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people milling about near the chowderfest booth

University News

BU’s Annual Earth Day Festivals Kick Off Today on Medical Campus

April 18, 2019

BU entrepreneurs Ellice Patterson, Dielle Lundberg, and Ines Andrade answer questions at the podium during the IDEA 2019 conference.

Design

Six Quotes from BU Entrepreneurs to Ignite Your Innovative Spirit

March 5, 2019

Portrait of Mike Wagner standing in front of his Mitsubishi Outland PHEV hybrid vehicle.

University News

BU Carpenter: From Gas Guzzler to Green Machine

February 21, 2019

Students playfully toss cloths at the camera in the garment district

Fashion

Embracing Sustainable Fashion

February 19, 2019

A plastic straw and bottle litter the ocean floor

Science & Technology

Prodded by Students, BU Phases Out an Environmental Scourge: Plastic Straws

February 14, 2019

Misty Ouyang, Jessica Thai, and Sheila Phillips speak while visiting the Saadnayel settlement in Bekaa Valley, Lebanon

Global

BU Hult Prize Winners Aim to Bring Learning to Refugee Camps

December 13, 2018

The 2018 Sustainability Festival: students on their bikes on the marsh chapel plaza

Sustainability

Tips for Protecting Your Bike from Thieves

September 19, 2018

wind farm

University News

University Announces Massive Wind Power Purchase

September 18, 2018

John Kerry

Sustainability

Fixing Climate Change Is Good Business, Whatever President Trump Says

June 11, 2018

Farm manager Lindsay Allen (above) says the University’s affiliated teaching hospital started the farm atop BMC’s power plant “to provide superlocal, organic produce” for patients and staff and to reduce the environmental costs of procuring food.

University News

A Farm in the Sky

October 17, 2017

coal

Politics

POV: Uniting against Executive Order on the Clean Power Plan

April 5, 2017

Alexa Pisano showing her online store on a laptop

Students

Selling Apparel to Benefit Ocean Conservation

February 21, 2017

Boston University students file past a "Locally Grown" sign in a BU dining hall. BU Dining Services hit its goal of providing 20% sustainable food three years early.

Sustainability

Going Green Earns Plaudits for BU

February 13, 2017

Anthony Janetos giving presentation

University News

Climate Task Force Meets Tonight

January 31, 2017

Boston University School of Law tower

Law

School of Law Project Earns Gold LEED Certification

January 26, 2017

Roasted Duck with Butternut Squash and Kale

Restaurants

Peter Ungár Serves Up Duck for the Holidays

December 19, 2016

squash soup

Food

A Holiday Recipe from Peter Ungár of Tasting Counter

November 21, 2016

Angela Yuan (CAS’18) looks at a bag of vegetables at BU Farmers Market

Sustainability

BU’s Farmers Market Supports Local Businesses

October 19, 2016

Workers on the job at Red’s Best, a Boston seafood wholesaler

Earth

BU Increases Its Target for Sustainable Food Sources

October 14, 2016

Professor Anthony Janetos gives a presentation at the BU ACSRI Forum on Climate Change Adaptation and Mitigation

Sustainability

Trustees Adopt Broad Climate Change Strategy

September 20, 2016

Trustees Adopt Broad Climate Change Strategy