Boston University

Sustainability

Don’t forget to break down and recycle cardboard boxes at your dorm’s designated recycling area. Photo by Carl Peer

Sustainability

Your Guide for a Sustainable Move-In and Life on Campus

August 27, 2019

sperm and egg

BIRTH CONTROL

Why We Need a Contraception Revolution

August 1, 2019

Climate Change

As Climate Warms, Increased Energy Needs to Power Air-Conditioning Could Make a Bad Situation Worse

July 22, 2019

Junior Clark Edwards (CAS) proudly shows off the lingcod he recently caught in Alaska

Environment

I’m Spending My Summer Interning in Alaska

July 10, 2019

Students can drop their unwanted items—clothing, shoes, accessories, kitchenware, and knickknacks—in Goodwill donation bins across campus through May 16. Photo by BU Today.

Sustainability

Moving Out? Don’t Throw Away Those Old Clothes

May 8, 2019

people milling about near the chowderfest booth

Earth

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.

Public Health

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.

Sustainability

BU Carpenter: From Gas Guzzler to Green Machine

February 21, 2019

Students playfully toss cloths at the camera in the garment district

Sustainability

Embracing Sustainable Fashion

February 19, 2019

A plastic straw and bottle litter the ocean floor

Earth

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

Strategy & Innovation

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

Bike Safety

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

Science & Technology

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.

Public Health

A Farm in the Sky

October 17, 2017

coal

Voices & Opinion

POV: Uniting against Executive Order on the Clean Power Plan

April 5, 2017

Alexa Pisano showing her online store on a laptop

University News

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.

Science & Technology

Going Green Earns Plaudits for BU

February 13, 2017

Anthony Janetos giving presentation

Climate Change

Climate Task Force Meets Tonight

January 31, 2017

Boston University School of Law tower

Earth

School of Law Project Earns Gold LEED Certification

January 26, 2017

School of Law Project Earns Gold LEED Certification