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IGS Announces IPCC Faculty Appointment and 2025 Sustainability Research Awardees at Annual Event

By Laura Hurley The inspiration for this year’s Boston University Institute for Global Sustainability (IGS) annual event theme, “From Local to Global,” is easy to find at Boston University (BU). Speaking to sustainability and climate researchers across the university at IGS's annual gathering, BU President Melissa Gilliam recognized BU for leading by example in challenging […]

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Jonathan Buoncocare gives a presentation on energy systems and health.

Mapping Community Exposure to Energy Infrastructure

Power & People Symposium presents insights from a first-of-its-kind database for healthy and just energy transitions.

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