Center for Climate and Health
Launched in 2022, the Center for Climate and Health (CCH) has the broad goal of fostering a diverse and vibrant community of researchers passionate about informing and minimizing the impacts of climate change on the health of people and communities.
We seek to better understand and advance:
Latest Stories
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Center Faculty on PBS NewsHour to Discuss Wildfire Smoke
Dr. Jennifer Stowell recently appeared on PBS NewsHour to discuss respiratory health impacts from wildfire smoke throughout the US and Read more
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New Research Quantifies Health Impacts from Oil and Gas Production in the US
A recent study led by Dr. Jonathan Buonocore quantified air pollution emissions from oil & gas production in the United Read more
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Center Faculty Host Congressional Staff Briefing
Drs. Gregory Wellenius and Amruta Nori-Sarma recently participated in a briefing on climate and health for congressional staff and others Read more
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New BUSPH-HSPH CAFÉ Will Foster Research on Climate and Health
Thanks to a $6.7 million, three-year grant from the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS), researchers from Boston University Read more
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Study Published by CCH Faculty Featured in EPA Report on Pediatric Health Impacts of Climate Change
The signs of climate change are all around us, and children are uniquely vulnerable to its impacts. Climate change-related impacts Read more
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Professors Receive $1.3M EPA Grant to Advance Climate Resilience
Led by our partnering faculty, Jon Levy and Amruta Nori-Sarma, this three-year project aims to identify and address the cumulative Read more
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Changing Lives on a Broad Scale
MPH student in the Environmental Health Department Lilly Nichols turns practicum with the Center for Climate and Health into a Read more
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Advancing the BUSPH Strategic Direction – Climate, The Planet, & Health
The Center for Climate and Health is directly advancing Boston University School of Public Health's strategic direction of Climate, The Read more
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What the Orange Line Shut Down Means for Our Health & the Environment
The rare suspension of an entire T line has brought many headaches, but also an unexpected opportunity for researchers, Jonathan Read more
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Warm Days Are Contributing to US Gun Violence Surge
Led by our partnering faculty, Jonathan Jay, a new study provides a first-of-its-kind analysis of heat-attributable shootings as a nationwide Read more