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USA, New York, Manhattan streets. Skyscrapers and crowded streets, cars and busy people walking downtown in a spring sunny day

Research

Income, Urbanicity Influence Perceptions of Factors that Shape Health

June 28, 2024

Woman wearing backpack walks in a city crosswalk

health inequities

US Neighborhood Walkability Influences Physical Activity, BMI Levels

February 2, 2023

Colorful row houses along a sunny residential, quiet street.

racism

Across the US, White Neighborhoods Have More Greenery, Fewer Dilapidated Buildings, Fewer Multi-Family Homes

January 19, 2023

urban health

BU URBAN Prepares Students to Tackle Environmental and Climate Challenges

October 14, 2021

Environmental Health

Professor Named One of World’s Top Climate Scientists

July 2, 2021

City in a heat wave

urban health

Heat May Kill More People in the US Than Previously Reported

June 19, 2020

Satellite image of eastern Massachusetts with lines indicating the 75-square-mile area around Boston

transportation

A Zero-Emissions Boston Could Save 288 Lives and $2.4 Billion Annually

April 22, 2020

Shape-Up interface showing a satellite view of a neighborhood in Philadelphia with one block highlighted

Awards

Some Gun Violence Risk Factors Are Visible from Space

October 31, 2019

Environmental Health

Celebrating Urban Birds, Science, and Conservation

July 26, 2019

Signature Programs

‘We Need to Listen First’

May 31, 2019