URBAN Fall 2026 Events Calendar
Reach out to the URBAN Program Manager (urban@bu.edu) with questions or for more information about any event!
More than half of the world’s population lives in cities and this proportion will grow in the next few decades. People living in cities can face elevated levels of air and water pollution and extreme weather events such as heat waves and storm surges.
Our mission
Prepare graduate students to tackle urban environmental challenges using interdisciplinary methods and a co-production approach centered on partnerships with governments, non-governmental organizations, and the private sector.
Our vision
Create a diverse workforce of scientists and practitioners equipped with the technical knowledge and communication skills necessary for building a sustainable, healthy, and equitable future.
Our values
- Training of students for a variety of career paths
- Diversity in all its intersectional forms, embracing the full range of contexts, experiences, and futures that our community members hold
- Communication and operations that are open, accessible, inclusive, respectful, and consider all voices
- Equitable relationships within the Boston University community and beyond
- Solutions to environmental challenges faced by cities and their residents, especially the most exposed and vulnerable
For more information about BU URBAN, contact Director Pamela Templer (ptempler@bu.edu) or Program Manager Emily Walton (urban@bu.edu).