URBAN Spring 2026 Events Calendar
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Fireside Chat with Ruth Engel, World Resources Institute
Ruth is an Environmental Health and Extreme Heat Data Scientist at the WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities. She develops data products and analytical tools to support governments and communities in equitable heat resilience planning.
Navigating Your Career Journey Alumni Panel
Join us for a career panel focused on the professional journey of Boston University alumni who are working on urban environmental issues across sectors.
URBAN Fall 2025 Events Calendar
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Welcome to our 2025-2026 cohort!
We are thrilled to welcome 10 new Ph.D. trainees to BU URBAN this fall, plus our first ever cohort of 8 URBAN Master’s trainees! Check out their bios.
URBAN Annual Symposium – Spring 2025
Please join us on Wednesday, May 14, 2025, for the BU URBAN Annual Symposium. The event will be from 1:00 to 4:00pm, in room CDS 1101 at 665 Commonwealth Ave. This year’s symposium is being planned and led primarily by our graduate students and will highlight their research and experiences. The event will feature student […]
URBAN Spring 2025 Events Calendar
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Symposium: Climate, Biogeoscience, and Health
Transformative Science to Real-World Action Friday, December 6, 2024 10:00am – 12:00pm (followed by optional networking lunch, 12:00pm-1:00pm) 665 Commonwealth Ave, CDS 1750 (17th Floor) This symposium will showcase leading research at the intersection of climate change and human health drawn from across Boston University with particular focus on BU research that is relevant, […]
URBAN Fall 2024 Events Calendar
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Spring 2024 Urban Governance Series: State of the City Discussion
As part of this year’s Urban Governance Series, we will be having a discussion of Mayor Wu’s State of the City Address, led by BU Initiative on Cities Executive Director Stacy Fox and featuring Boston City Councilor Gabriela Coletta, who represents District 1. Refreshments will be provided.