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2 February, 2021 at 8:21 AM

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Climate Change

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Accolades

Bill Gates Climate Change Nonprofit Gives Kudos to BU Wind Farm Project

March 26, 2021

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Climate Change

Climate Change Is Focus of 2021 SPH Annual Bicknell Lecture

March 16, 2021

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Student Life

BU’s Marine Semester Marks 35th Anniversary

February 8, 2021

President-elect Joe Biden speaks during a briefing from the Office of the President Elect

Politics

Change Arrives in Washington: What It Could Mean for Higher Ed

January 20, 2021

A photo of president-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris clasping hands and raising them above their heads. They are standing in front of an American flag. Both are wearing masks.

Politics

Biden’s Top Four Priorities, Explained by Leading BU Experts

January 19, 2021

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Sustainability

BU-Supported Wind Farm Now Up and Generating Clean Electricity

December 1, 2020

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Sustainability & Innovation

Seed Grants Awarded for Podcasts, Art Projects, and Energy Harnessing Initiatives

November 25, 2020

Screenshot taken of a map of the Charles River Campus. The colored sections of the map show portions of the Charles River Campus that could be flooded in 30 years, according to a new report that has grimmer predictions than federal flood models. Maps courtesy of First Street Foundation

Climate Change

Will BU Be Underwater in 30 Years?

October 14, 2020

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Climate Change

Students Start Comedic Environmental Podcast during Spring Quarantine

September 1, 2020

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Coronavirus

#WorldAfterCorona—Adil Najam’s Crash Course on the Future

July 1, 2020

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Wind Power

COVID-19 Hasn’t Slowed Progress of BU-Supported Wind Farm to Curb Climate Change

June 15, 2020

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Public Health

SPH Seminar: Applying COVID-19 Lessons to Climate Change

May 18, 2020

Bicyclists and cars travel along comm ave

Urban Health

Mayors Say Their Cities Are Unsafe for Pedestrians, Cyclists—but Cars Still Rule

January 21, 2020

People hold signs protesting a proposed natural gas compressor station in Weymouth, Massachusetts.

Voices & Opinion

POV: Rollback of Federal Rules to Limit Methane Emissions Poses Serious Threat

October 28, 2019

A large crowd of people hold signs and protest during the Youth Climate Strike on City Hall Plaza, Boston.

Climate Change

BU Students and Faculty Join Global Strike for Climate Action

September 20, 2019

climate change strike

Climate Change

Everything You Need to Know about Friday’s Youth Climate Strike

September 19, 2019

a temperature map of Boston during extreme heat on July 31

Climate Change

July Was the Hottest Month Ever—Ever!—in Boston. Why?

August 1, 2019

A U.S. Air Force B-2 Spirit bomber.

Voices & Opinion

POV: Global Warming Is Now a National Security Concern

July 8, 2019

A man gardens using a wheel-barrel in the Fenway Victory Gardens

Urban Health

Exploring the Power and Politics of Urban Agriculture

July 8, 2019

Things-to-do

To Do Today: Harvard Museum of Natural History Climate Change Exhibition

June 28, 2019

To Do Today: Harvard Museum of Natural History Climate Change Exhibition