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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Call for Examining Climate Change Impacts on Mental Health in Global Research Agenda
Amruta Nori-Sarma, professor of environmental health, and BUSPH Dean Sandro Galea published a commentary in the May issue of the Read more
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CCH Research Finds Health Impacts from US Climate Disasters are Underestimated
The National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI) has documented 378 billion-dollar disasters in the U.S. since 1980, causing over 16,000 Read more
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Student to Conduct Field Research in Rocky Mountain National Park
This summer, John Lambert (BU SPH ’24, Epidemiology & Biostatistics) will move to Rocky Mountain National Park in Colorado to Read more
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CCH Faculty Appointed to Statewide Climate Science Advisory Panel
The Massachusetts Healey-Driscoll administration launched a new Climate Science Advisory Panel through the new Massachusetts Office of Climate Science (OCS). Read more
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CCH Faculty Recognized in BU 2023 Annual Report
Boston University's 2023 Annual Report recognizes pioneering climate research across the university, including work from CCH faculty Dr. Greg Wellenius Read more
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Professor Receives Award to Study Mental Health Impact from Extreme Heat
The National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) has awarded a two-year grant to Boston University School of Public Health Read more
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Two BU Researchers Contribute to The 2023 Report of the Lancet Countdown on Health and Climate Change
Dr. Pat Kinney and Dr. Jennifer Stowell are among the 114 globally-leading researchers to author the 2023 Report of the Read more
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The Lancet Voice Podcast Spotlight on Health & Climate Change
Dr Patricia Fabian joined Lancet editors Saleha Hassan and Pierre Nauleau and Professor Ollie Jay on The Lancet Voice podcast as part Read more
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Quantifying Projected Co-Benefits of Building Energy Efficiency
Researchers at Boston University SPH, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health and Oregon State University have developed a new Read more
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Investigating the Link Between Excessive Heat and Pregnancy Loss
A pioneering study from Dr. Amelia Wesselink is unraveling the relationship between heat exposure and pregnancy loss. The study funded Read more