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Eleven Boston University graduate students from the College of Engineering, Faculty of Computing & Data Sciences, Graduate School of Arts & Sciences, Questrom School of Business, and the School of Public Health comprise the new cohort. By Alison Gold The Boston University Institute for Global Sustainability (IGS) has announced its 2026 Graduate Student Summer Fellows. The […]
Darien Alexander Williams uses his background as a community organizer and a climate justice researcher to promote more just outcomes in emergency management planning.
The study is the first to concurrently examine three aspects of coal production suspected to affect life expectancy.
Experts discuss solutions to boost investment in ecosystems while advancing economic development at the first “Convergent Conversations” event. By Alison Gold The Catskills, a tree-covered mountain belt in upstate New York, supply 90% of New York City’s drinking water. In this rich ecosystem, Professor Pamela Templer completed her early work in science as a […]
By Alison Gold A global policy researcher, an urban ecologist, and a former White House advisor walk into a room. The conversation may start on the topic of financing sustainable development in Brazil, then bounce to the best modeling tools for assessing urban heat islands, before turning to tropical forest conservation efforts. The speakers identify […]
The Boston University Task Force on Convergent Research and Education named global sustainability one of its eight priority areas of convergent research.
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