Gregory Wellenius Named Beverly A. Brown Professor for the Improvement of Urban Health

Gregory Wellenius, Professor of Environmental Health at BU School of Public Health and Director of the Center for Climate and Health, has been appointed the Beverly A. Brown Professor for the Improvement of Urban Health. Established in 2012 through a $4 million gift from BU trustee emeritus Richard Shipley, the professorship honors Beverly A. Brown, longtime development director of the former Center for Global Health and Development and wife of BU president emeritus Robert A. Brown.

Core faculty at the Hariri Institute for Computing, Wellenius’ research explores the health impacts of climate-related hazards—including extreme heat, storms, and wildfire smoke—and strategies to build healthier, more resilient communities. Trained as an environmental epidemiologist, Wellenius earned dual doctorate degrees from the Departments of Environmental Health and Epidemiology at the Harvard School of Public Health and completed a post-doctoral fellowship in the Cardiovascular Division of Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center. He served as an associate professor of epidemiology at the Brown University School of Public Health and director of Brown’s Center for Environmental Health and Technology before coming to Boston University.

Learn more about Professor Wellenius and this award in this School of Public Health story.