Welcoming our new 2022-2023 cohort of URBAN Trainees!
We are thrilled to welcome 11 new trainees to BU URBAN this fall! Check out their bios below. To learn about all our current trainees, click here.
Note from the Program Manager
July 28, 2022 Dear BU URBAN Community, It is with a heavy heart that I announce my departure from Boston University and the BU URBAN Program. My last day will be September 22, 2022. It has been an incredible honor working with and for all of you, and in particular our inspiring and passionate URBAN […]
Welcoming our 2021-22 cohort of URBAN Trainees!
We are thrilled to welcome twelve new trainees to BU URBAN this fall! Check out their bios below. To learn about all our current trainees, click here.
We’re Hiring! Join our team as a Communications Assistant
Note: This position has been filled, but we will likely be hiring in future semesters! The BU URBAN Graduate Program seeks a creative and hard-working undergraduate student for remote work during the Fall 2021 Semester. Given our ultimate goal of helping cities tackle environmental challenges, the Communications Assistant will collaborate with the URBAN Program Manager […]
Fall 2020 External Advisory Board Meeting
On November 9, 2020, BU URBAN hosted its Fall 2020 External Advisory Board Meeting, which included External Advisory Board Members (see membership here), BU URBAN leadership, members of BU’s upper administration, university partners, URBAN trainees, and our external evaluation team. During the meeting, we (1) oriented new board members to the BU URBAN Program, (2) […]
Welcoming our newest cohort of URBAN Trainees!
We are thrilled to welcome six new trainees to BU URBAN this fall! Check out their bios below. To learn about all our current trainees, click here.
Our Statement of Partnership and Solidarity, June 1st, 2020
June 1, 2020 Breathing is fundamental. Whether it is a knee on the back of your neck, decades of air pollution in your neighborhood, or a contagious respiratory virus run amok in your city, at the end of the day, the adverse effects are the same. You can’t breathe. It is no coincidence that each […]
Announcing the Spring 2020 Calendar!
To visit our calendar page, click here. For the downloadable pdf, click here.
BU URBAN Travel and Research Funds (Spring 2020)
We’re excited to announce a funding opportunity for all BU URBAN Trainees that supports research or conference travel for presenters. Each award is made in support of Ph.D. research in interdisciplinary research topics that span both Biogeoscience and Environmental Health in urban systems or for trainees who will travel to a meeting or conference to present their work within the year. The application deadline is February 19, 2020 at 5 pm. Please send your proposal and CV as one PDF to Evan Kuras (URBAN@bu.edu) with […]
URBAN Program featured in BU Today!
Our students are making an impact! #innovation https://t.co/LhDWcEOdSM@BU_Tweets @busphEH @BUbiogeo — BU Urban Biogeoscience & Environmental Health (@bu_urban) September 24, 2019