It is never too late to start thinking about career plans. Get inspired byJoanne Kamens’s presentation on September 26, 2018 to seek information and connections that will help chart a course for a happy and long-term career in science.
Cities are the powerhouses that have the opportunity to change our livelihoods by virtue of being centers of economic activity and home to more than half of the globe’s population. Cities also contain hotspots of air pollution and public health challenges, but through robust policies and long-term thinking, our cities can support both human populations and natural ecosystems. Our graduate program in Biogeoscience and Environmental Health aims to train students to conduct research to advance environmental policy and make cities more sustainable. The first BU URBAN Spring Symposium brought together students, postdocs, faculty, and staff to share and brainstorm ideas for new collaborative projects that blend science with action.
Small grants in the amount of $1000 to $4000 are available from the Frederick S. Pardee Center for the Study of the Longer Range Future to support new collaborative research related to the BU URBAN NRT program. The grants are intended to facilitate new collaborations between different researchers, especially researchers from different departments or schools within BU.
Join us for our first Spring Symposium on April 25, 2018. Learn about the Graduate Program in Urban Biogeoscience and Environmental Health, meet affiliated faculty and staff, and share your ideas on tackling urban environmental challenges.
On April 21, 2018 NRT Program Manager Laura Schifman will present a poster “Boston University Graduate Program in Urban Biogeoscience and Environmental Health: Training Ph.D. Students to Tackle Urban Environmental Challenges” at the Regional SACNAS Meeting at UMass Medical School.