU Students Find Hope at COP29 UN Climate Summit
CAS’ Pamela Templer, Climate Leaders Academy students attended the conference in Baku.
Inauguration 2024 Research on Tap Celebrates BU’s Power to Bring Scholars Together to Better Our World
Event showcased some of BU’s star researchers, celebrating how they cross and blur disciplinary boundaries in the pursuit of change.
Heat Waves Are Scorching Boston, but Are Some Neighborhoods Hotter than Others?
BU researchers team up with city of Boston and local nonprofits to improve temperature monitoring and pilot a more equitable approach to declaring heat emergencies.
The Ingredients of Unequal Aging: Housing, Income, and Health
How a lifetime of poverty and discrimination leads to unequal aging, and what will help us take care of the most vulnerable.
Professor Receives NIH Grant to Study Impact of Extreme Heat on Mental Health
With the new award, Amruta Nori-Sarma and colleagues aim to better understand the social, behavioral, and environmental factors that influence vulnerability to adverse mental health impacts of extreme heat.
White House Welcomes Young BU Alum for Climate Change Talk
YEAH Fellow Cathy Cheng (ENG’23) invited to celebrate the release of fifth National Climate Assessment.
Racism, Sexism, and the Crisis of Black Women’s Health
For nearly 30 years, Boston University has led the largest and longest-running study of Black women’s health, shining a light on tragic disparities and showing women their lives matter.
Close Up: SPH Briefing on Capitol Hill
Senator Edward Markey (Hon.’04) (D-Mass) spoke at a briefing, hosted by BU’s School of Public Health on Capitol Hill July 20, on the detrimental effects of climate change on vulnerable populations and how communities are mobilizing to address it.