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Environmental Health

Sustainability

Five Things Every Student Can Do To Be More Sustainable

April 22, 2021

A composite of all 11 illustrations that appear below. From left to right -- Top Row: an illustration showing a man wearing a mask on his computer video chatting with a doctor. Crutches are seen leaning against a wall. Two orange prescription bottles are sitting on the desk next to the man. They are are the only color in the otherwise black and white illustration; an illustration of a woman sitting a cubicle with yellow and pink colored post it notes. The notes are the only color in the otherwise black and white illustration. Behind the woman's cubicle appears her kitchen; an illustration of an outdoor cafe dining area with several tables of people eating and conversing. The yellow table tops are the only color in the otherwise black and white illustration; an illustration of four people working on a mural. One of them is on a lift working higher up on the wall. The word "Justice" appears in red on the mural and is the only color in the otherwise black and white illustration. Second Row: An illustration of someone filling out a ballot with the word "Vote" printed at the top. Their phone and a cup of coffee next to the ballot indicate they are filling the ballot out at home. A red and blue stripe on the ballot are the only color in the otherwise black and white illustration;an illustration of a woman holding a child in her lap while working at a laptop. The child is holding a brown teddy bear, which is the only color in the otherwise black and white illustration; an illustration of two vehicles driving past a field that has wind turbines in it. The greenish yellow color of the vehicles is the only color in the otherwise black and white illustration; a photo of two children completing schoolwork at a laptop computer. The blue color of the computer screen is the only color in the otherwise black and white illustration. Third Row: An illustration of hands with different skin tones with fingers open and palms facing forward. An equal sign appears in front of the hands. The different skin tones are the only color in the otherwise black and white illustration; a photo of a group of cyclists. The green wheels on their bikes are the only color in the otherwise black and white illustration; an illustration of two hands holding a bowl with a fork in it. Behind the hands appear a house, factory, and trucks -- illustrating the food supply chain. The skin tone of the hands is the only color in the otherwise black and white illustration; an illustration of two people facing one another with transparent heads. Lines are drawn connecting the inside of their heads illustrating empathy. Yellow circles in the center of each head are the only color in the otherwise black and white illustration.

Essay Collection

What if Real Change—for a Better World—Came from the Pandemic?

March 17, 2021

Images of local volunteers along with the National Guard distributing food to locals at Winnisimmet Park in downtown Chelsea April 23, 2020. Many boxes say "Salvation Army" on the side, and a line of people with masks is seen in the background.

Public Health

BU Public Health Researchers Aid Chelsea, Epicenter of State’s COVID-19 Outbreak

April 28, 2020

A scene from the film "Dark Waters" starring Mark Ruffalo

Voices & Opinion

POV: Dark Waters Serves Up a Cautionary Tale

December 2, 2019

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

Double exposure portrait of Paige Brochu with the Providence, Rhode Island skyline in the background.

Earth & Environment

BU’s URBAN Enables PhD Students To Study People’s Health and the Earth’s

September 24, 2019

Robert Pinsky standing on a beach

Voices & Opinion

POV: Robert Pinsky Extols the Virtues of Cape Cod

April 26, 2019

POV: Robert Pinsky Extols the Virtues of Cape Cod