Climate, Biogeoscience, and Health: Transformative Science to Real-World Action
Date: Friday, December 6, 2024
Location (in-person only): Boston University, Center for Computing & Data Sciences, 665 Commonwealth Ave, Room 1750 (17th floor). To access the upper floors, please use the elevators near Saxby’s café.
Time:
Symposium—10:00 am – 12:00 pm ET
Networking Lunch—12:00 – 1:00 pm ET
(See registration link below.)
Event Description
This symposium will showcase leading research at the intersection of climate change, biogeoscience, and human health drawn from across Boston University with particular focus on research that is relevant, actionable, or directly connected to policy and practice. Participants will include BU faculty, staff, and students and selected external partners and guests.
This event is organized & co-sponsored by Boston University’s Hariri Institute, BU Center for Climate and Health, URBAN – BU Graduate Program in Urban Biogeoscience and Environmental Health, and the Biogeoscience program.
This event is open to everyone—we encourage anyone interested to join and participate.
Event Overview
10:00 – 10:20 am—Welcome & Opening Remarks
10:20 – 11:20 am—Lightning talks “Actionable Research in Climate, Biogeoscience, and Health across Boston University”
11:20 – 11:40 am—Panel discussion “The stakeholder perspective: Opportunities and challenges in translating research into solutions”
11:40 – 11:55 am—Hariri Institute Focused Research Program (FRP) Wrap-up & Closing Remarks
12:00 – 1:00 pm—Networking Lunch
Lunch will be provided.
Learn more about the Health Equity in the Wake of Continued Climate Change Focused Research Program.
For questions in regards to the program, please email Casey Demarsico, at cdemarsi@bu.edu.
Logistic Information
Public Transportation
Due to limited parking & potential construction, we encourage public transportation. MBTA Green Line B branch, as well as a few minutes walking distance from stops on the C (St. Mary’s Street) & D (Fenway) branches.
Parking
On-street, two-hour meter parking is limited & available on Commonwealth Ave. There is free two-hour parking on the side streets.
Boston University Wifi
The BU Guest network allows visitors to access the Internet through BU’s wireless network. Please note that personal wireless access points are prohibited on the BU network because they interfere with network traffic. To access BU Guest (unencrypted): Connect to the network called “BU Guest (unencrypted)“ from your list of available networks.