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 States: exploration, development, production, drilling rigs, compressors, flares, venting, and the gathering pipelines and compressor stations. The researchers found that air pollution in 2016 from the oil and gas sector resulted in 410,000 asthma exacerbations, […]
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 at Capitol Hill. They highlighted the growing contributions of climate change in current events, its impact on human health, and the efforts underway to address this complex problem, such as the launch of the new […]
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 School of Public Health (BUSPH) and Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health (HSPH) are launching the nation’s first and only Research Coordinating Center dedicated to accelerating research and translation on the health impacts of […]
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 in childhood can have lifelong consequences due to effects on learning, physical health, and housing security. A new national-scale, multi-sector EPA report showcases some of the ways children are especially vulnerable to a variety of […]
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 impacts of climate change that affect the 21 communities surrounding the Mystic River Watershed. Read more about this exciting new grant and important research here.
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 full-time job helping researchers study extreme heat. Read the full highlight on her and her exciting new career here.
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 Planet, & Health. BUSPH is at the forefront of research that deepens our understanding of the health, social, and economic consequences of climate change, and what we might do to mitigate these effects. We are […]
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 Buonocore, Chad Milando, and Chris Rick to study the health and environmental consequences of a public transit shutdown. At the start of the shutdown, they launched first phase of a multi-pronged project to quantify the […]
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 problem. Published in the journal JAMA Network Open, the study found a consistent relationship between higher temperatures and higher risk of shootings in 100 of the country’s most populated cities. Read the SPH highlight here […]
BUSPH Launches the “Center” for Climate and Health
Announced on Earth Day, our new designation as a Center will enable us to leverage the critical work already being done under the Program for Climate and Health to foster more projects, training, collaborations, and research translation. This cross-disciplinary endeavor will inform and support climate mitigation and adaptation efforts on a local, national, and global […]