Les Kaufman

Les Kaufman, core faculty with the Boston University Institute for Global Sustainability (IGS) and Professor in the Boston University Marine Program, is an evolutionary ecologist who studies basic processes that drive the creation, collapse, and conservation of aquatic species diversity on coral reefs and tropical great lakes. His interests are increasingly turned toward clinical research […]

Robert Kaufmann

Robert Kaufmann, core faculty with the Boston University Institute for Global Sustainability (IGS) and Professor in the Earth & Environment Department at Boston University, centers his research interests on a range of subjects from land use strategies to oil markets to climate change, and he has extensive knowledge of environmental science and policy. Current projects […]

Andrew King

Andrew A. King, affiliated faculty with the Boston University Institute for Global Sustainability (IGS), is well known for his research on business, society, and the environment. He also investigates the causes of and solutions to the credibility crisis in academic research.

Patrick Kinney

Patrick Kinney, affiliated faculty with the Boston University Institute for Global Sustainability (IGS), examines the intersection of global environmental change and human health, with an emphasis on climate change and air pollution. His work on the human health effects of air pollution spans four decades, including studies of the effects of ozone and particulate matter […]

Kipruto Kirwa

Kipruto Kirwa, affiliated faculty with the Boston University Institute for Global Sustainability (IGS), is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Environmental Health at the Boston University School of Public Health. He is an environmental epidemiologist who applies techniques from environmental health, epidemiology, and statistical modeling to better understand how environmental factors affect human health, […]

Magaly Koch

Dr. Magaly Koch, core faculty with the Boston University Institute for Global Sustainability (IGS), is a remote sensing geologist with 30 years of experience in applied environmental research, including groundwater resources (in drylands), land degradation problems (soil salinization), geohazards and human impact in environmental change. She is particularly interested in projects addressing global water scarcity/flooding […]

Laurence Kotlikoff

Laurence Kotlikoff, core faculty with the Boston University Institute for Global Sustainability (IGS), is a Professor of Economics at Boston University, Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, Fellow of the Econometric Society, Research Associate of the National Bureau of Economic Research, President of Economic Security Planning, Inc., and Director of the Fiscal […]

Arunima Krishna

Arunima Krishna, Associate Director with the Boston University Institute for Global Sustainability (IGS), is an associate professor of mass communication, advertising, and public relations and Associate Dean, Faculty Development ad interim at the Boston University College of Communication. She joined Boston University College of Communication in 2016 after completing her PhD at Purdue University. Dr. […]

Kevin Lane

Kevin Lane, affiliated faculty with the Boston University Institute for Global Sustainability (IGS), focuses his research on air pollution, the built environment, urbanization, and the impacts of climate change on health in local, national, and international settings. His expertise in big data and spatial research has led to the development of novel methods that integrate […]

Loretta Lees

Loretta Lees, affiliated faculty with the Boston University Institute for Global Sustainability (IGS), is a Professor in the Department of Sociology at Boston University and Faculty Director of the Initiative on Cities. Lees is an urban geographer and urbanist who is internationally known for her research on gentrification, urban regeneration, global urbanism, urban policy, urban […]