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Climate Change

Photo of two large white wind turbines in South Dakota. Black angus cows are seen grazing in a field in the foreground.

Sustainability

BU-Supported Wind Farm Now Up and Generating Clean Electricity

December 1, 2020

Light blue graphic for the “Sustainability Innovation Seed Grant Program” hosted by Boston University Sustainability and Innovate@BU. The graphic has a hand-drawn style and depicts a building, a cyclists, and people in yellow observing a raised bed garden.

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

A graphic that shows a penguin waving. Text reads "The Sweaty Penguin. Antarctica's Hottest News Source"

Earth

Students Start Comedic Environmental Podcast during Spring Quarantine

September 1, 2020

A photo of Adil Najam standing in front of a bookcase in his home with his arms crossed in front of himself

Coronavirus

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

July 1, 2020

A photo of a wind turbine with a crane working on it

Wind Power

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

June 15, 2020

An illustration of a car and bike sharing a road

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

Mariette DiChristina

Journalism & Media

New College of Communication Dean Is Scientific American Editor-in-Chief

June 6, 2019

The Institute of Contemporary Art Watershed exterior

Film & TV

Learning about Climate Change at the ICA Watershed

May 28, 2019

satellite image of Boston, MA

Earth

Orbiting NASA Instrument to Examine Boston’s Carbon Emissions, Plant Life

May 14, 2019

two kids playing soccer on the beach

Arts & Culture

BU, Nicaragua Students, Peace Corps Work to Call Attention to Country’s Climate Change

March 19, 2019

The first new geothermal wells—each 1500 feet deep—have been drilled into the subterranean layers of the new BU Data Sciences Center. Courtesy of Chris Kenney

Computational Science

Historic, and Loud, Geothermal Drilling Gets Underway

February 27, 2019

Historic, and Loud, Geothermal Drilling Gets Underway