Native Ads Are Shaping Climate Opinions. BU Researchers Say There’s a Way to Resist
A new BU study examines how fossil fuel ads can masquerade as news stories, and the techniques being used to recognize them.
Brink Bites: A Super Jupiter, the Ethics of BU’s Lobster Night, the Toll of Boston’s Traffic
Other research news, stories, and tidbits from around BU, including a fresh look at a gas giant, calculating deaths caused by vehicle emissions, and an undergraduate’s study of a campus dining tradition.
After Five Years of Planning, Pardee’s New Home Will Unite Global Studies School
The school houses eight research centers, each dedicated to advancing human progress.
Why Do Urban Trees Grow Faster than Rural Ones?
W. M. Keck Foundation to support BU project to delve into the mystery of city tree survival strategies.
Can Gold Reserves Help Pay for Climate Disaster Recovery?
A new BU study finds that selling some of the International Monetary Fund’s gold could help relieve climate-vulnerable countries’ debt.
BU Students Find Hope at COP29 UN Climate Summit
CAS’ Pamela Templer, Climate Leaders Academy students attended the conference in Baku.
BU’s Mike Dietze Calls for Greater Investment in Eco Forecasting
Through a recently published paper in Nature Climate Change, scientists at the Ecological Forecasting Initiative – including BU’s Michael Dietz, as lead author, and Yannis Paschalidis – call for a new vision of data-driven environmental decision-making and greater investment in ecological forecasting in order to combat climate change. Dietz and his fellow scientists are working to advance the field through a process that enables them to continually update model predictions with observed data in order to improve our ability to foresee what may happen in the future, predicting changes in ecosystems and subsequent impacts on communities.
Watch Now: Director Benjamin Sovacool on Equity and Justice in Industrial Decarbonization
Industrial decarbonization and just transitions are both key to a clean energy future, but they are rarely considered together. Boston University Institute for Global Sustainability (IGS) Director Benjamin Sovacool is working to change that.
Inauguration 2024 Research on Tap Celebrates BU’s Power to Bring Scholars Together to Better Our World
Event showcased some of BU’s star researchers, celebrating how they cross and blur disciplinary boundaries in the pursuit of change
Boston’s Rain-Free Month May Mean Fall Foliage Will Come Early This Year
BU biologist explains how recent long stretch of little to no precipitation is impacting Boston area forests and how this pattern is in line with climate change predictions