Born Global Foundation Competition for Innovation in Sustainability
Sign up for a project by October 31, 2023. $4,000 for first prize.
IGS Presents 2023 Sustainability Awards
Recognizing significant Boston University faculty and student contributions to research or practice in sustainability and climate change, as well as equity and justice.
Inaugural IGS Sustainability Research Awards Announced
Congratulations to our Boston University sustainability “superheroes,” recipients of the inaugural IGS sustainability research awards presented on October 27, 2022.
Funding Awarded for Inaugural Focused Research Program
The Boston University Institute for Sustainable Energy is excited to announce our inaugural Focused Research Program (FRP), awarded for the 2022-2023 academic year in partnership with the Rafik B. Hariri Institute for Computing and Computational Science & Engineering. The program is designed to evolve and advance Boston University’s research in computing and data science around […]
Vote Now: Help Name BU’s Newest Institute
The BU Institute for Sustainable Energy is evolving into a new institute with a broader sustainability focus—and we need a new name. Vote for your favorite names from the shortlisted ideas submitted by BU students to tell us which ones you like most. The top-ranking “people’s choice” names will help guide university decision-making, plus the […]
Apply Now: ISE Graduate Student Summer Fellows Program
The BU Institute for Sustainable Energy is seeking research proposals for a project geared towards one academic paper from students with interests in planetary health and human well-being, the governance and politics of sustainability transitions, and energy systems of the future. Overview: 10-week (May 16, 2022 – July 22, 2022) fellowship includes a financial stipend […]
New Sustainability Research Funding Opportunity for BU Faculty
Seeking proposals up to $125,000 for AY22-23 Focused Research Program on data and misinformation in sustainability and/or climate change BU’s Institute for Sustainable Energy and the Hariri Institute for Computing are jointly seeking to fund a year-long, multi-disciplinary research program related to misinformation/disinformation campaigns that leverage social or emerging media to influence social attitudes and […]
Boston University to Divest From Fossil Fuels
Last week, the Trustees of Boston University voted to divest the university endowment from fossil fuels. As part of their deliberations, Peter Fox-Penner, co-director of the BU Impact Measurement & Allocation Program and founding director of the ISE, shared a brief presentation, Climate Change & Responsible Investing: The Opportunities. Cutler Cleveland, ISE interim director and […]
Born Global Foundation Competition for Innovation in Sustainability
$9,000 in total prize money for BU student teams to create a newly formulated solution to a real-world sustainability problem. Boston University’s College of Engineering is pleased to announce a novel design competition for innovations to impact the global challenge of sustainability, The Born Global Foundation Competition for Innovation in Sustainability. The competition is jointly […]
NBC10 Boston | Adjusting to Climate Change: Closing the Climate Gap in Black Communities
Watch now: ISE Associate Director Cutler Cleveland joins NBC10 Boston meteorologist Chris Gloninger and Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley to discuss how we address social inequities further exacerbated by climate change, on both the local and national levels. Enlightened policies that address the across-the-board risk of Black Americans and other socially vulnerable populations to climate change can […]