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Sustainability

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.

Earth

Moving Out? Don’t Throw Away Those Old Clothes

May 8, 2019

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.

Business

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.

Transportation

BU Carpenter: From Gas Guzzler to Green Machine

February 21, 2019

Students playfully toss cloths at the camera in the garment district

Style

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

Sustainability

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

Safety

Tips for Protecting Your Bike from Thieves

September 19, 2018

wind farm

Earth

University Announces Massive Wind Power Purchase

September 18, 2018

John Kerry

University News

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

Earth

POV: Uniting against Executive Order on the Clean Power Plan

April 5, 2017

Alexa Pisano showing her online store on a laptop

Earth

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.

University News

Going Green Earns Plaudits for BU

February 13, 2017

Anthony Janetos giving presentation

Science & Technology

Climate Task Force Meets Tonight

January 31, 2017

Boston University School of Law tower

Sustainability

School of Law Project Earns Gold LEED Certification

January 26, 2017

Roasted Duck with Butternut Squash and Kale

Alumni

Peter Ungár Serves Up Duck for the Holidays

December 19, 2016

squash soup

Arts & Culture

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

Food

BU’s Farmers Market Supports Local Businesses

October 19, 2016

BU’s Farmers Market Supports Local Businesses